TV Pilot's License

TV Pilot's License

Unlock TV's secrets with the TV Pilot's License Podcast! Geoff, Max, and Rich dissect pilots from classics to cult favorites. Expect deep TV reviews, first episode breakdowns, and pilot analysis. We cover must-watch TV, one-season wonders, and cancelled series. Get honest show reviews, funny recaps, and sharp commentary. Need show recommendations? We've got you! Dive into TV history and decide which pilots earn their "license." Comedy, analysis, and passion await. Subscribe for your weekly TV podcast fix!

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July 15, 2025 1 min

Unlock TV's secrets with the TV Pilot's License Podcast! Geoff, Max, and Rich dissect pilots from classics to cult favorites. Expect deep TV reviews, first episode breakdowns, and pilot analysis. We cover must-watch TV, one-season wonders, and cancelled series. Get honest show reviews, funny recaps, and sharp commentary. Need show recommendations? We've got you! Dive into TV history and decide which pilots earn their "license." Com...

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What’s that up in your ears? It’s a song! It’s video! No! It’s kinda somewhere in between but also neither!


Welcome to Smallville! (Go crows) home of the great meteor shower that brought us such infamous anomalies as Lex Luthor, Clark Kent, and Lana Langs absolutely obliterated parents. We touch down at the turning point in the ages old Superman story that brings him to Earth but through the lens of a teen drama. One might say ...

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The TV Pilot's are taking a holiday! But not without reviewing the new Dan Fogelman (This is Us, Crazy Stupid Love) non-linear drama on Hulu that everyone’s talking about.


Sterling K Brown is the Secret Service head to James Marsden’s outgoing president. After Marsden is discovered dead, Brown has to find out who did it… with a massive twist. Grab your snacks and call in sick to work, you’re going to want to solve this mystery....

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There’s dirty, and then there’s dirt, and these maids know the dirt. Welcome to Beverly Hills where the scandals are hot and the maids know it all. In his follow up to the smash hit Desperate Housewives, Marc Cherry and now exec producer Eva Longoria are bringing you along for a SOAPY ride.


Starring Ana Ortiz, Judy Reyes, Roselyn Sanches, Dania Ramirez, Edy Ganem, Rebecca Wisocky, Susan Lucci, Grant Show, and my god so many more...

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This week will answer the age old question Does Cleveland Rock? The answers will SHOCK you.


Welcome to a wet and wild trip down the mighty Cuyahoga folks! It’s the Drew Carey show! A gem of the 90s standup sitcom boom starring Drew Carey (duh), Diedrich Bader, Ryan Stiles, Christa Miller and Kathy Kinney. All the little chicks with the crimson lips say: subscribe and rate us on Spotify!


Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

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Let’s take a trip to San Francisco circa 2014 and the pilot episode of HBO’s “Looking!” We look back on the history of this acclaimed series, from its roots as a short film to a primetime cable series. While its initial broadcast run was cut short, this show has found a loyal fandom and critical praise in the years since. If Tony winner Jonathan Groff, Emmy winner Murray Bartlett and direction from Andrew Haigh (All of Us Strangers...

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Guys, my dad just gave me the Vista Cruiser and some podcast mics. You know what that means…. A NEW TVPL!


Put down your cheese curds and put on your headphones, we’re on our way to Point Place Wisconsin. Where the kids are stoned, the parents are strict, and there’s always a table at the snack stand. We talk creators, Bonnie and Terry Turner (Wayne’s World, 3rd Rock) and this group of teens that would come to really make their ...

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It’s Going To Be June! So you know what that means, ITS APRIL IN THE D! Turn on your Kid Rock CD and park your garbage truck over at Cramblin-Duvet advertising and let’s take in all the Motor City has to offer.


That’s right folks, it’s DETROITERS. The second city cum SNL cum Comedy Central cum Netflix cum HBO superstars Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson and Jason Sudeikis!


We’ve got laughs, locals, and insane behavior galore. ...

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Welcome to our NBA finals episode! Why you ask? Because it’s PENISES PLAYING BASKETBALL, big dicks shootin’ hoops!


If you made this far in the description, congratulations! It’s Big Mouth, the cumming-of-age animated series created by Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg featuring stories and musings about their time hitting puberty in middle and high school.


This show stars Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jason Mantzoukas, Jessi Klein,...

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If you’ll be our Michael Chiklis, we’ll be your Tennessee lambs or something like that. It’s the Shield!


