Launching The Pilot
380 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★ - 21 ratingsReviewing TV pilots old and newish, on twitter Launching The Pilot @LaunchingTPilot, email [email protected]
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The Wizard (1986)
March 22, 2024 08:23 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBEpisode 364 is The Wizard (1986) An eccentric inventor has adventures battling evil around the world. "El Dorado" U.S. assigns one of their best agents Alex Jagger to protect The Wizard. On Alex's first day, Simon (Wizard) meets a boy who has cancer. Simon learns that unless he gets a transplant he won't last long and the only possible donor is his brother who's an archaeologist. So Simon drags Alex to where his brother is so that he can go back and help the boy. But his brother is being ...
Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
March 15, 2024 00:01 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBEpisode 363 is Red Shoe Diaries (1992) Jake yearns to understand the secret life of his late fiancee. To find the answer, he solicits the most heartfelt, passionate, and intimate entries in other women's diaries. "Safe Sex" A woman looking for release from the pressuring job finds a man looking for the same thing. Protection and no names are the rules of the Tuesday and Thursday affair. The woman puts spice into the affair as well as the man until the woman snoops through the man's mail a...
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
February 29, 2024 16:20 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBEpisode 362 is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992) Unaired Pilot Bill and Ted are forced to get jobs at a local hardware store, Nail World, to buy a new amp, but they insult the store manager's daughter and must go back in time to fix this, inadvertently giving life to a noir comic book femme fatale.
Bill and Ted Excellent Adventures (1992)
February 29, 2024 16:20 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBEpisode 362 is Bill and Ted Excellent Adventures (1992) Unaired Pilot Bill and Ted are forced to get jobs at a local hardware store, Nail World, to buy a new amp, but they insult the store manager's daughter and must go back in time to fix this, inadvertently giving life to a noir comic book femme fatale.
Mr and Mrs Smith (1996)
February 16, 2024 08:57 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBEpisode 361 is Mr & Mrs Smith (1996) "Pilot" Both assigned to the same target, a spy squares off with an international assassin.
Red Lights and Siren (1956)
February 09, 2024 21:58 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBEpisode 360 is Red light and Siren (1956) A U.S. Marine sergeant on a 3 day pass is hitchhiking home. He is pick up by an angry, aggressive man who viciously attacks him. The detectives have only a few leads.
Avatar The Last Airbender (2005)
February 02, 2024 00:21 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBEpisode 359 is Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) "The Boy In The Iceberg" In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Captain Planet and The Planteteers (1990)
January 26, 2024 20:45 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBEpisode 358 is Captain Planet and The Planteteers (1990) "A Hero For Earth" Five teenagers work together to encourage enviromentally responsible behavior and combing thier powers unleash earth mightest hero, Captain Planet
Goodnight Sweetheart (1993)
January 19, 2024 23:58 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBEpisode is Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) "Rites Of Passage" Tv Repairman, Gary Sparrow takes a wrong turn back in time to 1940's war torn London.
Land Of The Giants (1968)
January 12, 2024 23:57 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBEpisode 356 is Land of the Giants (1968) "The Crash" On June 12, 1983, a sub-orbital aircraft named the Spindrift flying from Los Angeles is pulled into a space warp which transports its crew and passengers into another dimension
It’s a Dog’s Life (msw episode 4)
November 30, 2023 10:07 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBEpisode 4 of Murder She Wrote "It's a dog's life" There's in-fighting and backstabbing galore when wealthy Denton Langley snubs his family and leaves most of his estate to a dog, which is discovered after his fatal fall from a drugged horse.
Hooray for Homicide (MSW episode3)
November 17, 2023 22:49 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBSo jump back in to Murder she Wrote with episode 3 Hooray For Homicide, a bit of a solo endeavour while my co host recovers. Might change the format a bit as I go forward.
Retro Man From Atlanis
November 13, 2023 09:50 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBA retro episode back from 2016 Man From Atlanis (1977) Until we are back up and running here is some retro fun? A water-breathing human, the sole survivor of an underwater civilization called Atlantis, emerges from the ocean and has to learn to deal with the air-breathers on the surface.
