05 – Mission Impossible

Join Scott & Tom as they break down this week’s pilot: Mission Impossible!

Mission: Impossible is a U.S television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force (IMF). In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin.

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04 – Quantum Leap

Join Scott & Tom as they break down this week’s pilot: Quantum Leap

Although the Project Quantum Leap isn’t ready yet, Sam Beckett doesn’t listen to supercomputer Ziggy, hops into the Accelerator and leaps. As Tom Stratton, an Air Force test pilot about to attempt a dangerous flight. Sam finds his memory Swiss cheesed, with only enough left to know that he is not where or when he belongs. According to Sam’s friend and partner Al, who appears to him as a hologram nobody else can see, Al explains that the Project has gone awry and in order to leap out of the pilot’s body, Sam must successfully fly the X-2 to Mach 3, which according to historical records, ended in a fatal crash.

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03 – Stargate: SG1

Join Scott & Tom as they break down this week’s pilot: Stargate: SG1! (The orignal that aired on Showtime!)

Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich.

The television series was filmed in and around the city of Vancouver, Canada. In the United States, Showtime broadcast the first five seasons, from 1997 to 2002, and then the series moved to the Sci Fi Channel for its last five seasons, from 2002 to 2007.

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02 – Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Join Scott & Tom as they break down this week’s pilot: Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games.

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