TV SERIES A TV serie are series of television program that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode

fashion. Searials typically follow masin story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, wich distinguishes them from traditional episodic television that relies on more stand alone episodes. Worldwide, the soap opera is the most prominent form of serial dramatic programming.
Serials rely on keeping the full nature of the story hidden and revealing elements episode by episode to keep viewers tuning in to learn more. Often these shows employ recapping segments at the beginning and cliffhangers at the end of each episode. Such shows also place a demand on viewers to tune into every episode to follow the plot.

Serialized storytelling can also be seen in other dramas. Heavily serialized dramas include The Shield, 24, Battlestar Galactica, Babylon 5, Boardwalk Empire, Breaking Bad, Dexter, The Wire and Prison Break Series such as Alias, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Veronica Mars, The Good Wife, Doctor Who, Sherlock, The Mentalist, Person of Interest and The X-Files fall somewhere in-between, featuring a new case each week that is solved by the end of the episode, but also having an overarching mystery that receives focus in many episodes. Now Im going to talk about one of these series, Person of interest

Person of Interest is an American television crime drama broadcasting on CBS. It based on a screenplay developed by Jonathan Nolan. The series revolves around a former CIA agent recruited by a mysterious billionaire to prevent violent crimes in New York City. John reese, a former Green Beret and CIA field officer, is living as a derelict in New York after the death of the woman he loves, and is presumed dead. He is approached by Harold Finch, a reclusive billionaire computer genius who is living under assumed identity. Finch explains that after 9/11 he built a computer system for the government which uses information gleaned from omnipresent surveillance to predict future terrorist attacks. However, Finch discovered that the computer was predicting ordinary crimes as well. The government is not interested in these results, but Finch is determined to stop the predicted crimes. He hires Reese to conduct surveillance and intervene as needed, using his repertoire of skills gained in the military and the CIA.

The Machine is a mass surveillance computer system programmed to monitor and analyze data from surveillance cameras, electronic communications, and audio input throughout the world. From these data, the Machine accurately predicts violent acts. Under control of the U.S. Government, its stated purpose is to foresee terrorist attacks, allowing the government to forestall terrorist activity. However, the Machine detects future violent acts of all kinds, not just terrorism. During the development of the Machine, Finch created a routine that would pass on the "irrelevant" nonterrorism related data to him in the form of social security numbers, via coded messages over a

public telephone. Unknown to Finch, his partner, Nathan Ingram, also created a routine, called "Contingency", on the eve of the government handover. It has not been revealed what this program does, or whether it is currently active.