Dark Side of the 90's
Dark Side of the 90's | |
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Genre | Documentary |
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Composer | Orin Isaacs |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Running time | 60 min. |
Production company | Vice Studios |
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Original network | Vice on TV |
Original release | July 15, 2021 present | –
Dark Side of the 90s is a documentary television series created by Vice Studios that takes a look at popular culture of the 1990s. It is a spinoff of Vice's Dark Side of the Ring series. The first episode of Dark Side of the 90s aired on July 15, 2021.[3][4][5] The series is hosted and narrated by Mark McGrath, vocalist of Sugar Ray, a rock band that attained mainstream popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s.[6]
Series overview[]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 10 | July 15, 2021 | September 16, 2021 |
Episodes[]
Season 1 (2021)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Trash TV: Dirty & Deadly Talk" | The explosion of tabloid television (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.[7] | July 22, 2021 | 0.150[8] |
3 | 3 | "TV for Teens" | The conception of Fox Network and its hit show Beverly Hills, 90210, and other shows geared at teens. | July 29, 2021 | 0.108[9] |
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.[10] | August 5, 2021 | 0.080[11] |
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[12] |
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[13] |
7 | 7 | "A Tale of Two Cults" | Coverage on both the Branch Davidians and Heaven's Gate cults. | August 26, 2021 | 0.086[14] |
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[15] |
9 | 9 | "Secrets of The Runway" | The international success of supermodels and the dark secrets behind the scenes. | September 9, 2021 | 0.065[16] |
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[17] |
See also[]
- Bill Clinton
- Columbine shootings
- LA 92
- O.J.: Made in America
- MTV
References[]
- ^ Sugar Ray Singer Mark McGrath Say 'Dark Side of the 90s' Has Secrets That Surprised Even Him|Showbiz Cheat Sheet
- ^ Why 'Dark Side of the 90s' Got Mark McGrath Emotional - TV Insider
- ^ Baysinger, Tim (December 8, 2020). "Vice TV Orders 'Dark Side' Spinoffs on Football and '90s Pop Culture". The Wrap.
- ^ Gonzalez, Shivani (July 12, 2021). "What's on TV This Week: 'Catch and Kill' and the MLB All-Star Game". The New York Times.
- ^ Schager, Nick (July 15, 2021). "Inside the '90s Haunt Where Young Hollywood Partied——and Died". The Daily Beast.
- ^ Treese, Tyler (July 16, 2021). "Interview: Mark McGrath Talks Dark Side of the 90s". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
- ^ Inside the '90s Haunt Where Young Hollywood Partied——and Died - The Daily Beast
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 23, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 7.22.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 30, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 7.29.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Topel, Fred (August 5, 2021). "Beanie Babies Landed Some People in Jail According to 'Dark Side of the '90s' Episode". Shwobiz Cheat Sheet.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 6, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 8.5.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 13, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 8.12.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 20, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 8.19.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 27, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 8.26.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 3, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 9.2.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 10, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 9.9.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 17, 2021). "Showbuzzdaily's Thursday 9.16.2021 Top 150 cable originals & Network finals updated". showbuzzdaily. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 2021 American television series debuts
- 2020s American documentary television series
- Viceland original programming
- Spin-offs
- Television series set in the 1990s