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

2000

Bushism of 2000: January 27, 2000 - "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."
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

Bushism of 2001: July 22, 2001 - "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe I believe what I believe is right."
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

Bushism of 2002: September 17, 2002 - "There's an old saying in Tennessee. I know it's probably Texas, probably Tennessee, that says 'fool me once, shame on, shame on you, fool me, um, you can't get fooled again.'"
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

Bushism of 2003: January 29, 2003 - "The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein and his willingness to terrorize himself."
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

Bushism of 2004: September 6, 2004 - "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OBGYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country."
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

Bushism of 2005: April 14, 2005 - "I'm gonna spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issues. It's the mother in me."
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

Bushism of 2006: May 7, 2006 - "I would say my best moment of all in office is when I caught a 7.5-pound largemouth bass in my lake. Hey, this is serious right here. Fish are cleverer than you think."
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

Bushism of 2007: May 2, 2007 - "Information is moving. You know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it's also moving through the blog-o-sphere, and through the inter-nets."
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