the characters , cast in impossibly contrived situations 
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS characters)) (, ,) (VP (VBN cast) (PP (IN in) (NP (ADJP (RB impossibly) (JJ contrived)) (NNS situations))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT ) (NNS )) (, ) (VP (VBN ) (PP (IN ) (NP (ADJP (RB ) (JJ )) (NNS ))))))