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Time Bomb Y2K

Across Japan,a million office workers sat at their desks and nervously watchedtheir...

(BELL RINGING) REPORTER 2: Across Japan,
a million office workers sat at their desks and nervously watched
their computers as midnight came and went

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REPORTER 2: Across Japan, a million office workers
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sat at their desks
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and nervously watched their computers
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as midnight came and went.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:51
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Spinning Nancy

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Movie Summary

An immersive, all-archival retelling of the "Y2K" millennium bug and the mass hysteria that changed the fabric of modern society.
Officials are probing for any Y2K bugs. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
Officials are probing for any Y2K bugs.
I am standing at ground zero, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
I am standing at ground zero,
And just a few miles from here, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:12
And just a few miles from here,
While we are encouraged - Time Bomb Y2K 00:11
While we are encouraged
Good news all around so far in terms of that Y2K bug. - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
Good news all around so far in terms of that Y2K bug.
- So far, so good. - (CROWD CHEERING) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:12
- So far, so good. - (CROWD CHEERING)
Obviously, they're not worried about terrorism - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
Obviously, they're not worried about terrorism
(CROWD CHEERING) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
(CROWD CHEERING)
This crowd has been shouting, "Three, two, one," - Time Bomb Y2K 00:10
This crowd has been shouting, "Three, two, one,"
You'd think that by now - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
You'd think that by now
- (CROWD CHEERING) - ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
- (CROWD CHEERING) - ♪ (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
Amazingly, a very small percentage - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
Amazingly, a very small percentage
These folks, California, Washington, what other states? - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
These folks, California, Washington, what other states?
RADIO ANCHOR: The big moment is just a few hours away - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
RADIO ANCHOR: The big moment is just a few hours away
They're all tourists out in Times Square tonight, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
They're all tourists out in Times Square tonight,
♪ (SERENE SYNTH MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
♪ (SERENE SYNTH MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
Um, I'd just like to observe that initially, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:14
Um, I'd just like to observe that initially,
But what I see it turning into is kind of just an awareness - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
But what I see it turning into is kind of just an awareness
And if you're tuned into the TVs at all, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:14
And if you're tuned into the TVs at all,
RADIO ANCHOR: You think this is a unifying experience - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
RADIO ANCHOR: You think this is a unifying experience