Talk:The Name of the Game (TV series)

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The Name of the Game was a high profile tv series not only in its native United States but also in Australia which, in 1968 - 1971 was still transmitting in glorious black and white. Most memorable to me was the fact that most of the episodes actually made you think about what you were watching... a far cry from some of the pap that is served up on prime time tv these days.

The cool modern jazz opening theme written by Dave Grusin was usually a signal in our house that there was to be silence for the next 90 minutes, the time it took for each episode to air. Following each episode lively debate ensued with each member of the family having their two cent's worth of comment. I especially remember the long tirade against facism from my Italian-born father that followed the episode "Los Angeles-2017."

It is somewhat sad that television these days cannot seem to produce programs such as "Name of the Game." Somewhere along the way Australia, the U.S...in fact most western nations have become so embroiled in the "me-me" ethos that we have forgotten about tv's power to educate, inform and stimulate thought. I am a child of the 1960s. I believed that the world would be wonderful come the 21st century...what happened?