The 2000s: The Decade We Saw It All

The 2000s: The Decade We Saw It All

Synopsis

With the 00s now firmly in our rear view mirror, the decade is ripe for re-evaluation. From 9/11 to the financial crisis, the decade shows not only a period of turmoil in the United States but its also a golden age when the Internet hadnt been colonized by corporations, when social media was still young and fresh and when it was easy to make money.

Episodes

Season 1
  • End of Innocence

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    This one hour special is the first major documentary retrospective on the epoch-changing decade of the 2000s. Featuring contributions from the likes of Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Sharon Osbourne, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore, Randy Jackson and Dick Cheney - it tells the story of the first few years of the decade using rare archive film and revealing eyewitness testimony. Beginning with the controversial 2000 U.S. Presidential election and the saga of Elian Gonzalez, it takes us through the tragedy of the Kursk, rise of reality shows like Survivor, and through the Summer of the Shark, to the declaration of war that America missed - the attack...

  • Ground Zero

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    This 90-minute special is the first major documentary retrospective on the epoch-changing decade of the 2000s. Featuring contributions from the likes of Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Sharon Osbourne, Bill OReilly, Michael Moore, Randy Jackson and Dick Cheney it tells the story of the first half of the decade using rare archive film and revealing eyewitness testimony. Beginning with the saga of Elian Gonzalez and the controversial 2000 U.S. Presidential election, it takes us through the rise of reality shows like Survivor and The Osbournes, through the Summer of the Shark and the Gary Condit affair, to the declaration of war that America missed...

  • Things Get Real

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    This one hour special is the first major documentary retrospective on the epoch-changing decade of the 2000s. Featuring contributions from the likes of Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Sharon Osbourne, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore, Randy Jackson and Dick Cheney - it tells the story of the first few years of the decade using rare archive film and revealing eyewitness testimony. Beginning with the threat of anthrax letters in America and the crash of the Concorde in France, it takes us through the rise of video effects in movies and video games to the rise of celebrity reality shows starting with The Osbournes, and through the search for Osama bin Laden...

  • Chaos and Crisis

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    This one hour special is the first major documentary retrospective on the epoch-changing decade of the 2000s. Featuring contributions from the likes of Donald Trump, Sharon Osbourne, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore, Randy Jackson, Carson Kressley and Dick Cheney - it tells the story of the second half of the decade using rare archive film and revealing eyewitness testimony. Beginning with the tragic Tsunami of 2004 when TV host Nate Berkus shares his first-hand experience, we come to a triumphant high with the capture of Saddam Hussein. We reveal how the haunting pictures from Abu Ghraib are discovered, and we look at how a nation traumatized by...

  • Moment of Truth

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    This one hour special is the first major documentary retrospective on the epoch-changing decade of the 2000s. Featuring contributions from the likes of Donald Trump, Sharon Osbourne, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore, Randy Jackson, Carson Kressley and Dick Cheney - it tells the story of the second half of the decade using rare archive film and revealing eyewitness testimony. We hear of the "near-smartphone-suicide" at the launch of the first iPhone, and witness the versatility and pitfalls of social media and how it creates multiple realities - realities that are unified with the death of Michael Jackson. Attention is turned to Iraq when a surge of...