Pilot or Pass

This week Bobbert and Benjamin watch some of the newest iterations of an show that influenced their childhoods. Power Rangers was a show on Saturday mornings by Saban Entertainment, and is currently owned by Hasbro, who didn't watch this show growing up?We discuss how we felt about this program as well as a few controversies surrounding Mighty Morphing Power Rangers.Hosted by Bobbert Sweeney & Benjamin BateEdited by Benjamin Bate

Are you hungry this week? because we are. Fresh Fried and Crispy and Somebody Feed Phil are travel/food programs where the hosts get super excited about food while driving around different destinations.Hosted by Bobbert Sweeney and Benjamin BateEdited by Benjamin BateFollow us on Twitter: @orpilotInstagram: @pilotorpassand facebook:www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

This week Robbie and I watched two more superhero programs on Netflix. We discussed some of the wild topics covered in the programs and what made each one success for or not successful.Hosted by Bobbert Sweeney and Benjamin BateEdited by Benjamin BateFollow us on Twitter: @orpilotInstagram: @pilotorpassand facebook:www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

WARNING: This episode discusses sex and selling homework to your peers.This week we watched some sexy shows about people that don't have sex. We learned some really interesting things this week, like how Robbie has never seen American Pie. Both of these shows are available on Netflix.Hosted by Bobbert Sweeney and Benjamin BateEdited by Benjamin BateFollow us on Twitter: @orpilotInstagram: @pilotorpassand facebook:www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Sometimes it's hard to live up to the expectations of your mentors. Let's talk about it on this weeks episode of POP. Mo' Superheroes Mo' ProblemsHosted by Bobbert Sweeney and Benjamin BateEdited by Benjamin BateFollow us on Twitter: @orpilotInstagram: @pilotorpassand facebook:www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

CONTENT WARNING: This Episode brings up some sensitive topics such as sexual assault, rape and others. We only talk about it in the context of the show and the conversation on it is very brief.Hosted by Bobert Sweeney, and Benjamin BateEdited by Benjamin Bate

This week we are taking a look at some more adult anime. Yasuke is about the only black samurai in Japan and Afro Samurai is about a man looking to avenge the death of his father and take down a series of assassins. Afro Samurai is available on Hulu and Yasuke is available on Netflix. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

This week we picked three Starwars shows off of Disney Plus to watch. Ewoks, Freemaker Adventures, and Rebels. Purposely we were hoping they would all be bad. It's surprising which one wasn't. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

This week we are doing something a little more culturally aware. We are watching two programs about Jewish people. Unorthodox is a series based off of Deborah Feldman's autobiography and Shtisel is a story about an internet free Jewish community in Jerusalem. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Rob and Ben watched the first season of Infinity Train this week. We've got this train rolling now, and ain't nobody stopping it. Infinity Train is available on HBO Max. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

You read that right, we skipped ahead a few episodes. We had a hard drive here fail and we lost two weeks worth of episodes, but we're right back at it this week!

Hey guys, we took a little time off but we'll be back next week with Helstrom!

This week we are taking the CW to TV court because of their crimes against television. We watched Walker, a new take on the classic show Walker Texas Ranger. Does this need to exist? Thats for the Jury to decide.

Hello Guys, we are back after a short break, this week we watched the equalizer, available on Amazon Prime. When you have no one else to turn to you can turn to the Equalizer, a robin hood-esq figure to help

This week we watched The Keepers and The Staircase. This is an episode for true crime fans. Do you know who did it? Have you watched these shows? Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Two wildly different tones this week as we watch Bridgerton the show that is getting attention through many different outlets, and the Queens Gambit. Both are based off of a book counterpart, and the shows are available to stream on Netflix. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

We're ducking crazy this week with the huge quantity of shows that we watched. We tried to clear all of the duck themed shows from the 90's that we could find on Disney Plus. Take a listen and relive Saturday mornings with us! Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Content Warning - Sex, Sexuality, Addiction, and some less than appropriate words for Genitals. Hosted by Robert Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Social Media! Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and Facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Television is not a paradise, but it's our paradise. This week we talked about the shows Shameless US and Shameless UK. Two iterations of the same program. Available on Netflix and Hulu. Content Warnings - Discussions on sexuality, Sex, & Drug Use. Hosted by Robert Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Social Media! Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and Facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

