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Cleared for Takeoff (1994)

Directed by Fred Levine•30m•Published Sep 9, 2022•Episode length 46m
Cleared For Takeoff? - Headless

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For a lot of little ones, airplanes look exciting from a distance -- but awfully scary close-up! By following a nervous pair of young siblings on their way to visit their grandmother for the first time, this kid-sensitive program shows children what to expect when they fly the friendly skies, with a guided tour from a real United Airlines pilot. Get up close-and-personal views of the cockpit, the runway, the baggage claim and more.

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Your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew continue to try their hands at a little Web Series Pilot Analysis by discussing all the first episode of Headless. Ian and Georgia are both learning the route but have flown on the airline a few times before. We're trying to figure out if we can connect to Bing on the flight…

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Your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew continue to try their hands at a little Web Series Pilot Analysis by discussing all the first episode of Headless. Ian and Georgia are both learning the route but have flown on the airline a few times before. We're trying to figure out if we can connect to Bing on the flight as we discuss:

  • The sense of humour Sean & Sinead Persaud have and what other media property it reminds us of
  • We fawn over the production values in the pilot episode
  • What enigmas does the series present to entice us to come back
  • Can you incorporate an overly woke villain in a sense that's not heavily ironic?
  • Ian throws a little teacher-gripe with the presentation of education in a cutaway
  • Is Ichabod paying attention to his own narrative?
  • Ian and Georgia give their first impressions of the series, having never seen it before
  • We also acknowledge our propensity to approve of Shipwrecked's stuff
  • Would we ground the Headless pilot or is it Cleared for Takeoff?

Catch the pilot episode of Headless at https://youtu.be/gZjidIkpXS0

Headless theme composed by Dylan Glatthorn.  Used by permission.  

Catch more of Dylan's stuff at:

http://dylanglatthorn.com/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4490064/