Although I hardly watch TV series in recent years, with the help of the Internet, I have been able to get in touch with a lot of TV series more than before. Especially in recent years, American TV plays have been sought after in China, and there are many times more American TV plays that can be downloaded online than before. I remember downloading American TV series for the first time on the Internet a few years ago, which is known as Friends. This is also the time when many people begin to really get in touch with the original pronunciation of American TV series. There was a famous ftp pub at that time, which I believe you should know. Shanghai jiaotong university exchanged ftp, and the friends sent at that time were still in rm format, which is said to be the transformation of Taiwan vcd.

Before the American TV series, the earliest overseas TV series that our generation of young people could come into contact with was probably the TV series of the British colony Hong Kong at that time. I believe that what impressed me the most was probably the 1983 version of the legend of the condor heroes and the earlier Shanghai Beach. At that time, the charm of Hong Kong dramas was unprecedented, and several fashion dramas later occupied the silver screen of more than half of Chinese mainland families, such as "I can't stand it". In fact, earlier, Japanese TV dramas had already entered China's family, but at that time, most of us were not old enough to watch TV dramas, such as volleyball girls, and there was no so-called youth idol drama in Japanese TV dramas at that time, and it was not the current broadcast mode. While Hong Kong dramas became popular, Taiwanese dramas also began to become popular. Perhaps the most important thing is the Qiong Yao series TV series. I don't know how many tons of tears flowed out with the development of the plot. Anyway, as long as it is a Qiong Yao movie, my mother and aunts always turn on the TV to enjoy it at the first time. Korean TV series entered China late. After all, China and South Korea formally established diplomatic relations only on 1992. Korean TV dramas gradually attracted attention in the late 1990s, almost after the Japanese TV drama craze subsided.

First of all, let's talk about the most familiar Hong Kong drama. From The Legend of the Condor Heroes to the Genesis story in the 1990s, and then to The Story of the Qin Dynasty and The Legend of the Tang Dynasty in recent years, in our impression, Hong Kong TV series is tvb TV series, but in fact, Asian TV should have that part, such as I have an appointment with spring, I have an appointment with zombies1-Hong Kong TV series is characterized by strong local culture. Although some stories told by Hong Kong dramas are not necessarily local to Hong Kong, the plots and dialogues are all 100% Hong Kong flavor, which is in the same strain as Hong Kong movies. However, this is necessary. After all, TVB and ATV are TV stations based almost entirely on the local market. It is necessary and natural to make TV dramas that suit the tastes of local people, which was once an important factor for the success of Hong Kong TV dramas. And Hong Kong dramas full of Hong Kong flavor, with proper dubbing, have enough charm to attract Chinese mainland audiences who seldom contact with the outside world. However, industrial production has made great achievements in the efficient production, distribution and operation of Hong Kong dramas, which makes Hong Kong, a tiny place, produce more TV dramas every year than many countries. In a certain period, even at this time, Hong Kong drama is still the main TV series in prime time of Chinese mainland TV station. It is said that more than 20 provincial TV stations were broadcasting the same Hong Kong drama at the same time. The various features of Hong Kong opera come from its local culture, and its life-oriented, popular, lively rhythm and tortuous plot are all important features that are in line with the aesthetic taste of Hong Kong people. China culture has always been the most basic element of Hong Kong drama, and China's long history, martial arts culture and Hong Kong's special historical complex are all important contents of Hong Kong drama. It is difficult for us to see wireless artists appear in TV dramas shot by other TV stations, and of course ATV's is the same. These artists, from leading roles to supporting roles and even extras, have regular bosses. Just like a huge troupe, it plays different roles in various TV dramas, which is necessary for Hong Kong dramas to shoot so many TV dramas efficiently, because for Hong Kong, which has only 65,438+/kloc-0,000,000 entertainers, to produce a large number of TV dramas and movies, the artist system is an important means to improve the utilization efficiency of personnel, and excellent star actors are also cash cows for TV stations. However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. The ratings of Hong Kong dramas have dropped sharply in recent years, which is not unrelated to the influence of TV dramas in other countries and regions, such as Korean dramas and American dramas. However, the defects of Hong Kong drama itself are also an important reason for this phenomenon. Localization means the lack of a broader cultural background. In recent years, a large number of Hong Kong dramas have been filmed in the mainland and abroad, and the scenes of action movies have become more and more grand and the themes have become more and more extensive. It can be seen that Hong Kong dramas have begun to take a diversified road, and are no longer limited to the previous picture feelings (the previous Hong Kong dramas seem to be all those scenes and stories). However, it seems that the industrialized Hong Kong drama can't get out of its own routine and its style remains the same, which makes it gradually lose not only the mainland audience, but also the local audience. The most common broadcast mode of Hong Kong dramas is to broadcast new dramas at important times every day, and replay the old dramas or the episodes of the previous night in the early hours and during the day. Generally, the audience in Guangdong province will be familiar with this broadcasting mode, which also makes Hong Kong dramas generally take 20 minutes as an episode, while we introduce two episodes to the mainland. This way of screening makes its plot structure more coherent, and if you watch a few episodes less, you may be confused about future development. However, the production mode and broadcast mode of Hong Kong drama make it impossible for it to really have a series with profound themes, a series with personality, and the form and theme of the TV series are relatively single. Although there are many other series modes, the main body has not changed much. The artist system also makes Hong Kong dramas look like old faces, although there are occasional movie stars or guest appearances. In a word, even Hong Kong people are less and less interested in the present Hong Kong drama. However, judging from the production level, Hong Kong drama is still the highest level of TV drama production in China, which is beyond doubt.

