Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A televised dramatic production, as of a novel or film, shown in a number of episodes.
- noun Sports A short series of performances or athletic contests.
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- noun A
television series with a small number ofepisodes not intended to last a completeseason .
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Examples
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The 1970s BS was a kinda-spooky fun romp, whereas the miniseries is the science-fiction equivalent of The Day After, leaving behind the goofier elements of the original to distill it down to the destruction of humanity and the desperate choices they make to survive.
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Though dated on every level (acting, dialogue, production values, etc.) the first miniseries is genius compared to the Falcon Crest-level intrigues of season two.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Ellery Queen, Rush, Casey Affleck and More Michael Giltz 2010
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He says if the miniseries is successful, we could see more Pushing Daisies comics.
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He says if the miniseries is successful, we could see more Pushing Daisies comics.
May | 2009 | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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Though dated on every level (acting, dialogue, production values, etc.) the first miniseries is genius compared to the Falcon Crest-level intrigues of season two.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Ellery Queen , Rush, Casey Affleck and More Michael Giltz 2010
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While the miniseries is likely to find a home on one of the cable networks, DreamWorks won't start shopping it around until a writer has been secure, according to Variety.
Steven Spielberg And Stephen King Join Forces To Scare The Crap Out Of You » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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The cover of the book (also of Robin, #183) is an homage to the art on the first issue of the Robin miniseries, back in 1991.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Though dated on every level (acting, dialogue, production values, etc.) the first miniseries is genius compared to the Falcon Crest-level intrigues of season two.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Ellery Queen, Rush, Casey Affleck and More Michael Giltz 2010
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So like a movie being remastered or an album being remixed, the Death: The High Cost of Living miniseries is being spruced up with the latest technology.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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The plot of the five-issue miniseries is loosely based on the Fall Out Boy song "Tiffany Blews" and will focus on "a mysterious toymaker, a cyborg gal named Tiffany and a kid in a bear suit that looks lifted from the cover of Fall Out Boy's Folie á Deux," their latest album released last year.
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