Witness of the film and television world

Chapter 172
Of course, today's soap operas on Washington TV are different.

Because Peyton, the big boss of the TV station, explained that he did not use the ratings as specific evidence, but simply trained the staff behind the TV scene as a requirement.

So even if the ratings are mediocre, they are still making it, which can be regarded as preparation for the filming of TV dramas in the future.

"Oh, I see."

Peyton nodded, and he couldn't tell which model is better than the model of Chinese TV dramas.

But this model is more cost-effective and reduces risks, there is no doubt about it.

Even, the quality of the TV series is guaranteed. Screenwriters need to master the rhythm of the TV series and the development of the plot...

If you fail, you are finished, there is no more reason.

Only those with enough ratings have the value of continuing to shoot.

This set of models has allowed the federal TV series to launch many long-running TV series that have been popular for decades, and can be produced for decades, such as "The Big Bang Theory", "Friends"... and more than ten seasons of classics.

Of course, the most worth mentioning nowadays is the super-long soap TV series "Guiding Light", which was broadcast for the first time in 1937 and has lasted for more than 20 years. Become an external brand and cultivate countless loyal audiences.

Mrs. Chris is one of them. In the past, she always pulled the family to watch this program on time.

According to her, she has been chasing him since the first season, and she is definitely a veteran.

(Note: In reality, this TV did not stop broadcasting until 2009, and it was broadcast for 72 years in the middle, with a total of 18262 episodes. The audience is gone, with the death of loyal viewers, and the new blood is difficult to continue, no new viewers are willing to watch the previous decades, tens of thousands of episodes of the program, so the ratings of the program gradually declined until it was cut off by the TV station. )
This example also made subsequent TV stations work hard to control classic TV dramas to about ten years, ensuring that new and old audiences will alternate without getting bored. (12 years of The Big Bang Theory, 11 years of Friends, [-] years of The Walking Dead...)
Of course, according to the ratings, it is entirely possible to film more seasons of classics, because the screenwriter did not grasp the rhythm, and many filmings ended early.

For example, Prison Break only filmed five seasons, Breaking Bad only filmed five seasons...

This kind of competition is fierce, and the ratings are the king. The only one who suffers may be the audience. After all, no matter how low the ratings are, there are still a small group of loyal audiences with different tastes.

For these viewers, no one knows whether their favorite TV series will suddenly become eunuchs because of low ratings and advertisers don't like it.

"Listen to you, the screenwriter is very important?"

Roussier nodded: "Yes, for a long-running TV series, they are the core of the TV series, mastering the development of the plot, leading actors and even directors are not as important as them."

Peyton nodded. Indeed, if the screenwriter doesn't like the leading role, he can write it to death.

As for directors, you really don’t need to have a deep foundation to shoot TV dramas. After all, this is not a movie. It is enough to tell a good story, so screenwriters are the soul of TV dramas.

"Of course, the screenwriter is only the master of the TV series, and you, the chairman, are their master."

Peyton laughed when he heard the words: "You, let me ask you, how are the screenwriters recruited by the TV station?"

Roussier: "We have several mature screenwriting teams who are professionals in the industry, enough to guarantee the simultaneous production of three or four TV dramas."

"So many?" Payton was surprised, he thought the TV station had never done this kind of business.

"Chairman, didn't you say before that I will work hard on TV dramas this year, so I recruited people in advance. Currently they are producing soap operas, or planning various programs, and some are conceiving new scripts..."

"Well, well done, I read you right." Payton praised.

Peyton thought for a while, since the TV drama screenwriting team is so good, he doesn't have to work too hard, just provide a development framework, and hand it over to his subordinates...

Thinking of this, Peyton resolutely said: "Since the ratings of this soap opera are not good, let's just cut it off. Next, I will give you a few production scripts and ideas, and you let the screenwriting team improve the script based on my creative direction. When the time comes, first set up the crew, make an episode to see the results, continue the production if you can, cut it off and start over.”

"After all, it is a TV station, and TV drama productions always have their own ace programs."

Roussier nodded: "Yes, Chairman."

Not long after Roussier was sent away, Payton also fell into deep thought, thinking about suitable TV series.

He has watched many TV series, but it is absolutely impossible to remember them completely, and he is also short of skills, and he does not have enough time to focus on this aspect of production.

For Peyton, since there is a professional team, he will set up a framework to clarify the center and even the direction of the story, and leave it to the professional screenwriters to fill in the specifics.

Not long after, Peyton wrote "Merry Doctor, Pretty Nurse", "Seinfeld", "Prison Break", "The Big Bang Theory"

The romantic doctor and the pretty nurse are the closest to this era. It is described that in the Korean War workshop, two American military doctors ignored the war when they served in the front-line field hospital. Golf, a form of black humor with a little color, is loved by men, women and children, and there should be no age difference.

Seinfeld is the best sitcom in the history of the Commonwealth. It has no theme and no main story line. It is just the daily chores of four ordinary people living in Manhattan. It's a mess, and the characters and views are also messed up. In this drama, Peyton can only provide character settings and a very small number of plots, and the rest depends on the screenwriters.

At that time, Peyton is not sure whether it will be popular or not. If it is not popular, it can be regarded as an exercise for screenwriters.

Yue opera is the most clear-cut and brain-intensive TV series. At that time, some professionals will be needed to help improve it, collect more real cases, and maybe even make it better. This theme is cool enough and should be recognized by the audience. .

The Big Bang Theory is an extremely distinctive character design. Peyton has the deepest memory. He can provide more help to the screenwriters, including but not limited to character image setting, more plot development, and some classic quotations. ...

These dramas are definitely king bombs. Of course, the premise is that the scripts of Peyton and the screenwriters can achieve the ideal appearance.

(End of this chapter)