On The Ideological Bearing Of American Drama

American TV series is a kind of TV drama program produced in america. In the21st century, with the help of developed network, attractive American TV series spawns a big wave in china. Many studies have shown that American TV series attract the attention of a lot of college students and white-collar workers. If American TV series is only a tool of providing happiness, we certainly do not need to be nervous. However, on the basis of watching much American TV series and reading a variety of research literatures, i find that the main purpose of American TV series is to spread american mainstream ideology. Intense storyline, handsome and beautiful characters, exotic customs, stylish dress code, dramatic action, pleasing music is only the mysterious veil covering in the surface of American TV series. This have to cause our vigilance.This article mainly studies the ideology of American TV series. It aims to reveal the mysterious veil of American TV series, show american mainstream ideology in front of the public and prove that American TV series is the carrier of american mainstream ideology. Telling the audiences that American TV series is not only one culture product for us to consume, but a tool of spreading american mainstream ideology. Externally, American TV series finish the task of spreading values of american bourgeois, manufacturing consent. And, american bourgeois can achieve the purpose of controlling culture of other countries, completing cultural imperialism strategy. So, everybody should know the essence of American TV series, strengthen the ability to distinguish, stay alert all the time.Firstly, this article introduces research origin, research status, innovation, research method and research route; secondly, i define the concept of ideology and American TV series; thirdly, i analyze the ideology of American TV series from the perspective of art form and point out the main ideology of American TV series; finally, i reflect the ideology of American TV series, find its ideological infiltration is ingenious. I interpret American TV series from the perspective of culture imperialism, point that American TV series is a tool of achieving cultural hegemony and cultural imperialism. We should stay alert.