Vice: Season 1

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HBO | SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: April 5, 2013

Starring: Shane Smith, Ryan Duffy, Thomas Morton

Summary: Shane Smiths host the news magazine series that covers provocative stories from around the world.

Creator: Shane Smith

Genre(s): Talk & Interview, Documentary, Educational

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Hermit Kingdom
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S1:E9. Gangs & Oil
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S1:E8. Fighting Chances
Air Date: May 31, 2013

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Jessica Shaw

Mar 29, 2013

The lack of polish makes Vice all the more riveting. [5 Apr 2013, p.63]

Linda Stasi

Apr 5, 2013

There are a whole lot of “Holy s--t!” moments, but it’s very real and astoundingly raw--without once giving you the idea these are show-off correspondents with a makeup artist and clean clothes. Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

Apr 4, 2013

It's graphic--disturbingly and, some would say, unnecessarily, so.... But it's also intelligent and enlightening. Read full review

Willa Paskin

Apr 5, 2013

Despite showing some very gruesome imagery--a real decapitated head, for example--and having a swaggy, “we’re so hip we send our reporters into dangerous places looking like they just rolled out of bed” self-aggrandizement, Vice is fundamentally earnest. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Apr 5, 2013

What Vice offers is not deep or thorough, but it is not without value. The news comes in pieces now; to get the full picture, you have to assemble it yourself. Read full review

David Hinckley

Apr 5, 2013

Vice tries to go where other news, documentary and magazine shows do not. That’s okay, though it does at times overstate its pioneering prowess. Read full review

Mike Hale

Apr 4, 2013

The problem with Vice isn’t its insistent aggrandizement but its excessive softheadedness. It’s journalism at the intersection of shallow and gullible, where they meet, high-five and compare tattoos. Read full review

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heychrisfox

May 9, 2013

Fantastic all around. Gonzo journalism for the 21st century. It's not so much that VICE is handling issues that aren't covered by other news outlets. Rather, they're trying to do it more personally. They're less concerned with pinpoint accuracy, and more concerned with the human element thatFantastic all around. Gonzo journalism for the 21st century. It's not so much that VICE is handling issues that aren't covered by other news outlets. Rather, they're trying to do it more personally. They're less concerned with pinpoint accuracy, and more concerned with the human element that is buried within these harsh, often gritty, complicated political and cultural issues that they attempt to tackle.

The only real downside to the entire show is that they're constrained to half an hour. If they had a full, hour long time slot, they could show much more content, and portray things more "professionally." But then it might lose some of the creativity that the unique presentations bring. This is 60 Minutes without the censorship, with none of the fluff of mainstream media.… Expand

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Plutarco

Sep 9, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. E S C A L O F R I A N T E (Shocking, thrilling). What the hell is going on in this planet? It is unbelievable what happens in some parts of the world. I'm lucky to live far away from the areas they show here...by now.… Expand

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jbonz

Apr 17, 2013

This show could be a game changer in every way. I really hope it gets the buzz it deserves. Vice, you guys are my heroes and thank you for fighting the good fight! Keep it up

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NoahRingler

Jun 9, 2013

Shane Smith and Vice give us slightly sensational but incredibly raw and new reporting on subjects often swept under the rug. The locations and people they come across raise geopolitical awareness of problems we all must help fix.

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alexmann

Jul 28, 2016

Everything VICE makes is one sided. They utilize their platform to spout whatever side they support. This only adds to the growing ignorance of Americans, as it allows them to form opinions without hearing both sides. This applies to all of the seasons of vice, and the new show "Vice DoesEverything VICE makes is one sided. They utilize their platform to spout whatever side they support. This only adds to the growing ignorance of Americans, as it allows them to form opinions without hearing both sides. This applies to all of the seasons of vice, and the new show "Vice Does America"

As I watched Vice Does America I noticed how the crew framed and loved every Obama and Clinton supporter and fought every Trump supporter. The show claims "to travel the country and see what the political opinions of Americans are" yet they only support and favorable show half of the supporters while sh**ing on the other half.

Not only has this show turned me off to watching it- it has turned me off to HBO as a whole. That is sad considering I am a fan of many other HBO programs. AVOID AT ALL COSTS… Expand

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DakotaFred

May 5, 2015

OK I've had it with this show and what they apparently call "news reporting".

