外國人最想和你聊的文化話題：美劇

　Realize US TV Series　認識美劇

     1　美國情景劇
     Although the concept of sitcoms had its inception in the Radio broadcasting section, it is those popular television sitcoms that still linger in our memories. The sitcoms that made us laugh, made us cry but most of all, sitcoms allowed everyone of us to see ourselves within the complex yet real characters. Suppose if every one of us were asked to list down the most popular sitcoms, there would be countless different and varied lists. However there are a few popular ones that always feature in every list. Let's have a look at some of the most popular sitcoms, which we followed religiously and loved thoroughly...
     One of the most popular sitcoms in America which ran into 11 successful seasons and was known for its catchy jingle Where Everybody Knows Your Name. Almost all of the episodes happened in the front room of a bar and created some legendary characters like Sam, Carla, Rebecca, Norm, Dianne, and of course the most popular -Dr. Frasier. Cheers had several running gags, which included Norm arriving in the bar greeted by a loud Norm! Years of laughter and jokes that can still be enjoyed on re-runs and even DVDS, Well Cheers to that!
     Perhaps the longest running and most successful sitcom that ran into ten seasons from 1993 to 2004 that revolved around Dr. Frasier Crane, the character from the popular sitcom Cheers. The sitcom Frasier won 37 Emmy awards during its 11 year run. In this sitcom, Dr. Frasier Crane returned his hometown of Seattle, Washington, after a broken marriage in Boston. The show portrayed Frasier's struggle to live a bachelor's life in presence of his father, an ex-police officer Martin Crane, A frequent visitor to the Frasier apartment is his younger brother Niles, who is also a psychiatrist. The Simpsons was the most popular animated American sitcom ever. It was a burlesque spoof on the conventional American family, which always conveyed some social message without sounding didactic. The Simpsons were portrayed as the classic American dysfunctional family complete with Homer, Marge Lisa and Bart and Maggie.
     2　美劇常用術(shù)語的表達方式
     Columbia Broadcasting System?。–BS）哥倫比亞廣播公司
     CBS Broadcasting Inc. (CBS) is a major US television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System.
     National Broadcasting Company　（NBC） 全國廣播公司
     The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank, California and Chicago, Illinois.
     FOX　?？怂箯V播公司
     Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as simply Fox(and stylized as FOX), is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.
     哥倫比亞及華納兄弟聯(lián)合電視網(wǎng)（CW）
     美國廣播公司 （ABC=American Broadcasting Company）
     家庭電視廣播網(wǎng) （HBO=Home Box Office）
     Prime time　　 　　　　　　　 黃金時段
     Season　　　　 　　　　　　　 季
     episode　　　　 　　　　　　　集
     spin-off　　　　　　　　　　　衍生劇集
     Rating　　　　　　　　　　　　抽樣收視率
     Transcript　　　　　　　　　　劇本
     soundtrack　　　　　　　　　　電視電影的配樂（通常我們叫原聲碟）
     美劇的許多傳統(tǒng)得以逐步立，其中"季"的運營模式最為現(xiàn)代中國觀眾所了解。"季"是各大電視網(wǎng)播出新作品的季節(jié)，一般從9月中旬開始到次年4月下旬，時長約30周。每年秋季，美國電視網(wǎng)紛紛推出自己的新劇，或者延續(xù)之前已經(jīng)獲得成功的經(jīng)典劇集。這段時間天氣較冷，人們一般較少外出，電視的開機率和收視率大幅提升。通過這種每年固定的播出時段，我們可以在許多長壽的美劇中找尋美國社會變遷的軌跡。