History Main / NoughtiesDramaSeries

* ''{{Jericho}}''
* ''{{Invasion}}''
* ''{{Fringe}}''

* ''{{Drive}}''
* ''{{Dollhouse}}''

* ''{{Journeyman}}''

* ''{{Carnivale}}''

* The 2009 remake of ''{{V}}''.

* ''{{Grimm}}''

* ''BattlestarGalactica'' (2004)

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[[{{Lost}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lost_logo.jpg]] [[caption-width:200:You have been watching a Noughties Drama Series.]] These shows are all the rage these days. They typically have a one-word-title. Like "Show". They are heavily character-driven. [[{{Jigsaw Puzzle Plot}} Each episode reveals only a little more of the overall plot]]. In many respects, they harken back to the style of old {{Television Serial}}s like the old ''Series/DoctorWho''... but DarkerAndEdgier, HotterAndSexier, and usually with a generous helping of MindScrew.

Not all of them are TV shows; some are movies. Many are made by [[JJAbrams J. J. Abrams]], Tim Kring or their ilk. ''Series/{{Lost}}'' is probably the {{Trope Codifier}}, though other shows of its ilk came before, including ''TheXFiles'', ''BabylonFive'' and Abrams' own ''Series/{{Alias}}''. There are many, many, ''many'' more. These shows often either are {{Too Good To Last}} or, on the opposite end, instead, are {{Long Runners}}. Either way, the creator usually makes [[{{Shrug Of God}} little effort to actually bother to ever resolve]] [[{{Myth Arc}} the show's central plot]].

See also {{Ontological Mystery}}.
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!!Examples

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* ''{{The X Files}}''. Its own MythArc was [[TheChrisCarterEffect made up on the fly]] rather than pre-planned, but it beat [[BabylonFive Babylon 5]] to air and was more popular.
* ''Series/{{Lost}}'', the {{Trope Codifier}}
* ''Series/{{Alias}}''
* ''Series/{{Heroes}}''
* ''{{Jericho}}''
* ''{{Invasion}}''
* ''{{Fringe}}''
* ''Surface''
* ''Vanished''

* ''{{Drive}}''
* ''{{Dollhouse}}''

* ''{{Battlestar Galactica}}'' (2004)
* ''{{Kings}}''
* ''Terminator: {{The Sarah Connor Chronicles}}''

* ''Series/{{Scandal}}'', from what we saw yet.

* ''{{Six Feet Under}}'', at least after [[{{CerebusSyndrome}} character became more important]] than {{Black Comedy}} and focus [[FirstLawOfTragicomedies shifted from the quirks of running a funeral home and meditations on death to playing with everyone's love life]]. An early but self-consciously codifying example.

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* ''TheMatrix''

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* ''DefyingGravity''

* ''Threshold''

* ''John Doe''

* ''CharlieJade''

* ''Vantage Point''

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* ''[[Tv:Scandal Scandal]]'', from what we saw yet.

* ''[[Series:Scandal Scandal]]'', from what we saw yet.

* ''[[Series/Scandal Scandal]]'', from what we saw yet.

* ''Scandal''

* ''{{House}}'' -- an odd case, in that it started as a more or less by-the-numbers mystery show ([[RecycledINSPACE IN A HOSPITAL!]]), but eventually began developing slowly dribbled out arcs...that [[StatusQuoIsGod always managed to get sent back to square one at the end of the season]] (unless [[RealLifeWritesThePlot reality got in the way]]).

Not all of them are TV shows; some are movies. Many are made by [[JJAbrams J. J. Abrams]], Tim Kring or their ilk. ''{{Lost}}'' is probably the {{Trope Codifier}}, though other shows of its ilk came before, including ''TheXFiles'', ''BabylonFive'' and Abrams' own ''{{Alias}}''. There are many, many, ''many'' more. These shows often either are {{Too Good To Last}} or, on the opposite end, instead, are {{Long Runners}}. Either way, the creator usually makes [[{{Shrug Of God}} little effort to actually bother to ever resolve]] [[{{Myth Arc}} the show's central plot]].

* ''{{Lost}}'', the {{Trope Codifier}}
* ''{{Alias}}''

[[{{Lost}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lost_logo.jpg]] [[caption-width:200:You have been watching a Noughties Drama Series.]] These shows are all the rage these days. They typically have a one-word-title. Like "Show". They are heavily character-driven. [[{{Jigsaw Puzzle Plot}} Each episode reveals only a little more of the overall plot]]. In many respects, they harken back to the style of old {{Television Serial}}s like the old ''DoctorWho''... but DarkerAndEdgier, HotterAndSexier, and usually with a generous helping of MindScrew.

* The American version of ''LifeOnMars''.

* ''{{House}}'' -- an odd case, in that it started as a more or less by-the-numbers mystery show ([[RecycledINSPACE IN A HOSPITAL!]]), the show eventually began developing slowly dribbled out arcs...that [[StatusQuoIsGod always managed to get sent back to square one at the end of the season]] (unless [[RealLifeWritesThePlot reality got in the way]]).

* ''{{House}}''

* ''{{Supernatural}}'' combines this with the NinetiesAdventureShow.

* UrExample might be ThePrisoner (In 1967), which is a confirmed influence on several of the shows listed here, including ''Battlestar Galactica''.

* ''{{Six Feet Under}}'', at least after [[{{CerebusSyndrome}} character became more important]] than {{Black Comedy}} and focus [[{{FirstLawOfTragicomedies}} shifted from the quirks of running a funeral home and meditations on death to playing with everyone's love life. An early but self-consciously codifying example.

Not all of them are TV shows; some are movies. Many are made by J.J. Abrams, Tim Kring or their ilk. ''{{Lost}}'' is probably the {{Trope Codifier}}, though other shows of its ilk came before, including ''TheXFiles'', ''BabylonFive'' and Abrams' own ''{{Alias}}''. There are many, many, ''many'' more. These shows often either are {{Too Good To Last}} or, on the opposite end, instead, are {{Long Runners}}. Either way, the creator usually makes [[{{Shrug Of God}} little effort to actually bother to ever resolve]] [[{{Myth Arc}} the show's central plot]].

* ''TheEvent''

[[{{Lost}} http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lost_logo.jpg]] [[caption-width:200:You have been watching a Noughties Drama Series.]] These shows are all the rage these days. They typically have a one-word-title. Like "Show". They are heavily character-driven. [[{{Jigsaw Puzzle Plot}} Each episode reveals only a little more of the overall plot]]. In many respects, they harken back to the style of old {{Television Serial}}s like the old {{Doctor Who}}... but DarkerAndEdgier, HotterAndSexier, and usually with a generous helping of MindScrew.

* The American version of LifeOnMars.