-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Some New Classes Of TV Series release 1 by Burnin' of UNKNOWN Prez November 25th, 2001 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Introduction -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- There have been long established classes of shows in TV like sci-fi, criminal series, adventure, etc. But in the 90's some new have risen in the Western world. Here're simple descriptions of these new classes. Several of them are my own inventions (atleast their names), so you'll probably find that the mentioned shows ain't labeled this way in TV guides. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The classification -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Anime: cartoons produced in Asia. Easily noticed by the drawing style: the characters have BIG eyes, no anatomic details are missing (if some character appears naked, especially as this, unlike in western cartoons, *does* happen occasionally), "minimalistic" faces when they're angry, etc. Examples: "Pok‚mon", "Dragonball Z" Sitcoms: comedy-series. Most notable details: when something is meant as a joke then a laughing can be heard; most jokes are verbal, ie there's not much cake-in-the-face kind of humor Examples: "Friends", "Spin City", "Roseanne" Reality shows: action(?) shows in which several people are put together in a (relatively) small area (an apartment, an island, etc.) which they can't leave and different task are assigned to them. Who looses must go and the last one will win. The main idea of those shows is to see how people react when they're being filmed 24/7 Examples: "Big Brother", "Survivor", "Gestrandet" Docusoaps: a 90's derivate from documentaries Differences from normal documentaries: many parts, mostly about people, done to entertain people rather than to save the event, done by amateurs and not serious documentalists. Somewhat similar to reality shows, but isn't limited to a small space and the event ain't being generated just to show it in TV. Examples: "Pop-stars", "Schnulleralarm" Info-shows: shows which talk about many non-related things. Usually they're 30 minutes long. A little like news, just not as serious and the stories are longer Examples: "SAM", "TAFF", "A4" X-series: a 90's not-completely-sci-fi series More precisely a criminal series which deals with supernatural or alien things and/or government conspiracies. Examples: "X-Files", "Millennium", "The Profiler" Also a 90's realization of the old "innocent but on the run" story with (almost) supernatural things and/or conspiracies Examples: "Dark Skies", "The Pretender", "1st Wave", "Visitor" Ranger-series: children shows with masked crime fighters. Most (or even all?) of these shows are/were produced by Saban. Story: several teenagers mutate into crime fighters with plastic-weapons and fight monsters. Often they are in vehicle which combine into a big robot. The monster is always defeated with a laser shot on which it drops dead and explodes. The main focus of these shows is the karate-fighting. Examples: "Power Rangers", "VR Troopers", "Super Human Smaurai Cyber Squad" -=-=-=-=-=-=- Conclusion -=-=-=-=-=-=- So, dear reader. If you see some x meaningless show which you couldn't classify before, perhaps you now can. Right before you change the channel. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= (G)reetware by Burnin' , 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=- UNKNOWN Prez - "dedicated fans of Textfiles.Com" -=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=- more or less reachable through cyberrax@yahoo.com -=-=-=-=-=-=- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-