Amazon just released new TV show pilots - here's what you need to watch

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Legend of Master Legend amazon pilot

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"Winter's Bone" actor John Hawkes" stars on the pilot for "The Legend of Master Legend."

Once again, Amazon Prime Video wants to know what you think of its new pilots.

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On Friday, the company kicked off its newest pilot season with two one-hour drama pilots and three half-hour comedy pilots.

Instead of a bunch of suits debating what to greenlight, viewers can watch the pilot episodes and review them in order to help Amazon choose which ones it will order to series.

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The stakes are pretty high for Amazon. According to estimates, it's investing more than $3 billion this year on original projects. And that means it's going to need to make more than a tiny dent into Netflix's streaming dominance and get a bigger share of Hollywood's Emmy awards bounty.

We watched Amazon's new batch of pilots. Here's our take:

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