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who is the PM

posted 16 years ago by otdushy
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ive never seen the PM. is this deliberate or intentional?
do you think the PM will ever appear in the show?

No, I don't think the PM is ever going to appear. There were a few scenes where it was implied that they met with him but the writers went out of their way not to actually show the meeting.

What's the difference between it being deliberate and it being intentional though?

[–] sammy_jai 16 years ago

I think the PM did actually appear in episode 1, during the closing credits.

Of course, he was dressed in a pineapple costume if I remember rightly. Might have been a carrot.

But yes, it's intentional, as is how they never mention which party is in government.

[–] otdushy 16 years ago

i meant UNintentional.
i would also like to know which party is in govt too!

[–] snookerball1 16 years ago

I don't think they want to reveal who the PM is or which party is in power, the idea is satire Australia politics in general not a particular party or government

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[–] frosted_one 15 years ago

The way the story lines work out it could basically be "the Kevin Rudd story". Edifice complex and A waste of energy are so close to Ruddness this could be a reality series!

[–] puirt-a-beul 16 years ago

Isn't one point of the show the idea that pretty much the same conversations and posturing go on behind the scenes, regardless of who is in power and what their actual policies or priorities are ?

So they wouldn't ever want to identify which party is in government or who the PM actually is, I imagine.

You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

[–] rryland 16 years ago

The PM is deliberately omitted. Although referenced on many occasions, you'll never see him/her.

That's part of the beauty of The Hollowmen... the role of the PM is largely irrelevant to the script. In fact, to pigeon-hole the PM as a Labor character or a Liberal character would subject the show to a unnecessary slant because the exquisite point of the show is that the Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet and the Central Policy Unit operate with the same machinations regardless of the party that's in power.

And you'll see the PM in the episode which aired 7 Oct 2008. He's wearing the Santa suit at the end of the final episode.

[–] et_tu_Brute 14 years ago

I agree with rryland's comments... I thought the sub-head from the front cover of the DVD box said it all....
"Unafraid * Uncompromising * Unelected"....

I guess that's why it is such a brilliant political parody... particularly of "Political Advisors"!

I have just finished viewing the excellent box set of the BBC's 1990's "House of Cards" trilogy and "The Hollowmen" has been every bit as good imho.

Cheers and beers

et tu, Bruté

Locked my wire coat-hanger in the car - good thing that I always carry spare keys in my pocket :)