Interest is kept with subplots that intersect with the main one, like tributaries of a river.
It may lack the greatest-team-on-Earth narrative of the past few seasons, but this throwdown in Munich has its subplots.
But both are subplots in a bigger story still: the future of media.
Meltzer's manifest writing skills come into play as the speed of this fast-paced story, with its complex plots and subplots, never flags.
It consists of two subplots: a synergies subplot and a financial subplot.
And that account leaves out a few of the more baroque subplots to this drama (feel free to note any you find particularly relevant, below).
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American TV developed a theory of sports coverage as serial subplots.
Recently, it has been marked by structural tensions, as the writers struggle to contain an overgrowth of subplots an unfortunate side effect of their remarkable world-building skills.
Mindful that a narrative so complex could never work as a movie, Snyder has jettisoned several parallel subplots, which will surface as DVD extras and in director's cuts.
In order to hit the expected amount of gameplay, you need to embellish, add additional characters, story, subplots and objectives to make a more robust and satisfying experience.
The solution, as controlled by the director Martin Campbell, is to put the narrative on a low-carb diet: no fatty subplots, no indigestible villains, a minimum of frills.
My thrillers take place over a very short time (a few days at most), have multiple, intersecting subplots and many characters and have at least two surprise endings, often three.
The 1965 "Beach Blanket Bingo, " for example, featured subplots involving a mermaid, a motorcycle gang and a skydiving school run by Don Rickles, and comic touches by silent film star Buster Keaton.
Whole characters and subplots were filmed but jettisoned.
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The movie, directed by Chris Weitz, is stuffed with subplots and characters (talking animals, witches, and water gypsies) who all have a story to tell, and the narrative gets so busy that the plot gets lost.
His several Harry Potter films demonstrate he can tackle a huge franchise with a global fanbase, a big ensemble cast, lots of complex subplots, spectacular action set pieces, and balance the family-friendly appeal with serious dramatic elements.
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