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Dead Pilots Society

Episode 181: The Cheap Seats Written by David S. Rosenthal

Dead Pilots Society

Ben Blacker and Andrew Reich

Tv & Film, Dead Pilots Society, Tv Pilots, Tv Reviews, Andrew Reich, Documentary, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Ben Blacker, Sitcoms, Society & Culture

4.6563 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

A close-knit group of emotionally and intellectually stunted friends whose world is shaken when one of them begins dating a brainy and sophisticated medical student.

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0:00.0

You know the thing and no one picked up your thing

0:05.0

And so you buried the thing

0:07.0

That's not you can't know the thing

0:10.0

Don't you let's eyes yet there's a spooky surprise

0:13.0

And though you cannot devise

0:16.0

And nothing ever really dies.

0:46.3

Welcome to Dead Pilot Society, the show that takes comedy pilots from A-list writers that were sold and developed at networks and streamers but never produced and gives them the table reads they never got a chance to have.

0:50.1

I'm Andrew Reich, the creator and host of Dead Pilots Society.

0:58.0

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Illesian Theater for our sold-out show, live show last Sunday.

1:06.2

What a show that was. Both pilots just killed Amber Riley singing, standing ovation.

1:13.3

I mean, it was really incredible. I can't wait to bring the recordings to you, but there's just nothing like being there for one of these live shows.

1:18.1

Seriously, it's just a joyful, great time every time.

1:24.5

It'll just make you feel good about Los Angeles and the entertainment business and life.

1:28.5

If you're in L.A., please come out for our next one whenever that'll be.

1:33.6

Follow us on social media to find out. I'm not sure when exactly the next one is going to be.

1:38.7

And whether you're in Los Angeles or not, please watch my movie. It's a music documentary called Born Innocent, The Red Cross story that I produced and directed. And you do not need to have

1:42.9

ever heard of the long-running

1:45.1

Los Angeles band Red Cross to enjoy it, I promise. Go to Red Crossfilm.com slash rent. That's Red Cross

1:52.9

with two D's and a K. And check it out. Our dead pilot this month is the cheap seats by David

1:59.9

S. Rosenthal.

2:01.4

David has written many pilots and worked on many shows, most notably Spin City, Gilmore Girls,

2:07.2

The Middle, and Jane the Virgin, among many others.

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