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Launching The Pilot
by Brian Sear
Reviewing TV pilots old and newish, on twitter Launching The Pilot @LaunchingTPilot, email [email protected]
Episodes
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Murder She Wrote 07
Murder She Wrote Episode 07 "We're Off To Kill The Wizard" Jessica gets mixed up with a nasty scheme involving a theme park creator whilst visiting relatives.
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The Investigator (1973)
Episode 405 is Gerry Anderson's The Investigator The Investigator, a benevolent alien from a distant galaxy, selects an Earth boy and girl, John and Julie, to assist him in his mission to make their world a better place. The pair are miniaturized to assist The Investigator more easily, and…
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Into Infinity (1975)
Episode 404 is Gerry Anderson's Into Infinity (1975) The crew of the lightship Altares are lost in space when the craft is struck by a meteor shower and goes out of control. Also know as "The Day After Tomorrow"
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Hammer House Of Horror (1980)
Episode 403 is Hammer House Of Horror (1980) "Witching Time" The ghost of a witch returns to her place of residence before she died, a rural farm, and possesses one of the current occupants.
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Samllville (2001)
Episode 402 is Smallville (2001) "Pilot" Baby Kal-El lands on earth and is found by the Kents. Kal-El is named Clark by Jonathan and Martha and tries to live a normal teenage life. This is somewhat of a challenge given his developing abilities. He becomes fast friends with Lex Luthor after saving...
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Supergirl (2015)
Episode 401 is Supergirl (2015) "Pilot" Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, cousin of Superman, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 12 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them.
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Here Come The Double Deckers ! (1970)
Episode 400 is Here Come The Double Deckers !(1970) "Tiger Takes Off" The gang try and build a hovercraft though disaster strikes when Tiger gets trapped in it and ends up being chased all over town.
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Battlestar Galactica Part 3 (1978)
Episode 399 is Battlestar Galactica Part 3 (1978) Episode 3 After the Twelve Colonies of Mankind were destroyed in a sneak attack by the Cylon tyranny, the last Battlestar Galactica leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth
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Battlestar Galactica part 2 (1978)
Episode 398 is Battlestar Galactica part 2 (1978) Episode 2 When the fleet stops at the planet Carillon to refuel and pick up supplies, a newly-elected member of the Council seizes power from Commander Adama.
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Battlestar Galactica (part One, 1978)
Episode 397 is Battlestar Galactica (1978, part one) Episode 1 part 0ne When the Cylons trick the human fleet and destroy all its ships except the Battlestar Galactica, Commander Adama gathers up the remaining humans from the 12 colony worlds and leads them in search of the legendary 13th colony:...
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Bonanza (1959)
Episode 396 is Bonanza (1959) "A Rose for Lotta" Lotta Crabtree is hired by mining tycoon Alpheus Troy to lure one of the Cartwrights into town and hold him for ransom in exchange for Ponderosa timber rights.
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Highway To Heaven part 2 (1984)
Episode 395 is Part 2 of Highway To Heaven (1984) "Highway to Heaven part 2" When Mark Gordon's investigation starts getting too close, Jonathan must reveal his true identity and purpose to Mark in order to successfully complete his assignment.
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Highway To Heaven Part1 (1984)
Episode 394 is Highway To Heaven Part one (1984) "Highway To Heaven" Jonathan Smith, an angel, arrives at a retirement home to help not only the occupants but also an employee named Leslie Gordon. However, Leslie's brother Mark, a jaded and bitter former police officer, is suspicious of Jonathan.
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So Haunt Me (1992)
Episode 393 is So Haunt Me (1992) "A Haunted House" Recently made redundant from his job in advertising Pete Rokeby moves,with his wife Sally,teen-aged daughter Tammy,little son David and their dog to a much smaller house,which smells of chicken soup. Hearing noises in the night Sally…
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B J And The Bear part 2 (1978)
Episode 392 is part 2 of B J and the Bear (1978) "The Foundlings" Part 2 B. J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.
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B J And The Bear (1978)
Episode 391 is B J And The Bear (1978) "The Foundlings" Part 1 B. J. McKay, a guitar-playing independent trucker who travels with a fun-loving chimpanzee named Bear, finds himself caught up with a bunch of young women trying to flee a white slaver who happens to be the local sheriff.
