What I liked
The writing, the technology, the performances, the concept, the ambition and scope, the humor, the love of the genres that get parodied, the audience interaction, the props, the cohesive, strange universe they create, and Second Place Studios is the most fun venue at Fringe.
What I didn't like
Nothing! But, if they keep doing the show, it might be cool to have a ticket option where you can come see every pilot they perform over the course of the run for some kind of bundle price.
My overall impression
Incredible, ridiculously ambitious, genuinely hilarious! The amount of work it must have taken to pull off a show of this scope is truly staggering! To write brilliant, dead-on parodies of so many different TV tropes while leaving countless elements to chance for the audience and performers to navigate, and still have it be such an entertaining, fun, cohesive show is mind-bogglingly impressive. I saw it three times, each one completely different, and I would see it a hundred more. There’s no other show like Test Pilots, and it deserves to have a long and successful run after Fringe. Remember the names Ellie Diberardino and Alex Howard. If this show is any indication, they are going to be huge creative forces in our industry.
