In his first few seasons, Kariya was often portrayed as an overly serious professional.

It wasn't simply the overly serious nature of Davenport's earlier comments.

He has been described as overly serious and lacking passion.

One known as Skutch, an explosives expert, became overly serious.

He had gone there himself, just to make certain it was not the sort of spot the overly serious Docent would ever have visited.

But while this adaptation isn't overly serious, it isn't always joking, either.

A successful period crime novel needn't be overstuffed or overly serious.

Parents do not need to be told they are being overly serious for wanting to consume as much information as possible.

The heart attack was not considered to be overly serious.

I had a bad case of my 20's, of being overly serious.