a little less extreme than in the past , with longer exposition sequences between them , and with fewer gags to break the tedium . 
(ROOT (FRAG (ADJP (ADJP (NP (DT a) (JJ little)) (RBR less) (JJ extreme)) (PP (IN than) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN past))))) (, ,) (PP (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (JJR longer) (NN exposition) (NNS sequences)) (PP (IN between) (NP (PRP them))))) (, ,) (CC and) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (JJR fewer) (NNS gags)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB break) (NP (DT the) (NN tedium))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (FRAG (ADJP (ADJP (NP (DT ) (JJ )) (RBR ) (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))))) (, ) (PP (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (JJR ) (NN ) (NNS )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP ))))) (, ) (CC ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (JJR ) (NNS )) (SBAR (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (NP (DT ) (NN ))))))))) (. )))