I Love the 2000s

I Love the 2000s
Genre	Documentary
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	VH1
Original release	June 17 – June 21, 2014

I Love the 2000s is a miniseries in the I Love... series and sequel to I Love the New Millennium on VH1. Two episodes premiered each night from Tuesday-Saturday, corresponding to the years from 2000-2009. It premiered on June 17, 2014, and ended on June 21, 2014.

Recurring segments

In addition to the commentary on specific events, each year's episode also has all of the following segments:

• Oh My! Moment: George Takei covers the year's most outrageous moment. The "Oh My" line is a reference to his Star Trek character Hikaru Sulu.
• Hotties: Nelly lists three female entertainment personalities from each year.
• The Year in Spears: A retrospective montage presents every Britney Spears moment from each year.
• Anti-Hero: For each year, Michael Kenneth Williams presented the anti hero from a movie or TV show.
• Guilty Pleasures: Bret Michaels highlights the guilty pleasures from a certain year.
• Hal Spark's Millennium Remix: The end of every episode features a remix version of Hal Sparks recapping the year that was discussed.

Topics covered by year

2000

• Trading Spaces
• Almost Famous
• Pokémon^{[Note 1]}
• Tiger Woods wins the 2000 U.S. Open
• The Perfect Storm
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?^{[Note 2][Note 3]}
• Text messaging
• Santana & Rob Thomas's "Smooth"^{[Note 4]}
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Eiffel 65's "Blue (Da Ba Dee)"^{[Note 4]}
• Speed dating
• Charlie's Angels
• Dora the Explorer
• Brian McKnight's "Back at One"^{[Note 4][Note 5]}
• American Psycho
• Blink 182's "All the Small Things"^{[Note 6]}
• Jared Fogle
• Cheaters

Oh My! Moment of 2000: The rise and fall of Robert Downey Jr..

Hotties of 2000: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Halle Berry and Faith Hill

Anti-Hero of 2000: Tony Soprano

Guilty Pleasures of 2000: Bring It On, Gilmore Girls and Von Dutch hats

2001

• Bridget Jones' Diary
• Mariah Carey invades TRL
• Afroman's "Because I Got High"
• Bratz
• Legally Blonde
• MP3 players
• Eve & Gwen Stefani's "Let Me Blow Ya Mind"
• Wikipedia
• Drew Barrymore and Tom Green get married
• Dido's "Thank You"^{[Note 7]}
• Listerine Pocketpaks
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Danny Almonte
• Crossing Over with John Edward^{[Note 8]}
• Richard Reid wears bombs in his shoes to Flight 63
• 3 Doors Down's "Kryptonite"^{[Note 7]}
• Donnie Darko

Oh My! Moment of 2001: Björk's Oscar outfit.

Hotties of 2001: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez and Estella Warren

Anti-Hero of 2001: Jack Bauer

Guilty Pleasures of 2001: The Fast and the Furious, Temptation Island and denim mini-skirts

2002

• Blue Crush
• Axis of evil
• Nelly's "Hot in Herre"
• Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
• Serena Williams
• Sheryl Crow's "Soak Up the Sun"
• The Wire
• Juicy Couture
• World Series of Poker
• Five for Fighting's "Superman (It's Not Easy)"^{[Note 9]}
• Verizon's "Can You Hear Me Now? Good" advertisement
• Chicago
• Anna Nicole Smith wins $88 million lawsuit
• Jimmy Eat World's "The Middle"^{[Note 9]}
• Ringtones
• 28 Days Later
• Missy Elliott's "Work It"
• Satellite radio
• 8 Mile

Oh My! Moment of 2002: Michael Jackson dangling his baby over a balcony.

Hotties of 2002: Brandy, Jessica Alba and Kelly Ripa

Anti-Hero of 2002: Vic Mackey

Guilty Pleasures of 2002: Crank Yankers and spray tan

2003

• Star Wars Kid
• R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)"
• Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
• Steve Bartman incident
• Monster
• Paris Hilton
• Freedom fries^{[Note 6]}
• t.A.T.u.'s "All the Things She Said"^{[Note 10]}
• Da Ali G Show^{[Note 11]}
• Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica
• The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army"
• Blackout in the Northeast
• Freddy vs. Jason
• Dixie Chicks bash George W. Bush
• Kill Bill: Volume 1

Oh My! Moment of 2003: Pedro Martinez KO's Don Zimmer.

Hotties of 2003: Kristanna Loken, Jennifer Garner and Kate Beckinsale

Anti-Hero of 2003: Magneto

Guilty Pleasures of 2003: Gigli, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness^{[Note 12]} and America's Next Top Model

2004

• White Chicks
• Pimp My Ride
• Terror Squad's "Lean Back"
• George W. Bush's re-election
• The Dean Scream
• Saw
• Desperate Housewives
• Designer dog
• The Notebook
• The Swan and I Want a Famous Face
• Livestrong wristbands
• Entourage
• Napoleon Dynamite
• The final episode of Friends
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
• J-Kwon's "Tipsy"
• Mean Girls

Oh My! Moment of 2004: The Passion of the Christ becomes a box-office hit.

