pilot
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- noun
- /ˈpaɪlət/
- Jargon
- The network decided to air the pilot episode of the new series next month to gauge audience reaction.
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Watch on YouTubeIf, if your, if your TV pilot isn't good, nothing works.
- If, if your, if your TV pilot isn't good, nothing works.
- Pitch decks didn't exist in those days for pilots and movies.
- I booked a pilot and then we shot the pilot while I was still in school.
- And this was the first pilot and we had big fans at NBC.
- So we are going to be doing a couple pilots for you guys.
- And so I went and I just did the voice for the little pilot presentation.
- It's past pilot stage is a pilot I could watch.
Examples
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Think of this vlog as a pilot to a show of my life.
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Over the holidays I showed my family our TV pilot, as did I.
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And I think when we made the pilot, it was like I was sick.
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But what I was doing was a pilot, and my character was the main person.
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It's just the pilot episode.
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Last year we did a a pilot TV show for NBC called Suspicion.
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If, if your, if your TV pilot isn't good, nothing works.
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And when we finished our pilot, at first we didn't get picked up.
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And, and so that was the pilot for Hamilton's Pharmacopia.
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Oh, did you guys hear that Glaucia Eduarda was actually offered a role on a pilot?
Synonyms
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A single show in a TV or radio series
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An episode made to show the idea of a TV show and get approval
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.6
A small initial test to check if a research method is possible and how much time and money it needs
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6.2
An automatic machine that controls a ship, plane or spacecraft without a person
- Specialized
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A small boat that takes a person who guides large ships into and out of port
- Archaic
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8.1
A very hard plain biscuit that keeps for a long time and sailors use on ships
- Specialized
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8.8
A map that shows common winds, currents, and weather for a sea area and season
- Specialized
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6.3
A rope ladder with wooden or metal steps that you use to board a ship from a small boat
- Specialized
A small balloon released to find wind direction and speed high in the sky
How Developed
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- Jargon
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Pilot is used for the first episode of a TV series because it 'guides' the whole show and shows its direction, so producers use a pilot to test whether a series will work.