It was during Christmas break and there was nothing on TV to watch but this. I'm 14 now but at the time I was 10 years old. It was the best documentary I ever watched.It made me feel jealous of all the people that got to experience the 80s and live through it. When I was watching the documentary, it made me feel like I was there. The movies, the music, the politics, it was all explained perfectly. It's all so much better than the stuff we have now a days.

This is one hell of a documentary.What surprised me about "The '80s: The Decade That Made Us" is just how well the producers refrain from treading familiar ground in a contrived way. I thought I'd read everything there is on the decade, but there were a few things that felt new (the Subway Vigilante, Ryan White's AIDS wake-up call, Lynne Cox crossing the frigid Bering Strait)."The '80s" moves with its own distinct energy, with a very nice narration by Rob Lowe. The period is treated as a time capsule, with loads of archival footage (always a plus), and commentary from people who were there. It covers the cultural revolutions, the optimism, the runaway consumer spending, AIDS, Iran/Contra, the shopping mall, the cola wars, Madonna, all of history-making stuff. The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan was a nail-biter, and there material really served to humanize the mythic political demigod. They turned the Challenger disaster (something I've read about time and again) into a tear-jerker. They don't just treat this like VH1 ephemera or TV junk food that's manufactured for quick 'n easy consumption. The people here did their homework, and made an amazingly absorbing piece of work, and a fan out of me. So much so, that if they decide to turn their sights on the '90s (a decade I have no interest in revisiting), I'm there.Outstanding.10/10

Ahhh those where the days.Im very pleased with this miniseries. The creators really took their time to explore a decade in all of it's funky facets.you will see people commenting who actually lived and worked in the 80's and not the sorry(&^%$)stars of today which is like a fresh breathe of air in the midst of Tokyo.The 80's energy explodes from your screen and by watching this series Americans and all that joined the western ideas and lifestyle will see a blueprint of what could be our way out of the mess that we are in right now (2013)This series does justice to the explosion of creativity that is the 1980'sMy feeling after watching two episodes... let's deal with some nasty stuff first and than join me and my friends in another energy burst like back then ! this show proves it can be done!!