Pilot Study

Pilot Study

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Pilot Study episodes

  • Episode 12: The O.C.

    Theme Month: Wrong Side Of The Tracks

    Could this be peak Pilot Study? Are we talking about the greatest television show of all time today? Possibly. Episode 12 takes on The O.C., including Ryan Atwood tanks, "Cool Sandy" and of course, Seth Cohen's wall posters.

    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 11: Hannibal

    Theme Month: Monster Hunters

    Episode 11 of Pilot Study (and our finale in Monster Hunter month) is all about Hannibal. Our first big disagreement centers around Will Graham's special powers, possible vegetarian propaganda and "procedurals." This is also a Reader's Choice episode, which was voted on via Twitter.

    And stick around for a preview of episode 12 at the end.

    48 min
  • Episode 10: Scooby Doo, Where Are You!

    Theme Month: Monster Hunters

    Episode 10 of Pilot Study (and the 3rd in our Monster Hunters series) focuses on the first Scooby Doo series, "Scooby Doo Where Are You!". Chris and Grimes talk the inability to define a set mystery in this first episode and why serialization could have destroyed this show.

    26 min
  • Episode 9: Buffy The Vampire Slayer

    Theme Month: Monster Hunters

    Episode 9 of Pilot Study takes on the Joss Whedon-penned series, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer." We discuss exactly how the concept went from film to television, along with Buffy being terrible at hiding her "slayer" status and Whedon dialogue.

    Stick around for the first ever appearance of "Spin Out," a feature which has us taking a Buffy character and giving them a proper spinoff.

    47 min
  • Episode 8: The X-Files

    Theme Month: Monster Hunters

    Episode 8 of Pilot Study is the start of "Monster Hunter Month." And with its Fox revival later this month, it was the perfect opportunity to talk The X-Files, which premiered in 1993. Stick around for talk on a key 3-minute sequence, cults in middle America and the signs of alien abduction.

    51 min
  • Episode 7: Red Oaks

    Theme Month: Amazon Originals

    Episode 7 of Pilot Study finishes out Amazon Month with "Red Oaks," an '80s-set comedy featuring big (behind the scenes) names such as Steven Soderbergh, David Gordon Green and Greg Jacobs. Stick around for talk about Grimes' high school band (West Side Laundry FOR LIFE).

    Coming Soon: A Month of Monster Hunters.

    32 min
  • Episode 6: The Man In The High Castle

    Theme Month: Amazon Originals

    Episode 6 of Pilot Study takes aim at Nazis, bland leads and people who are really, really bad at being sneaky. Like....stop looking over your god damn shoulder all the time! The Man In The High Castle, which is streaming its first season in full at Amazon, is an adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel of the same name.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 5: Highston

    Theme Month: Amazon Originals

    Episode 5 of Pilot Study centers on "Highston." The new Amazon pilot features a main character who interacts with random celebrities, making for a cameo fest. We talk about those cameos, what era this show is actually set in and if we would want a full season from this cast. Stick around for the first appearance of "Grimes Got Beef."

    30 min
  • Episode 4: One Mississippi

    Theme Month: Amazon Originals

    The newest episode of Pilot Study centers around One Mississippi, the possible Amazon series featuring Tig Notaro. The episode is part of our Amazon pack of shows, in which we'll look at two recently up for vote (Amazon lets viewers vote on pilots to see what goes to series) and two that made it through the selection process.

    Stick around for how this story may be better suited to movie length and why Grimes hates Star Wars so damn much.

    28 min
  • Episode 3: The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

    The newest episode of Pilot Study is all about Will Smith's breakout role, Uncle Phil's words of wisdom and Carlton....well whatever he does in this pilot episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

    Stick around for talk about how the episode should have ended and some talk about the next month of Pilot Study episodes.

    38 min

About Pilot Study

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Chris and Grimes dig deep into the world of television pilot episodes. We don't talk about episode 2. We hate second episodes.