The Pilot Project

Javi Fuentes from Central Track joins us to talk about Godzilla: The Series from 1998!Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpod  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Sean Duregger from the Screamcast and Audible joins us to talk about Kong: The Animated Series from 2001!Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpodWatch: Peacock or TubiAired: September 9, 2000, “2001” (no specific date)Episode Run: 42 EpisodesCreated by: Sean Catherine DerekDirected by: Part1: Marc Boréal (the Neverending Story animated series, My Mummy is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill animated film) Stéphane Roux (A Goofy Movie) Part 2: Chuck Patton (Spawn, Swamp Thing) , Joe Pearson (Ducktales the Movie)Written By: Sean Catherine Derek (Batman the Animated Series, Mortal Kombat Conquest), Romain van Liemt (Iron Man:Armored Adventures)Official Description: When King Kong fell to his tragic death off the Empire State Building, there was a young scientist Dr. Lorna Jenkins who cloned him and took him back to Kong Island so he could finally be protected again from the world. Eighteen years later her grandson Jason and friend Tan bring their teacher to the island to show him the paradise and of course Kong. But their teacher Ramon De La Porta has other plans, he steals the island's Primal Stones which control the balance of the island and make sure the imprisoned god Chyros does not escape. So now to restore balance to the island Jason, Tan, a shaman girl named Lua and of course Kong must journey around the world to retrieve the stones and stop De La Porta once and for all.Cast:Alex Doduk ... Young Jason (voice)Daphne Goldrick ... Dr. Lorna Jenkins (voice)Saffron Henderson ... Lua (voice)David Kaye ... Professor Ramon De La Porta (voice)Scott McNeil ... Eric 'Tann' Tannenbaum IV / Omar / Wu-Chan (voice)Kirby Morrow ... Jason Jenkins / Frazetti (voice)Pauline Newstone ... Harpy (voice)September 2000The #1 song that week was “Jumpin Jumpin" By Destinys ChildThe #1 movie for the week was "The Watcher". "The Watcher" is an exciting psychological thriller that takes a unique look into the minds of both a serial killer and the man who must, reluctantly, pursue him. Starred Keanu Reeves fresh off MatrixThe #1 tv show was Survivor, followed by ER and Who Wants to Be a MillionareMicrosoft releases Windows ME.Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford is arrested for climbing on the set at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards after his band lost the award for Best Rock Video to Limp Bizkit. The director of Rage's "Sleep Now in the Fire" video, Michael Moore, suggests Commerford was probably "just bored" by the show. Britney Spears performed her hit single "Oops!... I Did It Again", becoming one of the VMA's most iconic and controversial performances due to her skin-coloured outfit. NSYNC performed their hit single "Bye Bye Bye", also becoming one of the VMA's most iconic performances everThe 2000 Summer Olympics are opened in Sydney, Australia.Fun Facts:Two video games were released based on the series, both on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. The first, called simply Kong: The Animated Series, was released by Planet Interactive in 2002. The second was released by Majesco Entertainment in 2005, and was based on the direct-to-video film Kong: King of Atlantis.Details on Netflixs new animated series: Netflix took to Twitter revealed certain details about the upcoming project and stated that a shipwrecked crew would be reaching an island of monsters. The island has “one king to rule them all” before mentioning Skull Island is a new anime series set in Legendary’s Monsterverse from Powerhouse Animations. A sympathetic clone version of him starred in the 2000 cartoon Kong: The Animated Series, in which he wrestled dinosaurs and romped around with his human buddies. However, there's a good chance Skull Island will not be aimed at kids, judging by its Netflix predecessors, which were also done by animation studio Powerhouse AnimationWorst Ranked Kong Movie by Screen Crush: Kong: King of Atlantis (2005): This list starts out with an obscure, animated incarnation of King Kong that really should be forgotten. The only upside of Kong: King of Atlantis is that it’s so far removed from the original King Kong story that you can pretend this is a completely different franchise. Kong: King of Atlantis was released straight to DVD as a tie-in to Kong: The Animated Series, so it’s not to be taken seriously on its own. The plot is focused on an evil queen named Reptilia who tries to use Kong to control the people of Atlantis. He’s rescued by a man who’s a bargain bin version of Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet. It’s not a good time. