Gruen Planet (Series 1) - 2-DVD Set ( Gruen Planet - Series One ) ( Gruen Planet - Season One )

Gruen Planet (Series 1) - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Gruen Planet - Series One
Alternate Title: Gruen Planet - Season One
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
374 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Mark FitzGerald

Written By:
Andrew Denton
Jon Casimir

Actors:
Wil Anderson ..... Himself - Host (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Russel Howcroft ..... Himself - Panellist (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Todd Sampson ..... Himself - Panellist (13 episodes, 2011-2012)
Lauren Miller Cilento ..... Herself - Panellist (3 episodes, 2011-2012)
Tim Allerton ..... Himself - Panellist (3 episodes, 2011-2012)
Adam Ferrier ..... Himself - Panellist (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Stuart Gregor ..... Himself - Panellist (2 episodes, 2011-2012)
Toby Ralph ..... Himself - Panellist (2 episodes, 2011-2012)

Synopsis:

Gruen Planet runs an X-ray across the world each week, unpicking the stories that affect us all. How do you protect an unstable government when a backbencher goes feral? Does Tiger cut it anymore as a business? What was the Dalai Lama doing on Masterchef? Wil Anderson is joined by Todd Sampson and Russel Howcroft, along with some of Australia's smartest communications experts. They take us inside the persuasion business and explain why the world appears, not as it really is, but as others want us to see it. Why everything is spin, branding, advertising and image control.

Season 1
Overseas Owned Beer
S1, Ep1 Sep. 28, 2011
The How Do You Sell segment looks at Australian beers that are no longer Australian, in the wake of SABMiller's multi-million dollar purchase of Fosters. In The Pitch, two advertisers devise campaigns to convince Australians to stop expecting their footballers to be role models. The Image Renovators discusses whether there is any hope for Australian Prime Minster Julia Gillard.

Breast Cancer Month
S1, Ep2 Oct. 5, 2011
The Crisis Management segment looks at Keara O'Neill's complaint to Gasp Jeans over her treatment by a shop assistant. In The Pitch, two advertisers try to re-establish Rupert Murdoch as a name that people can trust. The How Do You Sell segment takes a look at the origins of Pink Ribbon Day.

Apple Without Steve Jobs
S1, Ep3 Oct. 12, 2011
The How Do You Sell segment discusses what the death of Steve Jobs will mean to the Apple brand. In The Pitch, two advertisers try to sell us the idea of moving our refugee detention and processing centres to Tasmania. The Crisis Management segment asks if death threats against senior executives at Qantas can be good public relations.

The Royal Family
S1, Ep4 Oct. 19, 2011
The How Do You Sell segment looks at the relationship between the Royal Family and commerce. In The Pitch, two advertisers create campaigns for a fictional client, "Kwantas: The Flying Wallaby" to sell us the idea of moving airline operations offshore. The Crisis Management segment looks at the conflict of Ben & Jerry's support of the Occupy Wall Street movement despite the ice cream company being owned by Unilever.

Spring Racing Carnival
S1, Ep5 Oct. 26, 2011
The How Do You Sell segment looks at the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The racing theme continues in The Pitch when two advertisers try to convince Australians to ignore the Melbourne Cup. The Image Renovators discusses the new burgers and slogan for Hungry Jack's.

Occupy Wall Street
S1, Ep6 Nov. 2, 2011
The Crisis Management segment looks at Qantas and how its rivals have responded to its crisis. In The Pitch, two advertising agencies try to re-launch Kevin Rudd's career. The How Do You Sell segment looks at the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Episode #1.7
S1, Ep7 Nov. 9, 2011

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