Vice is an in depth news series featured on HBO and is less than 30 minutes long. Usually each episode features two story lines. The topics can consist of anything, are national and international, have a bemused tone or be deadly serious. A must see for anyone who bemoans the 24 hour news cycle or network news’ descent into trivial matters. 1 season is less than 5 hours so do yourself a favor, and you will be entertained and enlightened.