Why Are TV Pilots Always So Bad?

Only Stupid Answers

Tv & Film

4.8 • 895 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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TV pilots are usually how audiences and execs are first introduced to a new show, so why are the usually so bad? DJ and Roxy answer your questions about what makes pilots so tricky, and their favorite first episodes ever! PLUS, Teenage Bounty Hunters, and Warrior season 3!

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0:00.0	Hello everybody and welcome back to only stupid answers with me as always is
0:05.3	Roxie Strier. Roxie how are you doing today? I'm doing. I love it. How are you doing? You know, I'm also doing, you know, it's been a, you know, it's been a, you know, it's been an interesting week I think for for everybody but you know we're here
0:26.4	We've got some fun things to talk about for those that don't know this is the show where we like to talk about movies TV shows
0:30.6	Comer books And anything else that we like to talk about.
0:35.0	And this week's episode, specifically, we're going to be using the backdoor pilot that was in this week's black lightning
0:42.0	called Painkiller
0:43.0	as kind of a jumping off point to discuss pilots.
0:46.9	I think it is fair to say, Roxie,
0:48.8	that you were a bit of a TV expert.
0:52.0	You might say I'm an absolute TV expert. You might say I'm an absolute TV expert DJ. So I was excited. I was trying to think of like what we could what what we could discuss and I was like it'd be cool because you know we've got some pilots pop it off it be cool to talk to you
1:03.2	about TV things I don't think you have you and I have ever really dived into the topic of
1:08.9	pilots and I think they're very they're very interesting. Well also correct me if I'm wrong maybe you have
1:14.8	DJ but as a I've written several pilots I think that maybe you're in a similar camp
1:21.6	and so maybe we can learn something today.
1:26.0	You know what? Maybe we can learn something today. Maybe you at home can learn something
1:30.1	today. If you would like to watch this full episode live you can do that at
1:33.3	Patreon.com slash only stupid answers. It also helps keep the lights on on the
1:37.8	show. So before we get into our main discussion today, we're obviously going to
1:41.8	be talking about what we're into this week, but I also want to talk to you guys about the fact that if you listen to this show on Spotify, you can, there's a question with every episode that you can answer on Spotify last week question was
1:53.6	should DC bother with a quote-unquote shared universe or stick with standalone
1:58.2	movies Stormy Wood says for now I think standalone is the right way if in five or ten years they have a
2:04.9	great idea and a proven record then try a team movie again love the show and
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