If you are a child,

are a child of the 80s or 90s, you likely hit that iconic, nostalgic early 2000 sweet spot during your tween or teenage years.

It was the time of AOL instant messenger, going to Blockbuster to rent movies, hip-hugging low-rise jeans, wearing

handkerchiefs for tops, and hanging out at the local bowling alley or YMCA for

team nights.

MTV was King and the movie awards, TRL, and the real world were all must watches.

But there was another show that has kind of faded from many MTV minds. Diary.

The American Documentary Television series premiered in February of 2000

and ran for eight seasons.

The show followed the biggest celebrities of the time,

from Brittany Spears, Selene Dion, Jack Black,

to Enrique Anglacius and more.

It gave public figures a behind the scenes unrestricted invitation into their lives.

In an age far before social media, where superstars can instantly upload content to showcase their personality, what they've been up to, and to dispel any rumors,

diary gave stars an opportunity to narrate their own stories, to show the world who they really

were behind the photos and embellished and

fabricated tabloid articles in Tiger Beat or J14. When it comes to history, we

typically remember notorious historical figures based off of one of their big moments or decisions.

Some sort of memorable event they were involved in, maybe a grand speech they gave, a song they wrote, a silent act of protest, or maybe even just a single photograph.

Sometimes though, details get lost in translation and the accuracy of events gets lost in the sauce, leading to an inaccurate or incomplete

account of who that person really was, a portrayal that somehow surments itself into

the history books, misleading us into believing we know it all.

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