And the 2010-11 season was perhaps the most engrossing of all as story lines abound.
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They had no idea what to do with all the other story lines and characters.
Some critics of Thai lakorn or dramas say they have created a taste for simplistic, hyped story lines.
When she was working on "Dead Ever After, " she found herself juggling seven story lines.
But as often happens in art, each of these story lines has a thread of truth.
Turn on a playoff game this spring as the action is breathtaking and the story lines are rich.
The two, who married in 2005, create the characters' story lines and share responsibility for managing the brand.
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Apple's ads do not rely on celebrities like Kobe Bryant or complicated story lines to get its name out.
The era in which Bartok lived was rife with these over-the-top story lines.
The Kardashians need a constant influx of juicy story lines to keep their show, Keeping up with the Kardashians, popular.
They have story lines that play up the foibles of all people, whether they happen to be gay, straight, or transgender.
But there is no mistaking that the 39th rendition of this great sporting event is a tale of 3 story lines.
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To hear him explain it, viewers are often confused by his story lines and turned off by his unrelatable characters at first.
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The beauty of college athletics is that there are always great story lines fueled by history, politics, and brand name bragging rights.
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With comic books, she explained, many titles order story lines by volumes.
Brash will coordinate with the studios to secure licenses to the content and ensure that the story lines translate into games that people will play.
More recently, the video game industry did it by pumping up its offerings with better graphics, complex story lines and smarter artificial intelligence.
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These are just a handful of the homes where they were living large around the same time as the "Downton Abbey" story lines.
Fan fiction grew popular in the 1960s thanks to "Star Trek" as fans developed their own story lines to swap with other devotees.
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But it's a tricky pursuit, one that could interfere with story lines and scare away competing brands that otherwise might advertise on a show.
Politics is a continuing soap opera where the drama never ends and the same story lines play out time after time, just in different ways.
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"The continuity of the story lines helps these films deliver momentum to each other, " said Dave Hollis, Disney's executive vice president in charge of world-wide distribution.
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Although many advertisers tried to pull people in with lengthy story lines, there were a few that stuck with short, quirky spots with no particular plot.
Rather than have to pay a hefty fee to advertise on the network's hit show, Cutrone's clients are seamlessly--and at no extra cost--entwined into the show's story lines.
With users engaging with apps for short, but frequent periods of time, expect apps to begin developing new complex characters and more robust story lines in the near future.
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While the year's most anticipated title, "BioShock Infinite, " got pushed to 2013, there were still plenty of games that pushed new boundaries with innovative story lines, fantastic graphics and creative storytelling.
That lack of brand awareness is a huge obstacle in a land where luxury consumers tend to embrace well-grooved narratives about premium goods and leave little room for other story lines.
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"We thank the loyal audience and new generation of fans of both shows who have demonstrated that passion and exciting story lines are not just reserved for traditional television, " the statement said.
Instead, Rhimes explains that in the first half of the season, Izzie had a very strong storyline with George that played out a lot more comedically than the character's story lines had in the past.
Until now, Viewpoint's strategy has been to place itself at the bottom of the feeding chain: film studios and special-effects houses customise its models before Steven Spielberg and his ilk weave them into their story lines.
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