Formats

Format refers to the general shape of the show, rather than the show's Genre. For instance, a Sit Com is in a particular genre. It might be any length from a half-hour up to a miniseries. That's the format.

Format can also refer to the technical aspects of a show or electronic media, or what kind of media it's distributed on - for example, DVDs, Hi-Def, etc.

How a given Seasons can be arranged.


 * Story Arc
 * Layout of a Season
 * Myth Arc
 * Season Fluidity


 * Animated Adaptation
 * Anthology
 * Animated Anthology
 * Anthology Comic
 * Anthology Film
 * Genre Anthology
 * Compilation Movie
 * Direct to Video
 * Dramatic Half Hour
 * Dramatic Hour Long
 * Faux Documentary
 * The Film of the Series
 * Film Serial
 * Half-Hour Comedy
 * Irregular Series
 * Julekalender
 * Kids Block
 * Log Fic
 * Made for TV Movie
 * Matchmaker Game
 * Miniseries
 * Stripped Drama
 * Mockumentary
 * The Movie
 * Narrative Poem
 * Nature Documentary
 * Newsreel
 * Omnibus
 * Original Video Animation (aka OVA or OAV)
 * Panel Game
 * Prime Time Cartoon
 * Prime Time News
 * Quarter Hour Short
 * Radio Drama
 * Saturday Morning Cartoon
 * Saturday Morning Kids Show
 * Seasons
 * Short Anime Movie
 * Short Film
 * Sixty Five Episode Cartoon
 * Sketch Comedy
 * Soap Wheel
 * Sporting Event
 * Talent Show
 * Telethon
 * Television Serial
 * Three Shorts
 * TV Documentary
 * Twelve-Episode Anime
 * Two for One Show
 * Unrated Edition
 * Variety Show
 * Vignette Episode
 * Visual Novel

Modifiers:
 * Celebrity Edition
 * Distaff Counterpart
 * Pilot

New Media Formats:
 * Infinite Canvas
 * Vlog Series
 * Web Serial Novel

Technical:
 * Blu Ray
 * Capacitance Electronic Disc
 * Digital Versatile Disc
 * DIVX
 * High Definition
 * Laser Disc
 * 3D Movie
 * SD Card
 * VCR/VHS