'The '90s: The Last Great Decade?'

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Just stumbled on this last night. Pretty good stuff it's on right now also they're talking about the LA Riots.

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Tonight, the National Geographic Channel—or, as the hepcats call it, Nat Geo—will air the first installment of The ’90s: The Last Greatest Decade?, a three-night documentary series event that explores what is undoubtedly the Internet’s favorite ten years.

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You might be asking, “Why do I need to see yet another nostalgic docuseries/blog post/revived children’s show or movie about a decade that gave the world The Postman?” Well, friendly naysayer, we’ll tell you: The special features a bunch of famous people saying fun/interesting/silly things about the past. You love fun/interesting/silly things about the past! Don’t you?

Narrated by Rob Lowe, the first two-hour episode of The ’90s features commentary from the likes of James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek), Eric Schmidt (Google), and Colin Powell (uh, the government); topics range from Kurt and Courtney’s tabloid drama to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air‘s role in healing race relations in post-riot L.A., as well as political events like the first Iraq War and the rise and fall and rise of President Bill Clinton.

To give you a taste of what to expect, here are some of our favorite quotes and moments from tonight’s episode:

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James Carville, political operative: “The only problem with the ’90s is that it didn’t last long enough.”

Roseanne Barr, comedian: “I’m definitely responsible for getting Bill Clinton elected.”

Rob Lowe, handsome: “This is not the first time Bill Clinton’s appetite for power would experience some serious indigestion — and it would not be the last.”

Vanilla Ice, contributor to some of the greatest hip-hop music in the history of the world: “Basically, I contributed to some of the greatest hip-hop music in the history of the world.”

Malcolm Greenidge, member of Tupac’s Outlawz group: “When I was a kid, we hated Vanilla Ice, man. We f—ing thought he was like the whackest… He was whacker than Hammer!”

Callie Khouri, Thelma & Louise screenwriter: “I said to a friend of mine, if this movie makes it to the screen and it’s not called t*ts & Bullets, I’m going to consider that a huge victory.”

Roseanne, comedian still: “Lorena Bobbit is the one who ruined it for feminism.”

Sandra Bernhard, comedian: “She [Anna Nicole Smith] was sexy and soft and mushy and a mess and fun and high, and she’s a very fascinating character.”

Neve Campbell, actress: “Beep beeeeoooopp [in an attempt to replicate the sound of a dial-up modem].”

Courtney Love, ugh: “He [Kurt Cobain] got called ‘The Voice of a Generation’ a lot, and that freaked him out. But who knows, he probably got off on it. I would.”

Tucker Carlson, recovering bowtie addict: “The ’90s was kind of a vacation from history.”

Tucker Carlson, man who marinates in pornography: “Looking back on the ’90s gives you a sense at how much our sexual attitudes have changed. I mean, keep in mind—it wasn’t that long ago, but this was before every American man was marinating in pornography.”

Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston: Okay, this last one isn’t a quote from them, just a video of the old Microsoft instructional video that the documentary brought back to our attention:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/07/06/90s-last-great-decade-nat-geo/
 

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That's my childhood. :to:

It was the last great era. I was about to be a teen when the 90s ended and even then I knew the 00s were going to be :snoop: It all started when pop music became huge again

Ahead of my time. :wow:
 

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That's my childhood. :to:

It was the last great era. I was about to be a teen when the 90s ended and even then I knew the 00s were going to be :snoop: It all started when pop music became huge again

Ahead of my time. :wow:

THe 90s was the last decade where things developed organically. People had their own regional lifestyle, their own way of thinking, and innovative entertainment. Now with the internet, everything is homogenized
 

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watched part of it, was interesting to re-see some of the stuff I lived though....anyway, the most important thing I took from what I watched: the 90s was the growth of the media monster...media might've been birthed before the 90s, but the 90s is when it started growing into the monster it is today....
 

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I like these decade retrospectives they do; any of y'all watch The 80's: The Decade that Made Us? shyt explains a lot about society today ...
 
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