Loading AI tools
Documentary television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dark Side of the 90s is a documentary television series created by Insight Productions and RailSplitter Pictures for Vice Studios that takes a look at popular culture of the 1990s.[3] It is a spinoff of Vice's Dark Side of the Ring series.[4] The first episode of Dark Side of the 90s aired on July 15, 2021.[5][6][7] The series is narrated by Mark McGrath.
Dark Side of the 90s | |
---|---|
Genre | Documentary |
Developed by |
|
Directed by | Richard Rotter |
Narrated by | |
Composer | Orin Isaacs |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Producers |
|
Running time | 60 min. |
Production company | Railsplitter Pictures/Insight Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Vice on TV |
Release | July 15, 2021 – present |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Trash TV: Dirty & Deadly Talk" | The explosion of tabloid talk shows (including the critically derided yet popular ratings hit The Jerry Springer Show). | July 15, 2021 | N/A |
2 | 2 | "The Viper Room: Hollywood's Sanctuary" | Johnny Depp's The Viper Room and the death of River Phoenix.[8] | July 22, 2021 | 0.150[9] |
3 | 3 | "TV for Teens" | The conception of Fox Network and its hit show Beverly Hills, 90210, and other shows geared at teens (one being Party of Five). | July 29, 2021 | 0.108[10] |
4 | 4 | "Beanie Babies Go Bust" | The rise and fall of Beanie Babies' creator Ty Warner alongside the culture of collecting the successful toy line,[11] and the birth of E-commerce and eBay with 12th employee, Lina Trivedi | August 5, 2021 | 0.080[12] |
5 | 5 | "Grunge & The Seattle Sound" | Seattle, Sub Pop Records, and the start of the 1990s rock subgenre known as grunge. | August 12, 2021 | 0.081[13] |
6 | 6 | "Baywatch: Sex Sells" | The popular TV series Baywatch and the controversies surrounding it (especially Pamela Anderson's sex tape with Tommy Lee). | August 19, 2021 | 0.160[14] |
7 | 7 | "A Tale of Two Cults" | Coverage on both the Branch Davidians and Heaven's Gate cults. | August 26, 2021 | 0.086[15] |
8 | 8 | "Hip Hop: The East Vs. West Media War" | The infamous East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry and the tragic consequences of it (the deaths of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls). | September 2, 2021 | 0.099[16] |
9 | 9 | "Secrets of The Runway" | The international success of supermodels and the dark secrets behind the scenes. | September 9, 2021 | 0.065[17] |
10 | 10 | "Internet 1.0: Don't Believe the Hype" | The dot.com bubble during the Internet's early years. | September 16, 2021 | 0.077[18] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | "Arseniooo Hall!" | The success of The Arsenio Hall Show to younger audiences before its downfall due to competition from Jay Leno and David Letterman alongside a controversial episode featuring Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan | June 14, 2022 | N/A |
12 | 2 | "MTV & The Real World" | MTV's 1992 debut of reality TV sensation The Real World and its impact on the channel | June 21, 2022 | N/A |
13 | 3 | "Cops: Bad Boys, Bad Boys" | The documentary TV show Cops featuring racial conflicts between white American police officers and lower class African-Americans.[19] | June 28, 2022 | N/A |
14 | 4 | "UFC Pt. 1: No Holds Barred" | The bloody "no rules" origin of Ultimate Fighting Championship. | July 5, 2022 | N/A |
15 | 5 | "UFC Pt. 2: To Live or Die in the Octagon" | UFC survives multiple attempts to ban it and becomes a mainstream sport. | July 5, 2022 | N/A |
16 | 6 | "Tabloid TV" | Tabloid journalism on television (Hard Copy and A Current Affair) and the salacious stories they uncovered (among them the Amy Fisher saga) | July 12, 2022 | N/A |
17 | 7 | "Black Sitcoms' Last Laugh" | The successes of African-American sitcoms (Living Single, Martin and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and In Living Color before falling into the pitfalls of fame. | July 19, 2022 | N/A |
18 | 8 | "The Rise of Rush Limbaugh" | Rush Limbaugh is conservative talk radio's first megastar, claiming to have talent on loan from God as he created a divide in America that is still unfolding 30 years on. | July 26, 2022 | N/A |
19 | 9 | "Y2K: Paranoia Will Destroy Ya" | At the end of the decade, the fear of an apocalypse looms (even for far-right militias) as two men become the stars of the real-life action thriller known as the Y2K scare. | August 2, 2022 | N/A |
20 | 10 | "Morning Show Wars" | Morning TV is the profit center of the news divisions that produce them with The Today Show and Good Morning America battling for dominance where there's no room for failure. | August 9, 2022 | N/A |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 1 | "Tyson: The Rise and Fall of Kid Dynamite" | Mike Tyson reshaped boxing, became a pop culture sensation and was feared for his violence and seeming invincibility; but in the end, he'll face the greatest opponent of his life: himself. | July 16, 2024 | N/A |
22 | 2 | "Friends: The One About The TV Show" | Friends was in its heyday must-see TV but some of the cast struggle under the weight of sudden and massive fame with painfully public addictions, and at least one near-death experience. | July 23, 2024 | N/A |
23 | 3 | "NYPD Blue" | NYPD Blue forever changes TV with its use of nudity, violence and profanity but heavy scrutiny from special interest groups would nearly get it cancelled before it ever even aired. | July 30, 2024 | N/A |
24 | 4 | "Robert Downey Jr.: The Comeback Kid" | The turbulent life and times of Academy Award-winning actor Robert Downey Jr. | August 6, 2024 | N/A |
25 | 5 | "SNL" | The legacy, tragedies and controversies behind the NBC comedy sketch series Saturday Night Live since its first airing in 1975. | August 13, 2024 | N/A |
26 | 6 | "Infomercials: Shams and Scams" | The competitive world of TV infomercials | August 20, 2024 | N/A |
27 | 7 | "Spice Girls" | The popular British girl group Spice Girls and the struggles behind the scenes | August 27, 2024 | N/A |
28 | 8 | "Agassi & '90s Tennis Prodigies" | TBA | September 3, 2024 | N/A |
29 | 9 | "Scores Strip Club: Girls & Gambinos" | TBA | September 17, 2024 | N/A |
30 | 10 | "Rave Culture: Under the Influence" | TBA | September 24, 2024 | TBD |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.