The first four episodes from the ABC comedy documentary series, The Games. Episode 1: John and Gina meet the Sydney spindoctors while Bryan finds the unbelievable - a willing sponsor with millions to spend. Episode 2: John confronts the threat of the Millenium Bug, and finds a worldwide audience for The Games on the Net. Episode 3: Our team goes bush to a conference centre to workshop the problems they face at The Games. Episode 4: The consultants are out to get Bryan but our team proves that home-grown expertise can beat corporate slickness any day. Written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson.
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ACMI Identifier
312668
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television and politics
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television comedies
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television comedies - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television in politics
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political satire
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → International Olympic Committee
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympic Games (27th : 2000 : Sydney, N.S.W.)
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Year 2000 date conversion (Computer systems)
Television → Television comedies
Television → Television comedies → Television comedies - Australia
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)