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Launching The Pilot

Reviewing TV pilots old and newish, on twitter Launching The Pilot @LaunchingTPilot, email [email protected]
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Episodes

Ghost Story (1972)

Episode 342 is Ghost Story (1972) "The New House" A young couple move into a home that is haunted by a young girl

Jun 22, 202351 minEp. 345

X-Men (1992)

Episode 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.

Jun 16, 202341 minEp. 344

NCIS (2003)

Episode 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.

Jun 09, 202350 minEp. 343

Transformers (1984)

Episode 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.

Jun 02, 202350 minEp. 342

The love Boat:The Next Wave (1998)

Episode 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.

May 27, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 341

Retro LTP Wonder Woman (1975)

Retro 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

May 19, 20231 hr 6 minEp. 340

Retro LTP The Adventures Of Superman (1952)

Retro 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"

May 12, 202335 minEp. 339

Fraggle Rock (1983)

Episode 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.

May 05, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 338

Dungeons and Dragons (1983)

Episode 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

Apr 27, 202346 minEp. 337

The Story Teller: Greek Myths (1991)

Episode 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.

Apr 21, 202347 minEp. 336

The Storyteller (1987)

Episode 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.

Apr 14, 202352 minEp. 335

Phoenix Five (1970)

Episode 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.

Apr 07, 202341 minEp. 334

Heat Vision and Jack (1999)

Episode 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

Mar 31, 202356 minEp. 333

The Cosby Mysteries (1994)

Episode 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.

Mar 24, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 332

Harley Quinn (2019)

Episode 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"

Mar 17, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 331

The Love Boat (1977)

Episode 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.

Mar 10, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 330

Cheers (1982)

Episode 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.

Mar 04, 202350 minEp. 329

Extraordinary (2023)

Episode 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.

Feb 18, 202350 minEp. 328

Our Flag Means Death (2022)

Episode 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.

Feb 11, 202349 minEp. 327

Man To Man With Dean Learner (2006)

Episode 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

Feb 03, 202349 minEp. 326

Hollywood Starr (TJ Hooker)

Episode 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.

Jan 28, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 325

Willow (2022)

Episode 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.

Dec 23, 20221 hr 7 minEp. 324

Reacher (2022)

Episode 322 is Reacher (2022) "Welcome To Margrave" Jack Reacher, recently discharged from the Army, travels to Margrave, GA where he discovers that the idyllic town is a cesspool of corruption. After it becomes personal, he vows to burn it down.

Dec 16, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 323

Young Sheldon (2017)

Episode 321 is Young Sheldon (2017) Meet a child genius named Sheldon Cooper (already seen as an adult in The Big Bang Theory (2007)) and his family. Some unique challenges face Sheldon, who is socially impaired. "pilot" 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper learns that having a brilliant mind doesn't always help growing up in Texas.

Dec 09, 20221 hr 4 minEp. 322

The Sandman (2022)

Episode 320 is The Sandman (2022) "Sleep Of The Just" While searching for an escaped nightmare in the waking world, Morpheus falls prey to Roderick Burgess, an occultist looking to summon and imprison Death.

Dec 02, 20221 hr 18 minEp. 321

Mission Impossible (1988)

Episode 319 is Mission Impossible (1988) "The Killer" Former IMF team leader Jim Phelps returns when his friend and protégé is killed. He would learn that his friend was in the midst of identifying a master criminal who is only known by the name Scorpio, so Scorpio sent his killer

Nov 25, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 320

Renegade (1992)

Episode 319 is Renegade (1992) "Renegade" In the series pilot, Det. Reno Raines (Lorenzo Lamas) becomes a fugitive from justice when, in the series opener, his investigation of illicit police activity leads a corrupt lieutenant

Nov 18, 20221 hr 14 minEp. 319

Dick Turpin (1979)

Episode 317 is Dick Turpin (1979) "Swiftnick" Mary Smith, owner of the Black Swann inn is in debt to Sir John Glutton. Her son Nicholas tries to gather together the money by taking up the guise of the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin. Unfortunately for him, his first victim turns out to be the actual Turpin. When Nicholas is captured by Captain Spiker his mother, an old acquaintance of Dick, asks Turpin to take her son under his wing

Nov 11, 202254 minEp. 318

The Adventures Of Robin hood (1955)

Episode 315 is The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1955) "The Coming Of Robin Hood" Sir Robin of Loxley returns to England from fighting in the Crusades to discover that the notorious Sir Roger DeLisle has been given his family's lands and castles, and has had Robin declared an outlaw.

Nov 04, 202252 minEp. 317

Nightmare Cafe (1992)

Episode 316 is Wes Craven's Nightmare Cafe (1992) Frank Nolan and Fay Peronivic find themselves in a mysterious all-night café following a brush with death, but they soon learn that they did, in fact, die, and have been brought back to life by the café. Frank and Fay are given the opportunity to correct something in their lives that went wrong the first time

Oct 29, 20221 hr 11 minEp. 316
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