When not ( e. g. Quest for the Future ) the disparate stories thrown together generally made for a less coherent plot.

However, the plot is generally less important than its witty dialogue.

Naturally there are innumerable variants to this plot, and much of the generally light-hearted comedy lies in the social interactions and sexual tensions between the pair.

They also generally feature a self-confident and often stubborn central female protagonist and a plot involving courtship and marriage or remarriage.

Their albums generally fall into two categories: deconstructions of Western popular music, or complex conceptual pieces, composed around a theme, theory or plot.

Video art may not employ the use of actors, may contain no dialogue, may have no discernible narrative or plot, or adhere to any of the other conventions that generally define motion pictures as entertainment.

The plot and its " twist ending " are well-known, and the ending is generally considered an example of situational irony.

The plot is often trite, and the characters are generally thin stereotypes.

The frequency response of a filter is generally represented using a Bode plot, and the filter is characterized by its cutoff frequency and rate of frequency rolloff.

Modern Ithaca is generally identified with Homer's Ithaca, the home of Odysseus, whose delayed return to the island is one of the elements of the Odyssey's plot.

Of the 47 Rōnin — to this day, generally regarded as exemplars of bushidō — Tsunetomo felt they were remiss in hatching such a wily, delayed plot for revenge, and had been over-concerned with the success of their undertaking.

Feersum Endjinn was generally well-received ; while it is far from being " hard science fiction ", the completeness of the plot and the detailed description of the mega-architecture and the crypt were praised by critics.

* Sketch story, a piece of writing that is generally shorter than a short story, and contains very little, if any, plot

This contrasts with television series, which generally have many short " mini-stories " that happen to be related somehow, rather than a unified plot.

In marine navigation a " dead " reckoning plot generally does not take into account the effect of currents or wind.

The plot lines of Sailor V are generally compatible with the latter series, but are usually considered separate.

The adaptation is generally faithful to the plot and character development of the original Gatchaman series, but significant additions and reductions were made in order to increase appeal to the North American juvenile-male television market of the late 1970s, as well as avoid controversy from parents ; most notable was the removal of elements of graphic violence, profanity and transgenderism.

The sketch generally follows the plot of the movie, condensed and with some comedic differences.

Slashers generally de-emphasize plot and character development in favor of violence and terror.

The branching storyline allows the player the option of choosing alternate paths, which generally do not affect the plot in any significant manner.

The basic plot of an episode generally involved Satan trying to find out more about Edith's death, while Edith interviewed members of the damned about Satan's past.

Reviewers generally praised the cast and characters, while criticism tended to focus on the plot ; the special effects were conflictingly received.

After the first film, the series fell into the action thriller genres, and is generally considered to typify the " buddy cop " plot device.

Although there is no constant frame, style, or plot, Rumi generally follows a certain writing pattern that flows in the following order:

In mixed-oak forest in New Jersey, eastern towhee frequency generally increased with patch size, although eastern towhees were detected in all plot sizes ( 0. 5 – 59 acres ( 0. 2 – 24 ha )) except 0. 02 – acre ( 0. 01 ha ) plots.

Ten years later, Dickens's Great Expectations contains many Hamlet-like plot elements: it is driven by revenge-motivated actions, contains ghost-like characters ( Abel Magwitch and Miss Havisham ), and focuses on the hero's guilt.

The fictional plot focuses on the protagonists ' lifelong duty and commitment to the state for several generations.

Usually a short story focuses on one incident ; has a single plot, a single setting, and a small number of characters ; and covers a short period of time.

The film focuses on a trio of employees who plot to murder their titular tyrannical supervisors.

The plot focuses on a young Parisian girl being groomed for a career as a courtesan and her relationship with the wealthy cultured man named Gaston who falls in love with her and eventually marries her.

The plot focuses on thirteen-year-old Rynn Jacobs ( Foster ), a mysterious child whose dark secrets concerning her absent poet father are prodded by various nosy villagers in a New England town.

The plot of the series focuses on the growth and reach of the Foundation, against a backdrop of the " decline and fall of the Galactic Empire ".

The plot focuses on a group of girls at an Australian women's college in the year 1900 who vanish during a Valentine's Day picnic at the site of an enormous rock formation.

Miller has claimed in interviews that inspiration for the plot came from Dirty Harry, perhaps specifically the 1983 film Sudden Impact, which like DKR focuses on an older Dirty Harry returning to fight crime after a lengthy convalescence.

A significant portion of the series ' plot focuses on the human characters ' efforts to identify all of the robot models which are embedded in the human population.

The plot focuses on a murderer whose increasing guilt leads him to believe he can hear his victim's heart still beating beneath the floorboards where he buried him.

The plot focuses on the title character, a spinster librarian.

The plot focuses on aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend each summer at their home on a lake called Golden Pond.

The plot of the film focuses on a team of cheerleaders attempting to earn enough money to send the titular character to Dallas, Texas, to try out for the famous “ Texas Cowgirls ” cheerleading squad.

The plot depicts the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious " rage " virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the destruction of the life they once knew.

The plot focuses on Scottie Templeton, a popular actor who has spent his life shirking responsibility.

The plot of A Link to the Past focuses on Link as he travels on a journey to save Hyrule, defeat Ganon and rescue the seven descendants of the Sages.

The film's plot focuses on Henry and The Purple Hand Gang fighting to prevent the closure of their school by an evil private school Headmaster.

The plot of the cartoon focuses on little Inki out hunting, oblivious to the fact that he himself is being hunted by a hungry lion.

The film focuses on a trio of employees who plot to murder their titular tyrannical supervisors.

The plot focuses on a prominent concert pianist, Charlotte Andergast ( Ingrid Bergman ), who has been neglectful and dismissive of her children, whom she has not seen in over seven years.

The plot focuses on two people, married to others, who meet for a romantic tryst once a year for two dozen years.

* Romance film, a genre of film of which the central plot focuses on the romantic relationships of the protagonists

The movie focuses on a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the height of World War II.

The plot focuses on two couples who are held hostage by a sadistic backwoods family on Halloween.