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The Third Act Statement of Theme (2009 Pilot Season Edition)

A while back I observed that in pilot episodes, consistently around the third act (roughly about 28-32 minutes in without commercials), a character will explicitly state the theme of the series.
With a few notable exceptions (Sarah Connor Chronicles breaks this rule successfully), this has been the rule more than the exception.
Here is the 2009 pilot [...]

Posted: February 16th, 2010 under Analysis, The Craft.
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