History Series / CuartoMilenio

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The show's first set was incredibly simple in comparison to later versions: a table, some dark curtains and a stone column covered in mystical hieroglyphics. A couple seasons later, the place was changed to a gloomy, newspaper-filled duplex resembling ''Series/TheXFiles'''s FBI unit, which established the pattern that every new set has to be large, messy and visually rich (tellingly, the fourth and current set strongly resembles this second one).

* CoolStarship: The show's official nickname is ''La Nave del Misterio'' ("The Ship of the Mystery"), and its current opening sequence features a cool spaceship traveling through a variety of places, including alien worlds and the human body. During a few seasons, the show's set even simulated the inner chambers of some AncientAstronauts spaceship.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The show's first set was incredibly simple in comparison to later versions: a table, some dark curtains and a stone column covered in mystical hieroglyphics. A couple seasons later, the place was changed to a gloomy, newspaper-filled duplex resembling ''Series/TheXFiles'''s FBI unit, and every new version always follows the pattern of being large, messy and visually rich.

* OhCrap: Jiménez and Porter had a brief one in 2014, when they had an on-set accident while showing replicas of supposedly real life cursed dolls. In midst of their talk, the clamp of one of the replicas suddenly broke and the entire thing fell down with a cracking noise, scaring the crap out of the two presenters. Jiménez had a laugh over it after the prop was checked, but his face during the scare was enough to tell.

* ShoutOut: Jiménez's speech patterns are a cross between Creator/CarlSagan and Spanish nature divulgator Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, the latter of which gets endlessly mentioned by Jiménez as his childhood idol. The show is also narrated by José María del Río, who voiced Sagan in the Spanish dub of ''Series/{{Cosmos}}'', and uses a spaceship theme just like Sagan's "Spaceship of the Imagination."

** Jiménez used to have the amusing VerbalTic "why not" or "why not saying it", but he stopped using it beginning the 2010s. Given that this happened more or less at the time comedian Creator/JoseMota was popularizing a sketch parodying Jiménez that included the phrase, it's entirely possible it helped Jiménez realize he was overusing it and chose to abandon it voluntarily. (As a curiosity, Jiménez and Mota would become great friends due to those parodies, with the former acknowledging they were ActuallyPrettyFunny.)

* SpinOff: The show started as a spinoff of ''Milenio 3''. It later had two spinoffs itself, a provisional news program named ''Cuarto Milenio Zoom'' and the current geopolitical show ''La Mesa del Coronel''.
* TakeThat: Jiménez is notoriously disdainful of esotericists and strictly paranormal TV shows, particularly whenever they feature outrageous spiritualism. He once took a shot at them by declaring, "in ''Cuarto Milenio'' we may not get live psychophonies and stuff like those shows do... but one thing I can say, in this program we are not going to lie to the audience."

** "Reality surpasses any fiction" seemed to be the official tagline of the show during the first few seasons, but it was quietly phased out and never brought up again until a brief CallBack in June 2021.
** Jiménez used to have the amusing VerbalTic "why not" or "why not saying it", but he stopped using it beginning the 2010s. Given that this happened more or less at the time comedian Creator/JoseMota was popularizing a sketch parodying Jiménez that included the phrase, it's entirely possible Jiménez realized he was overusing it and chose to abandon it voluntarily. (As a curiosity, Jiménez and Mota would become great friends due to those parodies, with the former acknowledging they were ActuallyPrettyFunny.)

* ArchEnemy: The show's guests Enrique de Vicente and José Manuel Nieves, a parapsychologist and a hardline skeptic respectively, are this to each other. Their debates and verbal brawls are so legendary that they became an AscendedMeme and once received a special tribute.

-->"The only thing from today that makes me connect with magic and mystery like when I was eight is ''Cuarto Milenio''."
--->'''Creator/GuillermoDelToro'''

The program's place in pop culture is entertainingly divisive: in Spain, if you don't know ''Cuarto Milenio'' as just "that (scary) show about ufos and ghosts," you are probably a viewer who stays up late on Sunday nights to watch the heck out of it. In any case, the program has one of the longest list of science guests in Spanish television, as well as a series of big name fans (including film directors Alejandro Amenábar and Creator/GuillermoDelToro), and its influence reaches even the other side of the Atlantic.

** "Reality surpasses any fiction" seemed to be the official tagline of the show during the first few seasons, but it was quietly phased out and never brought up again.

* AbandonedCatchphrase: "Reality surpasses any fiction" seemed to be the official tagline of the show during the first few seasons, but it was quietly phased out and never brought up again.

