With the exception of the next film, Mothra vs Godzilla, this film began the trend to portray Godzilla and the monsters with more and more anthropomorphism as the series progressed, to appeal more to younger children.

In the Stargate franchise, the TV show that followed the original film established the main antagonist from that film, the now-deceased Ra, as part of an alien species called the Goa ' uld, establishing many more instances of that species as enemies as the series progressed.

As the series has progressed, many aspects included in Super Mario Kart have been developed and altered.

As the series progressed, Steed's importance increased, and he carried the final episode solo.

The messages would be delivered by Steed in increasingly bizarre ways as the series progressed: in a newspaper Peel had just bought, or on traffic lights while she was out driving.

As the 1990s progressed, these prototypes and others like them started to be raced in Europe and an FIA Sports Car series evolved for them.

In the Tracey Ullman Show shorts, Lisa was something of a " female Bart " who mirrored her brother's mischief, but as the series progressed she became a more sophisticated and intellectual character.

Script editor Chris Boucher, whose influence on the series grew as it progressed, was inspired by Central American and South American revolutionaries, especially Zapata, in exploring Blake and his followers ' motives and the consequences of their actions.

Both shorts can be seen as evidence of the repetition of plot themes that plagued the series as it progressed.

As the series progressed, a wider range of enemies was used ; notably Hercules ' half-brother, the malicious god of war Ares, replaced Hera as the show's primary antagonist.

Episode 1 of the 1983 documentary series Unknown Chaplin reveals that Chaplin developed the storyline for The Immigrant as filming progressed.

The nature and history of the Time Lords were gradually revealed as the television series progressed.

Influenced by the Marxist view of history, Childe used the work to argue that the usual distinction between ( pre-literate ) prehistory and ( literate ) history was a false dichotomy and that human society has progressed through a series of technological, economic and social revolutions.

These included the Neolithic Revolution, when hunter-gatherers began settling down in permanent communities and began farming, through to the Urban Revolution, when society progressed from a series of small towns through to the first cities, and right up to more recent times, when the Industrial Revolution drastically changed the nature of production.

As his role in the Mario series progressed, Luigi evolved into a physically distinct character, taller and thinner than his brother.

As their series progressed and ratings skyrocketed, French and Saunders received higher and higher budgets with which to create elaborate parodies of mainstream culture.

The two have shared an enmity since the show's beginnings, and their rivalry has become significantly more pronounced as the series has progressed, with Cartman even routinely exposing Kyle to physical endangerment.

As the series progressed, Mandark's schemes became significantly more evil, his laboratory darker-looking, industrial and angular ( Thereby distinguishing it more from Dexter's ), in contrast to his original brightly-lit lab which had more rounded features.

As the series progressed, writers gradually introduced the themes that Zoidberg is also poor, homeless, friendless, smelly, undignified, and repulsive.

As the series progressed, he did fewer comedy routines, becoming more involved in the show as a whole.

As the series progressed, episodes focused increasingly on Dick's TV career and the quirky townsfolk, to the point where it seems the Loudons hardly ever have any guests at their inn.

1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street added supernatural twists to the slasher formula, as well as comedic elements as the series progressed.

Only as the series progressed did Superman become the wholesome, morally upright figure of modern times.

As the series progressed, Fonzarelli proved to be a favorite with viewers and soon more story lines were written to reflect his growing popularity.

Adam and Joe first appeared on Channel 4 show Takeover TV in 1995, with Adam presenting alone at first and Joe joining him as the series progressed.

In 1959, Day entered her most successful phase as a film actress with a series of romantic comedies.

In Europe, his greatest success was Sandokan, the saga of a romantic Asian pirate during British colonial times ; an Italian-German-French TV series which broke viewership records across Europe .. Kabir also recently starred in a prime-time Italian television series, Un Medico In Famiglia, on RAI TV, the country's biggest broadcaster.

After supporting roles in the television series ER ( 1996 ) and films such as Wag the Dog ( 1997 ), Small Soldiers ( 1998 ) and The Virgin Suicides ( 1999 ), Dunst transitioned into romantic comedies and comedy dramas, starring in Drop Dead Gorgeous ( 1999 ), Bring It On ( 2000 ), Get Over It and Crazy / Beautiful ( both 2001 ).

Ian Carmichael, who played the part of Wimsey in the BBC Television series adaptation and studied the character and the books thoroughly, said that the character was Sayers ' conception of the ' ideal man ', based in part on her earlier romantic misfortunes.

Luthor's romantic aspirations toward Lois Lane, established early on in the series, become a focal point of the stories immediately following it.

The Mark of Zorro ( 1920 ) and a series of other swashbucklers gave the popular Fairbanks a more romantic, heroic image.

Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies.

They develop a close relationship, which begins as a platonic friendship, but develops into a romantic relationship by the end of the series ' run.

The series also deals with the relationship between Mulder and Scully, a platonic relationship for most of the series that later develops into a romantic one.

Written by Peter David, the series drew acclaim from Ain't It Cool News, as well as controversy for establishing a romantic relationship between Rictor and Shatterstar, a move criticized by Shatterstar's co-creator, Rob Liefeld.

( 1985 ) Early romantic masters 2: Weber, Berlioz, Medelssohn, The composer biography series, London: Macmillan, ISBN 0-333-39014-8

Before the beginning of the series, Riker was involved in a romantic relationship with Counselor Troi on her home planet of Betazed.

In the 1980s an older and more professional Nancy emerged in a new series, The Nancy Drew Files, that included romantic plots for the sleuth.

This critically acclaimed role was a welcome change from playing the romantic heroine in a series of costume dramas.

* Gertrude " Gertie " Lade: Mason's switchboard operator, an " incurable romantic " rarely seen in the TV series but a common presence in the novels.

During her long career, she made a total of 73 films, and was best known as Fred Astaire's romantic interest and dancing partner in a series of ten Hollywood musical films that revolutionized the genre.

In 2012, she appeared in 5 episodes of the television series NCIS, playing the role of Dr. Samantha Ryan, a potential romantic interest of Special Agent Gibbs.

In television, she achieved success during this period, in the series A Fine Romance from 1981 until 1984 and in 1992 began a continuing role in the television romantic comedy series As Time Goes By.

There are several significant developments in the series: villainesses Titania and Volcana are created ; the second Spider-Woman, Julia Carpenter, is introduced ; Spider-Man finds and wears the black costume for the first time, initially unaware that it is actually an alien symbiote ( the symbiote would subsequently bond with journalist Eddie Brock, giving birth to the villain known as Venom ); Doctor Doom temporarily steals the Beyonder's power ; having fallen in love with the alien healer Zsaji ( who sacrifices her life on Battleworld to save the heroes ), mutant Colossus ends his romantic relationship with a heartbroken Kitty Pryde ; and the Thing chooses to remain behind on Battleworld and explores the galaxy for a year, with She-Hulk temporarily joining the Fantastic Four as his replacement.

During the series ' run, its primary focus was on dealing with personal subjects like parenting skills ( including single mothers who are accused of having the lack of experience of taking care of children ), romantic relationships ( both marital and non-marital ), LGBT issues ( like discrimination, same-sex couples who want to have children or straight people attracted to a person who is a LGBT or the other way around ), racism and prejudice ( even within their own race and gender ), interracial relationships, family discord, revealing secrets, and social topics of the day ( like money, looking for work or being on welfare ).

* Tate, fan support of a romantic relationship between Tony DiNozzo and Kate Todd from the television series NCIS.

The original Doctor Who series intentionally avoided any explicit onscreen indications of romantic or sexual attraction between The Doctor and his female companions.