Pilot TV
Empire Magazine
From the creators of The Empire Film Podcast, Pilot TV is your essential guide to every TV show that matters, providing a weekly rundown of all the new must-see TV shows dropping across streaming, terrestrial, satellite, cable, and beyond. Join Empire's James Dyer, Heat's Boyd Hilton, Steph Seelan, and Kay Ribeiro as they bring you breaking TV news, reviews of the week's major shows, and interviews with some of the biggest names in TV.Pilot TV is here to make sure every minute you spend in front of the box is a minute worth spending. Served with a heavy helping of insider knowledge, irreverence and humour, Pilot TV won't just keep you informed, amused and entertained, but is guaranteed to save countless hours of your life. Because you can’t watch *everything*.Enjoying the podcast? Sign up to Pilot+ for a bonus episode every Thursday, in-depth spoiler specials, and early, ad-free access to the regular show! Find out more at www.empireonline.com/pilottv
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Jun 27, 2021 • 1h 21min
#142 - Mayans M.C., Sophie: A Murder In West Cork, Limetown, and The Watch
True crime, fake crime and organised crime are the themes this week as we take a look at Netflix documentary Sophie: A Murder In West Cork; Alibi's Facebook acquisition, Limetown; the latest Season of Sons Of Anarchy spin-off Mayans M.C.; and ill-conceived Terry Pratchett adaptation, The Watch. Plus, to celebrate the fact that we've reached the year's midpoint, the team wrangle over their personal lists for the best shows of 2021 so far.
Jun 20, 2021 • 1h 17min
#141 - Bosch, Party Of Five, and Pride
We're all about the Bosch this week as Amazon's Michael Connelly adaptation arrives with its seventh (and final!) season and James gets a little... well, James about it. We also review the modern (if ill-fated) remake of Party Of Five and celebrate Pride Month with LGBT history documentary, Pride. Plus, the team takes a nostalgic trip back to TV shows past, digging through their memories for some of the childhood show that shaped them into the loveable bellends they are today.
Jun 13, 2021 • 1h 25min
# 140 - Loki, Physical, and Together
We take an adventure with Marvel's god of mischief on this week's show, finally passing the embargo for Loki on Disney+. Then we find out whether Rose Byrne can find salvation through aerobics in Apple's Physical and how James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan survived lockdown in Together — a one-off-feature-length-not-a-film written by Dennis Kelly. Plus James, Terri, and Boyd look at some of the most memorable TV character departures, pick through the carcass of last week's TV Baftas, and get *incredibly* excited (well, mainly James) at the real-time arrival of the See Season 2 trailer.
Jun 6, 2021 • 1h 10min
#139 - Blindspotting, The Gloaming, and Intelligence
James is away but somehow still manages to dominate the conversation before Terri, Boyd and guest co-host Beth Webb turn their attention to the Mare Of Easttown finale (spoilers – skip between 6:31 and 12:00 if you still haven’t caught up with one of the shows of the year). Then it’s back to James-spiration for a discussion of the biggest bell-ends in TV history, and what exactly makes a bell-end, before we review The Schwim in Sky One’s Intelligence season 2, Blindspotting on Starzplay and crime drama The Gloaming on Disney+.
May 31, 2021 • 1h 28min
#138 - Lisey's Story, Anne Boleyn, Time, and Feel Good. Featuring Mae Martin and Charlotte Ritchie
Charlotte Ritchie and Mae Martin join us on this week's show to talk about the second (and final) series of Feel Good on Netflix. Plus the Pilot team dissect last week's Friends Reunion special, before embarking on a bumper reviews segment covering Stephen King adaptation Lisey's Story on Apple, Jimmy McGovern's Time on BBC1, Channel 5's adaptation of the last weeks of Anne Boleyn, and Feel Good itself.
May 23, 2021 • 1h 32min
#137 - Solos, Rebel, and Before We Die
James’ re-watch of Game Of Thrones comes to a triumphant conclusion this week, so brace yourselves for an extended monologue/re-evaluation of that show as he drives Terri to the brink of catatonia with fresh takes on all things Season 8 (it ends at 18:43 if you feel your life ebbing away and/or want to avoid any GoT spoilers). And speaking of re-evaluations, we discuss how we view other classic shows differently over time as our perspectives on life change. Plus we finally get to see Amazon’s Solos, see if Star’s Rebel is worth a watch, and hit the beat with Lesley Sharp in Channel 4’s Before We Die — which is also a phrase uttered frequently during James’ aforementioned Thronesplanation.
May 16, 2021 • 1h 58min
#136 - The Nevers, Innocent, and We Are Lady Parts. Featuring Katherine Kelly
Katherine Kelly is our guest on the podcast this week, telling us all about her role in series 2 of ITV's Innocent. Plus The Nevers finally arrives on Sky — bringing with it a welcome dose of Victorian superpowers — and Channel 4 unveils its all-new comedy centring around an all-girl, Muslim punk band with We Are Lady Parts. All that and Terri finally gets around to watching Succession, plus we reveal the secrets of how we balance our gargantuan watch lists with having personal lives (we don't).
May 9, 2021 • 1h 36min
#135 - The Underground Railroad, Jupiter’s Legacy, Domina, and Motherland. Featuring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith
Rafe Spall and Esther Smith drop by the show this week to talk to us about the second series of Trying. Plus we head back to imperial Rome for Domina on Sky Atlantic, explore an alternate history of the American South in Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of The Underground Railroad on Amazon, and finally reveal what we thought of Jupiter’s Legacy on Netflix. Plus we catch up with the latest seasons of Motherland and Inside Number Nine on the Beeb, and thrash out our picks of the most rewatchable series ever.
May 2, 2021 • 1h 42min
#134 - Mythic Quest, The Pursuit Of Love, and Bloods. Featuring Josh Duhamel
Josh Duhamel joins us on the show this week to talk about Netflix’s new superhero series, Jupiter’s Legacy. Plus we head back to the 1940s with Emily Mortimer in the BBC’s The Pursuit Of Love, clap for a pair of hapless carers in Sky’s Bloods, and force Terri to watch the second season of Mythic Quest on Apple TV+. We also get into the Bafta TV nominations and explore which departing cast members most hurt the ratings of long-running TV shows.
Apr 25, 2021 • 1h 29min
#133 - This Time With Alan Partridge, Shadow And Bone, Viewpoint, and The Mosquito Coast
*Note: This episode's interview with Noel Clarke has been removed in light of the recent accusations of sexual misconduct.*
On this week's show we get into Netflix's YA fantasy Shadow And Bone, Apple's adaptation of The Mosquito Coast, and the long-awaited second series of This Time With Alan Partridge, which may or may not provide Terri with an excuse to dust off her Martin Brennan impression. You have been warned.
