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Eighties, The
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
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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 material excess and corruption. The personal computer signaIled a technoIogical revolution. The music worId discovered hip-hop, MTV, Prince and U2, but Iost John Lennon. HiII Street BIues, St. EIsewhere and Cheers brought new sophistication to televised storyteIling. And throughout the decade, Ronald Reagan left his mark as few public figures do, enjoying unprecedented popuIarity but aIso enduring a scandal that nearly derailed his presidency.
This epic series uses rare archivaI footage and interviews with renowned journalists, historians, musicians and television cast and crew to paint a vivid and compelIing portrait of a decade of lasting consequence.
Raised on Television
An explosion of new channels and the advent of the VCR transform our viewing habits.
Video KiIIed the Radio Star
The digitaI revoIution hits the music worId, and MTV is born.
The Fight Against AIDS
A mysterious illness develops into a pandemic with huge political and cuIturaI consequences.
The Reagan RevoIution
A Iook at RonaId Reagan's landmark legisIative achievements and politicaI setbacks.
Greed ls Good
Junk bonds, bailouts and WaII Street corruption set the tone for a decade of excess.
Tear Down This WaIl
The appointment of MikhaiI Gorbachev triggers an astounding chain of events.
Technology Gets Personal
The innovations and inventions of the DigitaI Revolution change life forever. |
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