Dark Side of the '90s
Dark Side of the 90's takes a deep dive into the decade's untold history, revealing secrets, and prespectives.
- 2021-2024
- 3 seasons
- Vice TV
- Documentary
- TV-14
Dark Side of the 90's takes a deep dive into the decade's untold history, revealing secrets, and prespectives.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Trash TV: Dirty and Deadly Talk
Thu, Jul 22, 2021 42 mins
As 90's Talk TV evolved from the cerebral (Donahue) to the trashy (Jerry Springer), the new format fused combustive relationships, shock and violence to entertain the masses.
Episode 2
The Viper Room: Hollywood's Sanctuary
42 mins
The Viper Room was a refuge for Young Hollywood to hide from the prying eyes of the press, until one fateful night when the death of a rising star instantly made it headline news.
Episode 3
TV for Teens
42 mins
The story of how the upstart Fox Network forever changed television.
Episode 4
Beanie Babies Go Bust
42 mins
90's parents and kids bonded over collecting playful plush toys known as Beanie Babies until the toy's creator, Ty Warner, used the internet's power to create a frenzied market.
Episode 5
Grunge and the Seattle Sound
42 mins
SubPop's classic 90's indie ethos was tested when they chased mainstream money. The story of grunge told through the eyes of the little label that started it all.
Episode 6
Baywatch: Sex Sells
42 mins
The Southern California sun, action and laser-focus on beauty makes "Baywatch" appeal to more than a billion people worldwide.
Episode 7
A Tale of Two Cults
42 mins
Doomsday cults emerged in the 90's, seizing on Y2K fears. While we watched the tragic Waco massacre on TV, Heaven's Gate leader, Marshall Applewhite made his own plan.
Episode 8
Hip Hop: The East vs West Media War
42 mins
Hip-hop in the '90s had an uphill fight for airplay and recognition; when the media finally caught on, it told a story that twisted the narrative, with sometimes dangerous consequences.
Episode 9
Secrets of the Runway
42 mins
Nineties supermodels were part rock stars and part royalty, but off the runway, many were abused by men using their power to conceal an ugly secret.
Episode 10
Internet 1.0: Don't Believe the Hype
42 mins
In the '90s, the surge of internet-exclusive companies captures the dreams and greed of American investors; in its wake, the beloved Pets.com puppet is killed.
