Dramatic programming: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
m Adding link from drama article
try citing sources
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Dramatic programming''' is [[television]] content that is scripted and (normally) fictional. This excludes, for example, [[sports]], [[news]], [[reality show|reality]] and [[game show]]s, [[stand-up comedy]] and [[variety show]]s. Also, by convention, the term is not generally usually used for [[situation comedy]] or [[soap opera]]. The term is used more in the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] countries than the [[United States]].
'''Dramatic programming''' is [[television]] content that is scripted and (normally) fictional. This excludes, for example, [[sports]], [[news]], [[reality show|reality]] and [[game show]]s, [[stand-up comedy]] and [[variety show]]s. Also, by convention, the term is not generally usually used for [[situation comedy]] or [[soap opera]].


Most dramatic programming for TV falls within other standard categories such as [[miniseries]], [[made-for-TV movies]] or certain rather circumscribed dramatic genres.
Most dramatic programming for TV falls within other standard categories such as [[miniseries]], [[made-for-TV movies]] or certain rather circumscribed dramatic genres.

Revision as of 15:05, 23 September 2008

Dramatic programming is television content that is scripted and (normally) fictional. This excludes, for example, sports, news, reality and game shows, stand-up comedy and variety shows. Also, by convention, the term is not generally usually used for situation comedy or soap opera.

Most dramatic programming for TV falls within other standard categories such as miniseries, made-for-TV movies or certain rather circumscribed dramatic genres.

Some examples of BBC dramatic programming would be the serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII or Our Friends in the North.

See also

External links