* TakeThat: Jiménez is notoriously disdainful of esotericists and strictly paranormal TV shows, particularly whenever they feature outrageous spiritualism. He once took a shot at them by declaring, "in ''Cuarto Milenio we may not get live psychophonies and stuff like those shows do... but one thing I can say, in this program we are not going to lie to the audience."

* {{Adorkable}}: Jiménez often admits to be the first person to become excited about the things brought to the program, and it shows in his perennial energy and curiosity.

It was born of Jiménez's previous radio program ''Milenio 3'', which he created for Cadena SER in 2002 and continued producing as a brother program until 2015. ''Cuarto Milenio'' quickly became the face of the two, and it became such a audience phenomenon that it is popularly believed it carries the entire weight of its network Cuatro over its shoulders. Reasons for this, especially in a time anything resembling ParanormalInvestigation is rarely respected, were its efficient stage production, its sheer journalistic eclecticicism and ability to address interesting topics, and ultimately the charisma of Jiménez himself. The latter usually describes ''Cuarto Milenio'' as not just a mystery show, but a way to draw people towards culture.

* TheCoroner: Dr. José Cabrera, one of the most famous usual guests of ''Cuarto Milenio'' for many years, was a forensics doctor.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The show's first set was incredibly simple in comparison to later versions: a table, some dark curtains and a stone column covered in mystical hieroglyphics. A couple seasons later, the place was changed to a gloomy, newspaper-filled place resembling ''Series/TheXFiles'''s FBI unit, and every new version always follows the pattern of being large, messy and visually rich.

* ShoutOut: Jiménez's speech patterns are a cross between Creator/CarlSagan and Spanish nature divulgator Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, who gets endlessly mentioned by Jiménez as his childhood idol. The show is also narrated by José María del Río, who voiced Sagan in the Spanish dub of ''Series/{{Cosmos}}'', and uses a spaceship theme just like Sagan's "Spaceship of the Imagination."

* TakeThat: Jiménez is notoriusly disdainful of esotericists and strictly paranormal TV shows, particularly whenever they feature outrageous spiritualism, and he once took a shot at them by declaring, "in ''Cuarto Milenio we may not get live psychophonies and stuff like those shows do... but one thing I can say, in this program we are not going to lie to the audience."

* AlienAutopsy: They debunked the Roswell autopsy tapes by having Dr. Cabrera analyzing it with the help of a prop one. Jiménez ended the episode stating that the show's team could have probably made a much more realistic fake if they had wanted.

** Jiménez's opening line has varied a lot in tone through the years, going from theatrical and ominous to friendly and energetical, but it always contains "good evening and welcome to the Ship of the Mystery."

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The show's first set was incredibly simple in comparison to later versions: a table, some dark curtains and a stone column covered in mystical hieroglyphics. A couple seasons later, the place was changed to a gloomy, newspaper-filled place resembling the Series/X-Files unit, and every new version always follows the pattern of being large, messy and visually rich.

* OhCrap: Jiménez and Porter had a brief one in 2014, when they had an on-set accident while showing replicas of supposedly real life cursed dolls. In midst of their talk, the clamp of one of the replicas suddenly broke and the entire thing fell down with a crack noise, scaring the crap out of the two presenters. Jiménez had a laugh over it after the prop was checked, but his face during the scare was enough to tell.

* SceneryPorn: The program has an occasional segment specifically for this, named ''A vista de pájaro'' ("Bird's eye view").

* TakeThat:
** Jiménez is notoriusly disdainful of esotericists and strictly paranormal TV shows, particularly whenever they feature outrageous spiritualism, and he once took a shot at them by declaring, "in ''Cuarto Milenio we may not get live psychophonies and stuff like those shows do... but one thing I can say, in this program we are not going to lie to the audience."
** Medical and health-related pseudosciences, like reiki and homeopathy, tend to be ganged up on by all the guests.

* AbandonedCatchphrase: "Reality surpasses any fiction" seemed to be the official tagline of the show during the first few seasons, but it was quietly phased out and never brought again.
* {{Adorkable}}: Jiménez has admitted to be often the most excited about the things brought to the program, and it shows in his perennial energy and curiosity.
* AlienAutopsy: They debunked the Roswell autopsy tapes by having Dr. Cabrera analyzing it with the help of a prop one. Jiménez stated in the episode that the show's team could have probably made a much more realistic fake if they had wanted.
* ArchEnemy: The show's guests Enrique de Vicente and José Manuel Nieves, a parapsychologist and a hardline skeptic respectively, are this to each other. Their debates and verbal brawls were so legendary that they became an AscendedMeme and once received a special tribute.

** Jiménez's opening line has varied a lot in tone through the years, but it always contains "good evening and welcome to the Space of the Mystery."
** Enrique de Vicente always says "and I'm not the one saying this, it is a scientist from..." in order to unveil a source.