Hotties of 2004: Elisha Cuthbert, Thandi Newton and Portia de Rossi

Anti-Hero of 2004: Gregory House

Guilty Pleasures of 2004: Catwoman,^{[Note 6]} Ashlee Simpson and Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County^{[Note 12]}

2005

• Brokeback Mountain^{[Note 6]}
• Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone"^{[Note 6][Note 13]}
• Heelys
• R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)"
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith
• How I Met Your Mother
• Bluetooth
• The Polar Express^{[Note 13]}
• Hell's Kitchen
• Howie Day's "Collide"^{[Note 13]}
• Terrell Owens
• The Lonely Island's "Lazy Sunday"
• Ann Coulter
• Weezer's "Beverly Hills"^{[Note 6]}
• Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney's short-lived marriage
• Parkour
• Mad Money
• King Kong

Oh My! Moment of 2005: Brangelina

Hotties of 2005: Eva Longoria, Natalie Portman and Jessica Biel

Anti-Hero of 2005: Tommy Gavin

Guilty Pleasures of 2005: "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls, Dancing with the Stars and the Enormous Omelet Sandwich

2006

• Flavor of Love
• Wii
• Tyra Banks
• Pluto's demise
• Steve Irwin
• The Da Vinci Code
• Zinedine Zidane headbutts a player
• Nelly Furtado & Timbaland's "Promiscuous"
• Hannah Montana
• James Frey's A Million Little Pieces
• The Devil Wears Prada
• Diet Coke and Mentos eruption
• Shakira & Wyclef Jean's "Hips Don't Lie"
• Paul McCartney and Heather Mills split
• High School Musical
• Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love
• D4L's "Laffy Taffy"^{[Note 14]}
• Snakes on a Plane

Oh My! Moment of 2006: Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton have a war of words.

Hotties of 2006: Grace Park, Hayden Panettiere and Vanessa Williams

Anti-Hero of 2006: Dexter Morgan

Guilty Pleasures of 2006: Paris Hilton's music career, Sanjaya Malakar and Channing Tatum in Step Up

2007

• Rock of Love
• Juno
• Lil Mama's "Lip Gloss"
• Andrew Meyer gets tazed
• Yo Gabba Gabba!
• Google Street View
• Soulja Boy Tell'em's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
• Larry Craig's sex scandal
• Sammy Stephens
• Gossip Girl
• Bacon craze
• Barry Bonds breaks home run record and gets busted for steroids
• Hairspray
• Rock Band
• Get a Mac
• J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Paranormal Activity

Oh My! Moment of 2007: The Oscar De La Hoya cross-dressing scandal.

Hotties of 2007: Rihanna, Evangeline Lily and Rachel Bilson

Anti-Hero of 2007: Don Draper

Guilty Pleasures of 2007: Megan Fox in Transformers, Cobra Starship and Jon and Kate Plus Eight

2008

• Deal or No Deal^{[Note 15]}
• Slap Chop
• Beijing Olympics
• Twilight
• Friday Night Lights^{[Note 16]}
• Facebook
• Barack Obama elected President of the United States
• M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes"
• Breaking Bad
• Kid Rock's "All Summer Long"
• Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson
• Rickrolling
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl"
• The Dark Knight
• Thomas Beatie
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Oh My! Moment of 2008: David Duchovny checks into rehab for sex addiction the same year he won his first Golden Globe and stars in The X-Files sequel.

Hotties of 2008: Danica Patrick, Hope Solo and Adriana Lima

Anti-Hero of 2008: Nancy Botwin

Guilty Pleasures of 2008: Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Snuggie and To Catch a Predator^{[Note 12][Note 17]}

2009

• Jersey Shore
• Balloon boy hoax
• Precious
• David After Dentist
• Miracle on the Hudson River
• Susan Boyle
• Kesha's "Tik Tok"
• Taken^{[Note 18]}
• Shake Weight
• Glee
• Octomom
• Lady Gaga
• First inauguration of Barack Obama
• Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A."
• Tiger Woods caught cheating with several mistresses
• Avatar

Oh My! Moment of 2009: David Letterman banging his intern.

Hotties of 2009: Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde and Alicia Keys

Anti-Hero of 2009: Jackie Peyton

Guilty Pleasures of 2009: Hoarders, Pitbull and Angry Birds

Notes:

1. Previously appeared on an episode I Love the '90s: Part Deux.
2. Originally premiered in 1999.
3. Previously appeared on an episode I Love the '90s.
4. Originally released in 1999.
5. Previously mentioned in an I Love the 90's Part Deux segment.
6. Previously mentioned in an I Love the New Millenium segment.
7. Originally released in 2000.
8. Originally premiered in 1999.
9. Originally released in 2001.
10. Originally released in 2002.
11. Originally premiered in 2000.
12. Previously appeared on an episode of I Love the New Millenium.
13. Originally released in 2004.
14. Originally released in 2005.
15. Originally premiered in 2005.
16. Originally premiered in 2006.
17. Originally premiered in 2004.
18. Originally released in France in 2008.

External links

• VH-1 | I Love the 2000s