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  1. VERONICA MARS series opener starts with an explicit homage to film noir, framing genre expectations.
  2. 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.
  3. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA offers an exemplary narrative special effect.
  4. BREAKING BAD's "Pilot" opens with a vivid flash forward to introduce us to Walter White
  5. 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.
  6. BREAKING BAD's third season concludes with unintentional ambiguity.
  7. THE WEST WING, "Noël", climaxes with a powerful example of a narrative special effect
  8. AWAKE's opening moments highlight how a series must establish its tone and narrative conventions immediately.