I Love the 2000s

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American TV series or program

I Love the 2000s

Genre| Documentary
Narrated by| Pete Stacker
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 10
Production
Running time| 60 minutes
Original release
Network| VH1
Release| June 17 (2014-06-17) –
June 21, 2014 (2014-06-21)
Related
I Love the '80s
I Love the '70s
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
I Love the '90s
I Love the '90s: Part Deux
I Love the '80s 3-D
I Love the Holidays
I Love Toys
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
I Love the New Millennium
Best of I Love the...

I Love the 2000s is a miniseries, the twelfth and final installment of the I Love the... series, and the sequel to I Love the New Millennium on VH1.[1] Two episodes premiered each night from Tuesday to Saturday, corresponding to the years from 2000 to 2009. It premiered on June 17 and ended on June 21, 2014.

## Commentators

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* Afroman
* Adrienne Bailon
* Colleen Ballinger
* Brian Balthazar
* Kevin Barnett
* Alison Becker
* Christina Bianco
* Biz Markie
* Nikki Blonsky
* Chris Booker
* Joanna Bradley
* Mike Britt
* Kevin Burkhardt
* Regan Burns
* Michelle Buteau
* Jessie Cantrell
* Jordan Carlos
* Charlamagne tha God
* JC Coccoli
* Claudia Cogan
* Colton and Aboud
* Molly Culver
* Lindsay Czarniak
* Dan Cummins
* Lee DeWyze
* Simon Doonan
* Bil Dwyer
* Jeff Dye
* Mike Einziger
* Robert Englund
* Chris Fairbanks
* Christian Finnegan
* Greg Fitzsimmons
* Jake Fogelnest
* Jared Fogle
* The Fray
* B.D. Freeman
* Judah Friedlander
* Tiffany Haddish
* Seth Herzog
* Dave Hill
* Dave Holmes
* Micah Jesse
* Naia Kete
* Mike Kelton
* Jo Koy
* Esther Ku
* Damian Kulash
* Pete Lee
* Lil Mama
* Jared Logan
* Loni Love
* Luenell
* Carmen Lynch
* Kevin McCaffrey
* Edwin McCain
* Bonnie McKee
* Brian McKnight
* Paul Mecurio
* Bret Michaels
* Andy Milonakis
* Shanna Moakler
* Mya
* Aparna Nancherla
* Nelly
* Felicia Pearson
* Rachel Quaintance
* Efren Ramirez
* Carey Reilly
* Catherine Reitman
* Lindsay Rhodes
* April Rose
* Giulia Rozzi
* Fuji Ruiz
* Dan St. Germain
* Adam Sank
* Amanda Seales
* Steve Schirripa
* Marianne Sierk
* Sherrod Small
* Sue Smith
* Hal Sparks
* French Stewart
* Ted Stryker
* George Takei
* Emily Tarver
* Tilly & the Wall
* Charlie Todd
* Mike Trainor
* Nick Turner
* Alanna Ubach
* Brian Unger
* Jonathan Van Ness
* Brooke Van Poppelen
* Baron Vaughn
* Jorge Vega
* Lauren Weedman
* Brendon Walsh
* Pete Wentz
* Dashaun Wesley
* Trevor Wesley
* Wil Wheaton
* Michael Kenneth Williams
* Nika Williams
* Andrew W.K.
* Chris Wylde
* Henry Zebrowski

## Recurring segments

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* George Takei's Oh My! Moment: In a nod to the famous line that was said by his Star Trek character Hikaru Sulu, George Takei covers the most outrageous stories of the year that once made the headlines.
* Hotties: Nelly lists three female entertainment personalities from each year. The music (with a video, which is shown on the segment.) is heard on the episode: 2002 (see below).
* The Year in Spears: A report of every Britney Spears moment from each year presented in the form an old timey newsreel.
* Anti-Hero: For each year, Michael Kenneth Williams presents a well-known fictional character whose mostly shades of grey.
* Guilty Pleasures: Bret Michaels highlights the guilty pleasures from a certain year.
* Hal Sparks' Millennium Remix: The end of the episode featured an auto-tuned remix of Hal Sparks recapping the year that was discussed.

## Topics covered by year

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### 2000

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* Trading Spaces
* Almost Famous
* Pokémon (previously covered in I Love the '90s: Part Deux)
* Tiger Woods wins the 2000 U.S. Open
* The Perfect Storm
* Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (previously covered in I Love the '90s)
* Text messaging
* "Smooth" by Santana and Rob Thomas
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
* "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65
* Speed dating
* Charlie's Angels
* Dora the Explorer
* "Back at One" by Brian McKnight
* American Psycho
* "All the Small Things" by Blink 182 (previously mentioned in an I Love the New Millennium segment)
* Jared Fogle
* Cheaters

George Takei's Oh My! Moment of 2000: The rise and fall of Robert Downey Jr.

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

The Year in Spears (2000): Britney's sophomore album Oops!... I Did It Again, the burlesque routine at the MTV Video Music Awards and her engagement to Justin Timberlake

Anti-Hero of 2000: Tony Soprano

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

### 2001

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

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

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

The Year in Spears (2001): MTV VMAs - Banana the yellow snake and "I'm a Slave 4 U"

Anti-Hero of 2001: Jack Bauer

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

### 2002

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

George Takei's Oh My! Moment of 2002: Michael Jackson nearly drops baby Blanket over a balcony.

