Murphy's American Horror Story, Dahmer-Monster and even 9-1-1 owe Nip/Tuck big time. The six-season FX show, about an odd couple of plastic surgeons (Dylan Walsh and Julian McMahon), weaves seamlessly between family drama, dark comedy, psychological thriller, societal satire and straight-up medical doc (if you're averse to blood, stay away). Nip/Tuck (Hulu ): Nip/Tuck was future TV uber-producer Ryan Murphy's second series, after the criminally overlooked Popular (imagine Glee without all the annoying singing and earnestness). The first three Arrested Development Fox seasons are perfect two Netflix sequel seasons aimed to match them. Mitch Hurwitz's fractured fairytale of the rich on the skids is a masterful collage of kamikaze camera work, droll narration (by Ron Howard) and a cast of comic killers. Here are some Y2K+3 series you can stream right meow.Īrrested Development (Netflix, Hulu ): One of the greatest American comedies of all time, Arrested Development seemed too smart and intricate to click with the Fox audience in '03, which was into American Idol and My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé.
Aside from a few snafus like Stripperella (Pamela Anderson as a cartoon superhero pole dancer), The Mullets (two brothers with mullets-that was the show), and America's Next Top Model (Tyra Banks smize-shames young women), 2003 was a hot year on the tube. Remember 2003? Eleven years before we were shifted into our current alternate reality? Good times-and good new TV shows.