Trial by Pilot

04/25/2022

For those wondering, we've decided to call our first 200 episodes a four-year long season one! We hope you're all still enjoying some wonderful and/or terrible television!

03/01/2022

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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02/15/2022

Lightning round! 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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02/09/2022

Futurama returns! New episodes coming to Hulu!

02/01/2022

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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01/19/2022

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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01/08/2022

Eeeeeeeeee!
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01/04/2022

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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12/23/2021

Bonus Thursday episode! 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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12/21/2021

And just like that...we review the pilot to this S*x and the City revival.

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12/07/2021

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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11/23/2021

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, S*x 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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11/16/2021

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

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11/09/2021

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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11/06/2021

Another big milestone for us! Thank you all for listening!

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11/02/2021

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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10/26/2021

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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10/19/2021

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

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10/12/2021

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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10/05/2021

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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10/03/2021

Have you subscribed and reviewed Trial by Pilot yet?!
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New episode this Tuesday morning! We'll be discussing Foundation on Apple TV+.

09/28/2021

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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09/22/2021

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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09/14/2021

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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09/07/2021

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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09/05/2021

My Brilliant Friend has climbed back up into a tie with Queen's Gambit for our most listened to episode ever! Which do you prefer? You can only pick one!

08/31/2021

Have a seat! We're talking about the pilot to the new Netflix comedy The Chair, starring Sandra Oh. We also take Dr. Death off of life support.

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08/24/2021

This week we discuss sexy smoothies, tiny ice cream cones, and the pilot to Nine Perfect Strangers.

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08/17/2021

We discuss the pilot to Reservation Dogs, a new comedy on FX, or Hulu, or whatever. Elizabeth finishes a juice cleanse, paints the basement, and fixes our grill while Bill eats a bag of Goldfish and watches Black Widow.

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