Complex TVMain MenuIntroductionVideos for IntroductionComplexity in ContextBeginningsVideos for Chapter 2AuthorshipCharactersComprehensionEvaluationSerial MelodramaOrienting ParatextsTransmedia StorytellingEndsTable of ContentsJason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deNew York University Press
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12015-03-12T11:15:38-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de13507structured_gallery1293502015-03-13T09:53:00-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deBelow 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.
12015-03-12T07:44:45-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deBATTLESTAR GALACTICA offers an exemplary narrative special effect.3A striking example of a narrative special effect, with a year's flash forward contained with what appears to be a single shot.plain2015-03-13T12:44:03-07:00Critical Commons2006VideoBattlestar Galactica, "Lay Down Your Burdens" part 2Sci-Fi2015-03-11T22:20:30ZCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12015-03-12T11:32:27-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deTHE WEST WING, "Noël", climaxes with a powerful example of a narrative special effect6The climactic scene in this episode uses interweaving atemporality and a false flashback to create a moment where the operational aesthetic and emotional engagement merge.plain2015-03-13T12:51:54-07:00Critical Commons2000VideoWest Wing, season 2NBC2015-03-12T16:53:02ZCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12015-03-13T09:41:55-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deTWIN PEAKS begins with a languid credit sequence, setting the mood for its celebrated tonal juxtapositions1The lengthy credit sequence focuses our attention before the narrative commences with an ambiguous tone.plain2015-03-13T09:41:55-07:00Critical Commons1990VideoTwin Peaks pilotABC2015-03-13T16:14:28ZJason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
12015-03-13T07:56:07-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de24 begins by establishing its norms of temporality and split-screen composition1The opening of 24's pilot quickly establishes its intrinsic norms.plain2015-03-13T07:56:07-07:00Critical Commons2001Video24 season 1Fox2015-03-13T14:32:38ZJason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
12015-03-11T14:36:15-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deVERONICA MARS series opener starts with an explicit homage to film noir, framing genre expectations.3VERONICA MARS, "Pilot" (UPN, 2004) highlights the mixture of film noir and light-hearted teen dramaplain2015-03-13T12:49:06-07:00Critical Commons2004VideoVeronica Mars, "Pilot" UPN2015-03-11T21:15:42ZCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
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.plain2015-03-12T11:32:26-07:00Critical Commons2010VideoBreaking Bad, "Full Measure" AMC2015-03-12T17:50:21ZJason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de
12015-03-12T11:32:26-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deBREAKING BAD's "Pilot" opens with a vivid flash forward to introduce us to Walter White4The opening moments of the series work to establish the character of Walter White through costuming, performance, and intertextual cues.plain2015-03-13T12:47:49-07:00Critical Commons2008VideoBreaking Bad, "Pilot" AMC2015-03-12T17:51:47ZCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12015-03-12T11:34:47-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deBREAKING BAD, "Cornered" features an iconic confrontation highlighting character interiority3In one of the program's most memorable scenes, we see the distance between how Walt seems himself and how others see him, forcing us to wonder how we viewers judge his character.plain2015-03-13T12:46:23-07:00Critical Commons2011VideoBreaking Bad, "Cornered" AMC2015-03-12T17:52:31ZCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490