In this week of Pilot or Pass we take a look at the dark history of game shows and discuss some of the legal issues that obstacle course reality TV shows have, all while trying to accomplish weird tasks to please the Taskmaster. MXC is available on Amazon Prime and Taskmaster is available on Youtube. Hosted by Robert Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and Facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Try having a conversation about these two shows. They are purposefully confusing. But enjoyable when you want to mix people up. Enjoy these two shows, one wholesome and one not so much this holiday season. Hosted by Robert Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Teenage vampire slayers are nothing new in the world of Popular culture, but they seemed pretty novel to people in the early 2000s! These popular Joss Whedon shows were big and are still referred to today as incredibly popular. So we have to ask the question, are they worth binging during quarantine? Probably. Hosted by Robert Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

When crimes happen, or cannibals are on the loose, this podcast isn't going to help you or give you any sort of insight into the criminal mind. Or the investigators mind. Instead it will provide color commentary on these two procedurals, that have become cult hits. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited By Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Which docu-series is about stranger subcultures? I guess it depends who you ask. I think its the cheese one but my Priest disagrees with me. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

This week we tried to do an anime week but instead watched one anime about muscular men pinching each other and the other was an American adult animation on Netflix loosely based on greek Mythology. So we messed up that theme. Both shows are available on Netflix. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

When trouble strikes, the Middle Man is there to save you from comic book evil. When your friends creepy father is hitting on you at bible camp, maybe there is a bounty on his head for skipping bail, it doesn't hurt to check. Middle Man originally aired on ABC family and is available for purchase at numerous places Teenage Bounty Hunters is available on NETFLIX. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

Two weeks after Halloween we are still on a spooky kick. The Haunting of Bly Manor is the 2020 sequel series to The Haunting of Hill House, and we discuss if it's trying to live up to that legacy, and October Faction is based off a comic book by the same name. Both shows are available on Netflix. Hosted By Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited By Benjamin Bate Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/

Are you feeling stressed or crazy in these uncertain times? If you are looking for a mental health hospital don't check into the one Ratched is working at. Trust us. In this episode we entered into a Honey contest so there is an ad read in the middle. When you hear it, share it! We're hoping to get a sweet sponsorship to help boost our production value! Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/ Hosted By, Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited By Benjamin Bate

This week we watch a series that is designed specifically to sell a line of toys, and an incredible show about wrestling that is based off the real lives of people from the 80s. You can decide which is which. Follow us on Twitter: @orpilot Instagram: @pilotorpass and facebook: www.facebook.com/pilotorpass/ Guest hosted by Adam Salzer find his stuff here - http://www.rundownwrestling.com/ Regular hosts, Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited By Benjamin Bate

This week its a clean competition between Great Britain and American cultural delights. We pitted these cuisines against each other and determined that no matter what we were the winner. If only because we left the shows starving. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

in this truely outragious episode Ben and Robbie get a little musical and watch some shows about girl bands with memebers that are a little more, supernatural. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

You may have had to answer some awkward questions if you watched these shows with your children. We aren't apologizing for that, Robbie had to do the same thing when Ben started asking questions before we recorded this episode. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

Lets delve into the mysteries of our own world and this week we are going to look at two documentary series. Extinct or Alive with Forest Galate, and Mysteries of the Deep with Jeremy Wade. Is this a genre that we as humans have caused to go extinct or is it still thriving without human interaction. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney, and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

Holler back to the days of our prebirth. Robbie and Ben watch two shows based on movies that came out before we were born. Both shows like the society that warranted their creation are stuck in the past, but they are pretty cool. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited By Benjamin Bate

China has a huge amount of television and folk lore that most people barely even touch upon in their lives. So this week we watched two shows from China, one of which is another retelling of a classic tale, and the other is a piece of newer work. These shows are available on Netflix with english subtitles. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

With fall right around the corner, we felt it was time to remind everyone that the evil in books isn't real and that the evil regular people perpetrate everyday is. Have fun with these two! Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

This we we decided to switch it up and watch Guns Akimbo staring Daniel Radcliffe. A gory film invoking comics, and action movies of the 80s and early 2000s. Premiering at film festivals this movie eventually made it onto Amazon Prime. Which is where we saw it. Hosts: Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Editor: Benjamin Bate

Do you have enough trauma to be in either of these shows? I'm not sure I do but my all black wardrobe begs to differ. This week we watched Marvel's Runaways and the Umbrella Academy. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

