2000's interpretation of 1988: Lots of Excited People Talking

I Love 1988 part 1 of 9



A recent upload, with a full episode taken from the early 2000's BBC nostalgia series I Love...whatever year from the 70's/80's/90's. This luckily is one of my favourite episodes from the series that profiled 3 decades. You know the format, main presenter introduces the segment, talks over the the clip, followed up with random talking heads, some we know, some from the far reaches of the magazine industry, but also some who were involved in that particular show, then follow some more clips, then some more blah blah blah, and so on...

This show is introduced and presented by a new 3-D animation re-enactment of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voiced by 2 of the actual voice actors, from the cartoon that lauched in the UK in 1988, Cam Clarke (Leonardo -blue mask) and Rob Paulsen (Raphael- red mask). The show features, as described in the video blurb, pop twins Bros,
Brother Beyond, Harry Enfield's iconic 80's stand-up garb Loadsa Money, Richard and Judy, Pub Quiz, Acid House music, Prisoner Cell Block H, Inflatable Bananas at football grounds, The Viz comic, teen singing sensations Tiffany& Debbie Gibson, Sumo on Channel 4 night time, the film "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" and the Hitman and Her!

I still really like these kind of shows, well, there are few questionable entries and some of the sections did drag on, however most of the show goes along speedily, maintaining you're interest. The same user also has full episodes of "I Love 1987" and "I Love 1989", and I'm guessing more?

A Look Back on "Gladiators" on That Show with those neon-y, multi-coloured, swirly thingy studio Cardboard Background Sets

I Love 1992 - Gladiators



This is what i would say a "light" but nostalgic documentary. Just random D-list celebs accounting for the popular fads, culture and TV programmes of each long-gone year in the "I Love" series, that featured on the BBC in the early 2000's, with a "docu" on every year from 1970-1999. Some of those celebs have either vanished off the face of the Earth, have raised their profile considerably like Michael McIntyre, or, still participating in these type of shows, talking about Grace Jones slapping Russell Harty about for the umpteenth time. I liked it though, because at the time, if you didn't have the internet, which a strong majority didn't, then your sources for TV nostalgia were pretty slim, and even online, there were barely any video to watch. Video media was a struggle to upload and download in those days of pay-per-minute internet connections. So it was a welcome ratings triumph, repeated endlessly at Christmas and New Year's, and triggered off, all those orgies of nostalgic chart shows.

Here we look at the Saturday primetime ratings giant in 1992, "Gladiators". Featuring the chance to see the likes of pantomine villain "Wolf", presenters Ulrika Jonsson and John "AWOOGA" Fashanu, referee John "Gladiators/Contenders Ready" Anderson and the boys' poster girl "Jet". Producer Nigel Lythgoe, known as "Nasty Nigel from Popstars" appears, and also executive producer John Kaye Cooper. The drugs controversy that hit the show after the 3rd series in 1994 is also discussed about. An educated looking "Shadow" speaks in an archive clip.