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1. 1 2015-03-12T07:44:44-07:00 Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de 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 REVENGE, "Pilot" (ABC, 2011) is an example of how narratively complex TV has become so commonplace to be unremarkable, rather than just the domain of so-called prestige series. plain 2015-03-12T12:58:37-07:00 Critical Commons 2011 Video Revenge season 1 ABC 2015-03-12T14:12:32Z Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
2. 1 2015-03-12T11:32:26-07:00 Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de BREAKING BAD's "Pilot" opens with a vivid flash forward to introduce us to Walter White 2 The opening moments of the series work to establish the character of Walter White through costuming, performance, and intertextual cues. plain 2015-03-12T15:38:01-07:00 Critical Commons 2008 Video Breaking Bad, "Pilot" AMC 2015-03-12T17:51:47Z Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
3. 1 2015-03-12T07:44:45-07:00 Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de BATTLESTAR GALACTICA offers an exemplary narrative special effect. 2 A striking example of a narrative special effect, with a year's flash forward contained with what appears to be a single shot. plain 2015-03-12T11:18:39-07:00 Critical Commons 2006 Video Battlestar Galactica, "Lay Down Your Burdens" part 2 Sci-Fi 2015-03-11T22:20:30Z Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
4. 1 2015-03-11T14:36:15-07:00 Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de VERONICA MARS series opener starts with an explicit homage to film noir, framing genre expectations. 2 VERONICA MARS, "Pilot" (UPN, 2004) highlights the mixture of film noir and light-hearted teen drama plain 2015-03-12T11:30:56-07:00 Critical Commons 2004 Video Veronica Mars, "Pilot" UPN 2015-03-11T21:15:42Z Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
5. 1 2015-03-12T11:32:25-07:00 Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de 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. 1 Buffy's sister Dawn makes her first appearance in the 5th season, creating a narrative enigma that will not be answered for over a month during the original broadcast. plain 2015-03-12T11:32:25-07:00 Critical Commons 2000 Video Buffy the Vampire Slayer The WB 2015-03-12T17:49:33Z Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
6. 1 2015-03-12T11:32:26-07:00 Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de BREAKING BAD's third season concludes with unintentional ambiguity. 1 In this final moment of the season, a moment of unintentional ambiguity invites the authorial figure to step in and clarify. plain 2015-03-12T11:32:26-07:00 Critical Commons 2010 Video Breaking Bad, "Full Measure" AMC 2015-03-12T17:50:21Z Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
7. 1 2015-03-12T11:32:27-07:00 Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de THE WEST WING, "Noël", climaxes with a powerful example of a narrative special effect 1 The climactic scene in this episode uses interweaving atemporality and a false flashback to create a moment where the operational aesthetic and emotional engagement merge. plain 2015-03-12T11:32:27-07:00 Critical Commons 2000 Video West Wing, season 2 NBC 2015-03-12T16:53:02Z Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
8. 1 2015-03-12T11:32:27-07:00 Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de AWAKE's opening moments highlight how a series must establish its tone and narrative conventions immediately. 1 AWAKE (NBC, 2012), "Pilot," opens with trauma and cues us how to proceed. plain 2015-03-12T11:32:27-07:00 Critical Commons 2012 Video Awake, "Pilot" NBC 2015-03-12T17:06:59Z Jason Mittell 06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de