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The Day Of The TriffIds (1981)
Episode 390 is The DayOf The Triffids (1981) "Episode 1" Bill, who works at a farm for deadly plants called triffids, was temporarily blinded by one of them and is now in hospital. The hour approaches for the bandages over his eyes to come off, but a strange silence pervades the room.
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The Swiss Family Robinson (1974)
Episode 389 is The Swiss Family Robinson (1974) "The Arrival" In 1801, a family from Switzerland is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. All wash ashore safely except their younger son Franz, who is presumed dead.
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Lucan (1977)
Episode 388 is Lucan (1977) "Pilot" A 20-year old who spent the first 10 years of his life running wild in the forest after being raised by predatory animals now strikes out on his own in search of his identity.
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Mr Merlin (1981)
Episode 387 is Mr Merlin (1981) "Pilot" Merlin, who nowadays operates an auto mechanics shop, meets Zac, who he takes on as his new apprentice in both sorcery and fixing cars.
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Sheena Queen of the Jungle
Episode 386 is Sheena Queen Of The Jungle (1955) "Crash in the Jungle" Sheena rescues bush pilot Andy Howard, when his plane crashes in the jungle. Andy was delivering film containing rare footage of a secretive native tribe that had been filmed by Clare Graham, a documentary film maker. Andy is...
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Tracker (2001)
Episode 385 is Tracker (2001) "Pilot" The guard's prison comes to Earth. He creates a body out of a billboard. He's dazed and disoriented, he encounters Mel who offers him a ride. The guard must now track down all the alien prisoners.
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Thriller (1973)
Episode 384 is Thriller (1973) "Lady Killer" A shy, lonely American girl marries a charming man she meets while on vacation in England, unaware that he has sinister plans for her.
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The Magician (1973)
Episode 383 is The Magician (1973) "The Manhunters" Someone is trying to kill Max Pomeroy, Tony Blake's friend. The investigation leads Blake to an alcoholic lady gambler in distress and the plot thickens in a casino.
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Mann & Machine (1992)
Episode 382 is Mann & Machine (1992) "Prototype" Los Angeles Police Detective Bobby Mann is teamed with a cyborg cop named Eve to investigate the murders of international steel brokers. Eve finds evidence that implicates another cop, who is also Mann's childhood friend.
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Dream Wife (1965)
Episode is 381 Dream Wife (1965) Actress Shirley Jones stars as Lisa Michaels -- a wife with a husband, a boy, and the ability to hear other people's thoughts. Whether she's trying to use it to have a better marriage, make her kid happy, and even trying to save other people's lives, she just…
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Deepwater Black (1997)
Episode 380 is Deepwater Black (1997) "Awakening" Six crew are awakened from stasis to discovered they are aboard a spaceship alone and under attack from an alien spacecraft.
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The Ghost Busters (1975)
Episode 379 is The Ghost Busters (1975) "The Maltese Monkey" The Ghost Busters must stop the Fat Man and Rabbit from summoning the ghost of gangster Big Al Caesar, who will help them steal the stuff dreams are made of: the Maltese Monkey.
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Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
Episode 378 is Tales of the Unexpected (1979) "The Man From The South" A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.
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Detectorists (2014)
Episode 377 is Detectorists (2014) "episode 1" Andy and Lance are members of the small but dedicated Danbury Metal Detecting Club (DMDC), who search for buried treasure with metal detectors. As boring club president Terry welcomes new member student Sophie Andy and Lance determine to look for the...
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The Middle (2007)
Episode 376 is the unaired pilot of "THE MIDDLE" (2007) A look at the life of a lower-middle-class family living in the Midwest. Sue tries out for show choir with disastrous results. Frankie desperately tries to close a sale with disastrous results. Brick has trouble relating to his teacher with...
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Terry and the Pirates (1952)
Last on with suspect sound is episode 375 Terry and the Pirates (1952) "Macaco Gold" Hotshot Charlie's plane, with its cargo of gold bullion, is hijacked by the Dragon Lady's operatives while en route to Japan. Terry Lee and Chopstick Joe deduce that the gold could only be disposed of it the...
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Time Banits (2024)
A big of an audio disaster has my laptop deicided to switch to my build in mic, which is only little better than a cup on a string. Base on the 1981 film "Kevin Haddock" A boy struggles to make the most of everyday life-until a bumbling gang of thieves lands in his bedroom.
