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Since The Questor Tapes was one of Gene Roddenberry’s several attempts at following up on Star Trek, a lot has been written about it...
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Since The Questor Tapes was one of Gene Roddenberry’s several attempts at following up on Star Trek, a lot has been written about it...
There are various traditions film lovers enjoy at the start of each new year, like applauding the Oscar nominations we approve of while complaining...
Written by Vincent Terrace Published by McFarland Books Vincent Terrace is an author whose books on television shows and history I first encountered...
Written by Chuck Harter Published by Bear Manor Media A few years back, author Chuck Harter came out with what I consider one...
As part of SXSW 21, several upcoming pilots were presented. Of the three I saw, only one really stood out as awful and the...
One of the coolest things about SXSW is the chance to see new and innovative works among the episodic pilot presentations. One such pilot,...
Back to more random pilots, and man, are they all over the place. With behind the scenes talent including Sam Raimi, Shane Black, Fred...
More test pilots and this time they are oddly linked. Remember that test pilots are never meant to be seen by the public at...
More animated pilots this time and all from the glorious 1980’s. Well one is from 1992 and another aired in 1992 but it was...
Not all pilots are live action. Many animated shows never get off the ground the same as their live action brethren. Sometimes these are...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
There is no real theme this Pilot Error other than what should have been cool ideas being completely bungled. Wonder Woman Wonder Woman...
Sometimes a pilot is aired but not the way it was shot. There are often times multiple versions of a pilot shot before the...
Have you ever watched a network flail about desperately attempting to get a concept to work and yet failing again and again and AGAIN?...
It’s still the Halloween season, so lets look at some horror related unaired pilots from TV past. The Munsters and The Addams Family were...
Last time we looked at an obscure as hell HBO pilot (series)… now lets move to their stepchild with two Cinemax ones. In 1986...