TV Pilot's License – Details, episodes & analysis

Aloha from TV Pilot’s License as we embark on a trip to the Hawaiian islands and CBS’ gritty reboot of Hawaii Five-0! It’s a week full of big waves and even bigger car crashes. We talk about the keys to assembling a crew, the failed CBS shows of the late 00s and GOVERNOR JEAN SMART. So grab your board and paddle out for an adventure alongside TVPL, available now. Book ‘em Danno!

With:
Geoff Kerbis
Max Singer

*clears throat* GOOOOAAAALLLLLL! Ok now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, grab your cleats and hit the pitch for a brand new World Cup-centric TVPL on the pilot of Ted Lasso! Onboard this week back from his ten episode red card suspension is our very own Rich Inman! This soccer superstar comedy became a phenomenon when it debuted in 2020 so join us as we discuss the long road it took to your screen, plenty of football/fútbol related facts, and maybe even a detour into the muppets. TVPL’s coming home! 

With:
Rich Inman
Geoff Kerbis 
Max Singer

This week on TVPL we’re making our way back to Orange County for…no, not Laguna Beach. The scripted ser-…no, not The OC. It’s DEAD TO ME! We revisit the pilot of this dark comedy from Liz Feldman starring Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini and podcast fav James Marsden to discuss finding humor in grief, plot twists galore and a little dish known as Mexican Lasagna. Tune in for the coverage of this Emmy nominee, stay for why Max talks about Face/Off in detail. Thanks for flying with TV Pilot’s License!

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With:

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

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It’s One Tree Hill! With such themes as basketball, questionable parenting and no others. At least for the pilot!

The Scott boys are at it again, stealing school busses, reading poetry, shooting hoops, and shitting on their awful dad.

This CW staple brought a new crop of teen heartthrobs James Lafferty, Chad Michael Murray, Hilarie Burton, and Sophia Bush. And throw away your iPod nano, this sound track is all you need baby! With needle drops from T.I., Dashboard Confessional, N.E.R.D, and Jet you’ve got a teenage obsession on your hands.

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

We’re 3 nerdy dudes who got one pod, we love TV and don’t shut up with a Yeti mic and a Riverside Subscription

It’s REBA! Starring SNL vet Kenan Thompson (aka Reba McEntire), this show originally started under a different name and premise all together, but became the southern living sitcom to end all southern living sitcoms.

With a pilot cast boosted heavily by an appearance from Nell Carter, Reba became a syndication darling and it’s easy to see why. So come grab some ersters on a half shell and get the camera ready for a shotgun wedding, It’s Reba!

Hold on to your bellybuttons, it’s KYLE XY! Fresh from the gooey forest floor to your living rooms, he’s a deeply confusing teen heartthrob savant!

From show runners Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber (Final Destination and The Butterfly Effect) this is ABC Family’s paranormal teen drama with all the action of Seventh Heaven if they all pissed their pants in the first 10 minutes.

Starring Matt Dallas, Marguerite MacIntyre, Bruce Thomas, April Matson and Jean-Luc Bilodeau, this Pacific Northwest family will never be the same!

So is he an alien? An Amnesia-riddled runaway? Time to find out!

Hosts:

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

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What do three guys who went to college in the midwest know about Dairy? An awful lot. Derry? Well that’s a new one.

This week the guys do Derry Girls! The BBC4 coming-of-age comedy taking place in embattled Northern Ireland. From show runner Lisa McGee comes a smattering of her own high school stories and memories with sharp, hilarious writing. We follow a 16 year old Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), her cousin Orla (Louisa Harland), and best friends Clare and Michelle (Nicola Coughlan and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell) in the 1990’s as the Troubles raged but neared their end.

The show found a global audience after Netflix grabbed the rights and the rest is history. Join us this week for a truly terrific high school comedy.

Give us some more, time in a dream, give us a pod, that we can stream. It’s time to go back to school! It’s NBC’s weirdo tentpole comedy, Community!

While you can probably take a wild guess that Max, Geoff, and Rich are all big fans and that they will just gush over this show. There are a lot of things to unpack. With tremendous cast and writing comes a complicated legacy and bizarre network choices that make this show rise to peak fandom on uncertain ground. While it’s easy to look back on this truly A++ cast and say “duh of course this is a hit” this show took a lot of chances and was the launching pad of some massive careers. Donald Glover, Gillian Jacobs, Alison Brie, Joel McHale, John Oliver, Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Audi, Jim Rash, Dan Harmon, and Chevy Chase… hard to imagine all those big names together at once now.

The guys talk exposition excellence, casting choices, bottle episodes, and more, so make sure to find la biblioteca and join our study group on Community.

Hosts:

Geoff Kerbis

Richard Inman

Max Singer

Hold your horses, it’s time to trot on over to HBO for the pilot of LUCK! The ironic named show that was pulled after several animal rights violations. Take a terrific cast, heavy hitting executive and writing team, and gorgeous cinematography and remove those expectations.

It’s Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, Nick Nolte, Richard Kind and so much more. From the team that brought you NYPD Blue, Deadwood and the pinnacle of television John From Cincinnati.

Join us on the backstretch for this wild ride of a pilot.

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

Hey there [REDACTED] and [REDACTED], you’re probably wondering why the windows are blacked out on this plane. We’re doing Inside Job this week! The first in house Netflix animated series and brainchild of long time animation story creator Shion Takeuchi.

What is Inside Job? Well it’s a workplace comedy set at [LOCATION REDACTED] and starring Lizzy Caplan, Christian Slater, Clark Duke, Tisha Campbell, Any Daly, Bobby Lee, Brett Gelman and many many more major comedy names. So come join us as we JUST ASK SOME QUESTIONS DAMNIT.

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