00:00Netflix's Trainwreck series is back and it's diving headfirst into political chaos,
00:04scandal, and spectacle as it heads north into the turbulent life of Toronto's most infamous mayor,
00:09Rob Ford. The Trainwreck documentary franchise is all about the disasters we couldn't look away
00:15from, including festivals gone wrong, media hoaxes, reality TV meltdowns, and now political
00:20implosions. After debuting with Woodstock's 99 in 2022, the series returns with a fresh lineup of
00:27infamous cultural catastrophes, dropping weekly starting June 10th, according to Netflix.
00:32Series producer Ben Rumney is behind seven of these installments, including the latest Mayor
00:36of Mayhem, which zeroes in on the man who turned Toronto politics into international tabloid news.
00:42Fans online have been loving the Trainwreck series. One thread user wrote,
00:46Thank you Netflix for the Trainwreck series. So good, every one of them. Can't wait to watch
00:51the Trainwreck mayor of mayhem about Rob Ford comes out Tuesday. Rob Ford was elected mayor of Toronto
00:58in 2010, running on a populist platform with a promise to stop the gravy train, a term used in
01:03politics to describe the misuse of political funds by officials for personal gain or to benefit their
01:08allies through corruption, waste, or shady deals. Soon after Ford's election, however, the headlines
01:14weren't about budget cuts. Instead, they focused on crack cocaine, drunken rants, and viral videos.
01:19While in office, Ford admitted to smoking crack cocaine, was stripped of many of his mayoral
01:24powers, and became a late-night comedy staple, yet somehow still maintained a loyal voter base
01:30until his tragic and unprecedented fall. The Guardian, in its review of the new documentary
01:35released on June 17th, described Mayor of Mayhem as a fast-paced, chaotic exploration of the rise
01:41and scandal-ridden downfall of Toronto's most infamous mayor, while highlighting how Ford's populist
01:47tactics, media manipulation, and shamelessness eerily foreshadowed the politics of the Trump era,
01:53stating,
01:54He sowed the seeds of doubt when it came to institutions, offering checks and balances
01:58on his power. He bamboozled observers, supporters, and detractors by repeatedly transgressing boundaries.
02:04All of this made it difficult for the electorate to know what to believe.
02:08After stepping back from politics, Rob Ford was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and passed
02:13away in 2016 at just 46 years old. His legacy and the questions it raises about power, media,
02:19and spectacle still echo today. The Guardian's review describes Mayor of Mayhem as shocking
02:24and thought-provoking, a striking reflection of how parts of the Western world arrived at today's
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