I Love the 2000s

''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. 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

*Adrienne Bailon
*Afroman
*Colleen Ballinger
* Brian Balthazar
*Kevin Barnett
* Alison Becker
* Christina Bianco
*Nikki Blonsky
*Chris Booker
*Joanna Bradley
*Mike Britt
*Kevin Burkhardt
*Regan Burns
* Michelle Buteau
*Jessie Cantrell
*Jordan Carlos
*Charlemagne Tha God
*JC Coccoli
*Claudia Cogan
*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
*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
*Biz Markie
*Kevin McCaffrey
*Edwin McCain
*Bonnie McKee
*Brian McKnight
* Paul Mecurio
* Bret Michaels
*Shanna Moakler
* Modern Humorist (Michael Colton and John Aboud)
* Mya
*Aparna Nancherla
*Nelly
*Jonathan Van Ness
*Felicia Pearson
*Brooke Van Poppelen
*Rachel Quaintance
*Carey Reilly
*Catherine Reitman
*Lindsay Rhodes
*April Rose Pengilly, April Rose
*Giulia Rozzi
*Fuji Ruiz
*Amanda Seales
*Adam Sank
*Steve Schirripa
*Marianne Sierk
*Sherrod Small
*Sue Smith
*Hal Sparks
*Dan St. Germain
*French Stewart
*Stryker (disc jockey), Ted Stryker
*George Takei
*Emily Tarver
*Tilly & the Wall
*Charlie Todd
*Mike Trainor
*Nick Turner
*Brian Unger
*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

* 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 moment of the year that 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 retrospective montage presents every Britney Spears moment from each year.
* Anti-Hero: For each year, Michael Kenneth Williams presents a well-known character from a movie or TV show whose mostly anti hero, 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

2000

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

Anti-Hero of 2000: Tony Soprano

Guilty Pleasures of 2000: ''Bring It On (film), Bring It On'', ''Gilmore Girls'' and Von Dutch hats

2001

* ''Bridget Jones' Diary (film), Bridget Jones' Diary''
* Mariah Carey invades ''Total Request Live, TRL''
* "Because I Got High (song), Because I Got High" by Afroman
* Bratz
* ''Legally Blonde (film), Legally Blonde''
* Mobile digital media player, MP3 players
* "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" by Eve (rapper), Eve and Gwen Stefani
* Wikipedia
* Drew Barrymore and Tom Green get married
* "Thank You (Dido song), Thank You" by Dido (singer), Dido
* Listerine Pocketpaks
* ''Grand Theft Auto III''
* ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone''
* Danny Almonte
* ''Crossing Over with John Edward''
* 2001 shoe bomb plot, Richard Reid wears bombs in his shoes to Flight 63
* "Kryptonite (3 Doors Down song), Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down
* ''Donnie Darko''

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

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

The Year in Spears (2001): MTV Video Music Awards-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 (2001 film), The Fast and the Furious'', ''Temptation Island (TV series), Temptation Island'' and denim skirt, denim mini-skirts

2002

* ''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 Wireless, Verizon's "Can You Hear Me Now? Good" advertisement
* ''Chicago (2002 film), Chicago''
* Anna Nicole Smith#Inheritance court cases, Anna Nicole Smith wins $88 million lawsuit
* "The Middle (Jimmy Eat World song), The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World
* Ringtones
* ''28 Days Later''
* "Work It (Missy Elliott song), Work It" by Missy Elliott
* Satellite radio
* ''8 Mile (film), 8 Mile''

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

Hotties of 2002: Brandy (singer), Brandy, Jessica Alba and Kelly Ripa

The Year in Spears (2002): Britney breaks up with Justin Timberlake, Her movie ''Crossroads (2002 film), Crossroads'' is a box office bomb which also earned Britney her first Razzie Award for Worst Actress, 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

* Star Wars Kid
* "Ignition (Remix)" by R. Kelly
* Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher
* ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy''
* Steve Bartman incident
* ''Monster (2003 film), Monster''
* Paris Hilton
* Freedom fries
* "All the Things She Said" by t.A.T.u
* ''Da Ali G Show''
* ''Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica''
* "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
* Northeast North America blackout of 2003, 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 (entertainer), Madonna and Christina Aguilera, released her In the Zone, fourth album, and wins a Grammy Award, Grammy for "Toxic (song), Toxic".

