Heads Up Hollywood

Generally speaking, it is Hollywood movies that get more attention in the entertainment news than TV series.

Even the most popular "Friends", the share of media reports when it was broadcast is far less than that of movies of the same period.

Movies are the core of the entertainment industry!

Even if it is a TV station, the ratings of the movies are much higher than the TV series.

Band of Brothers, though, is clearly the most special one.

"USA Today": "People in the past never imagined that Hollywood superstars like Steven Spielberg, Dawn Walker and Tom Hanks would go into the field of TV dramas. People in the past also I never thought that someone would dare to spend an investment comparable to a blockbuster special effects film to make a TV series, but all this happened before my eyes, and "Band of Brothers" let me witness!"

"Entertainment Weekly": "In the TV drama market in the past, the four magic weapons of love, criminal investigation, law and medical treatment have always played the leading role. There is no doubt that the emergence of "Band of Brothers" has provided these 'giant dramas' with grand narratives. , Pry out a new world!"

"Audio-Visual Club": "From "Saving Private Ryan", to "Pearl Harbor", and then to "Band of Brothers", the shooting of war dramas has a new definition. Realistic shooting, never beautify the attitude of war, praise Heroes but based on the spirit of anti-war, this is the correct value orientation. Face up to history, we must first start with respecting history, the attitude of "Band of Brothers" is worthy of recognition."

Even the highly authoritative "New York Times" praised this mini-series with unusually high-profile remarks: "There will never be a play in the world that can better represent 'war drama' than "Band of Brothers". There is no doubt that "Band of Brothers" redefines the grammar of war dramas and is bound to become a milestone in the history of American television."

Even the "Film Review", which has always only reported movies and is very professional, spent a lot of space describing the first episode of "Band of Brothers"——

"Band of Brothers, that is, the E Company of the 101st Airborne Division, has a total of 140 people. For 10 episodes of one-hour TV series, how to allocate scenes and how to combine points and aspects are all difficult problems to be solved. Fortunately, the production team has completed it brilliantly. The way the quests, the character archetype interviews lead to the beginning of each episode is very substituting, and the way of flashbacks is also reasonable."

"The first episode of "Band of Brothers" mainly introduces the hero E Company, and the first non-commissioned officer Captain Sauber who left E Company. As the most special existence of E Company, Captain Sauber's training method is largely E However, his incompetence and character problems in actual combat made him unpopular until he was transferred out of the company."

"The character in the play is treated first and then suppressed. At the beginning, the devil-like training and strict management made people think of 'the devil is a good instructor', and later in the actual combat exercise stage, his incompetence was exposed one after another. And the character of rejecting non-commissioned officers, on the basis of these two aspects, and then close-up to show his last reluctance to E company, the character is three-dimensional."

"Such a double-faced character also makes the expected military training mode not monotonous in the first episode. Responding to the first sentence, it is also expected that a bunch of soldiers are displayed in the first episode. With the exception of Lieutenant Tess and a few familiar faces, it was difficult to make out most of the soldiers at once."

"Of course there are a lot of close-ups, but the switching between shots is also very fast. The first episode is supposed to be a good introduction for the later part of the battlefield, and the first episode is really well done. The last 10 minutes of waiting before the battle is the highlight of the whole film Highlights."

"Lieutenant Winters pulled up the team members one by one to board the plane. The British army watched them off, and the silhouettes of the planes in the sunset finally connected the fate of Company E with the background of the first large airborne landing in World War II. All emotions were rendered in place, and the official launch Open the magnificent part of the European battlefield - Normandy landing!"

...

On September 10th, "Band of Brothers" landed on major entertainment media and became the most watched cultural phenomenon of the day.

Tang En just picked out a few important reports and looked at them, and he reacted.

Today is Monday, he has to send little Taylor home early, and she still has to go to school.

Along the way, Tang En kept a stern face and scolded her severely: "How many times have I told you that you can't break into other people's rooms, why can't you remember?"

Little Taylor muttered, "I didn't see it again."

"You!" Tang En was angry, "If you talk back again, I will tell your mother that there is no pocket money for three weeks!"

"It's not fair!"

Little Taylor's eyes turned red instantly.

Tang En taught the lesson: "I am an adult, you are a child, you have to listen to me, this is the greatest fairness! What happened last night, were you wrong?"

"wrong."

Little Taylor pursed the corners of his mouth and his little nose twitched.

"louder!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, can't I be wrong?" Little Taylor burst into tears, crying "woooooooo".

Tang En was a little distressed, but he was ruthless, "Do you dare to do it again in the future?"

