Ep. 410: TV Pilot Graveyard VIII (Microcops, The Danger Team)

Dirty Sons of Pitches

The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are continuing to examine the failed pilots of yore with the intention of laucnhign into further discussion and analysis of the sci-fi TV project, "The Void" (appearing soon in a seperate podcast). This episode focuses on two failed pilots from the late 80s/early 90s aimed at children, "Microcops" about small space aliens, and "The Danger Team," about a budding young detective who works together with magic claymation figures built from the goo of a crashing meteor.

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Episode 410 includes:

-Trailer reactions to "Wolfs" and "Venom 3" but also an unexpected discussion on disliking John Landis.

-What if copyright law just didn't exist? Coul that resolve our A.I. hellscape?

-Nate discusses recent movies "Dune 2," the Moviepass documentary, "Spaceman," and the Hunger Games prequel about sexy young fascist dictator, "The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes."

-"Furiosa" is here and witness Ben as he declares it better than "Fury Road."

-TV Pilot Graveyard VII (Microcops, the Danger Team)

-Two failed pilots intended for children are both lackluster in different ways, with "microcops" featuring tiny aliens helping a NERD save the day and get the girl but also proving they can change their size, thus ending the obstacle of them being so tiny, and "The Danger Team" about a trio of claymation animated safety figures that rescue their creator from an unexpected mistaken identity mob subplot.