The Games - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes13
DatesAug. 17, 1998 - Nov. 5, 1998
Episodes
Season 1Episode 130 min
The Press Conference
A documentary film crew introduces the three-person Sydney Olympics Logistics and Liaison team to the wider television audience. This premiere episode showcases John, Gina, and Bryan's first, disastrous press conference. At the behest of the Minister of the Olympics, they are critiqued on their perfomance by a media consultant.
Aug. 17, 1998
Season 1Episode 230 min
Athletics Schedule
A talk show host fields a phone call from a woman complaining about the Olympics swimming schedule. At the same time, John is told by the minister's secretary to respond to the accusations and issues being raised. Each time he calls the show, he shuts off his cell phone at a moment to cause heightened embarassement forcing Nicholas to call in. Juggling three phone calls, John is approached by Bryan to discuss contigency funding, the opening ceremonies and the possible disappearance of some money. Getting advice from Mr. Clinton on one phone, John is soon confronted by Gina, upset about the new athletics schedule which features the 1500 metres race on at 4am, Sydney Time. Running leads into an explanation of the plot of Chariots of Fire for Bryan, who has never seen the movie. The reminiscing is interrupted by the arrival of Juan Antonio Samarach who plans to visit the incomplete swimming venue.
Aug. 20, 1998
Season 1Episode 330 min
Funding
Funding for the games becomes a problem. John and Gina review a video designed to promote Sydney as an easy town to get around in, while Bryan meets with a mysterious potential corporate sponsor.
Aug. 27, 1998
Season 1Episode 430 min
Robbo and the 100 Metres
Jasmine presents some marketing ideas to clear out some ""dead wood"", Robbo holds a press conference on the environmental impact of the Games, and John and Bryan confront the contractor who built a 100 Metre track that doesn't quite measure up.
Sept. 3, 1998
Season 1Episode 530 min
Past Sports Stars and Gender
Gina monitors construction of the Olympic stadium while answering calls on a special Olympic Hotline set up for international callers - a task complicated by it only operating during Australian business hours. John and Bryan argue as to whether modern day athletes are superior to those of the past. Bryan meets with the Secretary to the Minister to discuss seating arrangements for a Regional Delegates meeting. The eligibility of a competitor who has had a sex change is argued.
Sept. 10, 1998
Season 1Episode 630 min
Millennium Bug
Gina is very excited about her new Voice Recognition word processing software, John and Bryan attempt to fax an important budget document they don't actually have a copy of anymore, and John discovers (much to his surprise) that he had volunteered several months ago to prepare a report on the Games' Y2K compliance for presentation to the IOC's Director of Technology in about an hour. Finally, the trio attempt to hold a live online press conference.
Sept. 17, 1998
Season 1Episode 730 min
Dead Man
The swimming schedule has been disastrously modified at the last minute. Meanwhile, Gina and John are asked to babysit an IOC member who has turned up dead the day before a major Dinner, while Bryan and Jasmine go to meet President Mandela and Princess Margaret at the airport.
Sept. 24, 1998
Season 1Episode 830 min
Rural and Environment
John attempts to explain the swimming schedule to the camera before going on Lateline to face the Spanish Athletics Association coordinator's concerns about the ozone hole over Australia. Meanwhile, Gina and Bryan meet with the Federation of Rural Progress delegation's proposal for an Opening Ceremony program which has already been awarded to the Germans.
Okt. 1, 1998
Season 1Episode 930 min
J'Accuse
Gina tries to explain the disastrous effect a 100% effective anti-doping system would have on athletic attendance at the Games, while Bryan discovers that the Lacrosse facility which Juan Antonio Samaranch is set to tour next week has not, in fact, been built. Meanwhile, John attempts to quell a particularly negative (and uncomfortably accurate) anti-Olympics reporter.
Okt. 8, 1998
Season 1Episode 1030 min
A Management Course
John, Bryan, and Gina are sent to a training exercise at the Grand Vistas Conference Centre in the Blue Mountains where they are asked to solve hypothetical problems they might encounter during the Games. John utilises the "Athens Option" to deal with a petition asking that the gold medals be made of gold. The time has come to deal with the fact that no venue has been organised for fencing.
Okt. 15, 1998
Season 1Episode 1130 min
A Conflict of Interest
John tries to keep a Sydney businessman from gaining a seat on SOCOG. Plans to sell Games venues to American interests trouble the crew. Gina suffers the aftereffects of conducting yet another tour for visiting dignitaries. The documentary film crew visits John at home on a Sunday morning.
Okt. 22, 1998
Season 1Episode 1230 min
Horse and Dream Team
John plays hardball with the agent representing the American basketball team when the issue of special treatment is put forth. A "Civility Awareness" programme is proposed for the city's service industry to help make visiting Americans feel more at home.
Okt. 29, 1998
Season 1Episode 1330 min
Transport!
John discovers that the aquatic center's diving pool has been built in the wrong place, while Gina does some digging into the new transport agency Nicholas and the Minister are pushing for and Bryan helps develop a brilliant new invention.
Nov. 5, 1998
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