series al uso

English translation: conventional series

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Spanish term or phrase:	series al uso
English translation:	conventional series
Entered by:	David Hollywood

03:35 Oct 27, 2005

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

Spanish term or phrase: series al uso

This is a description of a tv channel's prime time programming:

Ficción nacional: series al uso y series innovadoras.

Ficción extranjera -no sólo americana-: a la búsqueda de éxitos internacionales.

Actualidad: la actualidad en prime time será uno de sus contenidos destacados, adaptando el género al horario y con diferentes miradas.

Katherine Matles KudoZ activity Questions: 470 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 1232 Spain
Local time: 23:25

established/ standard/ conventional series

Explanation:
couple of options

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Suddenly networks pushed sitcoms and conventional drama series to the back burner
and ... 1964 Sep 26-1967 Sep 04, 'Gilligan's Island' TV series aired. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivor_(TV_series) - 107k - Cached - Similar pages

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maybe "conventional"

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David Hollywood
Local time: 18:25

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3 +3

established/ standard/ conventional series

David Hollywood

series according to etiquette

ojinaga

4 +1

traditional shows

Ana Traversa (X)

(1) mainstream series; (2) tried-and-true series

Muriel Vasconcellos

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

established/ standard/ conventional series

David Hollywood
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 38

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12 mins confidence:

series according to etiquette

Explanation:
My suggestion

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al uso= accepted practice /etiquette

ojinaga
Local time: 15:25
Native speaker of:

Norwegian

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

traditional shows

Explanation:

'Conventional' is close to 'traditional' and a good choice; however, 'series' in Spanish is what gets called 'shows' in the US - 'series' in English is reserved for sets, such as 'documentary series on WWII battles' and such.

Ana Traversa (X)
Local time: 18:25
Works in field

2 hrs confidence:

(1) mainstream series; (2) tried-and-true series

Explanation:
(1) Examples of ["mainstream series"+TV](1,120 refs)

In Britain there are only five terrestrial broadcasting TV channels: BBC-1, ...
19 million viewers) with **the most popular mainstream series** and comedies. ...
www.eskimo.com/~rkj/weekly/aa062898.htm

... gay story lines are prominently featured on **such mainstream series as ABC's ''Desperate Housewives''** and ''Eyes,''
... "If we're 10% of the population, are 10% of the TV characters gay? ...
advocate.com/news_detail.asp?id=16498

Few mainstream series have ended on such a note of thorough sadness. ... Diana went
blind fighting a trio of gorgons on national TV. ...
www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=20136

... Office (HBO) is less constrained by a push for network-TV-like ratings and,
... in this case, gender displays that are **standard on mainstream series**. ...
www.barnard.edu/sfonline/hbo/montemurro_02.htm

(2) Examples of ["tried-and-true series"+TV](480 refs)

Yesterday's TV Schedule. May 27, 2002. Tomorrow's TV Schedule ... **This tried and
true series** allows viewers to visit Mr. Rogers' home and the world around ...
www.apscable.org/guide/05May/05-27.html

... of them racing about as they continue to push their **tried and true series** through
20-25 ... **The old stalwarts** include TV shows like 60 Minutes (35th season) Monday ...
pgnx.net/articles.php?page=full&id=3603

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

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