The second series was the first to establish the familiar Blackadder character: cunning, shrewd and witty, in sharp contrast to the bumbling Prince Edmund of the first series.

To make the show more cost-effective, it was also shot with virtually no outdoor scenes ( in contrast to the first series which was shot largely on location ) and several frequently used indoor sets, such as the Queen's throne room and Blackadder's front room.

In contrast to later games in the Civilization series, this is largely a cosmetic choice, affecting titles, city names, musical heralds, and color.

In contrast, Bruce Edwards published a short series of articles in 1990 based mostly on deduction and experiments in trying to recreate his experiences as a restaurant customer.

Thales of Miletos made a series of observations on static electricity around 600 BC, from which he believed that friction rendered amber magnetic, in contrast to minerals such as magnetite, which needed no rubbing.

The Vitagraph company's The Man That Might Have Been ( William Humphrey, 1914 ), is even more complex, with a series of reveries and flash-backs that contrast the protagonist's real passage through life with what might have been, if his son had not died.

In contrast to Tolkien, Martin does not intend to publish his private backstory notes after the series is finished.

His perseverance in the face of some astronomical scores by the fearsome quartet of Mohammed Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Navjot Sidhu and Vinod Kambli was in sharp contrast to the submission with which his team-mates played the series.

Miles Naismith Vorkosigan, the protagonist of most of the series, is the son of a Betan mother and a Barrayaran aristocrat, embodying this contrast.

By contrast, the novel and anime series Yōtōden portrays Nobunaga as a literal demon posing as a power-mad warlord.

In contrast to a still camera, which captures a single snapshot at a time, the movie camera takes a series of images, each called a " frame ".

This is in contrast with quantum electrodynamics where, while the series still do not converge, the interactions sometimes evaluate to infinite results, but those are few enough in number to be removable via renormalization.

The series ' theme song, " Where My Heart Will Take Me ", written by Diane Warren and sung by Russell Watson, was a marked contrast to the sweeping instrumental themes used in all other Star Trek series.

In contrast with Nathan-Turner's attitude that the sonic screwdriver should not be used as a cure-all, the new production team gave it even more functionality than previous versions which has given the series some criticism as it seems to be a deus ex machina, a literary device that is generally avoided.

Gale was early-to-mid 30s during her tenure, in contrast to female characters in similar series who tended to be younger.

In contrast, The WB debuted one week earlier, on January 11, with four series, only one of which, Muscle, would not survive its first season.

“ Throughout his career Capra depended upon his skill as an editor to achieve the contrast of the individual and the group, critical in the success of his Hollywood movies .” Capra thought it would be most effective to use the enemy ’ s original film and propaganda in the series in order to expose the enemies with their own images.

The integral representation for these types of series is interesting because the integral can often be evaluated using asymptotic expansion or saddle-point techniques ; by contrast, the forward difference series can be extremely hard to evaluate numerically, because the binomial coefficients grow rapidly for large n.

Shaffer had a series of conversations with Hardy, and the two decided that it would be fun to make a horror film centring on " old religion ", in sharp contrast to the popular Hammer films of the day.

In contrast, the Merrie Melodies series used the slogan: So Long, Folks!

In contrast to a still camera, which captures a single snapshot at a time, the ciné camera takes a series of images, each called a " frame " through the use of an intermittent mechanism.

In contrast to the earlier series, many of Tom Jr .' s inventions are designed to operate in space, and his " genius is unequivocally original as he constructs nuclear-powered flying labs, establishes outposts in space, or designs ways to sail in space on cosmic rays ".

In contrast to previous Contra titles, which featured sci-fi elements, Contra Force centers around a modern task force who must fight human terrorists instead.

" In sharp contrast, Swinburne the poet would comment on this same theme: " Thou hast conquered, O pale Galilean ; the world has grown grey from thy breath ; We have drunken of things Lethean, and fed on the fullness of death.

This idea of a superficial contrast between characters ' individual linguistic style, tone and sphere of interest, leading to an understanding of the deeper unity between the ancient and modern, is a recurring theme in The Hobbit.

The film, in contrast, ends with Kay's realization of Michael's ruthlessness, a theme that would develop in the second and third films, which were largely not based on the original novel.

In contrast to her father's emphasis on masculinity and physical prowess, Elizabeth emphasized the maternalism theme, saying often that she was married to her kingdom and subjects.

In contrast, 12 years later — even in far more conservative Spokane, Washington — Expo ' 74 took environmentalism as its central theme.

Thematically, the musical depicted the contrast between empty city life and the warmth and simplicity of the country, focusing on a theme of love transcending time.

Erdody took extra pains to underscore Vera's introduction with a sympathetic theme, giving the character a light musical shading in contrast to her razor-sharp dialogue, and its ferocious delivery by Ann Savage.

In fact, the contrast could be considered the leading theme of The American ( 1877 ).

Just as the contrast between Europe and America was a predominant theme in James's early novels, many of his first tales also explored the clash between the Old World and the New.

In Isocrates ' rhetorical use of a theme that he considers unworthy of serious treatment, the villainous king of Egypt named Busiris, a son of Poseidon and Anippe, daughter of the river-god Nilus, was the ancient founder of Egyptian civilization, with an imagined " model constitution " that Isocrates sets up as a parodic contrast to the Republic by Plato.

The contrast drawn between their age and unattractiveness and the ardour of their perceived passion is a theme drawn from classical farce.

In contrast, a sentence in which the subject has the role of patient or theme is called a passive sentence, and its verb is expressed in passive voice.

The main theme of the novel is the contrast between Tom Jones ’ good nature, flawed but eventually corrected by his love for virtuous Sophia Western, and his half-brother Blifil ’ s hypocrisy.

For example, the marked contrast between Henry and Margaret, a recurring theme in the play, comes from Hall, who presents Henry as a " saint-like " victim of circumstances, and Margaret as a cunning and manipulative egotist.

Another major theme throughout the play is the contrast between Margaret and Henry, something which is introduced when they first meet.

In his second term, Morgan's administration continued its theme of " Welsh solutions for Welsh problems ", a marked contrast to the Blairite public service reform agenda.

The theme of music is predominant, offering a direct contrast to the horror and destruction that the war brings, showing how something beautiful can arise from something horrible.

In contrast, the Liberals ran a highly focused, disciplined campaign on the simple theme of " Choose Change ".

The contrast between a formal garden layout with the informality of free-growing plants provides a recurring theme to many paradise gardens.

Another important theme is the contrast of tradition to modernity.

As typical of some other variation movements by Schubert ( in contrast to Beethoven's style ), the variations do not transform the original theme into new thematic material ; rather, they concentrate on melodic decoration and changes of mood.

Cub Scouts have a distinctive two-finger salute according to the Jungle theme, in contrast to the three-finger salute of Boy Scouts.

Therefore some shows have enjoyed several quite different title sequences and theme music throughout their runs, while in contrast some ever-popular shows have retained their original title sequences for decades with only minor alterations.

Many people had concluded that people in a group setting would make decisions based on what they assumed to be the overall risk level of a group ; because Stoner ’ s work did not necessarily address this specific theme, and because it does seem to contrast Stoner ’ s initial definition of risky shift, additional controversy arose leading researchers to further examine the topic.