TV Pilot's License

If you’re a fan of abstract, format breaking TV welcome to your new favorite episode!

It’s Moonlighting, the comedy-drama-action series starring Cybill Shepherd as Maddie Hayes, professional supermodel who is fleeced by her investment advisor leaving her with the controlling share of a shady detective agency. This is an historical TV moment because we get introduced to future movie superstar Bruce Willis as David Addison, the smarmy Smooth-talking head of the detective agency that convinces Maddie not to sell.

Join us as we break down the first half of basically a made-for-TV movie that kicked off this successful and oft referenced franchise.

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

Bruce Willy

A romantic… comedy…? Well alright if you say so! Your funeral.

It’s the new Netflix series Nobody Wants This! A romantic comedy formatted for a full season of TV and a rare new show pilot for the podcast. An ambitious project for sure, but where does it fall in the great pantheon of Rom Coms? Starring the incredible Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, right off the bat you have an entire pilot dedicated to the meet cute. With strong supporting performances from Justine Lupe, Timothy Simons, and Sherry Cola, this relationship’s already been renewed for Season 2!

Does it have the juice to sustain a full season? Let us know! Netflix sure says so.

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

You’ve gotta be veepin’ kidding me! It’s the fast talking, hammer swinging, uninhibited, unscripted, awards darling VEEP! Armando Iannucci, Scottish satirist, created this originally about the English government and let it explode in the world of the vice presidency in the US.

Headed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as the fictional VEEP Selina Meyer, and backed up by improv and acting powerhouses Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Sufe Bradshaw, and Matt Walsh. Join us as we take a fond look at what our democracy was like in (looks at calendar) ugh 2012…

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Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

They walk amongst us, ready to attack at any moment and turn us into lifeless husks, podcast hosts, podcast hosts everywhere. Welcome to beautiful, mythical Staten Island where we get to meet our way cool creatures of the night, its What We Do In the Shadows! The FX comedy powerhouse from the minds of New Zealand’s goofiest brains. This dream team of Taika Waititi, Jermaine Clement and Paul Simms, who could ask for more?

With dynamite performances that encapsulate the zany, the scary, the funny, the horny moments of eternal life. Natasia Demetriou, Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Harrey Guillen and Mark Proksch lead this rocketship of comedy. Join us and see how it all began.

Should we have released this episode at night?

It’s high time we send you back to the pit of the damned where all vampires spawn from, the San Fernando Valley oooOOOoooOO!

That’s right it’s BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, the high school Van Nuys Van Helsing with a name fit for a paper towel mascot. We’re tackling the beloved franchise adopted by Joss Whedon. Break out star Sarah Michelle Gellar brings Buffy to life with a core cast of Alyson Hannigan as Willow, David Boreanaz as Angel, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpenter, and Anthony Head. Before I stake you in the heart, did you do the algebra homework?

Doctor doctor, gimme the news, I got a bad case of loving Hugh! It’s HOUSE MD BABY! The pill poppin’, heart stoppin’, chart toppin’ medical procedural. We’ve got all your favorites here at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, Robert Sean Leonard Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer are your all-star team solving the special case medical mysteries. A fun and mysterious pilot that leaves you with almost more questions than it answers.

Come witness the glory and the horrors of modern medicine with the virus virtuoso himself, Dr. Gregory House.

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

G-g-g-ghosts??? D-d-d-d-d-Dylan McDermott??? Grab your popcorn and leave your kids with the neighbors it’s fright night with American Horror Story. The show that brings the terrors of the silver screen to your living room. We talk about the history of the show, and it’s insanely prolific show runner Ryan Murphy.

We’ve got everything here, campy horror, rude twins, Connie Britton, old ghosts, young ghosts, masturbating ghosts, Evan Peters, fist fights, gimp suits, yelling, Jessica Lange, iiiiiiits the end of the world as we know it

Come chat with us about the series that birthed perhaps the most stable job in Hollywood, Director Ryan Murphy

Hosts:

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

5,6,7,8! TVPL heads to The Great White Way with a look back on NBC’s musical theatre drama, “Smash.” To quote Velma Kelly, I can’t do it alone, so we recruited the hottest duo on Broadway, Connor and Dylan MacDowell (DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell) to join us this week!

Our ensemble talks about the soon to be Broadway production of Smash, pledges our allegiances to either Team Karen or Team Ivy and makes exactly ONE football reference for good measure.

Hosts

Geoff Keribs

Max Singer

Rich Inman

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You pressed your call buttons and we answered! Presenting the first ever TVPL all in-flight questions episode! Join us as we dive into the topics that you, our frequent flyers, wanted to know including our desert island shows, chaos inducing fantasy casting, Letterboxd top four and so much more. Stick around to see what high ranking political figure Rich has been trying to book on the show and determine which of the guys does the best Borat impression. There’s something for everyone this week on a brand new TV Pilot’s License!

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

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Phillies Nation, stand up! First Always Sunny and now THIS?? Phanatic, come on the pod! That’s right folks, we’re popping into Mr. Feeny’s class for the first time on Boy Meets World. Come join us as we talk life in the fourth grade, teachers, baseball, Shakespeare, treehouses, detention, older siblings and the TGIF family show that brought us Cory and Topanga!

Find out how this staple of family programming got made by Michael Jacobs and April Kelly starring of course Ben Savage, Danielle Fishel (not in pilot), Rider Strong, Will Friedle and William Daniels!

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman