Hipsters

Hipsters is an Australan documentary series for television that consists of six parts and explores the cultural stereotype known as the hipster, and its origins, its meaning and its future. By the hand of presenter Sam Johnson the viewer discovers what the hipster is, what hipsterpreneurism is and how niche trends like artisan beer, tattoos and homemade cheese have grown into hipster clichés. For Hipsters Sam Johnson travels around the world, from exploring the food truck industry in Los Angeles to trying out speciality coffee in Melbourne, in order to immerse himself completely in the culture. The show manages to be humorous, while remaining informational, and Johnson's approachable style definitely plays an important role in that.

Rating:3.8 of 5Total number of episodes:13Last broadcast:27/05/2017 at 05:35

May 2017

S1 Ep6 - The Next Big Thing

Expired27/05/2017 3.0 0 x

The Next Big Thing - Feeling that the Western hipster has become a parody of itself, Sam travels to a place where the word “hipster” is just beginning to gain traction: China. Sam learns that the idea of the hipster doesn’t really exist in China - i...

S1 Ep5 - Tokyo Retro Fomo

Expired20/05/2017 4.0 4 x

Tokyo Retro Fomo - Keen to further explore the hipsters’ love of things of the past, Sam travels to Tokyo. Sam meets some key players in Tokyo’s vintage underground and discovers that in Japan, hipness is not about borrowing the best bits of past su...

S1 Ep4 - The Future's Behind Us

Expired13/05/2017 4.5 2 x

The Future’s Behind Us - Beer labels, café menus, pickle jars… most products targeting hipsters look like they were hand crafted by rural artisans deep in a mountain commune. Keen to understand the reasons behind the prevalence of rustic, oldworld b...

S1 Ep3 - Here Come The Hipsterpreneurs

Expired06/05/2017 4.3 4 x

Here Come The Hipsterpreneurs - Selling everything from bespoke burritos to artisanal soap, businesses operated by and for hipsters are now everywhere - and they’re often owned by smart, young “hipsterpreneurs”. Sam wants to discover if this term me...

April 2017

S1 Ep2 - Fix Me A Snack

Expired29/04/2017 3.8 4 x

Fix Me A Snack - Samuel Johnson pedals deep into the hipster world with an investigation of their ride of choice - the now ubiquitous fixed gear bike. What’s the appeal of a bike with no gears or brakes? Sam will need nerves (and thighs) of steel to...

S1 Ep1 - What Is A Hipster?

Expired22/04/2017 3.0 7 x

What is a Hipster? - How did fixed gear bikes, artisanal cheese, craft beer and long beards evolve from being niche trends to clichés and commodities? The charming but not particularly hip Samuel Johnson digs into the past to find the origins of the...

March 2015

Ep 2 - promo

Expired23/03/2015 4.0 133 x

What’s the appeal of a bike with no gears or brakes? Sam will need nerves (and thighs) of steel to find out. Sam also tries to catch his breath with a relaxing sandwich but can’t find a cafe that isn’t plastered with intimidating words like “artisa...

Movies For Mondays - Promo

Expired05/03/2015 4.0 177 x

Movies For Mondays - Promo of Hipsters was broadcast by SBS 2 on Thursday 5 March 2015 at 22:00.

Promo

Expired05/03/2015 3.0 68 x

Watch the first episode online before it hits the TV screens! Available right here Wednesday 11 March . How do things like fixed gear bikes, artisanal cheese, craft beer and beards evolve from being niche trends to ridiculous clichés? And why will n...

Short videos

00:45Promo17/03/2015

02:0126 Questions26/02/2015

01:15I'm not a hipster26/02/2015

00:45Sneak peek26/02/2015

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