"Don't dare!"

Little Taylor replied weakly, looking aggrieved, I feel pity.

After sending her home, Andrea saw the two tear marks on her cheeks, and knew that she must have made a mistake. Her face sank, and she began to teach her a lesson, "What's going on? Didn't you just say it, you have to be obedient?" ?”

Little Taylor burst into tears with a "wow", "Bastards, you are all bad guys, you are a partner in bullying!"

Tang En hesitated, stepped forward quickly, and held her in his arms, "Okay, okay, this matter is over, let's not talk about it, okay?"

Andrea looked hesitant.

Tang En didn't hide anything, and quickly said: "Last night, when my friend and I were in the room, she didn't even knock on the door, and suddenly broke in."

"What?"

Andrea turned pale with shock.

Losing etiquette is a problem, and seeing some scenes that are not suitable for children is even more of a problem!

Tang En rubbed his nose, and hurriedly said: "The situation at that time... was okay, but the etiquette must not be lost."

Andrea breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang En patted Little Taylor on the back, feeling that this matter was too harsh for her, and coaxed: "Okay, don't cry, what gift do you want, I'll give it to you, okay?"

"No!" Little Taylor sniffed, sobbing very sadly.

"Then...it's the weekend, shall I take you out to play? Where do you want to go?"

At this moment, little Taylor's crying stopped immediately, and the eyes of the mist burst into rainbow-like brilliance, "Really?"

"real!"

"Not lying?"

"Don't lie!"

"I'm going to Disneyland! You never took me there!"

Tang En's expression suddenly changed.

Disneyland……

Tang En must bring a lot of bodyguards with him when he travels. With so many people, they will definitely attract attention.

But his relationship with Disney...

It's a little tricky!

Andrea saw Tang En's embarrassment, and frowned, "Baby, this is not good!"

"No, I'm going to Disneyland!"

"Okay, okay, then Disneyland." Tang En stretched out his hand and wiped the tears on her face, "Be happy, don't cry, I will take you there when the weekend comes!"

"Oh yeah!"

Little Taylor raised his arms excitedly and jumped up happily.

Seeing Tang En pampering her so much, Andrea was both happy and emotional.

Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. Her husband, Scott Swift, Little Taylor's father, usually works in New York, and the two places are separated. The couple have had many conflicts.

Especially the place on Wall Street in Manhattan, corrupt, dirty, ugly, mercenary, sex, drugs, gambling, violence, bastards, everything.

Can Scott Swift, a mature, middle-aged man with a net worth of tens of millions, survive loneliness?

"Why!"

Andrea secretly sighed in her heart, she really wasn't sure whether moving to Los Angeles was right or wrong for her family.

On the other hand, the family conditions are obviously better. Little Taylor is studying in the best private school, learning music from the best musicians, and is also a "good friend" of Dunn Walker.

On the wrong side, the integrity of this family may be cracked.

...

Today is September 10th.

Back at the company, Tang En received a detailed report from Comcast and STA.

Currently, the STA TV network has a total of 10.72 million paying subscribers. The first episode of "Band of Brothers" last night had an average viewership of 12.86 million users, and at its peak, it exceeded 14.38 million household users!

In addition, last night, a total of 6.5 million households used Starz TV's first-month free trial service.

If "Band of Brothers" can successfully capture the hearts of these users, then in the coming week, STA's subscribers may increase by millions!

According to Comcast's forecast, because the premiere of "Band of Brothers" received a strong response and has a huge impact, STA's subscription members will increase by another 5 million in the next week!

STA's forecast is slightly conservative, and believes that the increase in subscribers will be between 4.2 million and 4.5 million.

Even Comcast boldly made a statement that professional cable TV stations will truly enter the mainstream view of TV from September 9, 2001, and it will be out of control.

Everything was as expected, very beautiful.

But Tang En knew that this beauty would definitely come to naught.

Professional cable will rise, but it won't be easy.

Tomorrow, the "911 incident" will break out, and the entire United States will be plunged into unprecedented panic and shock. Who still has the heart to subscribe to the TV station?

Even most entertainment activities have to be cancelled.

The second episode of "Band of Brothers" is also impossible to broadcast this weekend, and must be postponed for a week.

Because the second episode is the vigorous Normandy landing, the explosion scene is very cruel, isn't this adding salt to the wounds of the American people?

In a short period of time, STA subscribers will definitely fall into a period of stagnation.

Fortunately, "Band of Brothers" has a total of 10 episodes, and it will take more than two months to broadcast, which is enough time.