Nowadays, the production of Japanese TV dramas is somewhat similar to that of Hong Kong TV dramas, and both are based on TV stations. However, Japan is, after all, the second largest TV market in the world and the leader in the Asian TV industry. Japanese TV plays attach great importance to Japanese culture, with rich themes and more diverse forms. Before that, most of the Japanese dramas that we had access to were less than 20 episodes, each episode had a theme story, while the whole had a main line, and finally a boss-level role and story appeared. This model is almost applicable to Japanese dramas that we can access at present, especially the so-called youth idol dramas. In fact, the modes of Japanese dramas are very rich, and TV stations will not only have tbs and nhk. After all, Japanese TV dramas are Japanese TV dramas. They naturally reflect the Japanese values and aesthetic taste, and they are also very skilled in operation. Narrative methods and story lines have been conceptualized and modeled. No wonder many people think that Japanese dramas always make sense. Some TV plays have a theme in almost every episode. Expressing a key concept is only that Japanese dramas are more deeply rooted in people's hearts and more easily accepted. Of course, all I know is our common form of Japanese drama, and I can only evaluate this mode. It plays an episode every week for about ten weeks. If the ratings are good, there may be sequels or extra movies. This means that Japanese dramas must make careful use of each episode to capture the audience. Most excellent Japanese dramas are almost silent and wordy. Every episode has a beginning, a climax and an end. In the penultimate episode, there is a boss-level crisis or change, and the finale of the last episode is often the last moment for the audience to breathe. Therefore, Japanese drama is not suitable for watching the whole drama at one time. It's not as easy as Hong Kong drama, but it's very exciting.

Taiwan Province's TV industry is more influenced by Japanese TV, such as the famous variety shows in Taiwan Province province. Many of the abnormal program atmosphere comes from Japanese variety shows, and the scale of Taiwan Province's TV industry may not be comparable anywhere. The strong localization of Taiwanese TV media is closely related to the current political development in Taiwan Province Province. No wonder many people think that youth idol dramas and variety shows in Taiwan Province Province are the representatives of Taiwanese TV. But on the whole, the pan-politicization of Taiwan TV is more serious, and the pro-Japanese phenomenon of young people is getting stronger and stronger, which makes Taiwan TV dramas in recent years less distinctive than those in the 1980s and 1990s. The social chaos in Taiwan Province Province is more obvious in the television industry. Generally speaking, Taiwanese dramas can be divided into Mandarin films and Minnan films. Of course, what we can accept is mandarin films. There are many differences between Taiwanese and Hong Kong dramas in overall style. A TV series can usually shoot dozens or even hundreds of episodes, and the phenomenon of plot procrastination is very obvious. In the past decade, more and more TV dramas have been co-produced with the mainland, mainly costume films.

There is not much contact with Korean dramas, but from what we have seen so far, the basic mode is close to Taiwanese dramas, and the plot is also very protracted, with slow development and no sense of rhythm, with 30 or 40 episodes at every turn. However, South Korea is a medium-sized country with a population of 40 million. Influenced by American and Japanese TV culture, South Korea also has different drama modes. We are all exposed to Korean youth idol dramas, and in recent years, Korean historical costume dramas have become popular.

Finally, of course, I want to talk about American TV dramas. In fact, the modern TV industry began to rise in the 1950s. Western countries and regions, represented by the United States, and industrialized countries, represented by the Soviet Union, developed different modes of TV industry. China's TV industry was developed under the influence of the Soviet model, and then influenced by Hongkong, Taiwan Province and Japan, and almost no western-style TV industry model was adopted.

