So no-one told you life was gonna be this way - Your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew are trying their hands at a little TV Pilot Analysis and we're heading all the way back to 1994, Central Perk and FRIENDS in a show that we've yet to name. Join us for this pilot episode of the unnamed pilot show as we discuss:
- The development of FRIENDS as a television show when it had a couple of different names
- Some behind-the-scenes tidbits about casting your favourite six
- Ian has a bit of an episode as he tries to justify why the harmony for the theme song should be considered the melody
- We break down the rules for what a good television pilot should do
- Which of the FRIENDS made the best impression on day 1
- Don't we all just want to jump around in a fountain at midnight?
- Why did they give Joey the first punchline of the series when Matthew Perry is sitting right there?
- Are Ross & Monica a little too touchy feely to be brother and sister?
- Where we can sign up for a game of telenovella translation?
- Which characters seemed to change the most from Episode 1 to later on in the series run
- We ask you to help us name this unnamed show
- Would we clear the FRIENDS pilot be grounded or cleared for takeoff?