Talk:The Games (Australian TV series)

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Freeman, Jane (17 August 1998). "The Farcical Games". The Guide. Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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I've fixed up as much as I could, but I fear it's still far from perfect. I've removed the "cleanup" template anyway; it still needs improvement, but no more than many Wikipedia articles.

I'm a bit iffy about the "Australian celebrities" bit, but I left it in (after fixing the grammar and clarifying it a little). --MarkGallagher 28 June 2005 06:55 (UTC)

Accuracy

In one celebrated appearance, the actor John Howard appeared on a video message intended for overseas release and read an apology to Aboriginal people for crimes committed against them by the Australian government. In the episode in question, an Aboriginal group threatened to disrupt the Games unless they were given a public apology by the actor's namesake, the Prime Minister of Australia.

I thought it was a overseas group. Most aborigines would know what the PM looks like, and I think there was mention of the "apology" going to an overseas feed, which would not be viewed in Australia.

In this episode, the three stars and Bell were forced to stand in for The Seekers at the opening ceremony rehearsal to sing "The Carnival is Over". The Seekers did indeed perform this song, but at the Closing Ceremony of the Paralympics some weeks later.

I thought they practiced doing so, but did a runner before the Opening Ceremony started, with their "best seats in the house" being on an airplane.

The confusion between the two men has become a frequent joke in Australia, exploited by the politically liberal actor.

Shouldn't "liberal" be a word to avoid unless vital in an article written in Australian English? Andjam 02:19, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

the apology - I'm not sure. I remember someone coming up to Gina in the hallway - an Aussie - going on about how great it was that JH had apologised. There's a short transcript here [1] indicating it was going OS. Was the Aboriginal group threatening to disrupt the Games because of land issues?? rather than the apology issue.
the seekers - I'm confused if you're talking about the show or reality now. :)
liberal - I agree, but I also believe it is vital in this case. I'll change the link to small-l liberal. pfctdayelise 03:49, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The people in the mockumentary fictionally practiced doing so and fictionally did a runner. Does that clear it up? Andjam 04:18, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I see. You're talking about JC,GR,BD, not the Seekers. Yes, I agree with you. I remember the plane. Will fix now. pfctdayelise 14:17, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No wait. I think this is already correct, because it says "opening ceremony rehearsal". pfctdayelise 14:20, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Good spotting. Actually, in the mockumentary, wasn't it meant to be a rehersal for the Olympic closing ceremony (or maybe it was a combined rehersal)? Andjam 14:38, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

More stuff:

John Clarke plays John Clarke, "Olympic Supremo" and head of the "liaison and logistics team", an undefined but important subsection of SOCOG.

Wasn't the organisation called ONAN?

The series also featured actor Nicholas Bell, who played the conniving Secretary to the Minister for the Olympics, a foil of sorts for Clarke's character.

I think it was only "the Minister", not the Minister for the Olympics. Andjam 14:38, 1 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It was a visiting foreign official who approached Gina Riley to say how great it was that John Howard had apologised. The apology had been broadcast in a nearby room which was full of foreign officials, all of whom believed John Howard to be the Prime Minister. Figaro 15:44, 8 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but not every actor used their own name. Francis Greenslade, for instance, was Manny The Mouth. And the talk back host's real name was not Albert Einstein. I'll agree that the vast majority of the actors played characters with their own name, but not all.Mlsq42 (talk) 09:55, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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