I loved the I Love the 70’s/80’s series from VH1 because it brought back so many memories of toys, games and overall a good nostalgia factor. They could continue to produce I love the 80’s, the Strikes Back sequel and the trilogy 3D because there was just so much that couldn’t be covered from fads to songs to tv shows and so on. When the 90’s version came along, you could see a shift. It wasn’t quite as happy in nature and this is the decade I graduated high school so yes, I remember things weren’t as shiny and gawdy as they were in the 80’s but it was a little unsettling to see it in a time capsule like that.
Enter the “I Love the New Millenium” series which still has 2 years they couldn’t cover because they jumped the gun. I don’t remember seeing toys or anything having to do with things that make children happy as the 70’s/80’s editions did for me and the hubby. Some of it was inaccurate as well. The one that springs to mind is that the Geico Caveman commericals started in 2004, not 2007. HELLO!?! Not that hard to check people. The TV SHOW that they butchered was in 2007 but they didn’t even mention it. WTF? It was also friggin DEPRESSING to watch the downfall of society. I’m sure the biggest reason there wasn’t a big nostalgia factor was because the people who produced this show are in their late 20’s and 30’s so they have no clue what a kid of say 15 would look back on with nostalgia when they were 7. This would also have their whole panel (many of whom I like, a few that are grating) in a cynical pissing match because they couldn’t relate to those things. Instead the 00’s were looked back upon from the perspective of an adult and was just a recap of stories we were thankful to finally stop hearing about and there was little to gleefully shout “I remember that!” with fondness of a time long passed. Because it’s 7 years to 6 months old!!!! Why the hell would you jump the gun on producing these? All it made us want to do is turn off the tv and play with our Barbie’s or GI Joes. I can’t wait to see 2008’s version…
“I Love the New Millenium” 2008…the year that foreclosures were the highest ever, gas was so expensive people were choosing whether to pay utilities or gas in the tank to get to their jobs that are now barely worth it because the cost of groceries has gone up 20-40% while salaries are staying the same and when we blamed the government, oil companies and not the speculators for driving the price of oil through the roof. Yay.
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