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1、,American Dramas,By Teddy,How much do you know about American dramas?,Only about some of their names?,Just names?No!,The prime time(黄金时间)of American dramas is on Monday to Saturday,from 8:00p.m.to 11:00p.m.and from 7:00p.m.to 11:00p.m.on Sunday.Most television networks have about 50 sitcoms and near
2、ly 30 plot series broadcast repeatedly every week,at the same time there will be a small amount of movies.,American Dramas,The drama is broadcasted in the form of season.One season usually has 2030 episodes.It is broadcasted one episode a week.,It usually broadcast in the daytime.When it comes to th
3、e festivals and big events like Christmas and Olympic games,the series will go off air（停播）for weeks even months.,The Emmy awards(美国电视剧艾美奖)which is usually held in Sept.marked the opening of the new broadcasting season from Sept.to April(the following year to make propaganda（宣传）).It is the highest aw
4、ard in the U.S.television industry.,The drama usually has a huge investment.It take 1300000 dollars to produce just one interlude song(插曲).,The audience ratings is very important.When a series have a low audience rating,the series will be cut(砍）.On the contrary,it will get renewal for the next seaso
5、n.,Types Common term,Season(季):The commercial television broadcast a season from mid-September to the second year in late April every year,this time,because of their absolute highest ratings and it becomes the most important of the year TV broadcast.In season,you wont see old shows,TV screen is comp
6、letely covered by new episodes.,Episode（集）：This is what we call each episode.While the first and last sets have special call，they are“Premiere”(序章)and“Finale”(结尾).(如果大家看到缩写为PBS1EP02，那就可以理解成越狱第1季的第2集),Pilot（试播）：Many episodes will take one set out to the television to watch before the play,and let the
7、m decide whether to buy,and put forward rectification(整改)opinions.,spin-off（衍生剧）：A spin-off show is a new brand separate by a very successful show,but in contact with the original plot.（比如著名的长寿剧集CSI的衍生剧CSI：纽约等）,Hiatus（间歇期）:The drama will be off the air in most of the time,time is about from Thanksgi
8、ving Day to the New Year,or the year from June to the start of a new season.So on the one hand is for festival,on the other hand,it can adjust broadcasting policy,to cut the non-ideal series.。,News：CNN and BBC are the main news media of Britain and America.,Talk show（脱口秀）：It refers to a group of aud
9、ience gathered to discuss topics put forward by the host of the radio or television programs.Talk show has a list of special guests seats,usually sit by the experienced people.（比如奥普拉，深夜脱口秀节目“今夜秀”The Tonight Show和“大卫深夜秀”The Late Show with David Letterman等）,Mini-series(短剧)：Every season has only three
10、to five sets,and one single set is as long as an ordinary television series.(比如近年来大热的神探夏洛克黑镜子等等),Drama(正剧/剧情剧)：It usually has three parts：prelude(序幕)、4 main plays(4幕主戏)、epilogue（尾声）。（迷失越狱吸血鬼日记都属此类。所以细一点来说，按内容又可以分为：Science-fiction show（科幻剧）,Crime show（犯罪剧：又可分为警察、侦探和律师）,Medical show（医疗剧）,Adventure sho
11、w（冒险剧）,Fantasy show（奇幻剧：一般以漫画，小说，电子游戏的 超级英雄为主角，如超人）,war show（战争剧）等。）,Soap Opera（肥皂剧）：The main audience of soap operas are family women，and the sponsor is usually a household products company.(最早的肥皂剧实际上指本世纪30年代美国无线电广播中播放的一种长篇广播连续剧，由于当时的赞助商主要是日用清洁剂厂商，期间插播的广告也主要是肥皂广告，所以“肥皂剧”之名便由此诞生。),Reality TV（真人秀）：Ge
12、nerally refers to TV media as the medium(以电视媒体为媒介)organizing competition activities,which in order to select the final winners from many contestants as the purpose(选秀).It has a wealth of prizes at the same time,it can obtain a wide range of economic benefits of TV programs.Such as the American idol”
13、.In addition there are also all sorts of reality TV stars.Made-for-TV Movie（电视电影）：Specially made for television.It usually cost less Investment,and often no difference between this and a normal film.,Sitcom(Situation Comedy)情景喜剧：In general,the length is about 30 minutes,the broadcast is usually acco
14、mpanied the audience(or late)synthesis of laughter.A new sitcom is always in prime time in a season,broadcast by commercial television networks in the country,about 25 sets each year.(最经典的就是老友记啦，还有近年来的老爸老妈浪漫史生活大爆炸等)Comedy：The only difference between comedy or sitcom is that there is no late synthesi
15、s of audience laughter(后期合成笑声).,生活大爆炸,TheBig Bang theory,(生活大爆炸),The Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady,both of whom serve as executive producers on the show.It premiered on CBS on September 24,2007.生活大爆炸（英语：The Big Bang Theory，简称作TBBT），又译为天才也性感、天才理论传、宅男行不行（台
16、湾）、特别变态科学家（“特别变态”的拼音首字母TBBT正好与英文缩写相同）,Set in Pasadena,California,the show is about two Caltech prodigies in their 20s,one an experimental physicist(Leonard Hofstadter)and the other a theoretical physicist(Sheldon Cooper),who live across the hall from an attractive blonde waitress with show-biz aspir
17、ations(Penny).,Leonard and Sheldons geekiness（土里土气的）and sheer intellect（纯粹的智力）are contrasted for comic effect with Pennys social skills and common sense.Two equally geeky friends of theirs,Howard and Rajesh,are also main characters.,The Five Main Characters,4 Geeks 1 Girl,Jim Parsons as Sheldon Coop
