I have to agree with the other reviewer in that the topics here were not well-thought out. Instead of the usual compelling narrative I'm used to seeing from a VICE documentary, I saw something that looked like it was produced by Entertainment Tonight. The series is called "Dark Side of the 2000s," but there was nothing compelling here, unless you consider Paris Hilton having a beef with Lindsay Lohan and/or Nicole Ritchie compelling. Episode 1 about "Jon & Kate Plus 8" actually was well done in that I knew nothing about that show going in other than it was one of the first successful "reality" shows on the air -- after the OJ Simpson trial, of course.
I watched the next two episodes, expecting at least something to hang onto in a serious way, what with the "Dark Side" of it all, but it simply wasn't there. I skipped ahead to the last episode about Siegfried & Roy and that was interesting but didn't move me to want to see any of the other episodes.
If VICE had actually done a show that hit the "Dark Side of the 2000s," like the 9/11 attacks, the unnecessary wars started by the US, the Swift-Boating of John Kerry, the racism accompanying the running of Barack Obama for president, and so many other dark warnings from that decade, it could have been a show worthy of VICE, instead, there's THIS. I would skip this one, unless you're into celebrity culture, which is fine, just not my bag.
I watched the next two episodes, expecting at least something to hang onto in a serious way, what with the "Dark Side" of it all, but it simply wasn't there. I skipped ahead to the last episode about Siegfried & Roy and that was interesting but didn't move me to want to see any of the other episodes.
If VICE had actually done a show that hit the "Dark Side of the 2000s," like the 9/11 attacks, the unnecessary wars started by the US, the Swift-Boating of John Kerry, the racism accompanying the running of Barack Obama for president, and so many other dark warnings from that decade, it could have been a show worthy of VICE, instead, there's THIS. I would skip this one, unless you're into celebrity culture, which is fine, just not my bag.
