some help

[drydem]

So, I am working on a project for a television class and I am wondering if people can point out to me specific aspects of meta-narrative in the "prime-time action drama". What I mean by this is places in which the characters make reference to the narrative frame. The best example I can think of for this is "Dawn's in trouble. It must be Thursday." from Buffy.
Can anyone point out other examples of this? I know we're a TV literate bunch. Gimme some help here.

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[akashiver.livejournal.com]

The classic for me is that Return of Moriarty episode from ST:TNG, when Picard concludes with the line "Maybe that's all we oursleves are, a story in a little box in somebody's living room" -- or words to that effect. :)

There was also a later Millennium episode which played with the notion that the characters were violating the rules the creator (Chris Carter) had set for them. It wasn't particularly good, though, so I don't remember it well.

And the Simpsons does it all the time, of course, but it can't really be classified as an action-drama.