TV is becoming a medium that rivals cinema. Each year we see more and more tv series and most of them are almost perfect.
So let’s find out some things about TV series that left their mark.
- Adventure Time is an American fantasy animated television series
- The series was created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network
- It was produced by Frederator Studios and Cartoon Network Studios
- The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (voiced by Jeremy Shada) and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake (John DiMaggio), a dog with the magical power to change size and shape at will
- Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo, where they interact with Princess Bubblegum (Hynden Walch), the Ice King (Tom Kenny), Marceline (Olivia Olson), BMO (Niki Yang), and others
- The series is based on a 2007 short produced for Nicktoons and Frederator Studios’ animation incubator series Random! Cartoons
- After the short became a viral hit on the Internet, Cartoon Network commissioned a full-length series
- The series was previewed on March 11, 2010
- The show officially premiered on April 5, 2010
- It ended on September 3, 2018
- The series drew inspiration from a variety of sources, including the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and video games
- It was produced using hand-drawn animation
- Action and dialogue for episodes are decided by storyboarding artists based on rough outlines
- Because each episode took roughly eight to nine months to complete, multiple episodes were worked on concurrently
- The cast members recorded their lines in group recordings, and the series regularly employed guest actors for minor and recurring characters
- Each episode runs for about eleven minutes
- Pairs of episodes are often telecast to fill half-hour program slots
- Cartoon Network announced on September 29, 2016, that the series would conclude in 2018, after the airing of its tenth season
- The series finale aired on September 3, 2018
- On October 23, 2019, four specials, collectively called Adventure Time: Distant Lands, were announced
- They will air exclusively on HBO Max starting with two in 2020
- Adventure Time has been a ratings success for Cartoon Network
- Aome episodes have attracted over three million viewers
- Despite being aimed primarily at children, it has developed a following among teenagers and adults
- The show has received positive reviews from critics and won awards
- The series has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, three Annie Awards, two British Academy Children’s Awards, a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award, and a Kerrang! Award
- The series has also been nominated for three Critics’ Choice Television Awards, two Annecy Festival Awards, a TCA Award, and a Sundance Film Festival Award, among others
- Of the many comic book spin-offs based on the series, one received an Eisner Award and two Harvey Awards
- The series has also spawned various forms of licensed merchandise, including books, video games and clothing
- Alias is an American action thriller television series
- The series was created by J. J. Abrams
- It was broadcast on ABC for five seasons
- It had its premiere on September 30, 2001
- It ended on May 22, 2006
- It stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a double agent for the Central Intelligence Agency posing as an operative for SD-6, a worldwide criminal and espionage organization
- The main theme of the series explores Sydney’s obligation to hide her true career from her friends and family, even as she assumes multiple aliases to carry out her missions
- This theme is most prevalent in the first two seasons of the show
- A major plotline of the series is the search for and recovery of artifacts created by Milo Rambaldi, a fictitious Renaissance-era figure with similarities to both Leonardo da Vinci and Nostradamus
- This plot, and some technologies used in the series, place Alias into the genre of science fiction
- The series was well received among critics
- It has been included in several “best of” lists, including the American Film Institute’s top ten list for television programs in 2003
- The show also received numerous awards and nominations
- The Americans is an American period spy thriller television series
- The series was created by Joe Weisberg for the FX television network
- Set during the Cold War, it follows the story of Elizabeth (Keri Russell) and Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys), two Soviet KGB intelligence officers posing as an American married couple living in Falls Church, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., with their children, Paige (Holly Taylor) and Henry (Keidrich Sellati)
- The show also explores the conflict between Washington’s FBI office and the KGB Rezidentura by following the perspectives of agents on both sides, including the Jennings’ neighbor Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent working in counterintelligence
- The series begins in the aftermath of the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan in January 1981 and concludes in December 1987, shortly before the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- The Americans premiered in the United States on January 30, 2013
- It concluded on May 30, 2018, after six seasons
