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Not all pilots are live action. Many animated shows never get off the ground the same as their live action brethren. Sometimes these are...
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Not all pilots are live action. Many animated shows never get off the ground the same as their live action brethren. Sometimes these are...
When one thinks of a smartwatch, the first thing that comes to mind is undoubtedly the Apple Watch or Samsung Gear. Likewise, when one...
There are a number of reasons why a project like DC’s Justice League: The New Frontier is such a gift for those of us...
This Sunday, July 3 at 10pm, Animal Planet’s Expedition Mungo airs its season finale. The series, focuses on Mungo, known as one of the...
I promised to get back to sci-fi unaired pilots so here is one with a trove of a backstory (the making of, not the...
Licensed in over 100 countries, with more than 300 versions and printed in at least 37 languages, Monopoly is a board game that many...
This week all of the shitcoms are 1987 CBS cast offs. Why 1987 CBS shows? Because I happened to pick these out of my...
Back when I started this column I did a quick overview of some pilots which I would like to revisit in more detail (also...
She arrived way back in the mid-90’s and now nearly 21 years later following her first appearance on gaming consoles around the world the...
Time for more Shitcoms. Lets start with the 1989 (this is important damn it) “supernatural comedy” Shivers. Why is the 1989 important? Because the...
Comedy is subjective… but damn it sometimes shit just isn’t funny. We shall look at some of the most unfunny sitcom pilots ever… shitcoms...
Superheroes Decoded is a two-part documentary about the history of superheroes and comic books. Piggybacking on Brad Meltzer’s Decoded series title, this is in-depth...
Produced by Jeanmarie Condon, John Ridley, Fatima Curry Written and Directed by John Ridley Featuring Tim Goldman, Michael Moulin, Mark Jackson, Donald Jones, Henry...
Produced by Keith Haviland, Gareth Dodds Written by David Fairhead, Keith Haviland Directed by David Fairhead Featuring Dr Chris Kraft, Gene Kranz, Glynn Lunney,...
What happens when a backdoor pilot is not really a backdoor pilot? I mean when it’s not officially a pilot nor intended as a...
One part librarian. One part researcher. One part writer. One part obsessive genius. That’s probably the easiest way to describe the work of Jess...
A backdoor pilot is essentially a spinoff hidden within the parent series. Last time I mentioned that Star Trek had one of these and...
Sometimes a pilot is hiding right there out in the open and you didn’t even see it. There are times an established series wants...
Sometimes good ideas elude those who have no talent and sometimes good ideas need a little more time to cook. This Pilot Error we...
Produced, Written and Directed by Charlie Siskel Featuring William Powell, Ochan Powell The revealing documentary American Anarchist, about the writer of The Anarchist’s...
I hate Gregg Araki. I despise his films and feel he is one of the worst and yet somehow most pretentious filmmakers of the...
Produced by Brunson Green, Charlie Mason, Rick McCallum, Cameron McCracken, Justin Moore-Lewy, David Oyelowo Screenplay by Guy Hibbert Based on Colour Bar by Susan...
The Guardians of the Galaxy made their first appearance in the pages of Marvel Super-Heroes back in 1969, and while the team’s lineup has...
There is no real theme this Pilot Error other than what should have been cool ideas being completely bungled. Wonder Woman Wonder Woman...