television series
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television series
A program on television that consists of several individual episodes, which often tell an ongoing story or have the same main characters.
Jeden Dienstagabend schaue ich meine Lieblingsfernsehserie.
Every Tuesday evening, I watch my favorite television series.
The word is made up of 'Fernsehen' (television) and 'Serie' (series). 'Fernsehen' itself is also a compound of 'fern' (far) and 'sehen' (to see). So a 'Fernsehserie' is a series that you watch from afar.
Diese historische Fernsehserie wurde in Großbritannien produziert.
This historical television series was produced in Great Britain.
In the context of 'Fernsehserie', the words 'Staffel' (season) and 'Folge' or 'Episode' (episode) are very important. A series consists of several seasons, and each season has several episodes.
Die letzte Folge der zweiten Staffel war extrem spannend.
The last episode of the second season was extremely exciting.
Typical verbs used with 'Fernsehserie' are 'schauen' (to watch), 'gucken' (to watch/look), 'produzieren' (to produce), or 'absetzen' (to cancel/end production). On television, a series 'läuft' (is on/airs).
Leider wurde die Fernsehserie nach nur einer Staffel abgesetzt.
Unfortunately, the television series was canceled after only one season.
consequence / episode
'die Folge' and 'die Fernsehserie' are connected in the context of television, but they do not mean the same thing. A 'Fernsehserie' is the whole show with several parts. A 'Folge' is just one individual part of that series. Learners may confuse the words because you often need both when talking about series. Memory tip: You watch a 'Folge' of a 'Fernsehserie'.
Diese Fernsehserie läuft jeden Freitag und hat viele Fans.
This television series airs every Friday and has many fans.
Nach dem Abendessen schauen wir noch eine Folge unserer Lieblingsserie.
After dinner, we’ll watch another episode of our favorite series.