Clock Tone of Season 1 Streaming on Hulu

There are a few show cancellations that get me as riled up as the sad case of the Fox Pitch. (Well, more than a few, I have very passionate about tv.) The baseball drama — which is now streaming on Hulu — had everything we could want in a series about the first female player in Major League Baseball: Dan Fogelman behind the scenes, Kylie Bunbury leader of an all-star cast that includes Mark-Paul Gosselaar rocking the sexiest beard to grace the television, and real, true-blue, potential. A series with a Black female lead that explores the world of sports and the way to deal with sexism, discrimination, racism, and even mental health? This is what we call a damn jackpot, people!

At this point, you’re probably wondering how a series that sounds very good on paper was cancelled after its first season. Despite general round of applause from fans and experts alike, Pitch suffered from a frustrating lack of promotion his network and the low ratings. Even more damning, the series had to compete with the ratings juggernaut that was its sister series, Fogelman of the About Us in the NBC. Although the two are both dramas that tackle some of the same themes, it is fair to say that, apart from Fogelman participation, are two very different shows.

While About Us focuses on one family’s journey and is based on the mystery and surprises that lurk in every season, Pitch knocked out his surprise to the right in the first episode and spent the rest of the season to develop in the world of Ginny Baker (Bunbury) and the San Diego padres. Pitch it was all on the jump, thoroughly examining how a young woman like Ginny would be part of a sport dominated by men, how the world reacts to it, and how it has affected your mentality.

“I am a robot in cleats,” she despaired in the pilot episode, in his first game. “And I’m malfunctioning.” As if that was not all a state of mind, a whole three years later.

One of the many things that Pitch I have the right to do so was his casting choices. Bunbury and Gosselaar starred alongside famous faces such as Mark Consuelos, Ali Larter, Mo McRae, Meagan Holder, Dan Lauria, and Tim Jo, and I really believe that all those people came together because they as baseball. Not only is (still!) one of the most diverse casts on television, but all of them play their parts so well, that made me want to see more of them together. I am very, very far from being a fan of baseball, but I googled how offices worked, just so that I could understand the tension surrounding Gosselaar and McRae in the second half of the season!

And don’t even get me started on the instant chemistry between Bunbury and Gosselaar of Ginny and Mike Lawson; the latter of which is the Parents’ veteran receiver, and the captain and it happens to be a touch older than the 23-year-old new star player. Yes, his witty banter is enough to make anyone’s head spin, but the tenuous “is-that-not-that” the energy you feel during the more intimate moments that really makes your connection to shine. Mike and Ginny are two people who must live your best life in the fullness of his life, doing what they love, but their feelings of isolation make it difficult for them to unite with many people. Find comfort in each other that they can’t with many people. (Yes, I’m still in my feelings about his late-night phone conversations!)

But what really makes Pitch special, even after that broadcast TV and since then has hosted more stories focused on unique Black experiences, is the way in which about the women’s empowerment narrative. Ginny is the only woman in a man dominated by the space that you do not want it there. But Ginny, the first Black woman baseball player in the mlb history, refuses to let people underestimate her. It has its low points — especially when the stress of her situation overwhelms her, and confirms to everyone around you that you might benefit from a therapist, but she strives to make the world counting with its proud. The show allows you to be vulnerable and explore the strength of being open and asking for help. She stays cooler with the grace of a woman twice her age and handles the rigor of the game with the same intensity as their colleagues — which is exactly why none of them can say jack sh*t when your screwball leaves them in his ass in the field.

The series was a success among fans when the rumors of cancellation were insertion through the social media, people began to creating a campaign to renew the showand when it was canceled, to revive it. Originated the hashtags #KeepHerInTheGame, #PickUpPitch, and #RevivePitch, get fans in social excited to save their show. They even had a plane flying with a banner to get Hulu to pick up the series! And although similar tactics have worked for shows since then — One Day at a Time, Luciferand Sense8to name a few — do not work for the beloved baseball drama. But that has not quelled the fans’ passion! Today, fans are calling for a revival, and Fogelman is right there next to them. There was a momentary hope of a revival when the 20th Century Fox TV, was working to ensure Fogelman extended his contract with them, but the agreement fell through after the director had already mounted the molten core and started to prepare the ideas for the second season.

Now you’re probably wondering, “what Is this about me watching the show on Hulu or the beginning of a new campaign to revive the series?” Dear reader, why can’t I be both?

But seriously, you will not regret taking the time to give Pitch a thorough watch. Has everything you could want in a sports drama, especially if you’re a fan of shows like Friday Night Lights with all the heart, and just enough lingo to make you feel part of the game. And when the season ends, tell your friends to do the same. Maybe we can make enough noise to carry that “Bawson” jokes back on our screens where it belongs.

Pitch season one is currently available to stream on Hulu.