I Love the New Millennium
I Love the New Millennium is a mini-series and the tenth installment of the I Love the... series focusing on the 2000s and premiered on VH1 Monday, June 23, 2008. Each night, from Monday to Thursday, two of the eight episodes premiered, corresponding to the years from 2000 to 2007. As the series aired in 2008, it did not include episodes for the years 2008 or 2009. A second series about 2000s nostalgia called I Love the 2000s was made in 2014.
Recurring segments
In addition to the year specific topics discussed, each episode features- Bushisms: Steve Bridges, portraying President George W. Bush, delivers a memorable Bushism from the given year.
- Time Capsules: Andrew W.K. digs up three items from a time capsule that correspond to the episode's year.
- Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong: Sisqó, known for the "Thong Song", shows three women from each year that he would like to see wearing a thong.
- How Gay Was It?: For each year, gay Internet blogger Perez Hilton chooses a person or event and then rates it on his gaydar from 1 to 10.
- Blogs: Each celebrity gives an additional opinion on a certain topic from the episode in the form of a video blog entry.
- Then and Now: Taylor Dayne shows certain celebrities from the 2000s that also had contributions during the 1980s.
- Playlists: Moby discusses three songs from a certain year.
- Liars: Jonny Fairplay reveals the biggest liar of a particular year.
- During the credits of every episode, a clip from a popular music video was played without any type of commentary. These were usually replaced with a show promo by Vh1.
Topics covered by year
2000
- Budweiser's Whassup? ad campaign
- Dude, Where's My Car?
- Jackass
- 2000 Florida presidential election
- Dennis Miller on Monday Night Football
- Razor Scooter
- Survivor
- Baha Men's "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
- Gladiator
- TiVo
- Big Mouth Billy Bass
- Erin Brockovich
- Napster
- David Crosby fathers Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher's kids
- MTV Cribs
- Cast Away
Time Capsule of 2000: Tiger Woods' golfballs, Jared Fogle's fat pants, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's wedding photo
Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong 2000: Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson
How Gay Was It 2000: Sinead O'Connor declares herself a lesbian and then claims to be 3/4 heterosexual and 1/4 gay.
Blog of 2000: Michael Ian Black on "Thong Song" by Sisqó
Then and Now 2000: Rob Lowe and U2
Playlist of 2000: "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears, "Country Grammar" by Nelly and "All the Small Things" by Blink 182
Liar of 2000: Gordon Zwicky
2001
- Zoolander
- Live with Regis and Kelly
- Enrique Iglesias' "Hero"
- Low-rise jeans
- Fear Factor
- Sharon Stone's husband, Phil Bronstein, bitten by Komodo dragon
- Pearl Harbor
- iPod
- The Weakest Link
- Moulin Rouge!
- Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Lil' Kim and Pink's "Lady Marmalade"
- Winona Ryder shoplifts
- Shaggy and RikRok's "It Wasn't Me"
- Segway
- Memento
- XFL
- The aftermath of 9/11
Time Capsule of 2001: The Strokes' Chuck Taylor All-Stars and skinny hipster jeans, Usher's abs and Whitney Houston's crack pipe
Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong 2001: Shakira, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Garner
How Gay Was It 2001: Elton John and Eminem perform together at the 2001 Grammy Awards.
Blog of 2001: Jo Koy on Iron Chef
Then and Now 2001: Ray Ban sunglasses and Demi Moore
Playlist of 2001: "Drive" by Incubus, "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys and "South Side" by Moby ft. Gwen Stefani
Liar of 2001: Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth Lay
2002
- Spider-Man
- Color Alert System
- Yao Ming
- Robert Blake is accused of murder
- The Ring
- Liza Minnelli marries David Gest
- Andrew W.K.'s "Party Hard"
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- Botox Parties
- Ted Williams being cryogenically frozen
- Signs
- Avril Lavigne
- Mojito, Cosmo and Martini
- Unfaithful
- David Blaine
- American Idol
Time Capsule of 2002: The rose from The Bachelor, Nelly's used band-aid and Michael Jackson's baby
Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong 2002: Anna Kournikova, Christina Aguilera and Salma Hayek
How Gay Was It 2002: Rosie O'Donnell admits she is a lesbian and gets a haircut.
Blog of 2002: Lauren Weedman on Dr. Phil
Then and Now 2002: Charlie Sheen and Ozzy Osbourne
Playlist of 2002: "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback, "U Don't Have to Call" by Usher and "All You Wanted" by Michelle Branch
Liar of 2002: Miss Cleo
2003
- The O.C.
- '
- Trucker hats
- Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes the governor of California
- Chappelle's Show
- 50 Cent's "In da Club"
- Michael Jackson is accused of child molestation
- Joe Millionaire
- Metrosexuals
- Clay Aiken
- Finding Nemo
- Paris Hilton sex tape
- Siegfried & Roy's tiger incident
- McGriddles
- Saddam Hussein captured
- '
Time Capsule of 2003: Ticket for Gigli, Jessica Simpson's can of Chicken of the Sea and Freedom Fries
Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong 2003: Vanessa Minnillo, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Simpson
How Gay Was It 2003: San Francisco issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples as an act of civil disobedience.
