TV Pilot's License

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Look, it’s hard to be a teenager in any time of year. You have to worry about classes, dating, friendships, parents, parties, college applications, sports, getting to those sports, building fires, filtering ground water, hunting, group dynamics, maybe even cannibalism, surviving the canadian wilderness, coming back and keeping dark secrets from your friends, family, journalists and after all that, what are you going to wear to prom...

Callin’ out, around the world, are you ready for a brand new beat? Summer’s here and the time is right, for Danson in the street!

It’s A Man on the Inside! We’re going to take you back to the distant past of December 2024, I can almost see it now. Let’s take it over to Netflix for the latest Mike Schur sitcom!

Let’s see here Ted Danson as a spy, nice…

Mary Elizabeth Ellis as his daughter, alright good

Stephanie Beatriz i...

I’m gonna be Ally McReal with you guys right now, and Ally Appeal to your kinder sensibilities, but I didn’t Ally McFeel like writing an episode description this week. It’s been an Ally Ordeal, but it’s my job on the podcast and we made an Ally McDeal. This pilot was pretty Ally Surreal, excellent Ally Reveals, a few characters really Ally McSteal the show. Enjoy the rest of your day and remember to subscribe to the podcast so Ally...

You know what you could use today? Some Joseph Gordon Levitt-y!

Let’s go back to a long, long time ago (1996) in a galaxy far away (Cleveland) to visit our old extraterrestrial pals from 3rd Rock from the Sun. We’ve got the TV lead debut of John Lithgow, and the explosion of Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt into network TV stardom. Also incredible performances from the iconic Jane Curtain and don’t f...

A podcast about a tv show about a podcast? Marc Maron is salivating. It’s Only Murders in the Building!

We’re back in a big way friends, AND we finally remembered to pick Max up from soccer practice (sorry buddy). Join us as we deep dive on the original cast of Wizards of Waverly Place Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez reunited for a murder mystery now greenlit for its fifth season!

Enjoy as we run forensics o...

G’Day Mates! Welcome to Dance Academy, the teen drama set in Straya! We have returning champion, first member of the Five-Timers Club Korama Danquah on this week who loves this show heaps. Airing on the Australian Broadcasting Company, this show starred Xenia Goodwin, Alicia Banit, Tim Pocock, Thom Green, Dena Kaplan and more.

Join us as we dive into the mediocre pilot that set off a show that actually had a strong run, big follo...

This week we dive into the best spy agency with the worst possible name, it’s ARCHER! The guys welcome long time friend and co-pilot, actor/Model/Malort spokesman John Machesky! You can catch him in the new series Cowboy Dreams dropping 12/19 on the Vigloo app!

Archer is the FX animated hit from Adam Reed which started as a character that embodies the sauve lifestyle he wanted. A little bit James Bond and a little bit Arrested Dev...