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Complex TVMain MenuIntroductionVideos for IntroductionComplexity in ContextBeginningsVideos for Chapter 2AuthorshipCharactersComprehensionEvaluationSerial MelodramaOrienting ParatextsTransmedia StorytellingEndsTable of ContentsJason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deNew York University Press
12015-03-12T07:44:45-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deBATTLESTAR GALACTICA offers an exemplary narrative special effect.2A striking example of a narrative special effect, with a year's flash forward contained with what appears to be a single shot.plain2015-03-12T11:18:39-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
12015-03-12T11:32:26-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deBREAKING BAD's "Pilot" opens with a vivid flash forward to introduce us to Walter White2The opening moments of the series work to establish the character of Walter White through costuming, performance, and intertextual cues.plain2015-03-12T15:38:01-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
12015-03-12T11:32:26-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deBREAKING BAD's third season concludes with unintentional ambiguity.1In this final moment of the season, a moment of unintentional ambiguity invites the authorial figure to step in and clarify.plain2015-03-12T11:32:26-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
12015-03-12T11:32:27-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deTHE WEST WING, "Noël", climaxes with a powerful example of a narrative special effect1The climactic scene in this episode uses interweaving atemporality and a false flashback to create a moment where the operational aesthetic and emotional engagement merge.plain2015-03-12T11:32:27-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de