Circa 1999 or 2000, director Paul Thomas Anderson oversaw a pilot for a
musical VH1 variety show that would have starred his frequent musical
collaborator Jon Brion. The late singer-songwriter Elliot Smith
appeared in the pilot...
He's backed by Brion and Brad Mehldau. As IndieWire points
out, footage from the pilot has floated around before, but now a
YouTube account associated with Anderson has posted the whole thing
online.
