Aughts

Over at the Ottawa Citizen, our opinions page deputy editor David Watson has put together a series looking back at the Aughts, asking various writers  to “assess human progress in a variety of fields over the last 10 years: economics, science and technology, culture, poverty alleviation, nuclear disarmament and more.”

Anthony Strand tries to identify the definitive TV drama of the ’00s — not necessarily the best, just the one that best embodies all the TV trends we’ve been seeing in this almost-ended decade: ambiguity, continuity, and other elements that don’t rhyme. His choice is Angel, and his reasons are pretty convincing.