American TV shows are world famous.Almost every channel shows at least one. Every year, the film industry of the United States produces a lot of multi-part tapes of various genres. There are special nominations for TV series, similar to Oscar. Top American TV shows have millions of fans all over the planet, and the main characters are very popular.
Traditionally, the show is largelyinferior to the quality of shooting and visual effects of the film. Ten years ago, it was true. For the series they built some decorations for the whole season. Actors are clearly distributed by films and serials. And the first were considered the highest caste. American TV series every year more and more erase this line.
At the moment, there are manyhigh-budget TV series, which in popularity can be compared with full-length movies. Increasingly, the famous Hollywood stars can be seen in the series. One of the most striking examples of such paintings is the "Game of Thrones". Director Alik Sakharov perfectly filmed a series of George Martin's novel "A Song of Ice and Flame."
At the moment, the series takes first place inmany ratings. There are over a million fans in the world. The quality of the shooting is impressive. Each season consists of at least 10 episodes. They show the events of several plot lines simultaneously, each of which is filmed in different countries. In some series, there are scenes of large-scale battles. In addition to computer special effects involved a huge number of extras. Previously, this could be seen only in multimillion-dollar projects like Troy.
In addition to the wonderful visual effects of the seriesfamous for the huge number of famous actors. For example, in the first season, one of the main roles was played by Sean Bean. The actor was remembered by the audience in such films as "The Lord of the Rings", "The Black Death", "Silent Hill". In the story, Sean plays the head of the House of the Starks and the hand of King Westeros, the mainland in the fictional pseudo-historical world of Game of Thrones. In addition to him in the series present Peter Dinkleyd, Lina Hidi, Nikolai Koster-Waldau. Many critics believe that it was "Game of Thrones" that changed the American TV series, making it possible to shoot expensive paintings with the involvement of top-class actors.
Improving the quality of short-run multiseriesThe films happened not least due to technical progress. With the advent of the Internet, millions of videos have become available to users. Previously, to watch a movie, you had to buy a cassette or disc, which brought a profit to the producers. Of course, there were pirate studios that copied records and sold them at a lower price. But in Western countries, law enforcement agencies actively fought with them. So most of the money went to the rightful copyright holders. With the advent of the Internet, the fight against piracy has become increasingly difficult, especially in Eastern Europe. On the territory of the former USSR, you can watch any film for free, although recently attempts have been made to block popular resources.
Так или иначе, практически единственным The source of income for filmmakers is the profit from box office cinema. And it is an order of magnitude less. Soaps are sold to the channels for a lot of money. In the US, the best American TV shows are on paid channels. Therefore, the studio simply sells the rights and receives a passive profit. In addition, the series may stretch over several seasons.
Popular dramatic paintings with complexthe plot. One of the first cult TV series of this genre is “Lost” (“literally“ The Lost ”, in the Russian interpretation -“ Lost ”). It tells about a group of survivors of the crash that hit the uninhabited island. The plot is filled with permanent flashbacks, therefore at the same time It tells about the events on the island and the mainland. All 5 seasons are filled with mysteries and unexpected plot twists. The final series was the most downloaded file on the Internet. The participation in the film brought international popularity to actors.
Another famous series - "Breaking Bad".He tells the story of a simple chemistry teacher who learned that he was ill with cancer. After that, he decides to go all-out and cook methamphetamine to leave a legacy to his family. According to statistics, every 4th resident of the United States learns the main characters of the series.
American horror series are no less popular,than works of other genres. At the moment, the best pictures that make the viewer's heart beat faster are the Strain and the Supernatural. The first is about infecting most of New York with an unknown virus that turns people into vampires. The plot describes the monsters at the same time from a scientific point of view and mystical, which is a new trend in this genre.
"Supernatural" describes a difficult fatetwo brothers who have taken the path of fighting various monsters. At the moment, there are 11 seasons for the 23 series. Even many of the best American TV shows cannot boast of such a result.
