as often it 's meandering , low on energy , and too eager to be quirky at moments when a little old-fashioned storytelling would come in handy 
(ROOT (SBAR (IN as) (S (ADVP (RB often)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (ADJP (VBG meandering)) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ low) (PP (IN on) (NP (NN energy)))) (, ,) (CC and) (ADJP (RB too) (JJ eager) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ quirky)) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (NNS moments)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (DT a) (JJ little) (ADJP (JJ old) (HYPH -) (JJ fashioned)) (NN storytelling)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB come) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ handy))))))))))))))))))
(ROOT (SBAR (IN ) (S (ADVP (RB )) (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (ADJP (ADJP (VBG )) (, ) (ADJP (JJ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN )))) (, ) (CC ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (ADJP (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (NNS )) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB )) (S (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (ADJP (JJ ) (HYPH ) (JJ )) (NN )) (VP (MD ) (VP (VB ) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ))))))))))))))))))