Whether it was through intimate relationship stories or world-spinning science-fiction, the year's best new series thrived on confronting life's ineffable mysteries. Mysteries make for good TV. That may be stating the obvious, given how many shows currently thrive nestled within the genre , but just look at how many sub-genres exist within one simple grouping. Let’s look at, say, comic-mysteries, where hit shows like “Only Murders in the Building,” “The White Lotus,” and “Elsbeth” are all