American TV plays are based on seasons and episodes. The so-called season is Sumerplay's new drama from September to the next year, and almost all the old dramas are staged in summer. Therefore, the broadcast time of American TV series will generally experience many important festivals, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, etc., and many gathered plots will also have corresponding plots and story backgrounds. American TV series is the leader of the world TV industry, with rich themes and various forms. Most TV series or TV programs originated from the United States. American TV plays have a wide range of themes, and many other countries or regions rarely shoot interstellar adventures, military anti-terrorism and other themes, which occupy an important position in American TV plays. The diversity of American culture also determines the cultural diversity displayed in its TV series. The popularity of American TV series in the world is also related to the diversity of American culture. People from all regions and nationalities can find the same or imagined things in American TV dramas. However, American TV series is not big and complete, but subdivided. What kind of movie is aimed at what kind of audience, all people can find a drama that suits them and loves to watch. Even in recent years, there have been TV dramas that show homosexuality positively, which was unimaginable in the past. Generally, American dramas we come into contact with are dramas, comedies, sitcoms, reality shows and so on. I don't know exactly how many, but I believe that most people rarely come into contact with American TV dramas. In the early years, Santa Barbara (also translated as Revenge of the Giants) was released in China. Those are the favorite TV dramas of American housewives, because soap operas are often broadcast during the day and late at night, and the plots are often endless. The American dramas we often contact are generally shot by film companies, which can be said to be Hollywood products, which are different from those produced by TV stations in Hong Kong, Japan. Therefore, many American dramas can be regarded as extensions of American movies, and their styles and production methods are similar to those of Hollywood movies, which is also the main reason why American dramas can produce a large number of special-effect sci-fi dramas. Perhaps the biggest difference between these sci-fi dramas and movies is the size of the scenes and the number of extras. Even in some special effects, the beautiful picture effect is the same as that of a movie. Another unique TV genre is sitcom, which can be regarded as a TV version of a stage play, because the scene and shooting angle move almost horizontally, and there are a lot of laughter from the audience at the scene or during the production. In recent years, China, Japan, South Korea and other places have also begun to appear sitcoms. If you don't think reality TV is a kind of TV series, it may be that people who don't know reality TV think so. If the emerging opera that has swept the world in recent years is a reality show. Although there are many differences between reality show and traditional TV series, life is like a drama, which records real people and events, and then presents them by telling stories after careful editing and production. We have reason to think that this is a TV play. Of course, American TV shows have a lot to say. Generally speaking, it has a huge foundation and various forms, and is almost the object of imitation and reference by TV all over the world. The TV plays in several places mentioned above are all imitations and lessons from American TV plays.

On the whole, there are several similarities in TV dramas in the above areas:

1, localization. It is the most basic requirement for TV dramas to enter thousands of households directly, which conforms to the local culture, which is closely related to the culture of the nation and the country.

2. Adopt different TV playing modes according to different playing modes. Television stations in each region have their own different broadcast modes, and it is precisely because of this different broadcast mode that different TV drama modes are adopted as the main production modes. If Japanese idol dramas are set once a day, more than a dozen episodes will definitely be broadcast soon. Similarly, if Hong Kong TV series is broadcast once a week, I believe most viewers will forget the plot of the TV series in a few days, and will not wait until the second week.

The stronger the TV industry, the higher the production level. Unlike movies, television is a huge industry affected by economic conditions and audience quality. The same is true of the production of TV series. For example, China, Hong Kong and Singapore have the highest production level in Chinese-speaking areas, Japan is undoubtedly the highest production level in Asia, and the United States is of course the highest production level in the world.

The political influence of TV series is also obvious.

5. TV play is a product with strong times. I believe most people will be willing to watch the latest TV series. Looking back, many TV dramas that used to feel very good will feel how old-fashioned the costumes of the characters are. This is also the same feature of TV dramas all over the world (even China costume films have this phenomenon, and the differences of the times can be seen from the facial makeup and hairstyle design of the actors. )

Difference:

1. There are differences in themes, modes or narrative methods of TV dramas in different places. Most Asian TV dramas use multi-line and multi-point interwoven narration. In the course of the story, there are often many main characters who develop and influence each other under different circumstances. Generally speaking, it is more complicated. American TV plays usually tell stories in parallel lines, and an episode often has a main line and many branches, which have little direct influence on each other and are relatively simple, which is related to the different ways of thinking and drama traditions in different regions. In terms of themes and production modes, the United States and Japan are relatively rich, while Hongkong, Taiwan Province and South Korea are relatively single, which has a lot to do with the scale and production capacity of the TV industry.

2. There is a clear gap in production level, including the level of actors. American TV series, like its movies, can be said to be the highest level of production at present, and its visual effects and actors' performances are second to none. Hong Kong adopts the artist system and industrial production, and has maintained a consistent production level in all aspects, which is almost the top in Chinese-speaking areas. Even passers-by A, B, C and D (as long as there is dialogue) may be artists (there are many big stars, such as Xingye, Carina Lau and Ouyang Zhenhua). In contrast, the level of Taiwanese drama is far from perfect. Once well-made Taiwanese dramas (such as Qiong Yao series) have produced many so-called youth idol dramas in recent years, each of which is not as good as an actor. It seems that there is a "drama" that TV companies in Taiwan Province Province only pay attention to youth but not to it. It looks like a VCR of some variety shows, not a TV series.

In recent years, the TV industry in China has made great progress in making hardware, but the production level is far behind the TV series in the above fields. Blindly following the trend and poor imitation are probably the most disgusting things in China TV series at present. The development of TV industry is closely related to the TV industry system. How to reach the level of TV drama in the above fields, China TV industry still has a lot to go and do.