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Contents What is Television? Kind of TV genre Reference

What is Television? Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome(black-and-white) or colored, with or without accompanying sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming, or television transmission. Genres Television genres include a broad range of programming types that entertain, inform, and educate viewers. The most expensive entertainment genres to produce are usually drama and dramatic miniseries. However, other genres, such as historical Western genres, may also have high production costs. Popular culture entertainment genres include action-oriented shows such as police, crime, detective dramas, horror, or thriller shows. As well, there are also other variants of the drama genre, such as medical dramas and daytime soap operas.

Kind of TV Genre Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The use of "drama" in the narrow sense to designate a specific type of play dates from the 19th century. TV series (drama)is a form of artistic expression through the acts and actions of the characters. Reaction of the viewers can affect the work. “Television drama is important. Today, TV is an important aspect of culture.” (George W Brent)

Kind of TV Genre The comedy is broad and complex, includes humor, generally targets popular. Comedy questions the social norms Comedy may be divided into multiple genres based on the source of humor, the method of delivery and the context in which it is delivered. The different forms often overlap, and most comedy can fit into multiple genres. Some of the sub-genres of comedy are farce, comedy of manners, burlesque, and satire. Comedy ( in the contemporary meaning of the term, is any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or to amuse by inducing laughter, especially in theater, television, film.

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Reference Understanding of television genres - The Television Genre Book (Dr Glen Creeber, Toby Miller, John Tulloch)