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CAN YOU PICK A WINNER?劇集由你選

Here’s a chance to schedule the next blockbuste­r TV show onboard our flights

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現在你有機會挑選一套­熱門視電 劇集在我們的航班上播­放

We don’t just watch TV series in our millions – we champion them, argue about them, tell our friends to watch them. Shows like The Sopranos (1999-2007) and The Shield (2002-2008) changed the rules. Suddenly TV, the poor relation, took the cultural high ground from movies. Creators like JJ Abrams ( Lost), David Chase ( The Sopranos) and Matthew Weiner ( Mad Men) plotted their shows like epic novels, weaving together complex subplots and never afraid to take on big moral issues.

Our inflight entertainm­ent selections come from expert curation and feedback from passengers around the world. Your voices have always been important in shaping our programmin­g. So now, we’re giving you the chance to spot the next television cult success.

The idea is simple. You watch the pilot episode of eight TV shows from 2017. Tell us which show you think ranks up there with House of Cards, Homeland, 24 and the rest. Vote for your favourite in a Facebook poll and we’ll show the entire season of the most voted shows onboard starting from December.

The shows range from action and drama to comedy. Whatever kind you’re into, you’ll find it in one of the pilot episodes. Here’s a rundown of the TV shows you can choose from:

Superior Donuts (1), an offbeat comedy from the producer of Cheers and Will & Grace, about a doughnut shop in a gentrifyin­g Chicago neighbourh­ood. Taken (2), a prequel to the Liam Neeson movie franchise. Expect heavy gunplay and breathless action scenes. Brockmire (3), one of the best comedies this year, follows the misadventu­res of a baseball announcer who suffers an on-air meltdown when he learns his wife is having an affair.

Jamestown (4) tells the story of three courageous women who played a central role in the founding of the first European settlement in America.

Twin Peaks (2017) (5) – one of the year’s most hotly anticipate­d shows. Director David Lynch’s return to the quaint American town is just as puzzling as the original.

I’m Dying Up Here (6), produced by Jim Carrey, is a gripping dramedy that looks at the struggle of comedians in the 1970s.

Riviera (7) is a controvers­ial drama focused on the glamorous life of a well-to-do family in Monaco.

The Good Fight (8), a spin-off of the Emmy-winning The Good Wife. It’s as steeped in real-life political and social dynamics as its forebear.

All pilots are available under the

‘ TV premiere’ menu on the interactiv­e menu. Watch, then vote for your favourite at facebook.com/cathaypaci­fic throughout the month.

我們不只追看無數的電­視劇集我, 們還會擁護某些劇,集 與人爭它辯 們的,優劣 甚至向朋誠推友 意 薦。劇集如《人在江湖》( 1999-2007)與《The Shield》( 2002-2008),可說是扭轉局面之作;突然之間,電視劇將文化高地搶佔­過來。JJ Abrams(《迷》)、David Chase(《人在江湖》)和Matthew Weiner(《Mad Men》)等創作人,劇將 集當作長篇小說來寫,將故事主線與錯綜複雜­的相副線 互交織,而且從來無懼觸及重大­的道題德議 。

我們的機上娛樂節目由­專家精心挑選,輔以來自全球各地乘客­的。,意見 因此 在選

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Alvin Lai is Cathay Pacific’s assistant manager, customer experience – entertainm­ent content

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