S1.E1

Pilot

Episode aired Feb 26, 2014
TV-14
25m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

1.1K

YOUR RATING

John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy in Pilot (2013)

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Comedy Drama

Follows four senators who live together in a rented house in Washington DC.Follows four senators who live together in a rented house in Washington DC.Follows four senators who live together in a rented house in Washington DC.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

1.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This show was inspired by a 2007 NYT article, "Taking Power, Sharing Cereal," about the living arrangements of Senators Dick Durbin, Chuck Schumer and two other congressmen.

Quotes
Senator Andy Guzman: Hey, Robert, what do you think I should read? The Bill of Rights or emails from my ex-wife's boyfriend?
Robert Bettencourt: You've probably got time for both. Listen, are you still looking for a place to live?
Senator Andy Guzman: I am. I am. Why?
Robert Bettencourt: 'Cause Louis and Gil John and I are looking for a roommate. And you seem like somebody that could really use a room.

Connections
Referenced in Harmontown: Us of the Dangling Wee-Wee (2013)

Soundtracks
Let's Take a Walk
(uncredited)
Written by Raphael Saadiq and Gerard Curtis
Performed by Raphael Saadiq

User reviews9

Featured review

1/10

so disappointed!

I was so looking forward to this series. I have been a Doonesbury fan for years and thought this would be a winner. It was awful. I couldn't even stay awake for the first full episode after the pilot. Mr. Trudeau you have missed the mark with this one. Yes Kelly Ripa's husband Mark is eye candy but the show is a disaster. Folks this is not The House of Cards--it is 4 adult men who we are supposed to believe are in congress who behave like frat boys and love the word f###. John Goodman as a frat boy?? Right! Him in the shower funny?? Right! Even as a long time liberal I could find no humor in this absurd attempt at lampooning Washington.