Yet, four seasons into The Walking Dead, we watch as those still living kill the zombified deceased and accept the skewering of skulls as a matter-of-fact activity akin to the brushing of teeth.
Yet for seven seasons the top spot eluded black contestants.
The series and its stars took some time to hone a working formula, yet now, nine seasons in, with the lead characters in a personal as well as professional relationship, "Bones" seems as comfortable as old slippers.
Thirty years ago to the day Juventus lifted their one and only National Soccer League trophy, yet within three seasons the club was relegated from the NSL, and by 1996 they were kicked out; this time for good.
Yet in two seasons, no one from either the league office in Manhattan or N.B.A. Entertainment in Secaucus, N.J., has met with Williams to explain his duties, what they wanted from him as a new, young ambassador for the league.
Yet six weeks into his second season as the team's general manager, the new Mariners found themselves in familiar territory: last place in the American League West.
If however Darryl Clarke manages to secure yet another promotion, his fifth in six seasons as a manager, we might have a real problem hanging onto him.
Was it Feller, who had a 266-162 record and led the American League in strikeouts seven times yet missed nearly four seasons because of World War II?
Yet four games into last season, Cruzeiro's leadership abruptly fired Oliveira.
Yet five games into this season, the Jets' rushing offense ranks 27th in the N.F.L. at 86.4 yards a game.