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Marla joins the show to discuss 70s style policing and terrible color palate with David Cassidy: Man Undercover (1978)Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpodWatch: YouTubeAired: November 2, 1978Episode Run: 10 EpisodesCreated by: Richard FielderDirected by: Bernard McEveety (Combat, Gunsmoke, How the West Was Won, Bonanza)Written By: Sean Baine (Walking Tall the TV series, RoboCop: The Series, TJ Hooker)Official Description: Twenty-something officer Dan Shay operates undercover in the Los Angeles youth scene.Cast:David Cassidy … Dan ShaySimon Oakland … Sgt. AbramsWendy Rasttatar … Joanne ShayFun Facts:This show was a spinoff of the show Police Story via a backdoor pilot. In the episode “A Chance to Live” Officer Dan Shay goes undercover at a high school to infiltrate a drug ring. Cassidy got an Emmy nomination for Best Dramatic Actor for the roleThere is actually a dedicated website for the show at chezgrae.com/dcmu. Looks like a geocities siteThis show was an inspiration for 21 Jump Street, as it was created by writers from this showCassidy had a rampant alcohol problem. In 2017 he announced that he had developed dementia and fell off stage. He also announced his liver was failing. In 2018 he was hospitalized for liver and kidney failure and placed. Doctors hoped to keep him alive long enough for a transplant but he died 3 days later, 47 years to the day after “I Think I Love You” hit #1 on the charts.His daughter is Katie Cassidy, Laurel from the CW Arrowverse. But the two never had a relationship and she was raised by her mother.His final words were to Katie on his deathbed: “So much wasted time” ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Patrick Woodall (Adam Ruins Everything, Plus One) returns to help us take on Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos, the 1986 cartoon where Chuck leads a band of martial artists to fight the evil Claw, Super Ninja, Angelfish and their band of evil ninjas. Plus dolphins!Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpodWatch: TubiAired: September 15, 1986Episode Run: 5 EpisodesDirected by: John Kimball (Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Darkwing Duck (1991) and Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (1988)), Charles A. Nichols (Charlotte's Web" (1973), "Pinocchio" (1940))Written By: Michael Maurer and Dorothy MiddletonProduced by: Larry Huber (Danger Rangers (2003), ChalkZone (2002) and Dexter's Laboratory (1996))Composed by: Udi HarpazOfficial Description: Chuck Norris is an operative for the United States government who has a team consisting of Pepper, a technological genius, Kimo, a Samurai warrior, Reed, his apprentice, Tabe, a Sumo warrior, and Too Much, the young ward. Together they foil the plans of The Claw and his right hand man, The Super Ninja.Cast:Sam Fontana ... Reed (voice)Kathy Garver ... Pepper (voice)Robert Ito ... Tabe (voice)Bill Martin ... Claw (voice)Chuck Norris ... Chuck Norris (voice)Alan Oppenheimer... President (voice)Keone Young ... Super Ninja (voice)Episode Description:  Angel Fish kidnaps Dr. Sanford, the architect behind the creation of Sea Lab, so that the Claw can infiltrate it and control the world's oceans. It is up to Chuck Norris and his team of Karate Kommandos to stop them.September 1986The #1 song that week was “Take My Breath Away" By BerlinThe #1 movie for the week was "Blue Velvet"  By David Lynch The film concerns a young college student who, returning home to visit his ill father, discovers a severed human ear in a field that leads to his uncovering a vast criminal conspiracy and entering a romantic relationship with a troubled lounge singer.The #1 tv show was The Cosby Show, followed by Family Ties and CheersSpace Shuttle Challenger blew up 73 seconds after take-off, killing all 7 crew members. Tens of thousands of school-age children were watching the flight live because teacher Christa McAuliffe was a member of the crew.The term “Going postal” originated from a  mass shooting committed by a US Postal Service employee, Patrick Sherrill, in an act of workplace rage. Fourteen people were killed in the rampage.The USSR’s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reactor # 4 had a mishap, giving radiation poisoning to an estimated 500,000 to 6,000,000 people. The remaining three reactors continued to operate until 1991, 1996 and 2000 respectively. The USSR created and distributed a forged letter that “exposed” the US government “conspiracy” to overstate the seriousness of Chernobyl meltdown‘The Wave’ was first brought to worldwide attention during the 1986 FIFA World Cup in MexicoThe year we found out that last year’s Dallas TV show entire season was just Bobby Ewing’s (Patrick Duffy) dream (Who Shot JR)Fun FactsTo coincide with the airing of the show, Kenner Products made a set of action figures based