Detour - Rivers Cuomo's Failed TV Pilot

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[@Rogervideoessays]

“Weezer fans? There’s like 4 of us.” Yes true, their names are Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Patrick Wilson and Scott Shriner.

[@versebuchanan512]

You can't prove that Brian likes Weezer you liar

[@charleszaman7666]

The implication that Rivers enjoys Weezer is very bold of you to say

[@LegendoftheGalacticHero]

There are dozens of us. DOZENS

[@Meleedroit]

@@LegendoftheGalacticHero yea! Like Scott Murphy and Jason Cropper!

[@jude_dadude]

@@Meleedroitor mykel and carli (biggest fans) and karl

[@wendycetrl2528]

"To complete his bachelor of arts in English, the frontman took a sabbatical from his successful rock career eight years ago to return to Harvard full time, where he lived in dorms and ate in the student cafeteria"....I would definitely have liked to see this serie.

[@officialFredDurstfanclub]

babe wake up, MarcButEvil made another video about the funny virgin band

[@MarcButEvil]

Brown bricks in minecrap (also thanks for the support)

[@BuckoBean29]

Some day the pilot episode will leak in some weird fashion. Maybe rivers will accidentally leak it or something.

[@johnjohnsonf739]

This channel has revealed more than I ever wanted or needed to know about Weezer. Absolutely tortorous 10/10

[@stanknugget]

The real torture is when the narrator tries to be funny.

[@jacobrobinson486]

"Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo's TV pilot "DeTour", was based on his experience of being a rock star who decides to leave his band and go back to college". I think he deserves a second chance. Why not deal with someone else besides Fox, I mean today, again. In these uncertain times we are in need of inspiring stories like this.

[@tannert8067]

This video has made me think about how unfair some media have been to Weezer. It is true that not all their albums are masterpieces, but they have endured in the preference of their public over time, a public that is not four people, but millions of fans.

[@willak8064]

completely agree with this statement" It would have been interesting to see where a character like this could go, both in psychological and comedic terms"

[@anothercleverusername992]

_"They couldn't possibly leak us peasants the screenplay... Even those of us who are making a video essay! But.... OOOOOoooooohhhhh, you FUCKERS..."_ AMAZING😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewmartin7521]

Still in love with Weezer after all these years. I would love to see the TV show.

[@Musicgoodmanyk]

I’m a huge weeztard how have I never heard of this

[@ventriloquistmagician4735]

my man is such a good video maker

[@larryf6443]

Nice vid. Btw, two days ago Rivers Coumo announced that Weezer’s Broadway shows scheduled for September 2022 have been cancelled. He said "I just learned that our Broadway shows have been cancelled (due to low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses.) I'm very sorry to be telling you this now after we've already invested so much time, thought, and emotion. Extra apologies to those of you who cleared schedules and made travel plans to be with us".

[@brainglow_lightbright]

Gotta say, Detour, the noir film, is one of my favorites

[@joniivee]

I thought I knew everything there was to know about Weezer but I somehow missed that the DeTour script leaked! Excellent detective work. Also really consistently funny, that Mr. Incredible visual gag at the end got me good.

[@obclark5187]

Rivers story would be perfect for a TV show.

[@jrr7603]

I'm a big fan of Weezer and I have never heard of this. Good video.

[@gregniel]

Wow. . . . I just took a look at Cuomo's gear and that guy has dropped some serious coin on equipment.

[@nix3l_]

rivers and weezer have such a rich history that it would be perfect for a tv show or documentary

[@HighPriestessofPie]

Is that not what most of this channel already is?

[@ronaldhelmeke2128]

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[@thetexanshurtme]

I liked the part in the Weezer show when they wrestled with Jimmy

[@peterboris3765]

Yo that Friday Night outro tho

[@slumberyclub]

I thought Weezertube ended with zeep and billy but the algorithm has blessed me. Subbed. Good vid!

[@eddydave4629]

I have been a Weezer's fan for a long time ago. Great vid!

[@jillnance4838]

I wonder if the title chosen for the serie has influenced in the decision . On one hand, the title does not suggest the content of the serie much. On the other hand, if the tittle was one of the causes, that could always be discussed, changing or improving. This is just one opinion that I would like to share with my friends, the Weezer Fans.

[@Dylan-le9gn]

you are like the weezer expect, I am subscribing

[@behrwillsonn4842]

Yo, I see your point abut Fox. But, "Arrested Development" got real bad. I mean they had a story line where Michael's love interest was a mentally diminished woman. Mr. F. Remember, Mr. F? That's not funny. Season 4 sucks too I couldn't even finish it.

[@Mike_Jones1980]

So, random Weezer on t.v. moment. Does anyone else remember Jay Leno doing a man on the street type of segment and showing up at the drummers apartment accidentally?

[@felixorozco4055]

The name of the band itself, modern dukes is a reference to a weezer demo too, so that's cool

[@maplekaaa]

The pilot leaked recently... It's not great, very average TV writing from that time. If Weezer's name wasn't attached to it it would be nothing special, but it's pretty cute considering it has their involvement. Some highlights include Rivers' cameo, The main character singing California Kids at the end, and for some reason Logan Paul being in it?

