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A) Hiring a marketing team B) Developing elements like concept, characters, crew, and cast C) Filming the first season D) Broadcasting the first episode
A) A show that is cancelled mid-season B) A script written by a network executive C) The final episode of a season D) A prototype for the first episode of a series
A) That pilots are too expensive to make B) That writers need an agent to pitch C) That it is very difficult to get in and pitch D) That networks do not want new ideas
A) The entire cast is replaced B) The network picks up the show for the next season C) The show is immediately cancelled D) The show is sold to a film studio
A) Increase the episode count to 50 B) Release it exclusively online C) Save it for mid-season D) Delete all recorded footage
A) Self-publish the show online B) Shop it around to other networks C) Change the genre to a documentary D) Retire from the industry
A) Around 13 episodes B) 50 episodes C) 5 episodes D) 100 episodes
A) The Office B) Fawlty Towers C) EastEnders D) Life on Mars
A) Twenty writers B) Ten to twelve writers C) One or two writers D) A massive team of fifty writers
A) Six or seven B) Fifteen C) Twenty or thirty D) One or two
A) The distribution manager B) The executive producer C) The network CEO D) The lead actor
A) Development, pitching, and cancelling B) Writing, casting, and marketing C) Planning, rehearsing, and airing D) Pre-production, principal photography, and post-production
A) Very occasionally B) Never C) Always D) Only if the network mandates it
A) EastEnders B) Blackadder C) Monty Python's Flying Circus D) Life on Mars
A) Feature B) Serial C) Broadcast D) Programme
A) Miniseries B) Breaking news C) Streaming content D) Episodic series
A) Segments B) Seasons C) Miniseries D) Series
A) Episodic series B) Telefilm C) Television special D) Miniseries
A) Electronic guides B) Microwave relay C) Streaming television D) Transcontinental cable
A) September 4, 1951 B) January 1, 1954 C) January 1, 1965 D) September 4, 1948
A) Harry Truman B) David Sarnoff C) Milton Berle D) King George VI
A) Miniseries B) Variety show C) Television special D) Episode
A) On-time-transmission B) Original-television-transfer C) Over-the-air-technology D) Over-the-top
A) 1965 B) 1966 C) 1972 D) 1954
A) Lack of advertising B) Lack of broadcast towers C) The Great Depression D) World War II
A) Game show B) Drama C) Documentary D) News
A) They became permanent B) They were usually undone by the end C) They defined the rest of the series D) They evolved over five seasons
A) Hill Street Blues B) Babylon 5 C) The News Hour D) St. Elsewhere
A) The Academy of Television B) Steven Soderbergh C) An unnamed documentary producer D) A local newscaster
A) Documentary B) News C) Reality television D) Animation
A) They were filmed in non-linear order B) They always featured progressive plot changes C) They relied on complex, multi-season narratives D) They remained static without story arcs
A) The producer B) The scriptwriter C) A director D) The camera operator
A) Editing footage B) Storyboarding C) Sound mixing D) Final color grading
A) Blueprints B) Audio recordings C) Photographs D) Animatics
A) Only for short shows B) Yes C) Only on weekends D) No
A) Sky B) The BBC C) Channel 4 D) ITV
A) Hire more lead actors B) Film a different scene at the same time C) Edit the film on location D) Complete the script faster
A) Stand-ins B) Script supervisors C) Animatics D) Stunt doubles
A) Scripts B) Actors C) Locations D) Cameras
A) External specialized companies B) The television network staff C) The show's main producer D) The lead actors
A) 52 minutes B) 37–42 minutes C) 45–48 minutes D) 57–59 minutes
A) 18–21 minutes B) 22–25 minutes C) 15–17 minutes D) 28–30 minutes
A) 52 minutes B) 45–48 minutes C) 28 minutes D) 37–42 minutes
A) 30 minutes B) 60 minutes C) 45 minutes D) 52 minutes
A) Exactly 30 minutes B) Less than 10 minutes C) Less than 25 minutes D) More than one hour
A) Content overload B) The location of filming C) The quality of the camera D) The number of actors
A) The quality of acting B) Audience size C) The number of sponsors D) Production duration
A) $1 million B) $5 million C) $10 million D) $3 million
A) Grant-based funding B) Deficit financing C) Sponsor-only financing D) Public domain funding
A) The studio B) The advertisers C) The actors D) The network
A) Grey's Anatomy B) Friends C) CSI D) NCIS
A) Critical acclaim. B) Social media trends. C) Actor salaries. D) Nielsen ratings.
A) Winning a public award. B) Positive newspaper reviews. C) Strong home video viewership. D) Petitioning by the cast.
A) Subscription fee model. B) Government subsidy. C) Barter exchange. D) Public auction.
A) Limited series B) Event series C) Miniseries D) Anthology series
A) Roots B) Fargo C) Under the Dome D) Luther
A) 24: Live Another Day B) The Million Second Quiz C) The National Dream D) Killer Women
A) The Golden Globe committee B) The Primetime Emmys C) The Hollywood Reporter D) The Television Academy Awards
A) True Detective B) Roots C) 24: Live Another Day D) American Horror Story
A) Winter period B) Summer period C) Autumn period D) Spring period
A) January through December B) February through November C) March through October D) April through November
A) Mid-March B) Late January C) Late August D) Early December
A) 150 B) 230 C) 300 D) 100
A) Olympic cliffhanger B) Olympic recess C) Olympic break D) Olympic gap
A) Twenty-five B) Thirteen C) Forty-two D) Fourteen
A) Waterloo Road B) Doctor Who C) Home and Away D) Survivor |