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1、U.S.TVdramaWhatisTVseries？Intelevision,aserialhasacontinuingplotthatunfoldsinasequentialepisode-by-episodefashion.Serialstypicallyfollowmainstoryarcsthatspanentiretelevisionseasonsoreventhefullrunoftheseries,whichdistinguishesthemfromtraditionalepisodictelevisionthatrel
2、iesonmorestand-aloneepisodes.Alimitednumberofepisodesofatelevisionshowmaybecalledaminiseriesoraserialorlimitedseries.Televisionseriesarewithoutafixedlengthandareusuallydividedintoseasons(U.S.)，yearlyorsemiannualsetsofnewepisodes.Whilethereisnodefinedlength,U.S.industryp
3、racticehastraditionallyfavoredlongertelevisionseasonsthanthoseofothercountries.U.S.TVdramaAsweknow，manypeopleliketowatchU.S.TVdrama,theresomeExcellentworks.GrimmisanAmericanoccultdetectivepoliceproceduraldramaseries.ItdebutedintheU.S.onNBConOctober28,2011.Theshowhasbeen
4、describedas"acopdrama—withatwist...adarkandfantasticalprojectaboutaworldinwhichcharactersinspiredbyGrimms'FairyTalesexist",althoughthestoriesandcharactersinspiringtheshowarealsodrawnfromothersources.HomicideinvestigatorNickBurkhardtofthePortlandPoliceDepartmentlearnshei
5、sdescendedfromalineofguardiansknownasGrimms,chargedwithkeepingbalancebetweenhumanityandtheWesen,ormythologicalcreaturesoftheworld(WesenistheGermanwordforbeingorcreature).Throughouttheseries,hemustbattleagainstanassortmentofdangerouscreatures,withhelpfromhisWesenfriend,M
6、onroe,andhispartner,DetectiveHankGriffin.Nickisahomicidedetective,whoseauntmarie(kateburton)tellshimthatheisdescendedfromalineofhunters,calledgrimms,whofightsupernaturalforces.Evenbeforehisabilitiesmanifested,nickhadanexceptionalabilitytomakequickandaccuratedeductionsab
7、outthemotivationsandpastsofindividuals,whichhasnowexpresseditselfashisabilitytoperceiveaspectsofthesupernaturalthatnobodyelsecansee.Hetemporarilylosthisgrimmpoweraftertheeventofseason3finalethrougharevengeschemebyadalind,butregainedthemintheseason4episode"highwayoftears
8、".Juliettesilverton(seasons1–4)andeve(season5-6),nick'sgirlfriend,aveterinarian.Shewasoriginallyunawareofnick'
