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* Happens in the Kyoto Animation version of ''[[Kanon]]'', too.
* [[Professional Wrestling]] uses this on a regular basis, rotating feuds in the undercard -- which fits, as it's often referred to as a [[Soap Opera]] for men.
* [[Superhero]] comic books that have strong supporting casts often do this as well. Though the practice dwindled once [[Writing for
** For example, see the early issues of [[John Byrne]]'s run on [[West Coast Avengers]]. During the "Vision Disassembled" arc hints are dropped about the Great Lakes Avengers. When the GLA take the main stage, you start seeing subplots about the Scarlet Witch's potential abduction. During all of this, the Witch's "imaginary children" plotline is given a few panels each issue.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' - [[Word of God]] is that each season is structured to introduce a new [[Plot Arc]] in the first several episodes, while resolving the [[Plot Arc]] of the previous season about on third of the way in.
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* And let's not forget ''[[Soap]]''!
* [[Rumors of War]] is a [[Web Comics|web comic]] that makes use of a variant of the [[Soap Wheel]] (by combining [[Rotating Protagonist|Rotating Protagonists]] with [[Time Skip|Time Skips]]) to create a Cast-Go-Round. The plot keeps the moving even though tons of significant action takes place off-screen. Even the characters are left but to comment on what's happened and prepare for the next.
* Done musically by [[
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'' used this. In the [[Universe Bible]], Ron Moore cited ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' as an influence.
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