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Below are all the video clips for Complex TV, arranged in order as they appear in the book. To see the videos with the associated quotations from the book, navigate via the Table of Contents.

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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. THE WEST WING, "Noël", climaxes with a powerful example of a narrative special effect
  4. TWIN PEAKS begins with a languid credit sequence, setting the mood for its celebrated tonal juxtapositions
  5. 24 begins by establishing its norms of temporality and split-screen composition
  6. AWAKE's opening moments highlight how a series must establish its tone and narrative conventions immediately.
  7. VERONICA MARS series opener starts with an explicit homage to film noir, framing genre expectations.
  8. 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.
  9. BREAKING BAD's third season concludes with unintentional ambiguity.
  10. BREAKING BAD's "Pilot" opens with a vivid flash forward to introduce us to Walter White
  11. BREAKING BAD, "Cornered" features an iconic confrontation highlighting character interiority
  12. REVENGE, "Reckoning" features dialogue whose layers of meaning only emerge as we learn more about an unnamed character