Blog of 2003: Rich Eisen on VMA Kiss
Then and Now 2003: Johnny Depp and Jon Cryer
Playlist of 2003: "Milkshake" by Kelis, "Stand Up" by Ludacris and "Clocks" by Coldplay
Liar of 2003: Jayson Blair
2004
- Punk'd
- Ken Jennings dominates Jeopardy!
- Kabbalah
- William Hung
- Jim McGreevey resigns from office
- Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code
- Super Size Me
- Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction"
- UGG boots
- Greg Behrendt & Liz Tuccillo's He's Just Not That Into You
- The Darkness's "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
- The Burger King
- Dance Dance Revolution
- Boston Red Sox win the 2004 World Series
Time Capsule of 2004: A box of DHARMA Initiative Corn Flakes, beer cup from the Pacers–Pistons brawl and Aramaic Hebrew Dictionary
Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong 2004: Gwen Stefani, Lindsay Lohan and Halle Berry
How Gay Was It 2004: Cynthia Nixon announces she is gay and surprises nobody.
Blog of 2004: Hal Sparks on Catwoman
Then and Now 2004: Tony Danza and Nicollette Sheridan
Playlist of 2004: "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers, "My Boo" by Usher ft. Alicia Keys and "American Idiot" by Green Day
Liar of 2004: Pete Rose
2005
- Pope John Paul II death and Benedict XVI succession
- To Catch a Predator
- Grizzly Man
- The Runaway Bride
- José Canseco's
- Sudoku
- Pat O'Brien's voicemail scandal
- Martha Stewart released from prison
- Fauxhawks
- Hurricane Katrina/Michael D. Brown scandal
- YouTube
- OK Go's "Here It Goes Again"
- Fat Actress
- Bill O'Reilly's sexual harassment lawsuit
- March of the Penguins
Time Capsule of 2005: A dead bird from the H5N1 outbreak, bicycle seat from Lance Armstrong's final Tour De France race and Dwight Schrute's bobblehead
Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong 2005: Eva Mendes, Eva Longoria and Heidi Klum
How Gay Was It 2005: MTV Networks launches Logo, the first cable channel for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
Blog of 2005: Simon Doonan on Brokeback Mountain
Then and Now 2005: Patrick Dempsey and Kirstie Alley
Playlist of 2005: "Gold Digger" by Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx, "Beverly Hills" by Weezer and "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
Liar of 2005: Rafael Palmeiro
2006
- Mel Gibson's DUI incident
- MySpace
- Crocs
- Dreamgirls
- Fergie's "London Bridge"
- Neil Patrick Harris and Lance Bass coming out of the closet
- Casino Royale
- Dick Cheney's hunting incident
- James Blunt's "You're Beautiful"
- Little Miss Sunshine
- Pink's "Stupid Girls"
- Kim Jong-Il tests missiles
- Rachael Ray
- Daniel Powter's "Bad Day"
- 24
Time Capsule of 2006: Naomi Campbell's jeweled cell-phone, DNA sample from Suri Cruise and Pamela Anderson's three wedding bikinis
Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong 2006: Hayden Panettiere, Nelly Furtado and Jenna Fischer
How Gay Was It 2006: Will & Grace airs its final episode after eight seasons on NBC.
Blog of 2006: Jenna Von Oy on Grey's Anatomy
Then and Now 2006: Sylvester Stallone and William Shatner
Playlist of 2006: "It Ends Tonight" by The All-American Rejects", "Wait a Minute" by The Pussycat Dolls and "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Panic! at the Disco
Liar of 2006: James Frey
2007
- 300
- GEICO Cavemen commercials
- iPhone
- Bob Barker retires from The Price Is Right and Drew Carey takes his place
- Transformers
- Amy Winehouse's "Rehab"
- Don Imus controversy
- Astronaut Lisa Nowak's attempted kidnapping
- Rihanna & Jay-Z's "Umbrella"
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
- David Beckham joins the L.A. Galaxy
- Chris Daughtry
- Guyliner
- Michael Vick arrested for dog fighting
- Plain White T's "Hey There Delilah"
- The Bourne Ultimatum
Time Capsule of 2007: Britney Spears' leftover hair, Barry Bonds' steroid needle and VHS copy of a drunken David Hasselhoff
Hotties I Wanted To See In A Thong 2007: Jessica Biel, Kim Kardashian, Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima
How Gay Was It 2007: Dear Abby says, "It's OK to be gay."
Blog of 2007: Colton & Aboud on Knocked Up
Then and Now 2007: Bruce Willis and Taylor Dayne
Playlist of 2007: "Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna, "All Good Things " by Nelly Furtado and "Thnks fr th Mmrs" by Fall Out Boy
Liar of 2007: Scooter Libby