"That's a good idea, I'll admit, Nick, I underestimated you." After thinking about it carefully, Bob also spoke, "If such a script can render the atmosphere well enough and the story is filmed well enough, we may not get a TV series, but a new form of crime drama." Crime dramas are the most-watched genre, and if we can make an epoch-making work - we will definitely become an overnight success, and the whole of Hollywood will say our names. ”

After pondering Levy's words, Bob also admits that what Levy said was indeed a good idea. Levy is also quite satisfied with this: his friends can see that this TV series is good, which shows that they still have a vision. It's not scary to be less creative, but it's scary if you don't recognize the opportunity in front of you.

Fortunately, they are not fools. Suffering from ability, they can't make a good TV series by themselves, but when they see a good idea, they can grasp it.

"I'm sure of that, and not only will we have a lot of fame, but the ratings of this TV series, I think, will be very amazing." Levy added: Before coming up with this idea, Levy was not only thinking about the issue of reputation, but also about money.

In fact, if it is said that the drama TV series is the most highly rated, Levy does not know better, there are three in his memory - ** family, Breaking Bad, and the line of fire.

These three TV series are all very good, and even when people are arguing about which TV series is the best drama film, they are all considered by these three. Levy has also seen all three, but the problem is that Levy can't shoot these things.

The reason is also quite simple: these three dramas are all things from the pay desk, and the things from the pay table naturally have something in common: the cost is too great.

The things of the toll desk are far more elaborate than the free desk. Of course, the picking fee is also higher. These dramas are all good TV series, but it is difficult for ABC to be happy to spend a lot of money on a TV series for a fledgling director like himself. Levy doesn't think that his face is big enough to allow the TV station to give him a lot of money to make TV series, so it's better to be realistic.

And, even if you don't talk about the fees, there is a big problem. Because these three dramas are all paid stations, they are all adult TV series.

American TV dramas are also rated - a point that many people tend to overlook. Generally speaking, TV dramas on public channels are TV-G rated - that is, they are suitable for everyone to watch.

Secondly, some of the programs are TV-PG, which is a TV program that children need parental guidance to watch. Some of the implicit violent and pornographic information are all rated by this rating, such as "The Big Bang Theory", because there are too many pornographic jokes in it, he is not TV-G, but TV-PG.

The lower level is TV14, which is not suitable for viewing under 14 years old, TV-Y7, that is, not suitable for viewing under 7 years old, and TV-Y for children, which is suitable for 2-6 years old.

HBO's TV dramas generally belong to TV-M. That is, it is not suitable for children under 17 years old. They are pay TV, and they can play this way in front of their own audience, but other TV stations play this way, and that is not good. Public television, playing such a thing, it is self and self can't get by. At most, what they accept is TV-PG.

The reason for this is also very simple: public television stations live on advertising fees, and if the screen is full of people under the age of 17 who are not allowed to watch, then they are driving their own viewers away. If the audience doesn't watch it, the advertisement can't be played, where can I make money? They are not a pay TV station, and they can't find a fee to watch dramas, so the things they do naturally have to be more popular.

To put it bluntly, the TV rating is a simple warning: tell the viewer what level of TV series this is. The viewers themselves don't care, that's their own business, in fact, the difference between TV-G and TV-PG, that is, it's not that big, most of the crime dramas are TV-PG, how can such a thing be watched by children alone?

But at the level of TV-M, there are some things that not only children, but also adults may not be able to stand it. Although too many heavy things can make some people feel extremely exciting, more people's opinions are difficult to accept. TV dramas of this level are suitable for premium channels, who want to watch them pay for it themselves.

It is a consensus to shoot a TV series and shoot a TV-G or TV-PG to be able to adapt to the requirements of public channels. This is the first time that a novice has done a job, so he can't play too much, so it's better to be conservative and shoot a TV series like CSI.

Crime dramas have always been one of the biggest branches of TV dramas, regardless of the country. In the process of constantly innovating TV dramas, many new types of TV dramas continue to emerge, which has always promoted the innovation of creative ideas. CSI is a type of TV series that is an idea that people will introduce in the future. CSI has attracted a large number of viewers by introducing high-tech means, and many people have only noticed the popularity of this TV series, but have not paid attention to the reason behind its popularity.