* CoolStarship: The show's official nickname is ''La Nave del Misterio'' ("The Ship of the Mystery"), and since many years, the opening sequence features a cool spaceship traveling through a variety of places, including alien worlds and the human body. During a few seasons, the show's set even simulated the inner chambers of some AncientAstronauts spaceship.
* TheCoroner: Dr. José Cabrera, one of the most famous usual guests of ''Cuarto Milenio'', was a forensics doctor.
* DissonantSerenity: Prof. Manuel Martín-Loeches. He never ever lifts an eyebrow, regardless of how heated or wacky it's the debate around him.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The show's first set was incredibly simple in comparison to the later ones: a table, dark curtains and a stone column covered in mystical hieroglyphics. A couple seasons later, the place was changed to a gloomy, newspaper-filled place resembling the Series/X-Files unit, and every new version always follows the pattern of being large, messy and visually complex.

* TheLancer: Santiago Camacho used to be Jiménez's number two and foil in the program until his departure en 2018.
* LongRunner: Premiered a few days after Cuatro launched, back in 2005, and now it's the last remnant of the channel's original lineup.
* OhCrap: Jiménez and Porter had a brief one in 2014, when they had an on-set accident while showing replicas of supposedly real life cursed dolls. In midst of their talk, the clamp of one of the replicas suddenly broke and the entire thing fell down, scaring the crap out of the two presenters. Jiménez had a laugh over it after the prop was checked, but his face during the scare was enough to tell.

* RedOniBlueOni: Thematically, De Vicente brings conspiracy theories while Nieves brings scientific method. Their personalities also fit, as De Vicente is typically very vehement while Nieves is collected and poised, though any of the two can become the aggressor in an especially heated debate.
* SceneryPorn: The program has an occasional segment specifically for this, named ''A vista de pájaro'' ("bird's eye view").
* ShoutOut: Jiménez's speech patterns are a cross between Creator/CarlSagan and Spanish nature divulgator Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, who has been mentioned by Jiménez as his childhood idol. The show is also narrated by José María del Río, who voiced Sagan in the Spanish dub of ''Series/{{Cosmos}}'', and uses a starship theme just like Sagan's "Spaceship of the Imagination."
* TheShrink: Dr. Cabrera was one aside from a forensics doctor, as was Dr. José Miguel Gaona.

** Jiménez is notoriusly disdainful of esotericists and strictly paranormal TV shows, particularly when they feature outrageous spiritualism, and he once took a shot at them by declaring, "in ''Cuarto Milenio we may not get live psychophonies like those shows do... but one thing I can say, in this program we are not going to lie to the audience."

* AbandonedCatchphrase: "Reality surpasses any fiction" seemed to be the official tagline of the show during the first few seasons, but has since been quietly phased out.

* ArchEnemy: The show's guests Enrique de Vicente and José Manuel Nieves, a parapsychologist and a hardline skeptical respectively, are this to each other. Their debates and verbal brawls were so legendary that they became an AscendedMeme and once received a special tribute.

* CoolStarship: The show's official nickname is ''La Nave del Misterio'' ("The Mystery Ship"), and since many years, the opening sequence features a cool spaceship traveling through a variety of places, including alien worlds and the human body. During a few seasons, the show's set even simulated the inner chambers of some AncientAstronauts spaceship.

* {{Goth}}: The first atrezzo craftmaker, Óscar Dorian (real name Óscar Aparicio).
* TheLancer: Santiago Camacho used to be Jiménez's number two and contrast in the program until his departure en 2018.

* OhCrap: Jiménez and Porter had a brief one in 2014, when they had an on-set accident while they were showing replicas of supposedly cursed dolls in real life. While they were talking, the clamp of one of the replicas suddenly broke due to its weight and the entire thing fell down, scaring the crap out of the two presenters. Jiménez had a laugh over it after the prop was checked, but his face during the scare was enough to tell.

* RedOniBlueOni: Thematically, De Vicente brings conspiracy theories while Nieves brings scientific method. Their personalities also fit, as De Vicente is typically very outspoken while Nieves is collected and poised, though any of the two can become the aggressor in an especially heated debate.

** Medical pseudosciences like reiki and homeopathy tend to be ganged on by all the guests.

* AbandonedCatchPhrase: "Reality surpasses any fiction" seemed to be the official tagline of the show during the first few seasons, but has since been quietly phased out.

* ArchEnemy: The show's guests Enrique de Vicente and José Manuel Nieves, a parapsychologist and a hardline skeptical respectively, are this to each other. Their debates and verbal brawls were so legendary that they became an AscendedMeme and once received a specil tribute.

* CatchPhrase: "Reality surpasses any fiction" seemed to be the official tagline of the show during the first few seasons, though it was quietly abandoned and has never been used since.

