Pilot Season

Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:35:00 +0000

Oh Shell, no! We worked up the will to watch this live action TMNT show that was brought to you by the people who brought us Power Rangers and disowned by the people who created TMNT.

Also up for discussion:

Alan's thirst for turtles.
Technical Difficulties
Revisiting The Naked Jungle
More Technical Difficulties
The Adventures of an Old Blind Man and a Rat
Rocket Powered Surf Board Safety
Angst filled Raphael is not Alan's fav
Splinter's crazy Skype calls
Slack jawed Turtles
Bargain Basement Shredders.

Daredevil

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 12:00:00 +0000

This week on Pilot Season we ask how you can see into our eyes like open doors with Daredevil.
Also up for discussion:

Daredevil is not Deadpool
Alan's superpower
WWE Smackdown is the nexus of multiverses
Confessional Therapy
A gritty reimagining of Cake Boss
Last of the Summer Wine references
Matt Murdock should leave women alone
Speculation on the big bad of the series
Leland Owlsley aka The Owl
Superhero precincts
Bruce Springsteen - New Jersey's Mightiest Hero
Punching dragons in the heart
Wilbur Day aka Stilt Man
The probable cause of Frank Miller's misogyny
Nerdvice's open call for submissions

Click here for the full rankings.

Spaced

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 16:53:00 +0000

We watched Space - a 1999 sit-com starring Simon Pegg and directed by Edgar Wright. Ever heard of them? No. Neither have we. They probably never did anything else ever.

House MD

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:30:00 +0000

We watched a show where Hugh Laurie is a Doctor who solves medical mysteries. You've probably heard of it.

Space Precinct

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:25:00 +0000

Let's go to SPACE with Gerry Anderson (THUNDERBIRDS, CAPTAIN SCARLET, SPACE 1999) and his short lived series SPACE PRECINCT. Which caused Patrick to have an existential crisis.

Also in this episode:

We discuss whose name is less common.
Going to mass with a toy that has your name.
Alan's authentic but useless ID card.
We pour one out for Glenn Frey, star of South of Sunset.

Lucha Underground

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:24:00 +0000

Pilot Season returns for 2016 with LUCHA UNDERGROUND. We watched the pilot episode for the El Rey Network's acclaimed Lucha Libre show.

Other topics included

Technical issues and Skype Recorders
New content on the website for 2016
Patrick's musical cameo in Fool's Gold.
How there are no other podcasts
Comic books and wrestling
Alan's Christmas presents.

Bojack Horseman

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sun, 20 Dec 2015 17:17:00 +0000

This week we dip back into Netflix to watch Bojack Horseman. A show about a Horse.
A horse who is a man. A man horse who is a former sit-com star. A former sit com star
who needs to write a memoir to save his career. Also talking animals are just a thing.

Notes:
Candy Machines
Vietnamese surnames
Is Lost In Translation a Christmas movie? (We don't answer this question)
REALLY Trying not to spoil future episodes on Alan
The continued theme of Patrick not thinking The Man in the High Castle is not good enough
but being too afraid of Diamanda Hagan to change anything.

South of Sunset

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:25:00 +0000

We've gone Flip City this week on Pilot Season. Because we're taking it to the limit one more time to watch
South of Sunset starring Glenn "That Guy From Eagles who isn't Don Henley That the Makers of His Show Had Heard Of" Frey (whose name pronunciation we never quite settle on).

This episode was suggested to us by Rich Thomas (@earthdog). If you want to suggest a podcast we could cover please do so in the comments or tweet at us!

Notes:
Too many Eagles References.
The state of the Unemployed Historian IMDB (or how Jill Bearup is no longer hosting Pilot Season)
3 Degrees of Don Johnson
Staying in a Sexmotel
Billy Joel and the slimming effect of pianos.
Alan talks about Roman Literature
The process of send lewd photos in the 90s.
A new That 70s Show/South of Sunset Head-canon is created
Vince McMahon's Actual T-Rex Skull
Juggalo Street Gangs.
The Man in the High Castle Follow Up
BONUS:
The Question that Broke Word Funk.

Veronica Mars

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:01:00 +0000

This week we dive into the introduction to the teen-noir world of Veronica Mars. Fanboy over Darran Norris and one of us bemoans the terrible third season of this great show.

Alan hurt himself.
New microphones.
Tumblr Interludes.
General gushing about how good Veronica Mars was.
General gushing about Darran Norris and his many talents.
How much more successful the Kane Software is than YouTube.
Codecs and super fast uploads.
TS Eliot references and shilling for this
Fake ads.
Hotel room towels placement.
Alan dies.
Guessing what video we filmed the day of the Veronica Mars kickstarter.
Humanities Greatest Achievement
Far too many references to Eagles songs.

Joey

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:46:00 +0000

After a battle with carpal tunnel syndrome it's the new episode of Pilot Season. This week we've packed up and moved to LA for Joey.

Also up for discussion:

An embargo on the alleged Star Trek series Voyager
Alan goes almost 45 seconds into a sci-fi discussion before mentioning Battlestar Galactica
An update on the Black Eyed Peas
Patrick fails an audition
Frasier was Joey first and did it better
Joey's viewing figures were a roller-coaster that only went down
Patrick's email campaign to RTÉ
Are spin-offs even successful these days?
Post Friends careers
Patrick gets a pick me up
Alan is very wrong about James Michael Tyler's residuals.
Who owns Central Perk?

