Pilot (Californication)
| "Pilot" | |
|---|---|
| Californication episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Stephen Hopkins |
| Written by | Tom Kapinos |
| Production code | 101 |
| Original air date | August 13, 2007 |
"Pilot" is the pilot episode of the Showtime series Californication, which originally aired in North America on August 13, 2007, though it was released to Netflix subscribers on July 24, 2007.[1]
Plot
Hank Moody (David Duchovny) is a man in his 40s struggling with a mid-life crisis. He is still in love with his ex-girlfriend, Karen, who is about to be married to her fiancé, Bill Lewis, and with whom Hank shares custody of their 12-year-old daughter, Becca. The show begins with Hank in a church receiving oral sex from a nun, but it is soon revealed that it is a dream that epitomizes Hank's lifestyle; he was receiving a blow job from a one-night stand. After writing a book entitled God Hates Us All and receiving great accolades and critical acclaim, Hank finds himself struggling to write a new book. He is angry that his book has been turned into a movie titled Crazy Little Thing Called Love starring Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Hank has sex with a young woman he meets at a bookstore; during sex she repeatedly punches him, giving him a black eye. She turns out to be Mia Lewis, the 16-year-old daughter of Bill Lewis. Hank and Karen have to team up to retrieve their daughter Becca from a wild party.
Cultural references
- When Hank is sleeping on the sofa and is awakened by his ex-girlfriend, part of a radio broadcast from one of the Fensler Films GI Joe Public Service Announcements is audible in the background.
Music
- Peeping Tom - "Mojo"
- Rolling Stones - "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
- My Morning Jacket - "Rocket Man"
References
- ↑ "Californication". Netflix (registration required). 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-09-18.
External links
"Pilot" at the Internet Movie Database