The Pilot Marathon Part 10

Deutsche Version | Part 9 Türkisch für Anfänger (lit. “Turkish for Beginners”) What’s the show about? The show revolves around a German melting pot family, consisting of Metin Öztürk, a German police detective of Turkish origins and his son Cem, a wannabe gangsta and his daughter Yağmur, who’s living by strict Islamic rules. On the…

The Pilot Marathon Part 9

Deutsche Version | Part 8 | Part 10 Burn Notice What’s the show about? Michael Westen used to be a spy. But one day he got “burned” and was dumped in Miami. Ever since he tries to find out why he was burned and by whom. In the meantime he helps people the normal police…

The Pilot Marathon Part 8

Deutsche Version | Part 7 | Part 9 True Blood What’s the show about? Based upon the “Sookie Stackhouse” book series by Charlaine Harris. Sookie is a waitress in Bon Temps, Louisiana and she can read minds. She’s fallen in love with a Vampire who has been around since the Civil War. The Vampires have…

The Pilot Marathon Part 7

Deutsche Version | Part 6 | Part 8 Two and a Half Men What’s the show about? After his wife has thrown him out, Alan Harper has moved in with his brother Charlie who is a ad jingle composer, a womanizer and lives on a beach house. On the weekends Alan’s son Jake lives also…

The Pilot Marathon Part 6

Deutsche Version | Part 5 | Part 7 Since I’ve purchased quite a number of new TV shows, I thought to resurrect this marathon. V (1983) What’s the show about? A group of underground rebels fights against an alien race who have invaded Earth without making it appear as such. The resistance cell is a…

The Pilot Marathon Part 5

Deutsche Version | Part 4 | Part 6 Knight Rider What’s the show about? Michael Knight works for Foundation for Law And Government. But he doesn’t work alone. He has help in form of his car: The Knight Industries Two Thousand, KITT. KITT is a bullet-proof computer on wheels and it helps Michael on his…

The Pilot Marathon Part 4

Deutsche Version | Part 3 | Part 5 The King of Queens What’s the show about? Doug Heffernan is a delivery man for International Parcel Service (IPS). His wife, Carrie, works as a secretary for a law firm. Both live in a house in Queens, New York and in the basement of that house lives…

The Pilot Marathon Part 3

Deutsche Version | Part 2 | Part 4 Thunder in Paradise What’s the show about? R.J. “Hurricance” Spencer has built a very special boat. It is very fast, specially armored and has a lot of special features. He and his partner Brubaker go on special missions for their country. “Thunder in Paradise” Spencer is in…

The Pilot Marathon Part 2

Deutsche Version | Part 1 | Part 3 Heroes What’s the show about? People all over the world discover that they have special abilities. And somehow their destinies are connected and that they have a task to do: How to stop an exploding man? “Genesis” Tokyo, Japan. A man belives that he can stop time….

The Pilot Marathon Part 1

Deutsche Version | Part 2 Every story has a beginning and for a TV show it’s (often) the Pilot. I simply love pilots. It’s the one episode that I watch more than any other episode of the show. I’ll watch them in the order in which they stand on my shelves, so there’s no secret…