Crash Zone
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Crash Zone

Crash Zone is an Australian children's science fiction television series which aired on the Seven Network from 1999 to 2001. It was produced by Australian Children's Television Foundation, in association with the Disney Channel, and ran for 26 episodes. The series starred five high school students, "high-tech whiz kids" of varied backgrounds, who are hired by the president of the Catalyst software company to save her failing business. The premise of the series was unique in that it was one of the first series to examine the early use of the internet as well as the video game industry and artificial intelligence.

Feb 13, 19992 seasons26 episodesEndedEN

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Ep 1

The Dream Team

Feb 13, 1999
30m

After Mike, Pi, Bec, Marcello and Ram all receive a coded message on the Net, they set about decoding it. Once decoded all the kids find themselves meeting Alexander 'Alex' Davis who is the head of Catalyst a new software company. She offers them all an after school job, testing out the new video games, however Ram (who Alex thought was older) is too young and isn't aloud to stay. The job begins and the kids meet Virgil, an interesting AI loose on the system.

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Ep 2

Identity Crisis

Feb 20, 1999
30m

Virgil has a breakdown - or rather something close to it - an identity crisis! The kids are testing a new game called 'Trillin' when it all happenes. Alex, who hadn't known Virgil was 'floating around' reckons he might be a spy for a rival software company. Of course at the mention of that Virgil gets defensive and asks the kids to help him prove to Alex that he is NOT a spy. The real problems then begin because Virgil can't remember who exactly he is! All comes well when they discover that it was Alex herself who created Virgil - he just grew a bit with time.

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Ep 3

Undercover

Feb 27, 1999
30m

Virgil is in trouble again (once again trying to help). Alex is missing a necklace worth a lot of money and since it goes missing at Catalyst, everyone becomes a suspect. Pi, who is still keeping her real idenity secret, feels she needs to prove her innocence, this is where Virgil tries to help (by downloading detective stories off the NET). Meanwhile, Marcello's younger sister Sam gets lost on the streets keeping the kids busy.

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Ep 4

Big Business

Mar 6, 1999
30m

Ram has a new invention, a game converter. Marcello gets the bright idea to start making money off them, but when Ram finds out that Marcello was taking him for a ride, he ends the 'partnership'. Out on his own Ram sells a converter to a girl called Louise. Her TV blowes up and she blames Ram. Now Ram has her dog Predator on his case and he needs a way out.

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Ep 5

It's Only Words

Mar 13, 1999
30m

Catalyst has come under attack, by a computer virus, and Alex stands to lose everything including the new game ""Trillin"". While that is going on Bec is mad with Mike after some of his friends made racist comments towards her, and he didn't stand up for her. With them not talking it puts the rest of the team on edge, and while Mike apologises over the incident, Bec is still hurt.

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Ep 6

Secrets and Lies

Mar 20, 1999
30m

Bec's in love, but not really, she gets involved with a 'net romance'. However, the team finds out who's really behind all the letters...none other than Virgil. Knowing that Bec would be highly humiliated when she finds out, Pi tries to find a way to avoid it.

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