hollywood melon man

Chapter 685

While busy preparing for "The Dark Knight", good news also came about "Edgewalker".

From the end of August to September, "Edge Walker" was introduced to local TV stations in countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore.

In mid-September, the show was introduced by national television stations in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and other countries, and television stations in other countries and regions are also actively negotiating to obtain the broadcasting rights for "Edge Walker".

However, in China, CCTV-8 was originally planning to introduce the film and had even found a Chinese dubbing site for localization. But in the end, it was stuck on the Big Scissors side because it was too violent and bloody, and also had sexually suggestive content.

There was no other choice but for CCTV-45 to hire someone to edit the show themselves, turning a ten-episode limited series with an average length of one hour into a sixteen-episode TV series with an average length of minutes.

Of course, because so many cuts were made, some episodes are less than 40 minutes long.

But in order to be able to broadcast, there is no other way.

After obtaining the broadcast license, Channel 8 edited a trailer and began to play it on its own channel.

In fact, American TV series were introduced to Chinese audiences earlier than Hollywood movies. In the late 1970s and 1980s, CCTV introduced "Garrison's Gorillas" and "Atlantic Man".

However, the American TV series did not create any sensation. "Garrison's Gorillas" was banned halfway through its broadcast.

Today, the Chinese market is more open and inclusive. There are many Hollywood blockbusters released every year, but not many American TV series enter the Chinese market.

On the contrary, Korean and Japanese dramas from neighboring countries occupy the majority of the overseas drama market in China. Even Thai dramas are much better than American dramas, which shows the status of American dramas.

Of course, with the popularity of the Internet, the increase in the number of Chinese netizens, and the rapid development of video platforms, American dramas have also seen development in the Chinese market.

In 2005, the first season of Prison Break was a huge success. This American TV series crossed the Pacific Ocean to China and became the first exposure of American TV series for many Chinese audiences.

However, because the Internet platform is not a real TV drama market, the popularity of the first season of "Prison Break" is still very limited.

It was not until this year that "Edge Walker" was broadcast on CCTV-8.

Gilbert's fans in China have been very excited for a long time. They have all heard of "Edgewalker" to some extent. Those who have the conditions have already watched the series and gave it high praise.

But for more movie fans, they can only satisfy their cravings through news reports, which is far from enough.

Therefore, fans are very excited to watch this TV series on TV this time. They plan to fight for the remote control when they get home, and will never watch idol dramas with their sisters or parents.

However, many sisters and brothers have actually heard of Little Gilbert, and many of them are his loyal fans. Not to mention many young parents, Little Gilbert was their first enlightenment to Hollywood movies.

However, the advantage of broadcasting on satellite TV is that there are enough viewers. You must know that although the Chinese film market is developing rapidly, in fact only first-tier and second-tier cities have a certain movie-watching base.

The vast potential audience is out there in the world and has not been developed. They may not go to the cinema once a year or even several years, but they will definitely watch TV series.

Gilbert Jr. actually knew that many Chinese movie fans knew him not in the cinema, but through pirated discs. In addition, he frequently traveled to China, so he gradually became the most well-known Hollywood director among Chinese movie fans.

The new work of such a director will be broadcast on TV and will also attract a certain amount of attention.

Just after the first and second episodes of "EdgeWalker" were aired, "EdgeWalker" immediately became the highest-rated drama in the same period.

On the Internet, the discussion about this series is no less than that of North American audiences, and some even have their own unique opinions. This is a TV series with exquisite pictures, excellent production, and compact plot structure, and it is also a cyberpunk science fiction TV series that is not common in China.

This broadcast shocked the Chinese TV drama audience.

Most Chinese audiences have never been exposed to this kind of American TV series. It's like everyone is riding Phoenix bicycles, but suddenly they see a stream of Studebaker cars whizzing by, and they are shocked.

After being shocked, they naturally shared it with their relatives and friends. These people went to watch the show out of curiosity, and then brought in more people.

As a result, "EdgeWalker" became more and more popular and its ratings kept rising.

It is worth mentioning that when CCTV-1566 was broadcasting "Edge Walker", Mango TV was broadcasting "The Ming Dynasty ".

However, this historical drama that Mango TV had high hopes for was a complete failure, with dismal ratings.

So Mango TV held an emergency meeting to discuss what to do with future TV dramas.

After seeing the viewing boom caused by "Edge Walker", Mango TV was still very sober and realized that this kind of drama was not something that Mango TV could produce.

After weighing the pros and cons, Mango TV focused on idol dramas and never looked back.

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The Ming Dynasty 1566 did not make much of a splash except for a dismal rating. On Douban, The Edge Walker scored 9.7 points, while the Ming Dynasty 1566 did not receive any ratings due to insufficient ratings.

"EdgeWalker" also achieved quite good results in its other debuts, and topped the charts in the Japanese and Korean markets.

It is even more popular in the European market. Media such as The Times, The Guardian, Ferlogère, and Deutsche Welle have given it high praise, calling it a great TV series.

Cyberpunk culture enthusiasts all over the world have been attracted by this series, and this cyberpunk masterpiece has been highly sought after.

When they learned that Gilbert Jr. had follow-up plans, both fans of the series and cyberpunk fans were looking forward to the follow-up plans that Gilbert Jr. mentioned.

It’s just that Gilbert Jr. is busy with other projects now, and no one knows what the cyberpunk plan is like for the time being, so they are itching to try it out.

While busy preparing for "The Dark Knight", Gilbert Jr. did not forget his own Marvel Cinematic Universe plan.

"Thor" is scheduled to be released in March next year, "Iron Man 2" is scheduled to be released in the summer of the year after, and "Captain America" ​​is currently being filmed.

According to Marvel's ultimate plan, the time for The Avengers to assemble is not far away.

To be on the safe side, Kevin Feige once again asked Gilbert Jr. to personally direct "The Avengers".

However, according to Gilbert Jr.'s plan, if one wants to wait for him to free up time to shoot "The Avengers", it might take until 2010.

In response, Kevin Feige said that he could wait, but "The Avengers" needed Gilbert Jr.

After much consideration, and just to be on the safe side, Gilbert Jr. finally agreed to Kevin Feige's request.

(End of this chapter)