[@backpack_buddies93]

@maplekaaa I didn't know the Pilot had leaked. I will go to watch it now👍

[@333ferret]

I saw it a while ago it’s so bad lol

[@PFBM86]

I just watched it and found it enjoyable. The main character and the Asian girl were the standouts. The main dude had a bit of a Sean Spencer vibe in how he interacts with everybody. I wonder if Franks intentionally wrote him like Sean to try to replicate the success of Psych or if that's just how he writes his characters, but either way the actor did an excellent job bringing the character life. The Asian girl had a really enjoyable story arc which tied in heavily with the main character, and the actress was a perfect fit for her character as well. The other major characters were all annoyingly one-dimensional but that's understandable for a pilot. I think the show had a lot of promise on the strength of its premise and the quality writing and acting talent involved and it should've been picked up.

[@RecentTerrier4383]

Honestly I thought it was pretty good, especially for a pilot. Way better than any of the other shows fox greenlit that year. Would've definitely watched more!

[@maplekaaa]

@ Aye fair enough! I'll admit I'm not terribly familiar with Fox's broadcasting from any period of time so maybe it was above average for the network lol

[@ZyxthePest]

Just thought you should know there was ANOTHER attempt to get a Rivers Cuomo show, wherein, he plays himself...but it gets better...here's the blurb from Weezerpedia. "On May 22, 2020, Cuomo hosted an Island in the Zoom video conference with screenwriter Yalun Tu as the special guest, wherein Tu explained that he and Cuomo were working on a pitch for a TV series in which Cuomo would play a fictionalized version of himself, who performs with Weezer and lives as a family man while also secretly being an alien from outer space. On October 23 of that year, while simultaneously streaming to Instagram and TikTok, Cuomo recorded his segment of the pitch, which included a performance of "Simple to Me", featuring lyrics alluding to being a martian." Now, I don't know if this would've been good, but it does tap into something that DeTour didn't and that was Rivers awkwardness and I think there IS something here, though I don't know if Rivers playing himself would've been a good idea.

[@MyPronounsISwhom]

Another banger, my friend... Just wonderful.

[@oliverlewis7627]

This show had potential. I'm completely agree with you.

[@fabio-vb7xu]

IT'S A FRIIIIDAY NIIIIGHT

[@cannedsas]

This channel is amazing.

[@btdavis6654]

Here is another Weezer fan. I would have watched it.

[@damonnlakes]

“Weezer fans? There’s like 4 of us” That’s sadly true but also hilarious

[@kech-agmaio8620]

i expected you to have at least 100 thousand subscribers

[@RudieObias]

To Fox's credit, the network is good about trying things that other broadcast networks would not, like The Simpsons, In Living Color, Family Guy, That '70s Show, and others. However, they cancel pretty much everything that doesn't find instant success, like Firefly, The Tick , Undeclared, That '80s Show, and others. It's very likely that Detour would've been canceled after a few episodes anyways.

[@ericvague19]

Do the reading! reading bad scripts with friends is A+ 100.

[@elpegaso]

Didn't know that Rivers had a show in the works. Read the script, there are some weird autism and gender jokes and the stalker could have just as easily been written out and it would have been for the better, but it's pretty strong. The lead would have to be super charismatic though, he would have had to carry the show. Great episode, great channel, thanks for sharing!

[@felixorozco4055]

there's another show he tried to produce over two years ago where he was an alien.

[@elpegaso]

@@felixorozco4055 I saw that! So weird. I wonder if there is a pilot script for that...

[@jack_vharris6266]

@nathanbashore @felixorozco I didn't know about the second show. Thank you for sharing that with us.

[@NickolasNameolas]

Grandfathered and Grinder were pretty good, Cooper Barrett was unwatchable. I used to watch TV for work.

[@Maxablancas]

Great video ! And justice for last man on Earth !!!

[@loganhodges3535]

awesome video man haha I had no idea about this show and I thought i knew all the weezer lore

[@PersonalPacc]

I just found this channel today and wow, your videos are super entertaining to watch and to learn more about Weezer! Subscribed! :D

[@ryfkiherdi]

Weezer actually had a song called Modern Dukes. Maybe that was the theme song??!

[@shurbrrt]

cool, i haven't seen any other videos on Detour. also, i heard from somewhere that a scott & rivers song was going to be included in the series.

[@harrisjd3811]

Thank you KZbin for this suggestion today. I really enjoyed this video.

[@deez9660]

They could of had an episode parodying SFTBH

[@tamdoan65]

does this mean there’s weezer lost media?

[@BreadJinx]

Probably

[@iDerpen]

Literally just binge watched all your weezer videos. Good stuff.