Anti-Hero of 2003: Magneto (film character), Magneto

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

2004

* ''White Chicks''
* ''Pimp My Ride''
* "Lean Back" by Terror Squad (group), Terror Squad
* George W. Bush's 2004 United States presidential election, re-election
* The Dean scream
* ''Saw (2004 film), Saw''
* ''Desperate Housewives''
* Designer dogs
* ''The Notebook (2004 film), The Notebook''
* ''The Swan (TV series), The Swan'' and ''I Want a Famous Face''
* Livestrong wristbands
* ''Entourage (U.S. TV series), Entourage''
* ''Napoleon Dynamite''
* The Last One (Friends), The final episode of ''Friends''
* ''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle''
* "Tipsy (song), 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 (film), Catwoman'', Ashlee Simpson and ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County''

2005

* ''Brokeback Mountain''
* "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
* Heelys
* "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)" by R. Kelly
* ''Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film), Mr. & Mrs. Smith''
* ''How I Met Your Mother''
* Bluetooth
* ''The Polar Express (film), The Polar Express'' (originally released in 2004)
* ''Hell's Kitchen (American TV series), Hell's Kitchen''
* "Collide (Howie Day song), Collide" by Howie Day
* Terrell Owens
* "Lazy Sunday (The Lonely Island song), Lazy Sunday" by The Lonely Island
* Ann Coulter
* "Beverly Hills (song), Beverly Hills" by Weezer
* Renée Zellweger and Kenny Chesney's short-lived marriage
* Parkour
* ''Mad Money''
* ''King Kong (2005 film), 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 (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' and the Enormous Omelet Sandwich#Supreme Breakfast Sandwich, Enormous Omelet Sandwich

2006

* ''Flavor of Love''
* Wii
* Tyra Banks
* Pluto's demise
* Death of Steve Irwin, Death of Steve Irwin
* ''The Da Vinci Code (film), The Da Vinci Code''
* Zinedine Zidane#2006 World Cup, Zinedine Zidane headbutts a player
* "Promiscuous (song), Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado and Timbaland
* ''Hannah Montana''
* ''A Million Little Pieces'' by James Frey
* ''The Devil Wears Prada (film), 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 (song), 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 (actress), 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 (film), Step Up''

2007

* ''Rock of Love with Bret Michaels''
* ''Juno (film), Juno''
* "Lip Gloss (song), Lip Gloss" by Lil Mama
* University of Florida Taser incident, Andrew Meyer gets tazed
* ''Yo Gabba Gabba!''
* Google Street View
* "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" by Soulja Boy, Soulja Boy Tell'em
* Larry Craig's Larry Craig scandal, sex scandal
* Sammy Stephens
* ''Gossip Girl (TV series), Gossip Girl''
* Bacon#Bacon-flavoured products, Bacon craze
* Barry Bonds perjury case, Barry Bonds breaks home run record and gets busted for steroids
* ''Hairspray (2007 film), Hairspray''
* ''Rock Band (video game), 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 (film), Transformers'', Cobra Starship and ''Jon & Kate Plus Eight''

2008

* ''Deal or No Deal (U.S. game show), Deal or No Deal''
* Slap Chop
* 2008 Summer Olympics
* ''Twilight (2008 film), Twilight''
* ''Friday Night Lights (TV series), Friday Night Lights''
* Facebook (originally introduced in 2004)
* Barack Obama elected President of the United States
* "Paper Planes (M.I.A. song), Paper Planes" by M.I.A. (rapper), M.I.A.
* ''Breaking Bad''
* "All Summer Long (Kid Rock song), All Summer Long" by Kid Rock
* Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson
* Rickrolling
* ''The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''
* "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry
* ''The Dark Knight (film), 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: I Want to Believe, ''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 Award, Grammy nomination for "Womanizer (song), Womanizer", and "Piece of Me (Britney Spears song), Piece of Me" clean sweeping the VMAs.

Anti-Hero of 2008: List of Weeds characters#Nancy Botwin, 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

* ''Jersey Shore (TV series), Jersey Shore''
* Balloon boy hoax
* ''Precious (film), Precious''
* ''David After Dentist''
* US Airways Flight 1549, Miracle on the Hudson River
* Susan Boyle
* "Tik Tok (song), Tik Tok" by Kesha
* ''Taken (film), Taken''
* Shake Weight
* ''Glee (TV series), Glee''
* Octomom
* Lady Gaga
* First inauguration of Barack Obama
* Tiger Woods Tiger Woods#Infidelity scandal and fallout, caught cheating with several mistresses
* "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus
* ''Avatar (2009 film), 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 The Singles Collection (Britney Spears album), second greatest hits album, scores another 3 (Britney Spears song), #1 hit, is presented with the Ultimate Choice Award at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, and launches the The Circus Starring Britney Spears, Circus Tour.

Anti-Hero of 2009: Nurse Jackie, Jackie Peyton

Guilty Pleasures of 2009: ''Hoarders (TV series), Hoarders'', Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull and ''Angry Birds''

References

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