The special on cancer was interesting, admittedly, but since then every episode has been disappointing, to say the least. The show tries way too hard to be cool, with this "OH look at their problems over there,OK I've had it with this show and what they apparently call "news reporting".

The special on cancer was interesting, admittedly, but since then every episode has been disappointing, to say the least. The show tries way too hard to be cool, with this "OH look at their problems over there, not my own right here", hipster mock/shock style of journalism that is. PLEASE Vice, if you're reading this, try sticking to REAL issues in America and the rest of the world, not this fabricated shock-for-ratings nonsense.

For example, take your latest episode on China. "Everyone in China wants a white servant"?!! What a load of crap!! They do NOT want white servants, they want Chinese servants, because the service is much much better and there are no complaints while doing their jobs.

One condescending scene after another... well, I lived and worked in there for 6 years, travelling all around the country, from corner to corner and everywhere in between, so I know a thing or two about the place. Instead of "reporting" on how "stupid" and "shallow" Chinese people are (actually, it is Chinese culture to be friendly to foreigners, to save "face"... thats all it really was), you should have focussed on the American losers who are taking advantage of a cultures friendliness, pretending to be "rock stars" (common phrase in China) and committing these fraudulent crimes. "Criminal bums from America, scamming in China"... "Westerners are at it again, ruining yet ANOTHER culture".. THAT is the real story.

The funniest thing about that episode is that your team think they're SO clever, but in reality I can guarantee you the Chinese people were laughing at your ignorance, behind your backs of course (the "face" thing). Get a clue.

I for one wont be watching again.… Expand

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baoboa

Apr 30, 2013

My high hopes for this series have quickly turned into disgust and embarrassment for America. The short skits portrayed in this series are nothing more than exploitation's of other cultures and their apparent issues at hand. There is some truth to the matters at hand, but as an American thatMy high hopes for this series have quickly turned into disgust and embarrassment for America. The short skits portrayed in this series are nothing more than exploitation's of other cultures and their apparent issues at hand. There is some truth to the matters at hand, but as an American that has lived in several of these places and experienced firsthand what is actually happening, I can safely say that this team of media investigators has embellished the truth on more than one occasion, as so many American so called "journalists" these days do. The majority of viewers have never and never will experience for themselves, which is why I must give this show a "0". It's a truly shameful portrayal of the usual cliches being touted in the news as "real" news, which it blatantly is not. Edgy it tries to be, edgy (once again) it fails at. Showing a few dead bodies laying around a street doesn't give you any "street" cred in my book. Just more exploitation of others in hopes of achieving some shock value ratings points.

Interestingly, none of the skits (thus far) focus on America. We've got just as many, if not more, far worse problems, atrocities, corruption and misjustice happening daily in our own backyards. I'm inclined to believe the show could be much more informative, useful and believable (if not simply provable) if this were the case. I think it's pretty obvious why this show puts the focus on everyone else but our own society.

Sorry HBO but I would much rather watch the more factual 'Rome, 'How to make it in America or the 'Sopranos than this fabrication. Oh wait, you cancelled all of those! DOH… Expand

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  Air Date: May 7, 2023
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  Air Date: May 1, 2022
Season 8

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  Air Date: March 7, 2021
Season 7

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  Air Date: March 29, 2020
Season 6

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  Air Date: April 6, 2018
Season 5

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  Air Date: February 24, 2017
Season 4

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  Air Date: February 5, 2016
Season 3

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  Air Date: March 6, 2015
Season 2

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  Air Date: March 14, 2014
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 5, 2013
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  S1:E10. The Hermit Kingdom
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E9. Gangs & Oil
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E8. Fighting Chances
  Air Date: May 31, 2013
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  S1:E7. Addiction
  Air Date: May 17, 2013
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  S1:E6. Corruption
  Air Date: May 10, 2013
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  S1:E5. Winners & Losers
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E4. Love & Rockets
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E3. Guns & Ammo
  Air Date: unknown
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  S1:E2. Bad Borders
  Air Date: April 12, 2013
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  S1:E1. Killer Kids
  Air Date: April 5, 2013