but disintegrates into a dreary , humorless soap opera 
(ROOT (S (CC but) (VP (VBZ disintegrates) (PP (IN into) (NP (DT a) (JJ dreary) (, ,) (JJ humorless) (NN soap) (NN opera))))))
(ROOT (S (CC ) (VP (VBZ ) (PP (IN ) (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (, ) (JJ ) (NN ) (NN ))))))