Some take this concept further by creating E-feds ( electronic federations ), where a user can create their own fictional wrestling character, and roleplaying storylines with other users, leading to scheduled " shows " where match results are determined by the organizers, usually based on a combination of the characters ' statistics and the players ' roleplaying aptitude, sometimes with audience voting.

DC in particular periodically revisits the idea in major crossover storylines, such as Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinite Crisis, where Marvel has a series called What If ... that's devoted to exploring alternative realities, which sometimes impact the " main " universe's continuity.

Major storylines in this run include " Critical Mass ", where Constantine is forced to use magic to purge his darker side into another human body, in order to avoid being damned to Hell as part of a trade to save the possessed son of a friend, thus creating the antagonistic character, Demon Constantine, with the assistance of Aleister Crowley.

Whilst the series did offer upbeat storylines, where some characters, such as Karen Travers during the 1979 run, made it, it also made clear that for some, like Bea and Lizzie, prison life was the only option.

Romantic storylines, which would have bored his younger readers and embarrassed the older ones were also omitted, with only the very occasional exception, such as in Biggles Looks Back, where he and Von Stalhein rescue Marie Janis ( with whom Biggles was briefly in love in an earlier story ) from her prison in Bohemia.

This is not unlike other invention storylines, where it was more than just Watt who was working toward a practical steam engine ( others were struggling with it contemporarily ); more than just Fulton who was working on steam boats ; more than just Edison who was working on electrical technology ; and even regarding Henry Ford himself, more than just he who was working toward a truly practical automobile in the 1890s ( people all over North America and Europe were trying during that era, which he freely admitted ).

Story arcs on television have existed for decades, and are common in many countries where multi-episode storylines are the norm ( an example being the UK's Doctor Who ), as well as most anime series.

Most visual novels have multiple storylines and many endings ; the gameplay mechanic in these cases typically consists of intermittent multiple-choice decision points, where the player selects a direction in which to take the game.

Eschewing the role of publisher in order to return to illustration, Lee sold Wildstorm in 1998 to DC Comics, where he continued to run Wildstorm as a DC imprint until DC ended Wildstorm in 2010, as well as illustrating successful books set in DC's main fictional universe, such as the year-long " Batman: Hush " and " Superman: For Tomorrow " storylines.

A few of the characters were also known for breaking the fourth wall, most notably Bette Katzenkazrahi and Vanessa Hart, who were involved in a one-day special episode where they both had a dream of resolving the complicated storylines of Sunset Beach.

Films such as Week-End in Havana ( 1941 ) and That Night in Rio ( 1941 ), where she played a Brazilian aristocrat, made good use of Faye's husky singing voice, solid comic timing, and flair for carrying off the era's starry-eyed romantic storylines.

The storylines and peak moments of the film came from a weekend visit to a resort in Ojai, California, where the Monkees, Rafelson and Nicholson brainstormed into a tape recorder, reportedly with the aid of a quantity of marijuana.

He decided that this newest chapter would ignore the storylines of the other sequels, stating that he wanted to pick up from where the original film had ended.

Raw 2011, where he was featured in one of the Road To WrestleMania storylines for the game, as well as a selectable manager. He was also on " WWE All Stars ".

This was the first of several films where Eastwood has agreed to storylines where he is the center of female attention, including minors.

Enforcers appear in storylines where a wrestler needs to " have back watched "; enforcers will keep outside interference from taking place in a match, or become outside interference themselves.

Newman was also involved in some of the more farfetched storylines on the show, including a controversial storyline where Josh had a presumed-dead Reva cloned, and another storyline involving time-travel.

The majority of his storylines concerned other characters ' problems ( where he was seen as the first port of call should anyone need advice or fall ill ), or they related to his own professional conduct.

It is confirmed that Ada will become playable in Resident Evil 6, where she is " a lone spy working in secret " available after the player finishes the storylines for its main characters Leon, Chris Redfield and Jake Muller, and is designed to show the answer to some of the game's unanswered mysteries.

Kyoko's House contains four equally ranking storylines, featuring four different protagonists, but Schrader picked out only the one which he considered convenient.

In practically every film, Has sought to create hermetic environments, in which the problems and storylines of his protagonists were always of secondary importance to the particular world he had created, characterized by an accumulation of random objects that formed unique visual universe.

Video games, board games, and tabletop role-playing games, such as Cyberpunk 2020 ( created by Mike Pondsmith ) and Shadowrun, often feature storylines that are heavily influenced by cyberpunk writing and movies.

Strips begun during the mid-1980s or after ( such as Get Fuzzy, Over the Hedge, Monty, and others ) are known for their heavy use of storylines, lasting between one and three weeks in most cases.

In popular culture, formula fiction is literature in which the storylines and plots have been reused to the extent that the narratives are predictable.

Ancient Greek mythological figures or Arabian Nights-type narratives are the typical storylines.

* Formula fiction In literary works, generic storylines are referred to as formula fiction.

Most high fantasy storylines are told from the viewpoint of one main hero.

Because actual events are often co-opted by writers for incorporation into storylines for the performers, the lines are often blurred and become confused.

Wrestlers incorporate kicks and strikes from martial arts disciplines, and a strong emphasis is placed on submission wrestling, and unlike the use of involved storylines in the U. S., they are not as intricate in Japan, more emphasis is placed on the concept of Fighting Spirit, meaning the Wrestlers display of physical and mental stamina are valued a lot more than theatrics.

Those who are interested in the backstage occurrences, future storylines and reasonings behind company decisions read newsletters written by journalists with inside ties to the wrestling industry.

The characters and storylines portrayed by a successful promotion are seen to reflect the current mood, attitudes, and concerns of that promotion's society ( and can, in turn, influence those same things ).

Evening soap operas and those that screen at a rate of one episode per week are more likely to feature the entire cast in each episode, and to represent all current storylines in each episode.

Port Charles used the practice of running 13-week " story arcs ", in which the main events of the arc are played out and wrapped up over the 13 weeks, although some storylines did continue over more than one arc.

Similar to US daytime soap operas, UK and Australian serials are shot on videotape, and the cast and storylines are rotated across the week's episodes so that each cast member will appear in some but not all episodes.

These remakes are still running although they have long since diverged from the original Australian storylines.

All storylines are put on hold for this tribute show, as various wrestlers and other individuals give their best wishes to the families of the victims and congratulate all of the workers and firefighters in New York.

Reality television shows have faced speculation that the participants themselves are involved in fakery, acting out storylines that have been planned in advance by producers.

However, there are some dramatic storylines, such as the rape of Kathy Perks, and, more recently, a storyline involving David Archer's family being threatened by a gang of farm thieves.

In the book and movie Generation P by Viktor Pelevin, Ishtar and her legends are one of the main storylines.

Most of the storylines take place in modern times, but many short stories are set in the past, taking advantage of the immortal nature of many of the characters, and deal with historical individuals and events such as in the short story " Men of Good Fortune.

Many Japanese voice actors frequently branch into music, often singing the opening or closing themes of shows in which their character stars, or become involved in non-animated side projects such as audio dramas ( involving the same characters in new storylines ) or image songs ( songs sung in character that are not included in the anime but further develop the character ).

Although it is debated whether fanfiction about canon lesbians such as Willow and Tara of Buffy the Vampire Slayer counts as " slash ", their relationship storylines are more coy than heterosexual ones, which entices Willow / Tara femslash authors to fill in the gaps in the known relationship storyline.