A show may be fictional as in comedies and dramas , or non-fictional as in documentary, news, and reality television. It may be topical as in the case of a local newscast and some made-for-television films , or historical as in the case of many documentaries and fictional Movie.
They could be primarily instructional or educational, or entertaining as is the case in situation comedy and game shows. The program follows their lives and adventures. Before the s, shows except for soap opera-type serials typically remained static without story arcs, and the main characters and premise changed little. Because of this, the Movie could be broadcast in any order.
For instance, Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere were two of the first American prime time drama television Movie to have this kind of dramatic structure,[4][better source needed] while the later Movie Babylon 5 further exemplifies such structure in that it had a predetermined story running over its intended five-season run. The World MOVIE inspired many Americans to buy their first television set and then in , the popular radio show Texaco Star Theater made the move and became the first weekly televised variety show, earning host Milton Berle the name and demonstrating that the medium was a stable, modern form of entertainment which could attract advertisers.
The verb to stream refers to the process of delivering or obtaining media in this manner. Distinguishing delivery method from the media distributed applies specifically to telecommunications networks, as most of the delivery systems are either inherently streaming e. There are challenges with streaming content on the Internet. For example, users whose Internet connection lacks sufficient bandwidth may experience stops, lags, or slow buffering of the content. And users lacking compatible hardware or software systems may be unable to stream certain content.
Live streaming is the delivery of Internet content in real-time much as live television broadcasts content over the airwaves via a television signal. Live internet streaming requires a form of source media e. Live streaming does not need to be recorded at the origination point, although it frequently is.
Streaming is an alternative to file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains the entire file for the content before watching or listening to it. Through streaming, an end-user can use their media player to start playing digital video or digital audio content before the entire file has been transmitted.
The term streaming media can apply to media other than video and audio, such as live closed captioning, ticker tape, and real-time text, which are all considered streaming text. Copyright is intended to protect the original expression of an idea in the form of a creative work, but not the idea itself.
Some jurisdictions require fixing copyrighted works in a tangible form. It is often shared among multiple authors, each of whom holds a set of rights to use or license the work, and who are commonly referred to as rights holders. This means that copyrights granted by the law of a certain state, do not extend beyond the territory of that specific jurisdiction. Copyrights of this type vary by country; many countries, and sometimes a large group of countries, have made agreements with other countries on procedures applicable when works cross national borders or national rights are inconsistent.
Some countries require certain copyright formalities5 to establishing copyright, others recognize copyright in any completed work, without a formal registration. It is widely believed that copyrights are a must to foster cultural diversity and creativity.
However, Parc argues that contrary to prevailing beliefs, imitation and copying do not restrict cultural creativity or diversity but in fact support them further. The resources provided may be financial granting a loan , or they may consist of goods or services consumer credit. Credit encompasses any form of deferred payment. A television show might also be called a television program British English programme , especially if it lacks a narrative structure.
A television series is usually released in episodes that follow a narrative, and are usually divided into seasons US and Canada or series UK — yearly or semiannual sets of new episodes. A show with a limited number of episodes may be called a miniseries, serial, or limited series.
A one-time show may be called a special. A television film made-for-TV movie or television movie is a film that is initially broadcast on television rather than released in theaters or direct-to-video. Television shows can be viewed as they are broadcast in real time live , be recorded on home video or a digital video recorder for later viewing, or be viewed on demand via a set-top box or streamed over the internet.
Most people watch view movies as a type of entertainment or a way to have fun. For some people, fun movies can mean movies that make them laugh, while for others it can mean movies that make them cry, or feel afraid. Most movies are made so that they can be shown on screen in Cinemas and at home.
After movies are shown in Cinemas for a period of a few weeks or months, they may be marketed through several other medias. They are shown on pay television or cable television, and sold or rented on DVD disks or videocassette tapes, so that people can watch the movies at home. You can also download or stream movies. Older movies are shown on television broadcasting stations. A movie camera or video camera takes pictures very quickly, usually at 24 or 25 pictures frames every second.
