This week, dive into the fourth installment of the HBO MAX Showdown! We asked ourselves, "Should we cancel or keep HBO MAX?" and decided to make a challenge of finding content worth staying subscribed. In today's episode, Schmee and Riker both watched Made for Love (HBO MAX) for the first time, dipping our toes in with just the pilot episode, "User One." We discuss how effectively the pilot established the genre for the show, introduced the characters, presented the plot for the season/series to come, and hooked us to watch more.

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This week, we dive into the third episode of the HBO MAX Showdown! We asked ourselves, "Should we cancel HBO MAX?" and decided to make a challenge of finding shows good enough to keep it. In today's episode, Riker introduces Schmee to Avenue 5 (HBO MAX) with just the pilot episode, "I Was Flying." We discuss how effectively the pilot established the genre for the show, introduced the characters, presented the plot for the season/series to come, and hooked us to watch more.

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This week, dive into the second episode of the HBO MAX Showdown! We asked ourselves, "Should we cancel HBO MAX?" and decided to make a challenge of finding shows good enough to keep it. In today's episode, Schmee introduces Riker to Harley Quinn (HBO MAX) with just the pilot episode, "Till Death Do Us Part." We discuss how effectively the pilot established the genre for the show, introduced the characters, presented the plot for the season/series to come, and hooked us to watch more.

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This week, we kick off the HBO Max Showdown! We asked ourselves, "Should we cancel HBO Max?" and decided to make a challenge of finding shows good enough to keep it. In today's episode, Schmee introduces Riker to Barry (HBO MAX) with just the pilot episode, "Chapter One: Make Your Mark." We discuss how effectively the pilot established the genre for the show, introduced the characters, presented the plot for the season/series to come, and hooked us to watch more. Do not forget to send a cryptic email to [email protected] and forward the response to [email protected], and we will read it aloud in one of our episodes!

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This week TV addicts Schmee and Riker review the pilot episode of the TV series Farscape, “Premiere” (Sci-Fi/Amazon Prime). We discuss the old cheesy intro and judge the pilot in each of our four categories: 1) Genre/Theme - how well did it set expectations for the tone and conventions of the show 2) Characters - how effectively were we introduced to characters and whether they were compelling; 3) Series Plot - how well expectations were set for the series plot and week-to-week episodes to follow and 4) Hook - whether or not it had us coming back for more.

Are Luxans similar to Klingons? Are John Crichton and Peter Quill the same man? If not Earth, where next for our ragtag crew? And did you keep watching the series past this episode?!

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This week TV addicts Schmee and Riker review the pilot episode of the TV series Star Trek - Enterprise, “Broken Bow” (Netflix/Paramount+). This is the fourth Star Trek series pilot we have reviewed, preceded by Lower Decks, Discovery, and Picard. We discuss how well it did in defining the genre/conventions of the show, introducing its characters, how well it informed the series plot, and how well it hooked us to watch more.

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This week TV addicts Schmee and Riker review the pilot episode of the TV series Shadow and Bone, "A Searing Burst of Light" (Netflix). We discuss how well it did in defining the genre/conventions of the show, introducing its characters, how well it informed the series plot, and how well it hooked us to watch more (or didn't... womp-womp...)

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This week TV addicts Schmee and Riker review the pilot episode of the TV series Once Upon a Time , "Pilot" (ABC/Disney+). We discuss how well it did in defining the genre/conventions of the show, introducing its characters, how well it informed the series plot, and how well it hooked us to watch more!

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This week TV addicts Schmee and Riker review the pilot episode of the TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, "Ambush" (Cartoon Network/Disney+). We discuss how well it did in defining the genre/conventions of the show, introducing its characters, how well it informed the series plot, and how well it hooked us to watch more!

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This week TV addicts Schmee and Riker review the pilot episode of the TV series The Handmaid's Tale, "Offred" (Hulu). We discuss how well it did in defining the genre/conventions of the show, introducing its characters, how well it informed the series plot, and how well it hooked us to watch more!

Not coincidentally, The Handmaid's Tale Season 4 is out now!! Let's talk about it! Email us at [email protected].

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