Illicit: The Dark Trade, a National Geographic Special, airs at 8pm EST

[lentil]

http://www.pbs.org/illicit/

from Fashionista.com
http://fashionista.com/2008/04/more_fakes_on_tv.php
"The documentary is based on the 2005 best seller Illicit, by Foreign Policy Editor-in-Chief Dr. Moisés Naím, who thinks that the economy surrounding fake goods could be more dangerous than terrorism - definitely comes off as an overstatement, but maybe we'll understand after we see it tonight."

 

[Compass Rose]

Thanks for posting!!

 

[ricky11]

interesting. thank you!

 

[pursemania]

Tivoing it!!!! Sounds fascinating . . .

 

[New Obsessions]

Thank you so much for posting. I'm setting the VCR now.

 

[shamsi]

http://www.pbs.org/illicit/

from Fashionista.com
http://fashionista.com/2008/04/more_fakes_on_tv.php
"The documentary is based on the 2005 best seller Illicit, by Foreign Policy Editor-in-Chief Dr. Moisés Naím, who thinks that the economy surrounding fake goods could be more dangerous than terrorism - definitely comes off as an overstatement, but maybe we'll understand after we see it tonight."

Cool! I hope they also focus on other fakes & counterfeits.

 

[veyda]

Wow, that was chilling, especially the fake medicines.

They also showed tons of rolls of faked handbag fabrics like LV denim, D&G stamp dies, etc. Now I can truly see how these fakes are mass produced.

Great show, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Compass Rose]

It really is like fighting a losing battle, isn't it? Every aspect of that show was very enlightening, and I found the submarines that counterfeiters use to transport illegal goods to be unbelievable, too. I just can't imagine myself getting my medicine, as expensive as it is, on the internet.

 

[BagsRmyLife]

I love Nat Geo!!! Thanks for the post!

 

[lentil]

Hah! I totally missed it.

 

[jchiara]

Thanks for reading my mind - I saw this last night and I'm like "I gotta post about this."

Disgusting - I saw all those fake LVs and I wanted to SCREAM. I just spent a chunk of change yesterday buying authentic at the Century City LV store and those cheap disgusting knockoffs....just makes me sick.

I'm sure they'll re-run it again at some point for those who missed it....