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  1. REVENGE opens the series with a flash forward to set up narrative enigmas, a complex strategy that has become increasingly common in the past decade.
  2. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA offers an exemplary narrative special effect.
  3. BREAKING BAD's "Pilot" opens with a vivid flash forward to introduce us to Walter White
  4. VERONICA MARS series opener starts with an explicit homage to film noir, framing genre expectations.
  5. THE WEST WING, "Noël", climaxes with a powerful example of a narrative special effect
  6. AWAKE's opening moments highlight how a series must establish its tone and narrative conventions immediately.
  7. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER introduces Dawn in the 5th season premiere - even though she is a teenager who has seemingly lived her whole life in Buffy's family.
  8. BREAKING BAD's third season concludes with unintentional ambiguity.