Trial by Pilot

Trial by Pilot

Nobody has time to watch every new television show...which is why we judge them all based solely on their pilot episode! Tune in for our verdict.

Episodes

March 1, 2022 65 mins

We celebrate our fourth anniversary and 200th episode with a big ol' RECAP! After playing a quick round of Trial by Wordle, we discuss a wide variety of shows from the past few months including Yellowjackets, And Just Like That, Abbott Elementary, The Legend of Vox Machina, Anxious People, Elves, and more!

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We catch up on a bunch of recent pilots including Peacemaker, Abbott Elementary, Single Drunk Female, and that new Netflix show with Kristen Bell.

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February 1, 2022 39 mins

Bill nerds out over Dungeons and Dragons while we talk about the pilot to The Legend of Vox Machina, a new animated series based on the immensely popular Critical Role podcast.

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January 18, 2022 25 mins

We take a look at the pilot to Anxious People, a new Swedish series on Netflix. Elizabeth updates us on And Just Like That... while Bill continues to speak way too fast. 

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January 4, 2022 22 mins

We kick off the new year with - you guessed it - another foreign language show! We discuss The Silent Sea, a new Korean drama on Netflix, and then chat about The Wheel of Time, The Witcher, and Bill's library.

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It's that time of the year where we watch an awful, terrible, rotten, no-good, stinkin' Christmas movie! And this one STINKS.

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December 21, 2021 55 mins

And just like that...we review the pilot to this Sex and the City revival. 

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December 7, 2021 25 mins

It's the holiday season and we're kicking things off with the Danish-language Netflix series Elves. We discuss the pilot, get very confused by PEN15's second season, and talk about our upcoming bad Christmas movie special. 

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November 23, 2021 39 mins

We discuss the pilot to The Wheel of Time, a new Amazon series based on the popular fantasy novels. We also chat about Squid Game, Lupin, Sex Education, and Elizabeth's hatred of masked horses. Also, please note that Charles Dance does not have a role in this show despite Bill's dozen or so mentions of him.

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November 16, 2021 50 mins

This time we're counting down our top ten favorite comedies of all-time! Ever! Since the dawn of time!

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November 9, 2021 37 mins

We discuss the pilot to the Netflix animated series Inside Job, talk about actual conspiracy theories (well, barely), and binge the rest of Squid Game. 

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November 2, 2021 31 mins

We catch up on laundry while reviewing the pilot to Maid on Netflix. That's it for the description this week. What else do you want?

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October 26, 2021 36 mins

Happy Halloween! We discuss the pilot to the not-very-spooky Ghosts, a new CBS sitcom. We also talk about Happy Endings (the show, you perverts) and Halloween costumes.

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October 19, 2021 45 mins

Join us for a very special episode as we discuss our top ten favorite drama series. Of all time! Ever!

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October 12, 2021 32 mins

After spending three weeks living under a rock, we crawl out to discuss the pilot to Squid Game, the hit Netflix series.

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October 5, 2021 30 mins

We discuss the pilot to Foundation, based on the renowned science fiction novels by Isaac Asimov. Bill defends Jared Harris while Elizabeth restarts the "titular" count. All aboard the space elevator!

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September 28, 2021 30 mins

We take a look at the pilot to The Wonder Years reboot, compare it to the original hit show, and talk surprisingly little about our love of Gus from Psych. 

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September 21, 2021 36 mins

We take a look at the pilot to Y: The Last Man, based on the award-winning graphic novel. It's got a monkey in it!

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September 14, 2021 37 mins

This week we discuss the pilot to the wildly popular Ted Lasso - it's nominated for A LOT of Emmy Awards. Oh, speaking of those things, we do some quick previews and predictions ahead of this weekend's awards!

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Join us as we discuss the pilot to Only Murders in the Building, the most-watched comedy premiere in Hulu history! Then Bill desperately tries to get some sleep.

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