- The series was acclaimed by critics, who considered it among the best of its era
- Its writing, characters, and acting were often singled out
- The series’s final season earned Rhys the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Weisberg and co-lead writer Joel Fields won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- It was also awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama
- Additionally, Margo Martindale won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series twice for her performance in the third and fourth season
- It also became one of the rare drama shows to receive two Peabody Awards during its run
- Angel is an American television series
- The series was a spin-off from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- The series was created by Buffy’s creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt
- It aired on The WB from October 5, 1999, to May 19, 2004
- Consisting of five seasons and 110 episodes
- Like Buffy, it was produced by Whedon’s production company, Mutant Enemy
- The show details the ongoing trials of Angel, a vampire whose human soul was restored to him by a Romani curse as a punishment for the murder of one of their own
- After more than a century of murder and the torture of innocents, Angel’s restored soul torments him with guilt and remorse
- Angel moves to Los Angeles, California, after it is clear that his doomed relationship with Buffy, the vampire slayer, cannot continue
- During the majority of the show, he works as a private detective in L.A, where he and a variety of associates work to “help the helpless”, restoring the faith and saving the souls of those who have lost their way
- While he must also battle his own demonic nature, he typically battles with evil demons or humans allied to them, primarily related to Wolfram & Hart, a law firm supported by occult practices which is an extension of otherworldly demonic forces
- Animaniacs is an American animated comedy television series
- It was created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company’s Fox Kids block
- The series moved to The WB in 1995
- The series ended in 1998 as part of its Kids’ WB afternoon programming block
- It is the second animated series produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Animation, after Tiny Toon Adventures
- It initially ran a total of 99 episodes, along with a feature-length film, Wakko’s Wish
- Animaniacs is a variety show, with short skits featuring a large cast of characters
- While the show had no set format, the majority of episodes were composed of three short mini-episodes, each starring a different set of characters, and bridging segments
- Hallmarks of the series included its music, character catchphrases, and humor directed at an adult audience
- A revival of the series was announced by Hulu in January 2018
- At least two seasons will be produced in conjunction with Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation
- Spielberg, Rogel, and many of the main voice actors are set to return
- The new series is set to premiere on November 20, 2020
- With a second season expected to premiere in 2021
- Archer is an American adult animated sitcom
- It was created by Adam Reed for the basic cable network FX
- It had its debut on September 17, 2009
- It follows the exploits of a dysfunctional intelligence agency, led by Sterling Archer (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) and seven of his colleagues- his mother Malory Archer (Jessica Walter), Lana Kane (Aisha Tyler), Cyril Figgis (Chris Parnell), Cheryl Tunt (Judy Greer), Pam Poovey (Amber Nash), Ray Gillette (Adam Reed) and Dr. Algernop Krieger (Lucky Yates)
- Archer’s premise evolves as the comedy assumes the standard setup of an anthology in later seasons, each with self-contained arcs, new settings, a disparate set of personae for each character, even distinct humor
- Beginning with the eighth season in 2017, the show was broadcast on sibling network FXX
- Beginning in 2020 with Season 11, new episodes became available on Hulu the day after linear broadcast as part of the FX on Hulu initiative
- Archer was conceived by Reed shortly after the cancellation of his Adult Swim comedy Frisky Dingo
- It draws inspiration from a variety of sources, including the James Bond franchise
- The show’s hallmarks include reference-heavy humor, rapid-fire dialogue, and meta-comedy
- Archer is produced using limited animation and takes its visual style from mid-century comic art
- The cast members record their lines individually
- The show regularly employs guest actors and actresses for supporting characters
- Archer has received positive reviews from critics and won awards
- These awards include three Primetime Emmy Awards and four Critics Choice Awards
- It has also received 15 Annie Award nominations, among others, for outstanding achievement in animation, writing, direction, and voice acting
- Archer will return to its original spy agency premise for the eight-episode eleventh season, as Reed oversees the comedy’s production in a reduced role
- Season eleven was scheduled to premiere on May 6, 2020
- It was postponed until September 16, 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
TV series trivia | 100 did you know facts about famous shows (Part 3)
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