the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations , are totally estranged from reality . 
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS characters)) (, ,) (VP (VBN cast) (PP (IN in) (NP (ADJP (RB impossibly) (JJ contrived)) (NNS situations)))) (, ,)) (VP (VBP are) (ADVP (RB totally)) (VP (VBN estranged) (PP (IN from) (NP (NN reality))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT ) (NNS )) (, ) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NNS )))) (, )) (VP (VBP ) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN ))))) (. )))