Television Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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blocktimer n. Abangan is a “blocktimer,” radio announcers who pay for their own time on the air and sell advertising time. [English Philippines Media Television] [full cite] (Aug. 23, 2004)

blocktimer n. Greg Sanchez pledged assistance to Cortes, even as he clarified the broadcaster is not a regular employe[e] of the station but a blocktimer, who buys airtime. [English Philippines Media Television] [full cite] (Aug. 23, 2004)

bottle episode n. They reversed the weather in two other episodes, writing in a blizzard that keeps everyone housebound and keeps the cameras inside. A show where the cast never gets outside is called “a bottle episode.” [English Entertainment Television Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 19, 2006)

bottle episode n. Even though they are moving, for large stretches “Spiral” is a bottle episode.…They are in the Winnebago, or the gas station, and it is a contained story. [English Entertainment Television Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 19, 2006)

bottle show n. Now in TV production parlance, “a bottle show” is an episode of a television series that is deliberately designed to be shot on the cheap. Meaning that it can’t feature any on-location work, massive crowd scenes or elaborate stunts. Ideally, “a bottle show” must make use of the series’ pre-existing sets & costumes as well as keep the number of guest stars needed down to a bare minimum. [English Entertainment Television Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 19, 2006)

bottle show n. The producers decided to fall back on a cost-saving television gimmick—a combined clip and bottle show. “Clip,” because a sizable part of the episode would consist of clips from previous episodes, and “bottle,” because it would be shot on already existing sets. [English Entertainment Television Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 19, 2006)

bottle show n. A rather chatty “bottle” show, this episode could be contrasted to the fourth season episode, “The Drumhead.” [English Entertainment Television Jargon] [full cite] (Dec. 19, 2006)

bump n. Bumps: Camera shots reflecting anticipation of the game; broadcast before tip-off. [English United States Entertainment Media Sports & Recreation Television] [full cite] (May. 30, 2004)

Castro News Network n. As a frequent political analyst for CNN en Español, I do not agree with Chavez’s claim that CNN echoes the Bush administration’s views. In fact, U.S. conservatives refer to it as the Castro News Network. [English Media Television] [full cite] (Aug. 8, 2005)

cheapquel n. Disney created the notion that 2D was best served on home video with their many direct-to-video sequels, or “cheapquels” as they’re often called. [English Entertainment Television Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 21, 2006)

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