The year 2000 signaled a new era in human history.
As with all evolutionary advancements, increased competition inspired innovation and diversification.
The premises grew darker, the language became grittier, and the heroes started breaking bad.
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Here are the best, ranked from great to greatest.
Prison Break, created byPaul Scheuring, took that unconventional premise and made it work brilliantly.
Premiering only months after September 11, 2001,24was the right show at the right time for many Americans.
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11’Dexter' (2006-2013)
Developed by James Manos Jr. Dexter Morgan perfectly encapsulatedthe complicated antihero protagonistthat dominated the airwaves in the 2000s.
Lost follows the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, which crashes on a mysterious island in the South Pacific.
Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
That show wasCriminal Minds, which followed criminal profilers as they used their unique skills to solve gruesome crimes.
A chronicle of the lives of a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home in Los Angeles.
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Set against the ticking clock of impending disaster, 24 follows the intense life of CTU agent Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland. The series is notable for its real-time format, where each of the 24 episodes represents one hour of a single day, with Bauer facing severe challenges and critical decisions in his fight against terrorism.
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Inside the lives of staffers in the West Wing of the White House.
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A drama about one of New York’s most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm’s most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.
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A chronicle of the lives of a dysfunctional family who run an independent funeral home in Los Angeles.
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A drama that follows the lives of the Dillon Panthers, one of the nation’s best high school football teams, and their head coach Eric Taylor.
