This month on the pilots club, we watched the pilot of the original CSI from 2000. We discuss how the show’s focus on science was unique for procedurals of the time, and how it feels like a predecessor to Mythbusters. We also talk about the pilot’s vignette structure, dramatic lighting, immediately likeable characters, and corn cobs.

The Whatnauts Pilot’s Club is a podcast all about the first episodes of television shows and the many reasons why they may or may not be worth a watch. Every month we pick a different pilot episode to watch and then discuss it here on our show. We release these episodes first and foremost to our Patreon supporters on our $3 tier and above. Then, two years later we release these episodes to a wider audience on a public feed. So if you wanna catch up on two years worth of episodes, our Patreon is the place to do that.

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