(CNN) Assembling a year-end TV list for 2020, the thought kept coming back to which programs most belonged in a time capsule to commemorate a very strange, eventful year and moment in history. Some titles earmarked for the capsule are presented in pairs, either because they obviously go together or for brevity's sake. Here, then, are the programs that best spoke to 2020, a year as unlikely to be missed as it is easily forgotten. 'The Plot Against America' (HBO) and 'The Boys' (Amazon)John Turturro in 'The Plot Against America.' Each offered a kind of escapism, but woven through with provocative ideas and themes.

Source: CNN December 23, 2020 22:07 UTC