Credits:
Hosts: Patrick Brogan & Alan Beirne
Executive Procrastinator: Alan Beirne

The dedication to Joey Ramone remains strong.

Mockingbird Lane

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 21:35:00 +0000

What's that going bump in the night? It's the new episode of Pilot Season. It's time to get spoopy with Mockingbird Lane.

Also up for discussion:

Sexy Joey Ramone
Patrick's Pen Podcast
The Munsters vs The Addams Family
Murder houses
Danny Trejo Corner
Eddie Izzard dresses to impress
Gerry O'Connell can't read Bryan Fuller
Gushing about Eddie Izzard
Alan knows nothing about the Muddy Waters
Bryan fights
Further Munsters Vs Addams discussion

Credits:
Hosts: Patrick Brogan and Alan Beirne
Executive Producer: Alan Beirne
Directed by: Tommy Wiseau

Always dedicated to Joey Ramone

That 80's Show

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 23:50:00 +0000

Hello all, Alan here.
Not only am I editing podcasts, I'm posting them to the site now too.

This week on Pilot Season we find out just what was acceptable in the Eighties in That 80's Show.

Topics discussed include:

Patrick is a busy adult with many important things to do
Alan has seen That 70's Show a lot
Black and white portable TVs
What happened to you?
The one punk rocker in town
Something called Music Television
Frank Zappa's greatest invention
The Alan Seal of Approval
Patrick blames things on Tumblr
Competition amongst Friends wikis
Chekhov Nipple
Huge 80's phones
A bold pitch for a Hollywoodland remake
Sexy deathbed Tom Waits

Don't forget to reach out to Patrick on Tumblr and Twitter with your history questions, or either of us with show suggestions.

Credits:
Host: Jill Bearup
Executive Producer: Alan Beirne
Also appearing: Patrick Brogan

Dedicated to Joey Ramone

K9 and Company

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 13:56:00 +0000

This week's episode has been edited by Alan so you know who to blame for any mistakes, Patrick - for putting him in a place of responsibility.

It's K9 & Company, the 1980's attempt to launch a Doctor Who spin off.

Topics discussed include but are not limited to:

1980s Charity Single Doctor in Distress
The pronuncation of pagan gods names
Life before Facebook
Rotary Phones
The Demon Headmaster
70s Swingers in the 80s
Kidnapping for witchcraft reasons
Dedications to Joey Ramone
Patrick's bass career in Convenient Heart Attack
Ordnance Survey Maps
Colour coding your sexual history
How to pad out an episode to fifty minutes
Alan's strong mystery opinions
Shout out to our listener
An explanation as to why the podcast was late last week

Adventure Time vs Steven Universe

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:49:00 +0000

This week we take on two Tumblr favs in Steven Universe and Adventure Time. We pit their pilots against each other and crown the true king of pilots of successful Cartoon Network shows.

MINISODE: The Muppets

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 21:16:00 +0000

We take a quick look at the pitch pilot for the new ABC Muppets series which debuts on 22 September 2015.

Emily's Reasons Why Not?

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 12:56:00 +0000

There were plenty of reasons as to why this Heather Graham vehicle failed.

Cop Rock

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:23:00 +0000

A musical about LA cops created by Stephen Bochco with music by Randy Newman!? How could this go wrong!?

The Amazing Screw On Head

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 21:33:00 +0000

Alan is live from a hotel room as we talk about Sci Fi's pilot for an animated show based on Mike Mignola's comic The Amazing Screw On Head.

Includes live commentary of Liverpool's loss to West Ham United and other tangents!

Popetown

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 21:14:00 +0000

We go down to Popetown. An animated sit com that aimed to be Father Ted meets South Park and failed to be either.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:25:00 +0000

We are joined by composer, chef, magician and physicist Robert Lucas to talk about Tina Fey's Netflix's series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

The Big Bang Theory (Unaired Pilot)

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:49:00 +0000

This week we look at the humble beginings of all your favorite Big Bang Theory characters like Sheldon, Leonard and of course Katie and Gilda. Wait.. who?

Naked Jungle

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 18:55:00 +0000

This week we talk about that time that we as a society allowed Keith Chegwin to be on television.

And to host a nude game show.

Nude.

The Man in The High Castle (Diamanda Hagan)

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:00:00 +0000

We're joined by Diamanda Hagan (Channel Awesome) to talk about the Amazon pilot for the Ridley Scott produced adaptation of Phillip K. Dick's The Man In The High Castle.

Lookwell

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:17:00 +0000

Adam West plays Ty Lookwell an actor who may not be a detective, but he played one on TV! And that makes him more than qualified to solve crimes... Or so he thinks.

The Adventures of Superpup

unemployedendevours@gmail.com (Unemployed Endevours) — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 16:50:00 +0000

This week on Pilot Season a bizarre 1950s kids show pilot about a skittish, lazy journalist/dog who named Bark Bent and his alter ego Superpup.