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Time Bomb Y2K

In 1989, I saw a show, Connectionswith James Burke

In 1989, I saw a show, Connections
with James Burke

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In 1989,
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I saw a show, Connections with James Burke.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:28
Uploaded
Apr 21, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
HBO Documentary Films,Spinning Nancy

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An immersive, all-archival retelling of the "Y2K" millennium bug and the mass hysteria that changed the fabric of modern society.
And the first show was about how in 1965 - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
And the first show was about how in 1965
And the question asked by 25 million people - Time Bomb Y2K 00:10
And the question asked by 25 million people
It was that single device failing, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:18
It was that single device failing,
♪ (PENSIVE SYNTH MUSIC FADES) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:13
♪ (PENSIVE SYNTH MUSIC FADES) ♪
- Here's ABC's Gina Smith. - Just how big is the problem? - Time Bomb Y2K 00:05
- Here's ABC's Gina Smith. - Just how big is the p...
Well, imagine someone told you you had to find and replace - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
Well, imagine someone told you you had to find and replace
- Now imagine you have to find... - (HELICOPTER THRUMS) - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
- Now imagine you have to find... - (HELICOPTER THRUMS)
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:14
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:14
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪
What Y2K is about really is the pervasiveness - Time Bomb Y2K 00:10
What Y2K is about really is the pervasiveness
It's the big fragile systems, the brittle systems - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
It's the big fragile systems, the brittle systems
Things like power, electric communications, - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
Things like power, electric communications,
MARK KINGWELL: These are the things - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
MARK KINGWELL: These are the things
It's the economies of the countries - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
It's the economies of the countries
You can have a company like General Motors - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
You can have a company like General Motors
And if you can't get the widget that goes into the seat - Time Bomb Y2K 00:08
And if you can't get the widget that goes into the seat
Computers which control public transportation systems - Time Bomb Y2K 00:07
Computers which control public transportation systems
- (MONITOR BEEPING) - ♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:13
- (MONITOR BEEPING) - ♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC CONTINUES) ...
Imagine how many things are now run with computer chips - Time Bomb Y2K 00:09
Imagine how many things are now run with computer chips
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC BUILDS) ♪ - Time Bomb Y2K 00:06
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL SYNTH MUSIC BUILDS) ♪