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Star Maidens (1976)
Episode 373 is Star Maidens (1976) "Escape To Paradise" Medusa, torn from orbit around Proxima Centauri by a comet, was sent careering through space. Ages later, with Medusa now in orbit between Uranus and Neptune, Adam and Shem escape the autocratic all-female Medusan society and head to earth.
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Small Wonder (1985)
Episode 372 is "Small Wonder" (1985) "Vicki's Homecoming" Genius United Robotronics cybernetics engineer Ted Lawson, brings home for assembly and long-term field beta testing Vicki, or V.I.C.I. (Voice Input Child Identicant): a secretly constructed robotic domestic aide in the form of a…
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House M.D (2004)
Episode 371 is House M.D. (2004) "Pilot" Young kindergarten teacher Rebecca Adler collapses in her classroom after losing intelligible speech while teaching students.
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Tag Team (1991)
Episode 370 is Tag Team(1991) Tricky Rick MacDonald and Billy The Body Youngblood are two of the best wrestlers in the country. They are told to take a dive by the wife of a promoter. If they don't, she will make sure they are blackballed from wrestling. When they don't do what she says, they are...
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She Spies (2002)
Episode 369 is She Spies (2002) Three cute, humorous women are taken out of prison to work for the government as spies - a crime fighting unit. "First Episode" An ex US presidential candidate, who's been given his own TV talk show, might be assassinated. The 3 cute ex cons get to prevent this as...
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Captain Z-Ro (1955)
Episode 368 is Captain Z-Ro (1955) "Christopher Columbus" Captain Z-Ro goes back to 1492 in order to put down an attempted mutiny happening on board Christopher Columbus' ship the Santa Maria.
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The Powers Of Matthew Star (1982)
Episode 367 is The Powers Of Matthew Star (1982) "Jackal" Matthew Star appears to be a typical teenager, but in actuality is an alien who is a member of the ruling family of his planet, who are endowed with powers like telekinesis and telepathy. When his home planet was invaded, his parents gave...
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T and T (1988)
Episode 366 is T and T (1988) "Extortion in Chinatown" When a Vietnamese grocer is roughed up by a Chinese extortion gang, T and T. get involved.
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The Fugitive (1963)
Episode 365 is The Fugitive (1963) "Fear in a Desert City" After being on the run for 6 months, Richard Kimble falls in love with a beautiful woman who has a young son. She also has a physically abusive, estranged husband, that wants Kimble out of town, or dead.
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MSW:Hit, Run and Homicide
Episode 06 of Murder She Wrote: Hit, Run and Homicide We are back with another Jessica episode, I'm joined with Joanne to chat about this season one episode. Jessica and the police are baffled by a seemingly driver-less car that suddenly appears in Cabot Cove and runs down a visitor who had fired...
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MSW-Loversand others Killers (18/11/84)
Episode 5 of Murder she wrote "lovers and other Killers" While in Seattle for a series of lectures, Jessica is drawn into a dangerous case involving young secretary David Tolliver accused of killing his wealthy older lady friend Allison Brevard
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The Wizard (1986)
Episode 364 is The Wizard (1986) An eccentric inventor has adventures battling evil around the world. "El Dorado" U.S. assigns one of their best agents Alex Jagger to protect The Wizard. On Alex's first day, Simon (Wizard) meets a boy who has cancer. Simon learns that unless he gets a transplant…
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Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
Episode 363 is Red Shoe Diaries (1992) Jake yearns to understand the secret life of his late fiancee. To find the answer, he solicits the most heartfelt, passionate, and intimate entries in other women's diaries. "Safe Sex" A woman looking for release from the pressuring job finds a man looking…
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Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992)
Episode 362 is Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures (1992) Unaired Pilot Bill and Ted are forced to get jobs at a local hardware store, Nail World, to buy a new amp, but they insult the store manager's daughter and must go back in time to fix this, inadvertently giving life to a noir comic book...
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Mr and Mrs Smith (1996)
Episode 361 is Mr & Mrs Smith (1996) "Pilot" Both assigned to the same target, a spy squares off with an international assassin.
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Red Lights and Siren (1956)
Episode 360 is Red light and Siren (1956) A U.S. Marine sergeant on a 3 day pass is hitchhiking home. He is pick up by an angry, aggressive man who viciously attacks him. The detectives have only a few leads.
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Avatar The Last Airbender (2005)
Episode 359 is Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) "The Boy In The Iceberg" In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
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Reviewing TV pilots old and newish, on twitter Launching The Pilot @LaunchingTPilot, email [email protected]
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