One Piece (2023)
November 03, 2023 22:21 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBEpisode 355 is One Piece (2023) "Romance Dawn" A boy named Monkey D. Luffy embarks on a journey to attain the greatest treasure: the one piece. After the former pirate king's public execution 22 years ago, the world has entered a great pirate era, and Luffy aims to be at the top.
Ghosts US (2021)
October 27, 2023 15:27 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBEpisode 354 is Ghosts US (2021) "Pilot" Married New Yorkers Samantha and Jay Arondekar believe that their dreams have come true when they inherit a beautiful country house from Sophie Woodstone, Sam's great aunt, only to find that it is falling apart and inhabited by ghosts who died on the mansion's grounds and are now bound to the area, appearing as they did at the times of their deaths, until they can reach the afterlife. Jay cannot see or hear the ghosts, but Sam can after a near-death ...
Tabatha (1976)
October 20, 2023 09:19 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBEpisode 353 is Tabatha (1976) This is the first of two pilot made of the spin off of Bewitched "Pilot" Tabitha receives a visit from her brother Adam. Meanwhile, she falls in love with her co-worker Cliff and reveals her identity as a witch to him.
Pan Am (2011)
October 13, 2023 11:34 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBEpisode 352 is Pan Am (2011) "Pilot" Dean takes on his first assignment since his promotion, piloting the Clipper Majestic on its inaugural New York to London flight. Bridget is supposed to be his lead stewardess, until she's a no-show for the flight. Grounded purser Maggie is called in to fill in for her. On the same fateful flight, Kate adds another dimension to her work as she takes on her first assignment from U.S. intelligence. Her stress is compounded when she discovers that newly mi...
My Friend Flicka (1955)
September 08, 2023 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBEpisode 351 is My Friend Flicka (1955) "One Man's Horse" Flicka is stolen by an outlaw whose horse has gone lame.
Grange Hill (1978)
September 01, 2023 00:02 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBEpisode 350 is Grange Hill (1978) "Episode One" The new comprehensive looks intimidating for the new kids starting at Grange Hill.
Police Woman (1974)
August 24, 2023 22:35 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBEpisode 349 is Police Woman (1974) "The End Game" The police are after a gang of bank robbers made up of 3 men and 2 women. The gang has been very successful and done very little to identify themselves. They have very few leads until Pepper uncovers a clue which leads them to Las Vegas where they believe the gang is from. Soon Pepper, Crowley and other officers are undercover staking out various banks in the hopes of being inside when they strike next.
VR.5 (1995)
August 17, 2023 23:32 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBEpisode 348 is VR.5 (1995) "Pilot" A tech wizardwith tragic past discovers that she can use her VR techto bring poeple into her VR world via phone and see or alter their subconsciousness.
The Outer Limits (1963)
August 10, 2023 23:30 - 1 hour - 55 MBEpisode 347 is The Outer Limits (1963) "The Galaxy Being" A scientific technician working at a radio station makes first contact with an energy alien from the Andromeda galaxy. An underling's disobedience brings it to Earth.
Retro LTP Batman (1966)
August 04, 2023 18:53 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBRetro LTP recorded in 2016 BATMAN (1966) "Hi Diddle Riddle" While the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.
Retro The Flash (1990)
July 27, 2023 21:35 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBRetro LTP episode The Flash (1990) Look back at our 8th Episode from 2016 "Pilot" A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing biker gang as a superhero. Can Barry run fast enough to save the day.
Probe ( 1988 )
July 21, 2023 19:58 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBEpisode 346 is Probe (1988) "Computer Logic" A misanthropic scientist and his quirky new secretary attempt to shut down an artificially intelligent computer that has decided to start killing people.
Jason King (1971)
July 13, 2023 23:44 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBEpisode 345 is Jason King (1971) "Wanna Buy a Television Series?" In order to interest a television mogul in buying his stories for the small screen,novelist and adventurer Jason King describes to the man a typical plot involving his hero Mark Caine. Caine meets a girl who has been given plastic surgery to resemble the deceased Michele who died in a fire. She is taken by two crooks to meet Bellini, a fence of Michele's acquaintance,supposedly suffering from amnesia,to find out where he has...
Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
July 07, 2023 07:55 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBEpisode 344 is Halt and Catch Fire (2014) I/O The Texan company Cardiff Electronics gets a new employee from New York. He's apparently working for IBM, but after he gets the new job it gets clear that he has a hidden agenda, and is not exactly what he claims to be.
The Adventurer (1972)
June 29, 2023 22:46 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBEpisode 343 is The Adventurer (1972) "Miss Me Once, Miss Me Twice and Miss Me Once Again" The Adventurer "Gene Bradley" (Gene Barry) plays the most dangerous role of his career...as stand-in for a potential murder victim.
Ghost Story (1972)
June 22, 2023 23:58 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBEpisode 342 is Ghost Story (1972) "The New House" A young couple move into a home that is haunted by a young girl
X-Men (1992)
June 16, 2023 08:16 - 41 minutes - 38 MBEpisode 341 is X-Men (1992) Animated adventure with some Mutants "Night Of The Sentinels (part 1)" A young teenager has been rejecting her mutant powers ever since she discovered them. But when giant robots track her down, it's up to the X-Men to save her.
NCIS (2003)
June 09, 2023 19:07 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBEpisode 340 is NCIS (2003) "Yankee White" Aboard Air Force One a Naval officer dies after eating with the Potus, then a Marine officer (connected with AF1) also dies in Georgetown in the same way. Abby identifies the cause, and Gibbs thwarts an attempt to assassinate the PotUS.
Transformers (1984)
June 02, 2023 08:19 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBEpisode 339 is Transformers (1984) "More Than Meets The Eye (part 1)" As the Energon supply runs low on the planet Cybertron, the Autobots leave to find a new energy source. Their enemies, the Decepticons, follow. After a vicious battle in space, both of their ships crash land on Earth.
The love Boat:The Next Wave (1998)
May 27, 2023 10:04 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBEpisode 338 Is The Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998) "Smooth Sailing" The crew of a huge cruise ship awaits its new captain, Captain Jim Kennedy III, who left his US Navy career early for personal reasons. As if this transit weren't hard enough, his ex immediately forces upon him the care for their 15 year-old son Danny, a problem kid with a juvenile record; the captain orders Chief Purser Will Sanders to watch the boy permanently.
Retro LTP Wonder Woman (1975)
May 19, 2023 08:17 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBRetro episode from 2016 Wonder Woman (1975) "The New Original Wonder Woman" After a dogfight with a Nazi plane, U.S. Air Force Steve Trevor crashlands on an uncharted island in the Bermuda Triangle. Paradise Island is inhabited only by women, and their existence has been kept a secret for thousands of years. Learning of the Nazi threat to humanity, the Amazon princess, Diana, is chosen to accompany Trevor back to the United States
Retro LTP The Adventures Of Superman (1952)
May 12, 2023 19:57 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBRetro blast from our past while we take a break Episode 007 The Adventures Of Superman recorded back when the world was young April 2016 "Superman of Earth"
Fraggle Rock (1983)
May 05, 2023 20:18 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBEpisode 337 is time to dance your cares away and let the Fraggles play down in..... Fraggle Rock (1983) "Beginnings" Gobo's Uncle Matt discovers the opening to Outer Space and sets off to explore it, leaving Gobo behind to explore Fraggle Rock and pick up the postcards Matt will send.
Dungeons and Dragons (1983)
April 27, 2023 23:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBEpisode 336 is Dungeons and Dragons (1983) A group of kids are thrown into a fantasy world where they must search for a way home, armed with magic weapons that an evil tyrant wants "The Night of No Tomorrow" The pupils seek out and find Merlin, and he'll teach the pupil Presto magic, if he stays with Merlin. Presto decides to stay and attempts a spell to create a way home, but the spell summons dragons instead which attack a nearby village
The Story Teller: Greek Myths (1991)
April 21, 2023 20:06 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBEpisode 335 is The Story Teller: Greek Myths (1991) "Theseus & the Minotaur" Theseus, with help from a beautiful Minotaur, versus the savage princess , half-woman half-bull.
