fails to live up to -- or offer any new insight into -- its chosen topic 
(ROOT (VP (VBZ fails) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB live) (PRT (RP up)) (PP (IN to))) (, --) (CC or) (VP (VB offer) (NP (NP (DT any) (JJ new) (NN insight)) (PP (IN into)))) (, --) (NP (PRP$ its) (VBN chosen) (NN topic)))))))
(ROOT (VP (VBZ ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VP (VB ) (PRT (RP )) (PP (IN ))) (, ) (CC ) (VP (VB ) (NP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (PP (IN )))) (, ) (NP (PRP$ ) (VBN ) (NN )))))))