18、er,Ph.D.-Originally from East Texas,he was a child prodigy（神童）,starting college at the age of 11,right after completing the fifth grade.As a theoretical physicist,he possesses a masters degree,two Ph.D.s,and an IQ of 187.He exhibits a strict adherence（坚持）to routine;a lack of understanding of irony,s
19、arcasm and humor;and a complete lack of humility.These characteristics are the main sources of his characters humor and the center of a number of episodes.,Sheldon,Sheldon Cooper(谢耳朵),kind of oddbut he never know he is weird（古怪）,Sheldon also has common qualities associated with being a prodigy,such
20、as an inflated ego（自负）,social ineptness（社交障碍）,and an inability to identify emotionally with others,Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter,Ph.D.-Leonard is an experimental physicist with an IQ of 173 who received his Ph.D.when he was 24 years old.He shares an apartment with colleague and friend Sheldon
21、 Cooper.He is the straight man of the series.The writers toyed with a romance between him and neighbor Penny,with their unresolved sexual tension being a major force for drama.Leonard and Penny eventually had a short intimate relationship.,吸血鬼日记,Penny She is the attractive,blonde neighbor who lives
22、across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard.She has aspirations of a career in show business,and has been to casting calls and auditions but has not been successful thus far.To pay the bills,she works as a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory.,Penny,-He works as an aerospace（航天）engineer.He is Jewish,and
23、lives with his mother.Unlike Sheldon,Leonard,and Raj,Howard lacks a Ph.D.He defends this by pointing out that he has a masters degree in Engineering from MIT and the Apparatus(装置)he designs are actually built and launched into space,unlike the purely abstract work of his friends.He provides outrageo
24、us pick-up lines and fancies himself a ladies man with suitably unimpressed reactions from Penny;however,he has shown limited success with other women.,Simon Helberd as Howard Wolowitz,Rajesh Koothrappali,Ph.D.Rajesh,who originally comes from New Delhi,India,works as a particle astrophysicist at Cal
25、tech.He is very shy around women and is physically unable to talk to them unless he drinks alcohol.However,he has had much better luck with women as opposed to his overly confident best friend Howard.His parents,introduced as Dr.and Mrs.V.M.Koothrappali,are seen via webcam.In the third season,he wor
26、ks for Sheldon because his research has run into a dead-end and he doesnt want to go back to India.,Supporting roles are also very exciting,In the last episode of the third quarter,her appearanceis toocompelling,she is a neuroscientist（神经系统科学家）in the play and reality,Comic book store owner.Also a ot
27、aku（宅男）,like beauty,once hooked up Penny but failed.,She has not appeared so far,Only heard her voice.she is a very special woman and Im looking forward to her showing up.,Happy Family,行尸走肉,In general,this TV series is pretty funny.And it can contribute to our oral English.In addition,It can also he
28、lp us know about how genius live their lives in another country!,Maybe they are not nerd(书呆子),they live in the happy little world they created.When people keep on watching,they will get to understand the concept of the programs:,Smart is the New Sexy.,Gossip Girl,Brief Introduction,It is an adaptati
29、on of a novel for the scenario.The Story takes place in a private school,it describes the love,hate and all the gossip problem among students.This American TV Series is full of fashion elements,not to make people feel contrived and stiff.And the main features of this American TV Series is the backgr
30、ound music is the most popular music.Because of focusing on family,friendship and love of the scene description and a unique perspective,“gossip girl”soon attracted the attention of many young viewers.,Serena van der Woodsen-the heroine in the show.She is a blonde lady who has perfect finger and peo
31、ple always attracted by her iconic（标志性的）smile,so she also an IT girl.S is kind and always think about others.But because S is a problem girl in the past,so she is paid the key attention not only by gossip girl,but also by people.Although she is confronted with tricks,separation and other hurt,she st
32、ill tries to begin her new life and be herself well.,Blair Waldorf also called queen B,she is a typical white,wealthy,beautiful and graceful lady,melting and lovely and take some small shameless woman character that makes her become a favorite of many fans in the heart.She is actually very less secu
33、re lonely little girls.She try to use the means to achieve her goals,she only shows her tender in front of her friends and family;she is proud,sometimes she even feels jealous of her friend-Serena,because she is the center of attention.,Chuck Bass His father is a rich businessman and then gets marri
