电视影片一直是最受误解和诽谤的节目类型。这个术语常被批评家们轻蔑地描述为拙劣的故事片,被作为电影业的副产品,而不是电视网的节目主体。电视影片被看作当今的二流电影片,根据好莱坞模式铸出的劣等片。从这种观点出发,就会得出电视影片预算窘迫、表现手法平淡的结论,但具有讽刺意义的是,电视影片在风格、技巧、题材等方面又都显示了电影片所不具备的特长。首先,也是最重要的,电视影片应该被看作电视网的产品。50年代,好莱坞的制片公司扩展服务范围,建立电视片部,为电视台的黄金时间提供节目,其经 Television shows have been the most misunderstood and defamatory types of shows. The term is often dismissed by critics as a clumsy feature film as a by-product of the film industry, not as a television network’s main body. TV films are seen as the second-rate films of today, the inferior films cast by the Hollywood model. From this point of view, we can conclude that the budget of the television movie is distressing and dull. However, it is ironic that the television film shows the special features that the film does not have in terms of style, technique and subject matter. First and foremost, a TV video should be considered a TV network product. In the 1950s, Hollywood studios expanded their service offerings to create television festivals that provided programs for prime time on television.