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95% of shows are set in this time. Some series take this further, constantly reminding the viewers that [[Spaceballs|whatever is happening now, is happening]] '''[[Department of Redundancy Department|now]].'''
Compare [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], [[Next Sunday
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* Although the main story line of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' takes place in the Present Day, this is actually a [[Flash Back]], as Ted is telling the story to his kids in 2030. Some episodes even have flashbacks ([[Flash Forward|FlashForwards]]?) to events that take place between the two.
* Surprising for a show told in [[Anachronic Order]], but ''[[Lost]]'' began this way, with the plane crash occurring on September 22, 2004, the same date the show premiered. However, it has never been set in the present after, instead being in the near-present: seasons 1-4 covered late 2004 to really early 2005 and the main action of season 5 takes place in 2007 and {{spoiler|1977}}.
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* Except for a few specific cases, ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has a sliding 'present' which lines up with the current real date, this is usually when the companion is from. Interesting enough partially avoided for the 5th series finale: {{spoiler|although for much of the season they were counting down to July 26, 2010, the date of the season finale and destruction of the TARDIS, very little of the actual episode took place in that time period, dealing mostly with its time-spanning aftermath}}
* ''[[Time Trax]]'' has criminals from the late 22nd century escaping to the present, or 1993, when the series aired.
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* ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' has a good example of a "dated" present day: being made in 2001, Liberty City looks like any modern metropolis, but if you pay attention, you see how the 1998-2000 dot-com boom, when the businessmen discovered the Internet, is still in full strength.
** To top it off, the [http://www.rockstargames.com/libertytree/ online version of the fictional ''Liberty Tree'' news website] reports events in Liberty City as if they were actually unfolding in the months leading up to the release of ''GTA III''.
** The original ''[[Grand Theft Auto Classic|Grand Theft Auto]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars]]'' follow this trope in a similar vain. These games take place in timelines relative to the time periods the games debuted, but make no mention of the exact date or year.<ref>though a food vendor's business permit and police records in ''GTA IV'' hint the game taking place in 2007 (the original expected year of release for the game) or later</ref> This ambiguity allowed developers of [[Grand Theft Auto IV:
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