Let me tell you a tale of two different fantasy shows. One set in the modern day but with magic Catholic Lightsabers, and the other a retelling of Arthurian Myth. There are wolves, demons, faeries, and I promise we can skip over the kissing parts. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

Let's leave this planet behind and go into SPACE. Robbie leads us somewhere new and we talk about the philosophy of Startrek's episode "the man trap" and the qualities of a parody show that make it successful. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

Is money the ultimate source of evil, or is it power, Robbie and Ben discuss the boys this week, a incredibly dark take on the super hero genre. The Boys is available on Amazon Prime, and season two premiers September 4th. Hosts, Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Editor Benjamin Bate

Hey Everyone, just a heads up this episode has some technical difficulties that I am working on ironing out. If you can forgive that then you'll enjoy this wonderful episode, if not I should have a new version posted later tonight. Have you ever wondered what song would play inside your own head if someone else was listening? We have been wondering that now. Even though Robbie isn't into musicals, we try to convince him to give these two a chance. Special Guest: Marguerite Kennish Hosted by: Benjamin Bate and Robbie Sweeney Edited by: Benjamin Bate

In this dramatic wasteland of TV, Ben and Robbie Struggle to find sustenance, water, and baked goods. Freakish is a show about high school students, who look like certain people from Youtube and Vine, deal with the destruction of their town. Zomboat can only be compared to a trip down the lazy river where zombies are on either shows. So I don't know why we bothered to talk about it with Freakish. Hosted by Robert Sweeney, and Benjamin Bate Edited By Benjamin Bate

Roswell and Roswell, New Mexico are two peas in a pod. By that we mean, one pea is old and dusty and hasn't aged well, and probably was forgotten by most people. and the other is the same pea but twenty years newer. Robbie and Ben Speculate on what they will be like in 20 years from now. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

What's the deal with neurotic hiphop artists? Is that the new thing? This week Robbie and I watched Dave on Hulu a Tv show about someone who is launching their hiphop career after being successful on Youtube. If you are one of the people that actually reads these full descriptions I salute you, and would also like to point out, if you haven't watched Wu-tang an American Saga before watching this, I suggest you do. It comes up in conversation. Catch us on Twitter: @orpilot Show Hosts: Robbie Sweeney and Benjamin Bate Show Edited By: Benjamin Bate

3, 2, 1, Lift off! Ben and Robbie set off to get boots on the moon in this episode of Pilot or Pass. Topics for this episode include how much does a school cost, and your favorite Beach Boy song. Space Force is a show on Netflix staring Steve Carell as he attempts to lead a new branch of the military. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney & Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate

Robbie is considering a career change from television watcher to litterally anything else. So this week we watched Brooklyn nine nine a fictional show about the 99th precinct in Brooklyn NY and compared it to Tacoma FD, a fictional show about Fire Fighters in Tacoma Washington.

With Justin Roiland's new show Solar Opposites finally hitting streaming services, Ben and Robbie decide to watch it and compare it to the last hit he made. Are these comparisons fair? Comment on the episode what you think! Hosted by Benjamin Bate and Robbie Sweeney Edited by Benjamin Bate

Do you like vampires and vampire based puns? Ben and Robbie watched What we do in the Shadows a show about vampires living in Staten Island NY. Currently airing on FX, it is available to stream on HULU. Hosted by Benjamin Bate and Robbie Sweeney Edited by Benjamin Bate

Not all comic book shows are created equal, this week Robbie and Ben watched the first episode of Preacher on Hulu (originally on AMC) and were excited and surprised from the beginning when Seth Rogan appeared in the opening credits to the extremely exciting conclusion of the episode. There will be spoilers, so we recommend watching the first episode of preacher before listening. Hosted by Robbie Sweeney, and Benjamin Bate Edited by Benjamin Bate Preacher is based off of a graphic novel by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon

In the inaugural episode of Pilot or Pass Ben and Robbie watch the first episode of the series Wu-Tang and American Saga. A show that they are desperately under qualified to discuss, but think it was cool anyways. This is like a book club so there will be spoilers for this show. We recommend you watch it and join in the discussion in the comments. Wu-Tang American Saga is available to view on Hulu. Hosts: Benjamin Bate & Robbie Sweeney Edited By: Benjamin Bate