When a movie projector, a computer, or a television shows the pictures at that rate, it looks like the things shown in the set of pictures are really moving. Sound is either recorded at the same time, or added later. The sounds in a movie usually include the sounds of people talking which is called dialogue , music which is called the soundtrack , and sound effects, the sounds of activities that are happening in the movie such as doors opening or guns being fired.
In the 20th century the camera used photographic film. The product is still often called a film even though there usually is no film. A genre is a word for a type of movie or a style of movie. Movies can be fictional made up , or documentary showing 'real life' , or a mix of the two. Although hundreds of movies are made every year, there are very few that do not follow a small number of set plots, or stories.
Some movies mix together two or more genres. Action movies have a lot of exciting effects like car chases and gun fights, involving stuntmen. They usually involve 'goodies' and 'baddies', so war and crime are common subjects. Action movies usually need very little effort to watch, since the plot is normally simple. For example, in Die Hard, terrorists take control of a skyscraper and ask for a big ransom in exchange for not killing the hostage workers.
One hero somehow manages to save everyone. Action movies do not usually make people cry, but if the action movie is also a drama, emotion will be involved. Adventure Movies usually involve a hero who sets out on a quest to save the world or loved ones.
Animated movies use artificial images like talking cartoons to tell a story. These movies used to be drawn by hand, one frame at a time, but are now made on computers. Buddy movies involve 2 heroes, one must save the other, both must overcome obstacles. Buddy movies often involve comedy, but there is also some emotion, because of the close friendship between the 'buddies'.
Comedies are funny movies about people being silly or doing unusual things or being in silly or unusual situations that make the audience laugh. Applegate Henry as Henry. Russell Richardson Brooks as Brooks. Raynor Scheine Frank as Frank. David Blackwell Cal as Cal. John Lee Hancock. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Jim Morris is a Texas high school chemistry teacher and coach of the school's baseball team. He's always loved baseball and as a way of motivating his players, he agrees to go to a professional try-out if they win the championship.
He once had aspirations to be a professional baseball player but an injury brought that to an end. Sure enough, the 39 year-old father of three finds himself at a camp for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and he somehow seems to have regained his pitching arm, easily throwing a 98 mph fastball.
Signed to a contract, he toils in the minor leagues while his supportive wife stays home raising their children. He soon finds himself called up to the big club and pitching for Tampa which is in Texas playing the Rangers. Based on a true story. Sometimes dreams come back to life. Did you know Edit. Trivia The scene where Jimmy walks out to the mound for the first time at The Ballpark in Arlington was filmed during the seventh inning stretch of a real Texas Rangers game.
All of the pitching shots were done after the game. Goofs During Jim Morris ' pitching tryout there several close-ups of his hand holding the baseball. One close-up shows his right hand holding the ball even though he is a left-handed pitcher. But pitchers will often remove their gloves and rub the ball with the opposite hand to remove sweat or rosin from the ball. Quotes Jimmy : You know what we get to do today, Brooks? Crazy credits The 2 nuns are walking on Jimmy's Dennis Quaid field as the film ends.
User reviews Review. Top review. I love it when they actually do a sports story well. So many in the past have been so hokey it was embarrassing to watch. Not this one. It's just a genuinely nice movie, an old-fashioned type of story - and based on a real-life guy to did exactly what Dennis Quaid did in this film.
He plays a high school coach who is talked into trying out, late in life athletically-speaking, to become a pitcher in professional baseball. Eventually, he reaches his goal of making it to the Major Leagues, even if it was a very brief stint.
All the characters in here are nice people, the kind you root for, from Quaid to the players on his high school team, to his little boy Angus T.
Jones, now somewhat of a star on television. Quaid is believable in playing Jim Morris because, unlike actors in the past in sports films, he knows how to throw a baseball. He looks like a pitcher, a guy who could fire it plus miles per hour. And, most of this film is true, as testified by the real-life pitcher in one the documentaries on the DVD. So, if you're looking for a nice, inspirational true life sports film, you can't wrong with this one.
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