This week on TVPL the Pilots discuss the TV show 'You'. Not “you” per se, but maybe all of “us?” Like categorically “you” could be “me?” No, not “you” specifically, “you” in the sense of really anyone, the royal “you?” No, that’s not the right “you.” Actually maybe it’s not “you” like “us” maybe it’s just “you” as the seasonal hyperfixation of “you”. Third base.

Anywho, they cover everything from the show's origin and creators Sara Gamble and Greg Berlanti, the portrayal of the main character Joe Goldberg by Penn Badgley, the stylistic choice of internal dialogue, and the unsettling and charming nature of the show. Joe's manipulation tactics, some outdoor activities and the expert camera work in the show. Stay tuned for a wild in-flight question and a thank you to all of our frequent flyers.

Xena?? We xeen the whole damn episode!

Apparently the ancient Greeks invented the Spin-Off. The guys tackle this beloved Hercules character that got her very own action thriller series. Lucy Lawless stars as a warrior, hero of the commonfolk, and gay icon! Look, is it Breaking Bad? No. Is it a campy nerdy property with goofy sound effects, you betcha.

Come see what's left the guys shaking their head and riding along with Xena, the second most popular syndicated show of it's time! Bonkers!

Hosts:

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

What can bring Gen Z TikTok'ers, lawyers-to-be, and fans of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle together? The love of SUITS damnit!

The guys pin their pilot wings to their bespoke $10,000 suits and head over to the inexplicably long USA pilot about a top New York City law firm. Tonight is gonna be a movie, because this pilot is as long as one.

The show captures the life and career of super lawyer Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) and his new wunderkind protege Michael Ross (Patrick J Adams). Also turning in exceptional performances are Gina Torres, Sarah Rafferty, Rick Hoffman and the Duchess of Sussex herself, Meghan Markle.

Stay tuned for a live reading of a ChatGPT script of Suits (actually written by Rich and his brother, Suits Superfan Peter Inman).

Hosts:

Max Singer

Geoff Kerbis

Rich Inman

A tribute to Captain Raymond Holt, Mr. Andre Braugher.

What more can you say about this show than nearly perfectly written characters and non stop goofy premises? We dive into the FOX darling that should have been NBC darling, Brooklyn 99. We get introduced to almost every member of the full and final cast except for Hitchcock and Sully, so let's get reacquainted with our favorite members of the NYPD. Jake (Andy Samberg), Amy (Melissa Fumero), Terry (Terry Crews), Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio), Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz), Gina (Chelsea Peretti) and of course Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher).

It's the End of Year Spectacular! Thank you all for staying with us as we watched more TV than we did during lockdown.

While we objectively LOVED every show we covered this year, unfortunately there were some shows that came out in 2023 that weren't up to snuff! Can you believe it?? BAD television??

Well it's true, and the guys watched three shows that sadly will not see the bright lights of 2024! Geoff and Max got bit by the IP bug choosing to do the TV show versions of National Treasure and Grease, with Disney+'s 'The Edge of History' and 'Rise of the Pink Ladies' respectively. Rich went the route of the frenzied social media critic and chose a chaotic pick of HBO's 'The Idol' starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp.

Will the guys find anything nice to say about these three short-lived shows? Will Max even be able to find his show since it was fully scrubbed from streaming? Start putting all your favorite shows on DVD's again and find out!

Since you already know who is hosting, here's a list of animals that also don't live for a full year:

Mosquito

Worker Bee

Labords Chameleon

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

Giant Sunda Rat

American Copper Butterfly

What happens when you take the seriousness and rhetoric of the West Wing and make it about sketch comedy? A record-breaking successful pitch to TV networks! So why can't we find the show anywhere? What went wrong?

We invite friend of the pod, author and comedian Lana Schwartz (New Yorker, Build Your Own Romantic-Comedy) to dissect the biggest swings and misses of a show that really everyone was banking on. We talk about the ubiquitous Sorkin writing style, the amazing cast, and the oodles of cash thrown around for what was sure to be the next hit.

Hosts:

Geoff Kerbis

Rich Inman

Lana Schwartz (find Lana's book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/build-your-own-romantic-comedy-pick-your-plot-meet-your-man-and-direct-your-happily-ever-after-lana-schwartz/14300034?ean=9781646040056)

Max Singer (unfortunately absent this week)

What’s worse than driving at the intersection of Wilshire and Fairfax? FALLING THROUGH THE FRIGGEN EARTH AT WILSHIRE AND FAIRFAX MOST LIKELY. What can we say about this show that is more exciting than getting to watch some of our favorite LA architecture collapse in CGI disaster.

Come join us for La Brea, a big ticket NBC drama involving time travel, green underworld lights, parallel dimensions and a BIG FREAKIN HOLE!

Listen to us talk about how big this hole is!

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis “pretty big hole”

Max Singer “one of the biggest holes I’ve ever seen”

Rich Inman “top 5 holes in my book”

Wow, looking back on this episode from way back in July, we were so different then. So young, so naive, so nervous about doing this narrative focused podcast only about cartoons and reality TV. Well anywho, here's our episode about the pilot of Scandal. We're talking about the episode that launched 1,000 binges. Scandal is our next foray into the Shonda Rhimes universe and who better to lead us there than our Ambassador to Shondaland Korama Danquah (check her out on our Grey's Anatomy and Glee Episodes!)

So come with us and get your Olivia Pope power suit on, it's time for Scandal!

This week the TV Pilots are joined by the hilarious Gianmarco Soresi (Netflix, Comedy Central, Seeso even!) to discuss CW’s insane Archie universe murder mystery sex romp. We talk about turning Sunday morning cartoons into gritty TV shows, the legitimate theater, and why the entire town of Riverdale is so horny!!

We also tackle the subjects you’ve been curious about like if implied twincest is ever okay in TV, psychotically-timed lesbian kisses and high schoolers with 2% body fat. Come aboard and buckle up it for this slightly uncomfortable, horny, tongue-in-butt-cheek ride from Greg Berlanti.

Go see Gianmarco on tour at these upcoming dates!

http://www.gianmarcosoresi.com/tour

HEYYYYY ARRRRRRNOLD! Get ready for football head season with this classic Nickelodeon staple. We remember the kids of the vibrant world of Not Brooklyn, Not Chicago with some curiously shaped craniums. Come hear what the pilots want as their head shape of choice and how this kooky noire cartoon came to be!

Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Jimmy Thicc