[@randomspontaneousidiot4239]

That's what I'm doing! This guy's videos are so interesting

[@LindaSmith-vw2wg]

Another great video. Extremely professional. Good job 👌

[@andig7929]

Great video, great channel! ✌

[@jadedshade3136]

Perfect thing to Come Home to. It’s Weezin’ Time.

[@MigalFredGuitar]

Good video, I never knew there was a script available. Wasn’t there another show Rivers was involved in more recently about him being an alien? The theme song was a professionally recorded version of Simple to Me that he teased on TikTok live around two years ago.

[@MarcButEvil]

I’ll have to look into that, thanks for letting me know!

[@wmvnotmp4]

Yeah, I think they pitched it last year. Haven't heard anything from it since though

[@swgstolen]

i love ur channel bro just binged all ur vids super entertaining keep it up

[@milovegas123]

Love it. A whole channel dedicated to Weezer!!!! I’m in

[@jacobrobinson486]

Great video. I love your channel ✌

[@jrr7603]

This is a great video, but I do not agree with you when you say that this serie would not be welcomed by those people in their thirties who still miss their college years. I'm one of them and I would have loved to see this TV serie. I have also been a Weezer's fan for as long as I can remember.

[@ejohnson884]

Another great video!

[@razriri1467]

Let's get it trending: #ReleaseTheWeezerPilot

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[@aaron9437]

I honestly don't even listen to Weezer, but your videos are really entertaining and extremely professional. Good job!

[@lil_astrid_adderal]

Do it

[@elijahshould2098]

Hahaha I like weezer... Tho-I can't really take all of make believe. A few bangers.... Anyway. Yeah These videos are more entertaining than most of their out put. Personally I like the first four records and that's about it

[@SoniKast]

Great video, I subscribed! I have no idea how i've never heard of this lol (I also think its really cool that the fictional band is named after a somewhat obscure weezer song too)

[@TheAwesomepotatoes]

Just watched all your vids. Pretty great and also thanks for putting the music list in the description.

[@SekretessPad]

What the hell I never knew the creator of Psych almost made a Weezer series... the Weezer song in Psych Season 5 makes sense now. Honestly would've love to see this happen (but that's probably just the Psych fan speaking out of me),,,

[@felixorozco4055]

which song was it??

[@SekretessPad]

@@felixorozco4055 I wish I knew which one, haven't watched that episode in a while (and I'm also not that far into the Weezer discography to know...)

[@FrostyMcBryce]

@@felixorozco4055 I believe it was the song “Dope Nose” off of the Weezer album “Maladroit”

[@SekretessPad]

@@FrostyMcBryce yeah that's the one! surprised they chose a song off of Maladroit of all albums (not saying it's bad though 👍) but it is something different.

[@randomspontaneousidiot4239]

I love Psych and Weezer! Man, what could've been

[@maxc6108]

Great video. Good job 👌

[@larryf6443]

I really enjoyed this video.

[@barbaraallen1258]

Subbed. Good vid!

[@nateofnazareth7785]

wait is my favourite gran turismo song in the background?

[@petem85]

I love your channel 👍

[@jacobtuck3086]

Hey I like this channel keep making video thank you

[@eddygn7611]

Good vid. I subscribed!

[@chrisd1771]

Love this video. Thank you for your research about the TV pilot. Good job 👌

[@YarrBr0]

missed opportunity if you ask ME

[@matymoore761]

Great job👌

[@cool911]

The whole thing is uploaded to youtube

[@cool911]

it had a really shitty version of california kids

[@loreymgmt2764]

Good video.

[@alfredjc4398]

What an interesting video, You Tube suggested it to me today. I thought I already knew everything about Weezer, but no, today I learned something new. Thanks for this video.

[@drmmr561]

Thanks for these videos man.

[@damblej4736]

Good video ☺️

[@FacelessMax]

how have i not have seen this until now

[@caelmaloneyguy]

I would totally watch this, man.

[@RecentTerrier4383]

The pilot can be found on youtube and internet archive. Honestly I thought it was pretty good, especially for a pilot. Way better than any of the other shows fox greenlit that year. Would've definitely watched more!

[@alextuozzo7138]

DUDE WHEN THE LIGHT BULB BROKE IN THE VIDEO MY LIGHT WENT OUT WTF

[@NoraHannigan678]

can we get these videos in a chronolgical order of events playlist

[@NoraHannigan678]

this is the 2nd time i've made a redundant comment, poodle noodle

[@leocordeiro81]

Apparently the pilot got leak on KZbin last year but was later deleted.😢

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It's back

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[@craigmorin486]

I don’t really listen to Weezer but I enjoy these videos.

[@SizzlingSalt2477]

Legit the weezer show

[@joshgobble]

Jeez weezer fans are cringe but post-pinkerton weezer is just the wiggles for "adults" so I'm not surprised

[@franceshaha]

what an original opinion!

[@Gabe413]

@@franceshaha and a correct one at that

[@fooglovescats]

this has nothing to do with the video but these ❤️♥️ are 2 different emojis

[@blakeanderson5011]

Lmao Weezer created Tate University.

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i love psych my favorite show

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