Pilots! Reviews! Reading! I trust you’re up to speed now. After recapping five hours of programming in three nights, I’m not sure that I have a hilarious introduction in me. Worst Week Monday 9:30, CBS The Premise: A single-camera sitcom, based on a hit BBC series. Regular guy Sam suffers […]
The All-Pilot Project
The All-Pilot Project: Do Not Disturb (Sept 18)
You know, the opening salvo of pilots hasn’t really been a salvo at all. More of a trickle. But regardless of whether it’s a torrent, a dribble, or a “two shakes and done” situation, we’re here to scoop up those pilots and take a good hard look at them in […]
The All-Pilot Project: Fringe & Sons of Anarchy (Sept 12)
Fringe 9 PM Tuesday, FOX The Premise: FBI agent Olivia Dunham, along with a deranged, recently institutionalized scientist and his estranged son, investigates paranormal phenomena and struggles against a massive conspiracy. Around these parts, we call that awesome. The Personnel: Co-created by JJ Abrams of Lost and Alias fame, we’re […]
The All-Pilot Project: Hole in the Wall & Priveleged
This edition of the All-Pilot Project heralds an exponential increase in instances of people falling into green-colored water. Seriously, that didn’t happen on 90210 at all! Today’s edition brings us the opening salvos of FOX’s game show Hole in the Wall and the CW’s Privileged. Let’s see how they fare! […]
The All-Pilot Project: 90210 (Sept 4)
What is the All-Pilot Project? That’s a good hypothetical question. You see, we here at spunkybean love TV, but as with all love, there is a dark, often smelly, underside. For every Lost, there is an According to Jim. For every Project Runway, a Married by America. And for every […]