Some years in television history feel like lightning in a bottle, and the year 2000 was definitely one of them. It was a turning point for storytelling, particularly because there was a rush of bold ideas, genre reinventions, and flawed characters. A creative explosion of sorts, the year 2000 was when networks were experimenting, cable was thriving, and audiences were hungry for something smarter, stranger, and emotionally complex.
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