on the main characters of the show. Kenner also made many accessories, including weapons and vehicles, to go along with the figurinesThe show is parodied in the 2012 CGI series version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles via a fictional cartoon show named Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Krew, starring and produced by Chris Bradford, himself a parody of Chuck Norris. This fictional series is first featured in the 4th-season episode "The Weird World of Wyrm".The Karate Komando comic book was penned by the creator of Spider-man and Dr Strange, steve ditko   ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Thomas the Tank is back to take on the animated spinoff of The Karate Kid, where Miyagi, Daniel and a girl with a receding hairline named Snacks search the world on a hastily built raft for a magical idol...because reasons.Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpodWatch: YouTubeAired: September 9, 1989Episode Run: 13 (originally planned for 65 episodes)Directed by: Larry HoustonWritten By: Michael Maurer and Dorothy MiddletonTheme Composed by: Saban & Levy (Power Rangers)Official Description: Animated series (loosely) based on the film series, in which Daniel, Miyagi and new friend Taki travel the world in search of an ancient Japanese talisman.CastJoey Dedio - Daniel LaRussoRobert Ito - Mr. MiyagiJanice Kawaye - Taki TamuraiSeptember 1989The #1 song that week was “Cold Hearted” by Paula AbdulThe #1 movie was “Sea of Love” starring Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin and John Goodman where Pacino plays a detective trying to track down a serial killer who’s finding his victims through a singles column in the newspaperThe #1 tv show was Roseanne, followed by Cheers and A Different World.The week this show premiered The Stanford Gravure shooting occurred in Kentucky where employee Joseph Wesbecker killed 8 fellow employees and injured 12 others at his former workplace before committing suicide. This resulted in a lawsuit against Eli Lilly because he was on Prozac. And guns were never a problem again.This is the same year that the wall between East and West Berlin was brought down and the Tiananmen Square protests happened. Or did they according to China?And this was the first year that Microsoft Office was released, as well as the Nintendo Gameboy and Intel released the first 486 processor. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Javi Fuentes from Central Track returns for our Christmas tradition and we take on UpTV's "A Christmas Movie Christmas"!Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpod ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Esther is back to celebrate Thanksgiving 2000s DC comic style with Smallville's season 6 Thanksgiving special Rage!Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpodVoicemail: (469) 573-2337Subscribe for Free!Apple Podcasts: http://apple.pilotprojectpod.comGoogle Play: http://googleplay.pilotprojectpod.comRSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/pilotprojectpodSpotify: http://spotify.pilotprojectpod.comStitcher: http://stitcher.pilotprojectpod.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Stefan returns to take on Kevin Sorbo and a "mummy" in 1996s very special Hercules Halloween episode.Stefan returns to take on Desi Arnaz Jr. and the fake mini Doctor Manhattan in 1983's SCI Fi series AutomanContact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpodVoicemail: (469) 573-2337Subscribe for Free!Apple Podcasts: http://apple.pilotprojectpod.comGoogle Play: http://googleplay.pilotprojectpod.comRSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/pilotprojectpodSpotify: http://spotify.pilotprojectpod.comStitcher: http://stitcher.pilotprojectpod.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Barry returns for more terrible early 00s Sci-fi action to review 2001's Black Scorpion!Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpodVoicemail: (469) 573-2337Subscribe for Free!Apple Podcasts: http://apple.pilotprojectpod.comGoogle Play: http://googleplay.pilotprojectpod.comRSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/pilotprojectpodSpotify: http://spotify.pilotprojectpod.comStitcher: http://stitcher.pilotprojectpod.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Zed returns for more hot 90s beach action to review 1996's Pacific Blue!Contact Us!Email: [email protected]: @pilotprojectpodFacebook: https://fb.me/pilotprojectpodTwitter: @pilotprojectpodVoicemail: (469) 573-2337Subscribe for Free!Apple Podcasts: http://apple.pilotprojectpod.comGoogle Play: http://googleplay.pilotprojectpod.comRSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/pilotprojectpodSpotify: http://spotify.pilotprojectpod.comStitcher: http://stitcher.pilotprojectpod.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★