34、ed with Ss mother.So he became Ss step-brother,he is Nates good friends as well;they two set up a deep friendship from high school.He is a cynical（愤世嫉俗的）boy and the mixture of angel and devil.He always speaks to others ironically.However,he is a kind boy with a sincere heart,when the friends get int
35、o trouble,he will be ready to help them.He loves Blair very much.With the development of plot,Chuck attracts more and more women,by the charming eyes and good character.His most famous words are“Im Chuck Bass.”,GG,Nate is the perfect Golden Boy of the Upper East Side,always being fought over by the
36、prominent（突出的）female characters.He is often associated with girls,and treats every relationship seriously,but all of them turn in vain.Chuck and he are closefriends,but sometimes they will also make unpleasant because of girls,but this does not affect the relationship between them.Nate is independen
37、t,he dont like being pushed around by his family and always struggle for himself.,Glee,Dan a lonely boy.He from Brooklyn and he is handsome and has good grade at school,he is an outsider who becomes a part of the turbulent Manhattan scene,an aspiring writer and fairly straight-arrow(刚正不阿的)guy with a
38、 good heart and morals.He has simple character but a little reckless,once regard S as his dream lover,then he meet S and develop a crush on her.but its a pity that they two broke up because of many reasons.,Friendship defeats all.,The friendship between S and B is very tortuous,they once became riva
39、l because of Nate,but more time they are a pair of intimate friends and never leave each other.Although they sometimes have contradiction,they will make peace with each other soon.People all moved by their friendship.,Love is a lamp,while friendship is the shadow.When the lamp is off,you will find t
40、he shadow everywhere.Friend is who can give you strength at last.,爱情是灯，友情是影子，当灯灭了，你会发现你的周围都是影子。朋友，是在最后可以给你力量的人.,Love may fade with the season.But friendships are year-round.,爱情可能会随着季节的变迁而褪去，可友情会为你全年守候。,Genuine Love,They love each other very much.Chuck loves Blair deeply but fears that he cant suffer
41、 happiness for her,so,he refuses her at surface and sacrifice in silence,As a result,and both of them are struggling of it.Blair also loves Chuck very deeply,deep to willing to put down her most precious self-esteem and do everything for him.Every time he is in low spirits,B is always company with h
42、im,Chuck:Your world would be easier if I didnt come back.没有我，你的生活会更安逸。Blair:Thats true.But it wouldnt be my world without you in it.这倒是真的.但没有你的生活根本就不是我真正的生活。,After six seasons,more than 120 episodes and dozens of upscale Manhattan shindigs,we finally said goodbye to Gossip Girl last December with a
43、two-hour finale filled with shocking revelations,life-changing moments and a farewell that might have come a little too late.So,what,if anything,does the end of Gossip Girl mean?Well,it means that teenagers have gotten older,that kids who started watching the show in junior high are now sophomores i
44、n college,that kids who started watching it later in high school are now drifting around the professional world somewhereit means that time has passed.,Farewell to GG:,经过漫长的六季，120多集以及十多次的曼哈顿上流舞会。终于到了向绯闻女孩说再见的时候了。2012年年末，绯闻女孩的最终篇用长达两个小时的时间揭示了一些令人震惊的秘密，改变一生的重大时刻，以及那个迟来的再见。那么，如果你认为绯闻女孩的落幕有种特殊含义，那指的是什么呢
45、？好吧，它代表着那些少男少女已经长大了：那些初中便开始追剧的少年现在已经是大二学生了，而那些高中时便开始追剧的少年现在已经在某个专业领域打拼了。它在告诉我们时光流逝。,Now a video for you,The walking dead,Synopsis,The Walking Dead tells the story of the aftermath of a zombie outbreak;it follows a small group of survivors,traveling across the desolate（荒凉的）United States in search of
46、a new home away from the shuffling hordes of the undead.The group is led by Rick Grimes,who was a sheriffs deputy in a small Georgia town,before the zombie outbreak.As their situation grows more hazardous(危险的),the groups desperation to survive pushes them to the brink of insanity（疯狂）.At every turn t
47、hey are faced with the unbearable horrors that come from having the dead walk again,as well as facing hostility（敌方）from the scattered remains of a struggling human populace（平民）who are focused on their own survival,now that the structures of society have collapsed（倒塌）.,特殊容妆技术,视觉特效,Glee(欢乐合唱团),GLEE is
48、 a musical comedy about a group of eager and ambitious students who strive to outshine their singing competition to win Nationals while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir（合唱团）competition circuit,while its mem
49、bers deal with relationships,sexuality and social issues.The Glee members are all the in the lowest level in their school.Black people,gay people,fat people,Asian people,they are discriminated and bullied.However they never give up,and try their best to live happily and bravely.Glee inspired a lot o
50、f teens to believe“We all born this way”,Plot,The songs they pick are from the musical plays in Broadway(百老汇),from the classic popular old or new songs and some are original songs.Since its debut（开播）,GLEE has become a cultural phenomenon,received prestigious（著名的）honors including the Golden Globe(金球奖