The Storyteller (1987)
April 14, 2023 20:37 - 52 minutes - 48 MBEpisode 334 is Jim Henson's The Storyteller (1987) "Hans My Hedgehog" A barren peasant woman, desperately craving a child, naively says aloud that she wouldn't care what it looks like. Soon enough, she gives birth to a baby who resembles a hedgehog, much to the father's dismay and the scorn of the villagers.
Phoenix Five (1970)
April 07, 2023 14:13 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBEpisode 333 is Phoenix Five (1970) "Zone of Danger" Zodian has been imprisoned by Earth Space Control. Zodian escapes, boards the Phoenix Five and forces Tina to blast off for his stronghold on planet Zebula 9.
Heat Vision and Jack (1999)
March 31, 2023 21:01 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBEpisode 332 Is Heat Vision and Jack (1999) Astronaut on the run with special powers and his talking motorcycle must deal with a malevolent artificial life form that's possessing people and turning them into dust, as well as NASA's hitman and real life actor Ron Silver
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
March 24, 2023 20:58 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBEpisode 331 is The Cosby Mysteries (1994) Guy Hanks Is a Criminologist who works for the New York police Department who wins the Lottery "The Lottery Winner Murders" Guy's newfound wealth proves dangerous when a killer begins targeting lottery winners.
Harley Quinn (2019)
March 17, 2023 21:11 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBEpisode 330 is Harley Quinn "Til Death Do Us Part" Harley sets off to rule Gotham City and separate herself from being known as "Joker's Girlfriend"
The Love Boat (1977)
March 10, 2023 21:26 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBEpisode 329 is The Love Boat (1977) "The Newlyweds/The Exchange/Cleo's First Voyage" Stanley and Joyce Adams are nervous newlyweds. Leonora and Ernie Klopman meet widowed tailor Morris Beekman and happy spinster Mae Allen. Merrill demands that Julie seat Cleo Bagby at his table, but she's Gopher's girl and a stowaway.
Cheers (1982)
March 04, 2023 00:42 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBEpisode 328 is Cheers (1982) The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name. "Give Me a Ring Sometime" Diane Chambers Makes her home at Cheers When her fiance leaves her.
Extraordinary (2023)
February 18, 2023 09:32 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBEpisode 327 is Extraordinary (2023) Jen, a young, self-aware woman who lives in a world where everyone has a superpower except her. "Have Nots" Lacking a superpower, Jen resolves to find it herself following a series of humiliating incidents.
Our Flag Means Death (2022)
February 11, 2023 01:17 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBEpisode 326 is Our Flag Means Death (2022) "Pilot" Aristocrat-turned-pirate-captain Stede Bonnet is put to the test when his crew encounters a British naval vessel.
Man To Man With Dean Learner (2006)
February 03, 2023 21:36 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBEpisode 325 is Man To Man With Dean Learner (2006) Live from his luxury apartment in London's glittering East End, Dean Learner (Club owner, Celebrity Manager, Entrepreneur and Publisher of high-class gentleman's magazines) invites you to meet some of his closest friends, Man to Man. Dean Invites His Close Personal Friend Garth Marenghi On The Show To Talk About His Life, His Career And His New Book
Hollywood Starr (TJ Hooker)
January 28, 2023 15:30 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBEpisode 324 is T J Hooker Hollywood Starr (backdoor pilot) The weekly adventures of tough-as-nails veteran police officer Sgt. T.J. Hooker, who rides the beat with his rookie partner Vince Romano. "Hollywood Starr" A routine arrest leads Hooker and detective Dani Starr to a mob involved in pornography, murder and jewel theft.
Willow (2022)
December 23, 2022 00:23 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBEpisode 323 is Willow (2022) 20-30 years after the advents of which led to the defeat of Queen Bavmorda "The Gales" Tir Asleen receives an important delegation from Galladoorn, but a sudden attack by the mysterious Gales prompts Queen Sorsha to seek help from an old friend.