Hotties of 2002: Brandy, Jessica Alba and Kelly Ripa

The Year in Spears (2002): Britney breaks up with Justin Timberlake, Crossroads is a box office bomb which also earned Britney her first Razzie, and Forbes Celebrity 100 ranked Britney at #1.

Anti-Hero of 2002: Vic Mackey

Guilty Pleasures of 2002: Crank Yankers and spray tan

### 2003

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* Star Wars Kid
* "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly
* Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
* Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
* Steve Bartman incident
* Monster
* Paris Hilton
* Freedom fries
* "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u
* Da Ali G Show
* Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica
* "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
* Blackout in the Northeast
* Freddy vs. Jason
* Dixie Chicks bash George W. Bush
* Kill Bill: Volume 1

George Takei's Oh My! Moment of 2003: Don Zimmer gets owned by Pedro Martinez.

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

The Year in Spears (2003): Britney performs at the VMAs with Madonna and Christina Aguilera, released her fourth album, and wins a Grammy for "Toxic".

Anti-Hero of 2003: Magneto

Guilty Pleasures of 2003: Gigli, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by The Darkness and America's Next Top Model

### 2004

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* White Chicks
* Pimp My Ride
* "Lean Back" by Terror Squad
* George W. Bush's re-election
* The Dean scream
* Saw
* Desperate Housewives
* Designer dogs
* 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
* "Tipsy" by J-Kwon
* Mean Girls

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

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

The Year in Spears (2004): The gradual downward spiral begins: Britney marries her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander in Las Vegas in January, quickly gets the marriage annulled, then marries Kevin Federline in July.

Anti-Hero of 2004: Gregory House

Guilty Pleasures of 2004: Catwoman, Ashlee Simpson and Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

### 2005

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* Brokeback Mountain
* "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
* Heelys
* "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)" by R. Kelly
* Mr. & Mrs. Smith
* How I Met Your Mother
* Bluetooth
* The Polar Express (originally released in 2004)
* Hell's Kitchen
* "Collide" by Howie Day
* Terrell Owens
* "Lazy Sunday" by The Lonely Island
* Ann Coulter
* "Beverly Hills" by Weezer
* Renée Zellweger and Kenny Chesney's short-lived marriage
* Parkour
* Mad Money
* King Kong

George Takei's Oh My! Moment of 2005: Brangelina

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

The Year in Spears (2005): TV show Britney and Kevin: Chaotic premieres on the UPN, and Britney's first child is born.

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

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

George Takei's 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

The Year in Spears (2006): Britney is photographed driving with Sean Preston in her lap, gives birth to her second child, kicks Kevin Federline to the curb, and exposes her hoo-ha while leaving a vehicle.

Anti-Hero of 2006: Dexter Morgan

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

### 2007

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* Rock of Love with Bret Michaels
* Juno
* "Lip Gloss" by Lil Mama
* Andrew Meyer gets tazed
* Yo Gabba Gabba!
* Google Street View
* "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy Tell'em
* 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
* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
* Paranormal Activity

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

Hotties of 2007: Rihanna, Evangeline Lilly and Rachel Bilson

The Year in Spears (2007): Britney checks into a drug rehab facility, shaves her own head, attacks a photographer's car with an umbrella and half-heartedly performs at the VMAs, resulting in "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!"

Anti-Hero of 2007: Don Draper

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

### 2008

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* Deal or No Deal
* Slap Chop
* 2008 Summer Olympics
* Twilight
* Friday Night Lights
* Facebook (originally introduced in 2004)
* Barack Obama elected President of the United States
* "Paper Planes" by M.I.A.
* Breaking Bad
* "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock
* Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson
* Rickrolling
* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
* "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry
* The Dark Knight
* Thomas Beatie
* Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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

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

The Year in Spears (2008): Britney launches the comeback of the century with an appearance on How I Met Your Mother, a Grammy nomination for "Womanizer", and "Piece of Me" clean sweeping the VMAs.

Anti-Hero of 2008: Nancy Botwin

Guilty Pleasures of 2008: Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, Snuggie and To Catch a Predator (previously covered on I Love the New Millennium)

### 2009

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

George Takei's Oh My! Moment of 2009: David Letterman's illicit relationship with his intern.

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

The Year in Spears (2009): Britney releases her second greatest hits album, scores another #1 hit, is presented with the Ultimate Choice Award at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, and launches the Circus Tour.

Anti-Hero of 2009: Jackie Peyton

Guilty Pleasures of 2009: Hoarders, Pitbull and Angry Birds

## References

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1. ^ MacLeish, Jessica (September 30, 2019). "How VH1's 'I Love the...' Created a Generation of Culture Students". The Ringer.

## External links

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* I Love the 2000s at IMDb
* I Love the 2000s on VH1

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* I Love the '80s (2002)
* I Love the '70s (2003)
* I Love the '80s Strikes Back (2003)
* I Love the '90s (2004)
* I Love the '90s: Part Deux (2005)
* I Love the '80s 3-D (2005)
* I Love the Holidays (2005)
* I Love Toys (2006)
* I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006)
* I Love the New Millennium (2008)
* Best of I Love the... (2010)
* I Love the 2000s (2014)

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