With every minute of running time becoming more and more crucial to television's greatest storytellers, the art of title sequences — those minute-long sequences that set the scene and introduce audiences to those both in front of the camera and behind it who make the show possible — has largely fallen by the wayside. I mean, Grey's Anatomy fans still miss the clinical-turned-sexual sequence set to Psapp's "Cosy in the Rocket" that was traded early on in the series' run for a two-second title card.

But this year, title sequences saw somewhat of a resurgence, with many of 2013's best new series also bringing some fantastic new openers. From the beautiful animation utilized for Top of the Lake to that perfectly cheeky montage for Masters of Sex, below are the 15 best new title sequences that surfaced on television this year.