Episode 30. We watched the pilot episode of the 2007 Disney Channel cartoon Phineas & Ferb, "Rollercoaster," and the season two episode "Rollercoaster: The Musical" where they just did the pilot again but with more jokes and songs this time. We discuss the show's deliberate repetition and the creativity that comes from that limitation, how it combines stories that other cartoons would keep as separate segments, and Humongous Entertainment PC games.

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:03) - Welcome
• (00:50) - Cartoon comfort food
• (06:25) - Creativity with boundaries and deadlines
• (10:02) - Did you catch the time travel easter egg?
• (10:51) - The musical version never messed with the flow
• (13:17) - The absent parent trope
• (16:24) - Positivity in cartoons
• (17:20) - Candice's need to prove herself
• (19:07) - Hey have you seen Perry?
• (23:11) - Oh hey! There's Perry
• (25:55) - What are we discussing next episode?
• (30:14) - Outro

Episode 29. This month we investigate the pilot of the long-running Amazon Prime detective series, Bosch. We discuss the kaleidoscopic opening credits, using courtroom interrogation to deliver exposition, the requisite quirky forensics guy in a tropical shirt, and how "Harry Bosch" isn't as cool of a name as "Titus Welliver."

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:03) - Welcome
• (00:49) - What does Bosch mean to you?
• (04:16) - Bosch's opening credits
• (06:55) - Did they make Bosch too unlikable?
• (17:41) - Anyone else get Fletch vibes?
• (21:16) - Delivering exposition is difficult
• (24:31) - Adapting books for TV
• (26:06) - Who had the better name?
• (28:29) - What pilot are we covering next episode?
• (31:08) - Outro

Episode 28. This month the Pilot's Club features an actual pilot in the 2011 show Pan Am, about a group of young flight attendants navigating the 1960s air travel boom. We discuss Margot Robbie already in Barbie mode playing an iconic beauty, David Harbour the international spy, and Lost-style flashbacks.

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:03) - Welcome
• (01:35) - What is Pan Am?
• (08:01) - General thoughts on the Pilot of Pan Am
• (13:40) - The nuances of the characters
• (18:09) - A young David Harbour? Yes, please!
• (20:41) - When is a proof of concept too much?
• (23:57) - AMC+ is not a great experience
• (25:43) - Final thoughts on Pan Am
• (27:59) - What pilot are we covering next episode?
• (31:34) - Outro