The 2000's: A New Reality

20151h 30m

A retrospective of the decade which some knew as the naughties, but everybody knew as a crazy era for both reality TV and actual reality.

Production

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Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2015

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1. Ground Zero

The story of the first half of a turbulent decade; controversial election; story of Elian Gonzalez; the hit series "Survivor"; the Gary Condit scandal; the events of September 11, 2001 and more.

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2. Boom and Bust

Continuing the decade's story with TV host Nate Berkus' personal recount of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004; the capture of Saddam Hussein; Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction; the creation of YouTube and more.

Cast

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Rob Lowe

Narrator (voice)

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