This is rare gem of true journalism. What we see mostly on daily news is not news but propaganda of either govt or corporatist where every story has views of so called experts who has vested interests in giving the opinion they do. Some will accuse this series of being biased against big govt or big corporates but funnily they don't think anything biased in big corporate sponsored news shows as paid opinions. The journalism by definition involves showing two sides of story with neutral eye , but most news channels shows only one side of story, the story which they want us to see. This program speaks for those who cant speak themselves; the common people, oppressed ordinary folks who are victims and whose stories no one is interested in. As for big corporates and govt they always have a media to rest their case but for a change it is nice to have a show which shows other side of coin. You don't have to agree with it , you can still oppose it but how can you truly make your mind unless you see both sides of the story? Those who oppose this series as biased , i will say, see it and make your mind, its unpolished gem with mostly views of ordinary people and tats a big thing which is missing in today's TV media.At another level watching this series is a humbling experience. It shows complexities , absurdities and sheer vastness of the the world we live in. Makes us empathize with them and helps comes out of this little bubble called as America. Its truly eye opening , in most literal sense coz most of the stories shown here are beyond our wildest imagination and if anyone has told that such things are happening in the same world , it would have been hard to believe . ( like Nigeria story or Kazakhstan story ) so thanks for an inspiring and humanizing experience.

While VICE chooses controversial and dangerous subject matter to report on, the seriousness of their subject material is lessened by the shamefully ill-suited reporters they choose to broadcast the reports - an Asian who's more caught up in delivering invective-laced interviews than getting to the heart of the story, a wimpy guy no one in their wildest imaginations could place in the danger zones he reports from. If they were to improve this show with reporters worthy of their subjects then I might be able to take it a little more seriously. For now, it seems like a comedy skit gone bad. The 8.6 rating was obviously posted by a dyslexic.

I have been a fan of Vice for a few years now and I've always enjoyed their online videos. If you have spare time, I would highly recommend checking out their website or youtube channel. The special on the North Korean work camps in Russia and their videos taken in Columbia are particularly interesting. With that said, the Vice team really took it to another level with the HBO series. Just watching the show is invigorating, from the topics covered to the exotic locations to the people they managed to get interviews with. Everything just comes together perfectly. With all the amazing content found in these short 10 episodes, it saddens me that most of the Western world is more concerned with celebrity bulls---. Do yourself a favour and enjoy the first season. You won't regret it!

How do these reporters do this? It would be the hardest work ever. The places they go in the first episode about the children bombers is heart breaking.This is news.Not the rubbish that is shown on our televisions of an evening before the 43rd rerun of Simpsons starts.Well done to all the crew and the people involved in making this show.You are good people doing an extremely hard job.Do not watch this show if you are easily upset. I found it like watching a car crash.I hope we get to see this show in Australia on main stream television in the future. Sadly I don;t think any of them will have the guts to run it.