TV SERIESMaria Luiza Argôlo

SERIES

SEASONS AND EPISODES

The quantity of seasons depends of the audience interest.

New series: 10 to 13 episodes Regular seasons: 20 to 26 episodes

Dramas: 44 minutes Sitcoms: 22 minutes Others: Depends

CLASSIFICATION: Soap Opera

Style: Ex: Lost

MINISERIES STYLE:

Ex: 24 hours

FREESTYLE (BUT NOT SO FREE):

Ex: Dexter and almost all sitcoms.

FREESTYLE:

Ex: Most older series such as Star Trek (The Original).

TYPES OF SERIES:

Sitcoms

DRAMA SERIES

INVESTIGATIVE SERIES

REALITY SHOWS

SERIES:

GENRE: Drama STATUS: Series Renewed BRA PREMIERE: 02/09/2008 SEASONS: 5

90210:

VERONICA MARS GENRE: Drama STATUS: Series Canceled PREMIERE BRA: 07/06/2005 SEASONS: 3

GENRE: Action / Adventure, DramaSTATUS: Series RenewedU.S. PREMIERE: 24/06/2010SEASONS: 2

GOSSIP GIRLSGENRE: DramaSTATUS: Series RenewedU.S. PREMIERE: 08/11/2007SEASONS: 6

ONCE UPON A TIME GENRE: Drama STATUS: Rookie Series U.S. PREMIERE: 23/10/2011 SEASONS: 2

SUBURGATORY Genre: Comedy STATUS: Rookie Series PREMIERE BRA: 11/10/2011 Seasons: 2

JANE BY DESIGN

GENRE: Comedy STATUS: Series Rookie U.S. PREMIERE: 03/01/2012

GENRE: Comedy STATUS: Series Renewed

U.S. PREMIERE: 20/09/2011

THE BIG BANG TEORY

GENRE: Comedy STATUS: Series Renewed PREMIERE BRA: 06/11/2007

PRETTY LITTLE LIARS GENRE: Drama, Thriller STATUS: Series Renewed U.S. PREMIERE: 08/06/2010

ONE TREE HILL

SERIES THAT WERE INSPIRED BY BOOKS

Gossip Girl, inspired by the series of Cecily Von Ziegesar

Pretty Little Liars is based on the book series "evil" by Sara Shepard

True Blood is based on the Sookie Stackhouse book series of the American Charlaine Harris

The Vampire Diaries based on books of the same name by L. J. Smith

Dexter is based on the book: The Left Hand of God by Jeff Lindsay.

Bones is based on the program's producer Kathy Reichs

FILMS THAT WERE INSPIRED BY SERIES

Sex and the City 

Star Trek 

Addams Family