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题目说是看美剧，其实很多时候在歪楼，对不起大家了。今天解决一个很久以来看美剧的困惑，看是不是有朋友也有同样经历。
在netflix上面看美剧，很多时候第一集都叫 pilot (我肤浅理解是：飞行员嘛！）。照我理解这标题很多时候完全和剧情没关系，以美剧脑洞大开的风格，也不至于大家词汇贫乏到那么多剧集的标题都叫这个名字。依例 google 一下：
Wikipedia 上说：
A television pilot (also known as a pilot or a pilot episode and sometimes marketed as a tele-movie) is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its creation, the pilot is meant to be the testing ground to gauge whether a series will be successful, and is therefore a test episode of an intended television series. It is an early step in the development of a television series, much like pilot studies serve as precursors to the start of larger activity. In the case of a successful television series, the pilot is commonly the very first episode that is aired of the particular series under its own name. A "back door pilot" is an episode of an existing successful series that features future tie-in characters of an up-and-coming television series or film. The purpose of the "back door pilot" is to introduce the characters to an audience before the creators decide on whether they want to pursue a spin-off series with those characters or not.
Television networks use pilots to discover whether an entertaining concept can be successfully realized. After seeing this sample of the proposed product, networks will then determine whether the expense of additional episodes is justified. They are best thought of as prototypes of the show that is to follow, because elements often change from pilot to series. Variety estimates that only a little over a quarter of all pilots made for American television proceed to the series stage,[1] although the figure may be even lower.[2]
Most pilots are never publicly screened if they fail to sell a series. If a series eventuates, pilots are usually—but not always—broadcast as the introductory episode of the series.
这意思是用于测试剧集成功的可能性的样品，像拍电影一样烧钱拍头一集，如果能成功和电视台签约，才有后续的剧集以至于剧季。非但是被枪毙的样品集大家看不到，连成功签约的电视剧也不一定让你看这个样品集。看到这里，大家应该对广电总局的怨念应该有所减轻了吧。米帝也有类似机关行使类似智能。
回过头查一查字典上 pilot 的意思，也说明了这个词有双重含义。比较 Wikipedia 只是少了一点行业内幕。有恍然大悟的朋友，点个赞吧。
pilot
ˈpʌɪlət/Submit
noun
1.
a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
"a strike by local airline pilots"
synonyms: airman/airwoman, flyer, aeronaut; More
2.
a television or radio programme made to test audience reaction with a view to the production of a series.
"he returns to our TV screens in a pilot for a Channel 4 sitcom"
synonyms: trial episode, pilot episode, pilot programme; More
verb
1.
be the pilot of (an aircraft or ship).
"he piloted the helicopter from Paris to Deauville"
synonyms: fly, be at the controls of, control, handle, manoeuvre, drive, operate, steer, regulate, monitor, direct, captain; More
2.
test (a scheme, project, etc.) before introducing it more widely.
"one-day workshops for part-time staff were piloted in June"
synonyms: test, trial, put to the test, try out, carry out trials on, experiment with, assess, investigate, examine, appraise, evaluate, check out
"the enclosed questionnaire has been piloted in a number of institutions" |
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西澳行 2012 (2012-12-19) andychan 
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发表于 2016-12-20 20:03