* ScenaryPorn: The program has an occasional segment specifically for this, named ''A vista de pájaro'' ("bird's eye view").

''Cuarto Milenio'' (''Fourth Millennium'') is a Spanish television program created and presented by journalist Íker Jiménez. It focuses on mystery investigation, covering a potentially limitless variety of topics that include [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist conspiracies, criminology, anthropology, archaeology, ufology, parapsychology, history and several sciences]]. On air since 2005 and still going strong, ''Cuarto Milenio'' is one of the most successful Spanish TV programs ever, a landmark of their national pop culture, and a show that has attracted both controversy and a solid fanbase through its many seasons.

* ConstantlyCurious: The kind of mindset Jiménez wants to inspire.

* ShoutOut: Jiménez's speech patterns are a cross between Creator/CarlSagan and Spanish nature divulgator Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, who has been mentioned by Jiménez as his childhood idol. The show is also narrated by José María del Río, who voiced Sagan in the Spanish dub of ''Series/{{Cosmos}}''.

''Cuarto Milenio'' (''Fourth Millennium'') is a Spanish television program created and presented by journalist Íker Jiménez. It focuses on mystery investigation, covering a potentially limitless variety of topics that include [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist conspiracies, criminology, anthropology, archaeology, ufology, parapsychology, history and several sciences]]. Broadcasted since 2005 and keeping strong, ''Cuarto Milenio'' is one of the most successful Spanish TV programs ever, a landmark of their national pop culture, and a show that has attracted both controversy and a solid fanbase through its many seasons.

The program's place in pop culture is entertainingly divisive: in Spain, if you don't know ''Cuarto Milenio'' as just "that (scary) show about ufos and ghosts," you are probably a viewer of the show that stays late at Sunday night to watch the heck out of it. In any case, the program has one of the longest list of science guests in Spanish television, as well as a series of big name fans (including film directors Alejandro Amenábar and Creator/GuillermoDelToro), and its influence reaches even the other side of the Atlantic.

* PatrickStewartSpeech: Jiménes sometimes does those.

The program's place in pop culture is entertainingly divisive: in Spain, if you don't know ''Cuarto Milenio'' as just "that (scary) show about ufos and ghosts," you are probably a viewer of the show that stays late at Sunday night to watch the heck out of it. In any case, the program has one of the longest list of science guests in Spanish television, as well as a series of big name fans (including film directors Alejandro Amenábar and Creator/GuillermoDelToro), and its influence has reached the other side of the Atlantic.

* CatchPhrase: During the first few seasons, the official tagline seemed to be "Reality always surpasses fiction," though it was quietly abandoned and has never been used again.

* CoolStarship: The show's official nickname is ''La Nave del Misterio'' ("The Mystery Ship"), and since many years, the opening sequence features a cool spaceship traveling through a variety of places, including human body and alien worlds. During a few seasons, the show's set even simulated the inner chambers of some AncientAstronauts spaceship.

* ShoutOut: Jiménez's speech patterns are a cross between Creator/CarlSagan and Spanish nature divulgator Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, who has been mentioned as Jiménez's childhood idol. The show is also narrated by José María del Río, who voiced Sagan in the Spanish dub of ''Series/{{Cosmos}}''.

''Cuarto Milenio'' (''Fourth Millennium'') is a Spanish television program created and presented by journalist Íker Jiménez. It focuses on mystery investigation, covering a potentially limitless variety of topics that include conspiracies, criminology, anthropology, archaeology, ufology, parapsychology, history and several sciences. Broadcasted since 2005 and keeping strong, ''Cuarto Milenio'' is one of the most successful Spanish TV programs ever, a landmark of their national pop culture, and a show that has attracted both controversy and a solid fanbase through its many seasons.

It was born of Jiménez's previous radio program ''Milenio 3'', which he created for Cadena SER in 2002 and continued producing as a brother program until 2015. ''Cuarto Milenio'' quickly became the face of the two, and it became such a audience phenomenon that it is popularly believed it carries the entire weight of its network Cuatro over its shoulders. Reasons for this, especially in a time where TV shows dealing with paranormal are rarely respected, were its efficient stage production, its sheer journalistic eclecticicism and ability to address interesting topics, and ultimately the charisma of Jiménez himself. The latter usually describes ''Cuarto Milenio'' as not just a mystery show, but a way to draw people towards culture.

* ShoutOut: Jiménez's speech patterns are a cross between Creator/CarlSagan and Spanish nature divulgator Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, who has been mentioned as Jiménez's childhood idol. The show is also narrated by José María del Río, who voiced Sagan in the Spanish dub of ''Series{{Cosmos}}''.