The hit of any TV series is not accidental, and there is always a reason why a work is attractive. CSI captivated the audience with his excellence in all aspects, and it is remarkable that he has a lot of success.

This TV series solves many problems of traditional detective dramas, and makes the shooting of such TV dramas more scientific and credible, which is the most important reason why it is popular. Now I am going to shoot it in advance, although it cannot be used because there is a lot of technology involved in it that has not appeared, and the technology, actors, and even some cases have not yet happened, so there is no way to use it directly, but as long as you grasp the core of the success of this TV series, you can perform it yourself in other places.

Every TV series has its core, and if you catch it, you can succeed. Everyone watches TV series, but how to find out the deep-seated reasons why a TV series is popular is not something that everyone can do. It's not a matter of remembering which TV series will be popular in the future, but being able to analyze why these TV series are popular and know how to shoot them to be able to produce something similar is something that Levy is proud of.

What Levy knows is the excellence of that show, what he wants to shoot is a similar TV series. "Now, our question is how to write this TV series. Michael, you go to contact a professional. Bob, Clark, you and I worked together to figure out how to build the characters and the storyline. Alexander, go and ask what kind of investment ABC will give us if we do a crime drama, guys, we should get to work at full speed. ”

Now all that's left is to write the script. It is unlikely that Levy will shoot the original version: first, he can't remember what the original version is like, the three CSIs are added together, nearly 40 seasons, he is not a supercomputer, 40 seasons of nearly a thousand episodes of the script of the TV series, he can't memorize it even if he kills him, not to mention, he still only watched the original TV series, he hasn't even read the script, and it is impossible to write the script himself.

Moreover, one of the footholds of this TV series is the extremely practical and practical science and technology in it. Science and technology are no better than others, not how you want to copy it, in Levy's memory, he vaguely remembers that in the first few seasons of CSI, skull restoration still needs experts. In the next few seasons, all you need to do is scan the image. The technology of '96 and the technology of 2000 may be very different, if you copy what you remember, maybe the technology has not been invented in '96, that is, the crime drama has been made into a science fiction film. In dramas involving scientific and technological issues, professional issues are very important, the progress of science and technology is changing with each passing day, and if you make a mistake, the whole drama will be ruined. TV dramas are different from movies, many times they have to keep up with the times, and even some dramas have to keep up with the broadcast time, American dramas can be filmed at any time, Halloween has Halloween specials, Christmas has Christmas, Super Bowl has Super Bowl, and some of them are aimed at facts - these things can't be copied.

Moreover, even if he could really write it all down, he couldn't just write it down. He knows very well that in the script creation process of an American drama, a small number of people must have seven or eight people working together, and some large-scale, multi-level American dramas have even 15-20 screenwriters per episode. Especially for such a highly professional script, a script involves multiple aspects of knowledge, and if a person sits in a room and writes it, it will be almost immediately known that it is copied......

It is true that human beings have geniuses, and it is true that geniuses can create many immortal works, but geniuses can write scripts that contain five or six professional knowledge at home...... This is going against the sky. The work of 20 people cannot be condensed into a work that can be done by one person, and even a fool can see that it is plagiarism.

Levy doesn't care about plagiarism, and he doesn't care about being accused of plagiarism, but he still cares about announcing his plagiarism to the world in such a stupid way - low IQ and low morality are two different things.

Even if there is no way to copy it, it doesn't mean that he can't find the reason for the success of this kind of TV series, and then make his own TV series with his companions.

Remembering a TV series, impossible. However, it is not impossible to remember the reasons for the success of a TV series and try to shoot it. Moreover, if you do this, you can also check whether these friends of yours are people who do things, and by the way, see if your acting dream can be done.

Therefore, when Levy began to want to produce this TV series, he had already thought about it, and the production of this TV series can be used creatively, but the content has to be done by himself. Therefore, from the moment he entered the door to chat, he was also observing his partners. He wanted to know if Levy's group of friends had what it took to be his collaborators.

It turns out that these people are qualified, at least in terms of vision and knowledge. I am very lucky to have such a collaborator. And what is needed now is to work together to produce a TV series.

It seems that although this group is small, it has all kinds of organs. Maybe Mr. Levy Jr. didn't have enough talent to put such a team to good use, but with himself, things were completely different. He would not have encountered such a thing as the drying up of talents, and his creativity, coupled with the work of these people, the company called Mystery has extremely broad prospects.