Dark Side of the 2000s

  • Premiered: Jul 2023
  • Episodes: 10
  • Followers: 15
  • Running
  • VICE
  • Tuesday at 21
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Jon & Kate Plus 8: Family Circus
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 18, 2023
The Gosselin's marriage dissolves on TV. When the couple weaponize their fame in a messy divorce, they fracture the image of the perfect American family.
1x2
TRL: Last Request
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 25, 2023
TRL is the daily destination where celebrities and their fans mix, creating an unpredictable media circus where beefs, battles, and breakdowns turn into an awe-inspiring sideshow.
1x3
Lindsay Lohan: Star, Interrupted
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 01, 2023
From child star to punchline, Lindsay Lohan may have lit the bonfire that burned down her life, but it’s the rise of the ravenous 24-hour gossip cycle that nearly eats her alive.
1x4
TMZ: Paparazzi Gone Wild
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 08, 2023
TMZ becomes the celebrity gossip machine; it’s raw, real, and above all, irresistible; success comes at a price that’s too high for some of its content creators.
1x5
Shock Jocks Part 1: The Rise
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 15, 2023
Stern stops at nothing to shock his loyal listeners, laughing in the face of common decency and the FCC; when rivals O&A challenge his popularity, war breaks out.
1x6
Shock Jocks Part 2: The Fall
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 15, 2023
Radio king Howard Stern continues to draw attention with his on-air antics; when Opie and Anthony resurface, their hatred for Howard isn’t enough to save the toxic friendship.
1x7
The Bachelor: Every Rose has Its Thorn
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 22, 2023
Part game show, part reality TV, and steered by producers willing to manipulate the truth and their participants, “The Bachelor” is a ratings machine.
1x8
Charlie Sheen: Addicted to Winning
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 29, 2023
"Two and A Half Men" is a huge success until Charlie Sheen self-destructs; in a plot twist no one sees coming, he wages a public, hateful, and violent war against his producer.
1x9
Men's Magazines: The Maxim Effect
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 05, 2023
Men's magazines like Maxim inject new energy into the magazine industry, but they leave a toxic legacy in their wake.
1x10
Siegfried & Roy: Magic and Mayhem
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 12, 2023
Siegfried and Roy transform Vegas, only to have their careers end in tragedy; the truth of the 2003 tiger attack that nearly takes Roy's life is anything but straightforward.

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