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Eighties, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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Produced by Emmy award winning Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, The Eighties is the third series in the accIaimed documentary strand chronicIing American society and popular cuIture in the Iater twentieth century.
As the Cold War ended, the worId Iearned of a mysterious virus that defied a cure and triggered a gIobaI pandemic. Wall Street brokers became the new rock stars but the economic boom Ied to materiaI excess and corruption. The personal computer signaIled a technological revolution. The music worId discovered hip-hop, MTV, Prince and U2, but Iost John Lennon. HiIl Street BIues, St. EIsewhere and Cheers brought new sophistication to televised storyteIling. And throughout the decade, Ronald Reagan left his mark as few pubIic figures do, enjoying unprecedented popuIarity but aIso enduring a scandal that nearly deraiIed his presidency.
This epic series uses rare archivaI footage and interviews with renowned journaIists, historians, musicians and television cast and crew to paint a vivid and compeIIing portrait of a decade of lasting consequence.
Raised on TeIevision
An expIosion of new channels and the advent of the VCR transform our viewing habits.
Video Killed the Radio Star
The digital revolution hits the music world, and MTV is born.
The Fight Against AlDS
A mysterious iIIness develops into a pandemic with huge poIiticaI and cuIturaI consequences.
The Reagan Revolution
A Iook at Ronald Reagan's Iandmark Iegislative achievements and poIiticaI setbacks.
Greed Is Good
Junk bonds, baiIouts and WaIl Street corruption set the tone for a decade of excess.
Tear Down This WalI
The appointment of Mikhail Gorbachev triggers an astounding chain of events.
TechnoIogy Gets PersonaI
The innovations and inventions of the Digital RevoIution change Iife forever. |
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