Hollywood Starts with Animation

"Everyone, I gathered everyone together today to watch TV. As for other ideas, I don't have any ideas yet." Zucker sat on the chair carelessly.

just watch TV? !

As soon as these words came out, everyone present, whether it was Donna, president of Jin Shuguang TV Group, or the executives of WB and UPN, did not believe it.

What is the temperament of your own boss, how are they still unclear after working together for a long time?

It's nothing more than beating, and let everyone on your side pay attention to it!

Self-made TV series is an important symbol of whether a TV station can go further!

Ms. Donna added: "Everyone, since the boss has spoken, let's have a good TV tonight and watch the broadcast of "Prison Break"."

Everyone nodded in unison.

"Prison Break" TV series, its first season, the group invested nearly 15 million US dollars for this, and the average production cost of each episode was as high as 700,000 US dollars.

This expenditure cost, looking at today's American TV field, the price is really not low, and even ranks in the top five.

After all, even the well-known HBO (Yellow Storm Pollution) TV station has just kicked off its high-cost, high-quality boutique TV series.

High-cost TV dramas are not as flooded as they will be in the future.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, under the eagerly waiting of many families, "Prison Break" started on time.

"Wow!"

Tover, a 17-year-old boy from a Utah family, said excitedly: "Is this opening so awesome?"

you do not say!

The protagonist leaves the tattoo parlor at the beginning, then enters the bank with a gun and seeks to be arrested on his own initiative.

Very attractive from the beginning.

Topher's father sat down with a piece of french fries, and said, "Jailbreak? Is this the TV series that the WB TV network has been promoting for two months? From the picture, it looks really good."

Topher's mother also echoed: "The rhythm of the editing is also very fast,

It's not like the TV series I've seen in the past, it's like watching a Hollywood blockbuster. "

"Yes, I think so too." Topher nodded.

For a time, the three members of Topher's family were attracted by "Prison Break" in a short period of time.

High-cost, fast-editing TV series, in the current America in 1998, is definitely a wonderful flower among TV series.

Incredibly attractive!

......

Washington state.

Diana Wisky, a middle school teacher and a veteran TV drama lover, can be said to be a model of countless films.

Today, she is attracted by "Prison Break"!

"Wow, that's really good. A TV station like the WB TV network, which is dominated by variety shows, can actually produce such a good TV series?!"

Teacher Diana murmured.

"Diana, why are you still watching the damn TV series, you know today is the Wizards Vs Bulls game, give me that damn remote control~~!"

Diana's husband, Big Fat George, was like an angry bull at the moment.

However, Diana ignored him.

"Hey, hey, please don't ignore my existence, Teacher Diana!" the big fat George shouted.

At this moment, Diana was also angry.

"Watching the ball? Go to hell!"

"If you miss a game or two, will you die?"

"Why do I watch TV shows? I don't fight with you on weekdays, but you think I'm afraid of you!"

"You guy, you don't even know how good "Prison Break" is, so you dare to yell and bully me as a woman. Are you still a man?"

Teacher Diana, who usually treats others with humility, roared angrily, like a heavy machine gun continuously spraying bullets, directly drenching George.

George: "......"

At this moment, the big fat George is still domineering in the past, but now he is obedient like a little baby, curled up on the sofa.

What can he do?

He is also very desperate!

I can only choose to watch "Prison Break" with my wife, Teacher Diana.

"A broken TV series, how can there be a wonderful football game?" George scolded secretly.

Of course, he didn't dare to speak loudly for fear of being scolded!

However.......

When "Prison Break" was halfway through its first season, George was completely hooked by the TV imagery.

"Wow, he actually wants to escape!"

"My God, this is a crazy idea, no, it's a genius idea!"

"He's got the map tattooed on his body, it's so cool!"

George's performance is like a fan watching the game.

"Prison Break" is such a charm!

You must know that in the Great Celestial Dynasty, many audiences really got to know American dramas and understand American dramas, which officially started with "Prison Break".

It may not be as exciting as the later "House of Cards", its story appeal is not as good as "Game of Thrones", and its image explosion is not as good as that of "The Walking Dead" and other film and television dramas, but its overall visibility , is definitely a first-class, even super-first-class American drama.

Even in 2020, watching this American drama again is quite watchable!

Let alone 1998 now!

It's completely "Wang Bang" level performance!

........

Los Angeles.

"My God, I never imagined that WB TV station is not bad at making TV dramas, besides the variety shows, they are not bad at all!" Lawyer Sanding said excitedly.

San Francisco.

"The Prison Break TV series is absolutely cost-effective, and the level of detail in its graphics is beyond the reach of many Hollywood movies." Truck driver Sam yelled.

New York.

"Damn WB TV!"

"Such a wonderful TV series, they only broadcast one episode a week, this is the rhythm that will hang my appetite!"

"My God, it's rare to come across such a good-looking TV series!"

William, the oil painting artist known as "Red Snake", is very upset now.

Philadelphia, Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Atlanta, Denver...Families in major cities in the United States are full of admiration and interest in the TV series "Prison Break".

This is not too much!

In fact, in the original time and space, "Prison Break" attracted countless viewers once it was broadcast. The average number of live viewers per episode of the first season was as high as 24 million, and the number of live viewers of the finale of the first season was as high as 39 million. trips.

Absolute ace drama!

Well, it's still the kind of phenomenon-level TV series where people stop killing people and Buddhas stop killing Buddhas!

"Boss, the number of viewers for the first episode, the statistics are out." Ms. Donna received the report from a staff member.

Of course, the current report is a rough statistical report, and professional data needs to be calculated by a special company, but the result will not be known until the next morning. But even so, the rough statistical results are very accurate, and the error will not be too outrageous.

14 million people!

hiss!

As soon as the words fell, all the executives present, Gu Shi gasped.

However, less than a few seconds passed, and the whole scene was covered with cheers!

Rondo Willem Deba, President of WB Television Network: "Hahaha, it seems that I am quite lucky. The premiere result of "Prison Break" is definitely the top three in terms of the number of viewers today."

For a time, the executives of the WB TV network were also very excited.

After all, this is on behalf of their achievements!

The executives of the UPN TV network on the side are envious.

The new president of the UPN TV network, Kewright Ziplins, also congratulated the WB TV network team, but he kept scolding in his heart.

"What's there to be proud of. "Prison Break" was supposed to be broadcast on our UPN network, but it was cut off by you guys."

That's right.

According to Zucker's initial plan, the two American TV series "Prison Break" and "The Walking Dead" should be broadcast on the UPN TV network, but at the suggestion of Ms. Donna, they should be broadcast for the WB TV network.

"All be quiet!"

Zu Ke smiled and said: "The results of "Prison Break" are good, but don't forget, tonight is the broadcast of the ninth episode of "Friends Season 5", and the title of No. 1 in the ratings that day is estimated to be without us. We deserved it. But for the second place, we definitely do our part.”

" "The first more is sent.

Just finished and discharged from the hospital, the author will make up the two changes owed yesterday.