HBO Max Drops Cop Drama Pilot 'American Blue'
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HBO Max will not make the TV show 'American Blue'.
'American Blue' is a cop drama. A cop drama is a show about police.
The show has a pilot. A pilot is the first episode of a new show.
Milo Ventimiglia is the main actor in 'American Blue'.
HBO Max is a big streaming company. Streaming means watching shows on the internet.
The show will not be on HBO Max now.
People are trying to sell the show to other companies.
This is called being shopped. Shopped means trying to sell something.
'American Blue' is like another show called 'The Pitt'.
'The Pitt' is already on HBO Max.
The two shows are similar in style.
Many TV pilots do not become full shows.
Companies often say no to new pilots.
This happens a lot in television.
Television means TV shows and movies for TV.
Vocabulary15 words
- pilot
- the first episode of a new TV show
- streaming
- watching shows or movies on the internet
- shopped
- trying to sell something to buyers
- television
- shows and movies made for TV
- cop drama
- a TV show about police officers
- buyer
- a person or company that wants to buy something
- main actor
- the most important actor in a show
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
- full show
- a complete TV series, not just one episode
- decide
- to choose what to do
- similar
- almost the same
- style
- the way something looks or feels
- episode
- one part of a TV show
- internet
- the online network used for streaming
- news
- information about new events
Quiz
Answer key
1. A cop drama 2. Not to move forward with the show 3. True
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
HBO Max will not make the TV show '_____'.
'American Blue' is a cop drama. A cop drama is a show about _____.
The show has a _____. A pilot is the first episode of a new show.
Milo Ventimiglia is the main _____ in 'American Blue'.
HBO Max is a big _____ company.
The show will not be on HBO Max _____.
People are trying to _____ the show to other companies.
This is called being _____. Shopped means trying to sell something.
'American Blue' is like another show called '_____'.
Many TV pilots do not become _____ shows.
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