, circuit is the awkwardly paced soap opera-ish story . 
(ROOT (S (, ,) (NP (NN circuit)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (RB awkwardly) (VBN paced)) (ADJP (NN soap) (NN opera-ish)) (NN story))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (, ) (NP (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (VBN )) (ADJP (NN ) (NN )) (NN ))) (. )))