Film and TV show

Related terms

Film noun - A story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track.

Show all Definitions

TV show and film are semantically related. In some cases you can use "TV show" instead a noun "Film".

Nearby Words: filmy, filmed, filming, filmic, filmland

TV show noun - A program broadcast by television.

Show all Definitions

Film and TV show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Film" instead a noun phrase "TV show".

A great deal of this trope stems from the perception that producing a film or TV show is essentially like performing a play, only with cameras instead of a live audience.

Source: Artistic License Film Production
A variation is the fumetti, which takes the frames of a film or TV show and puts them into comic-book form: See Film Comic.

Source: Photo Comic
An evil subtrope where a villain pretends to direct a TV show or film to cover up an evil plan.

Source: Film Felons

Cite this Source

TV show and Film. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/film/tv_show

Film & TV show. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/film/tv_show>.

TV show or Film. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/film/tv_show.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "film" and "TV show" have occurred on timeline