Who would have thought the LAPD had so much corruption? Sounds wild and fictional! Well good news for all of us that the brave folks at FX decided to give this super unrealistic depiction of the LAPD a shot!


With a tremendous cast of Michael Chiklis, Walton Goggins, Jay Karnes, Benito Martinez, and CCH Pounder we get a fi...

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New York City! Home of industry, finance, and inexplicably famous and drunk teenagers? If you can make it at St Jude’s, you can make it anywhere.


If you haven’t guessed by now, it’s Gossip Girl week at TVPL. We hit you with all the famous New York Dynasty families, the Waldorfs… the Van der Woodsens, the Basses (of Bass Pro Shop fame). What happens if you take these walking future pill addicts, make em fall in love, give them almos...

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Iconic laughter, Queens,  Fashion, and Fran Drescher?!?! What More could you ask for. Buckle up TV Pilot’s License fans because this week the Pilots next stop is New York City and The Nanny! This week the boys discuss: Their Favorite Theme Songs, Fran as The Nanny, Niles the butler, Charles Shaughnessy, and who would star in a Nanny Reboot. 


So make sure your seatbacks are up, your podcasting devices are plugged in, and remember...

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It’s time for a show that begs the question are we not ALL simply women of a certain age? We’re flying into Palm Springs airport today to visit our Gay Golden Girls, and triumphant return of the multicam with Mid Century Modern!


It’s got all the staples of a true classic Multicam sitcom: A theme song, firm scene breaks, a big dumb dumb and EXPOSITION BABYYYY! Not to mention an absolute rockstar production, writing, and acting t...

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What else can we say about the Daymon Wayans, Clayne Crawford Lethal Weapon TV show but *PASHHEEWWWWWWWWWWWW* *BANGBANGBANGBANG* *BWOOOOWWWWMMMMMM* *VRRRRRROOOOOM* *GIGGGAGIGGAGIGGA* *SKEEEERRRRRRRRRTTTTTT* *BLAPBLAPBLAPBLAP*


Guess you gotta listen to find out!


Hosts

Geoff Kerbis

Max Singer

Rich Inman

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I need 20 pierogis and 50 ccs of Iron City beer to the ER STAT!

Welcome to the Pitt! A phrase probably no one wants to hear outside of this context. Join us as we strap to the gurney and wheel into arguably one of the most chaotic shows of all time. From the mind of ER and JAG alum R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt takes us to a mid city hospital run by ER star Noah Wale, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa and so many more terr...

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Hang on to your harness, nerds! We’re hitting the outer rings of the galaxy with Firefly! The number one answer for sci fi fans “which show should have never been cancelled?” Well here’s something you might not have known, our nerdlings, the pilot we watched was unaired and for good reason!


So enjoy us breaking down a painful 90 minute pilot with the kinks not even remotely worked out! We discuss your favorites, Nathan Fillion, ...

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March Madness got you hyped? Us too! But instead of brackets, we're breaking down Netflix's 'Running Point' with Kate Hudson. Think 'basketball drama' meets 'did Chet Hanks just...act?' Yep, we went there. Join Max and Geoff as they slam dunk into the latest Netflix hit, exploring all the crucial questions: Could we run a professional sports team? (Spoiler: Probably not.) Is Justin Theroux to pretty ...

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It’s your one shining moment, listeners! What does that mean? It’s somehow our March Madness Spectacular with PARADISE! The new Dan Fogelman (This is Us, Crazy Stupid Love) non-linear drama on Hulu that everyone’s talking about.


Sterling K Brown is the Secret Service head to James Marsden’s outgoing president. After Marsden is discovered dead, Brown has to find out who did it… with a massive twist. Grab your snacks and call...

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The pulse of the mic, the roar of the laptop, the ever present sense of danger from tripping on headphone cords, your mind clears, all that’s left is the light at the top of your computer, letting you know your webcam is on. It’s time to give the people what they’ve come to see, It’s podcast time!


Welcome to Formula 1: Drive to Survive Week here at TVPL and boy do we have a fun one for you. This week we welcome comedian, actor, and...

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There is a small town of 5000 people in midwestern Ontario called Letterkenny. These are their problems.


Welcome to Letterkenny, a town that welcomes anyone as long as they like chorin’ or scoring’, druggin’ or sluggin’, and tweakin’ for the weekend. Come see the cult TV hit that began from a small YouTube video series in 2013. A show that encapsulates a language somehow foreign and familiar, just like how we all feel about Canada ...

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