Pure Pwnage

2010 • Australian Broadcasting Corporation

5.0

4 reviews

Rating

Eligible

Season 1 episodes (8)

1 The Life of a Pro Gamer

10/4/10

Tired of supporting her layabout son, Jeremy's mom cancels the Internet and forces him out of her house, throwing Jeremy's world into turmoil. Now his spot atop his favorite gaming ladder is in jeopardy! With his best friend Doug doing everything he can to help, Jeremy scrambles first to remain world champ, he'll work on being less homeless later. October catches Kyle's eye as the hot new girl starting work at the Mouse and Pad and proves less than cooperative in Jeremy's quest.

2 Jobs

10/11/10

Living in a tent in his Mom's front yard is pushing Jeremy's denial about his current situation to the breaking point. He's been getting by just fine without plumbing or food but when his gaming equipment is put in jeopardy, it's time to take action. After briefly considering a career as a panhandler, Jeremy sees a career counselor who does her best to inspire him. Completely unimpressed with her efforts, Jeremy relies on his sick skills to guide him to employment. October tries to help Jeremy while she deals with online betrayal at the hands of her MMO guildmates.
Kyle, as usual, is a pain in the ass.

3 Girls

10/18/10

Now gainfully employed and back paying rent in his Mom's basement, Jeremy feels conquering real world challenges is easy. That is, until Kyle points out that he has never even had a girlfriend. With Doug as his wing man, Jeremy overlooks October's advances and goes clubbing. His romantic crash course starts to look up when his online buddy, Tyrel, takes Jeremy under his tutelage. Doug embraces club life and inadvertently starts a new dance craze.

4 Rock On

10/25/10

The local LAN café hosts a series of rock concerts to showcase regulars playing rock n' roll video games to a packed house. Kyle documents the turmoil and wild success of teh_pwnerers,featuring Jeremy, Doug,October and Tyrel. Solos wail, guitars smash and egos clash as the band
achieves legendary status. Heavy metal icon, Steve Lips Kudlow from Anvil makes an appearance, remembering his brief time with the band.

5 Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Doug

11/1/10

Jeremy's dedication to a new game causes concern among his friends and coworkers as it begins to affect his health and gaming social life. As a result, Kyle gets tired of filming his brother's zombie like state and follows Doug for an afternoon which sees Doug get in trouble with the law. Somewhere between Jeremy being institutionalized and Doug's day in court, a balance amid gaming and real life is found.

6 The Day the LAN Centre Stood Still

11/8/10

Doug is having a hard time in the early going of his sentence of six months without gaming. Spurred on by Jeremy's complete lack of sympathy, October convinces everyone at the Mouse and Pad to give up gaming for 24 hours. With no distraction or escape from reality, Jeremy and Doug find themselves gravitating towards increasingly destructive pastimes. It culminates in a serious clash with authority involving feces.

7 Losing to a N00b

11/15/10

Jeremy's world is shattered when he gets pwned at StarCraft. It renders him vulnerable enough to look for guidance from Kyle who is more than happy to teach Jeremy how to be the best n00b he can be. Jeremy looks to be embracing his n00b hood and his friends are too busy worrying about Tyrel's blind date to care. His only hope is World Pac Man and Donkey Kong record holder Billy Mitchell who tries to remind Jeremy what it means to be a champion.

8 Pwnageddon

11/22/10

The day Jeremy has been training for all these months has finally arrived. Pwnageddon, The biggest video game tournament of the year. Once again teh_pwnerer is the heavy favourite to defend his title but his nemesis has some dirty tricks up his sleeve. Meanwhile, Doug considers signing up for the army, which promises a real life First Person Shooter experience with no lag!

About this show

Pure Pwnage is a comedy series based on the global Internet hit www.purepwnage.com. Pure Pwnage tells the story of 26-year-old Jeremy otherwise known as “teh_pwnerer”*, the greatest videogamer in the world, whose life is documented by his brother Kyle, an aspiring film director.
A child of the Internet, Jeremy’s devotion to the world of videogames leaves him with a profound lack of social skills. After his mother gives him an ultimatum - get a job or get out of the basement – Jeremy must leave the comfort of the gaming world, only to discover that nobody cares how many n00bs he’s pwned! The series sees Jeremy get his first job, start his own rock band, and run into an unexpected challenge at “Pwnageddon” - the biggest videogame tournament of the year.

Ratings and reviews

5.0

4 reviews

Jack

May 8, 2016

But Kyle's a big noob

jordyn sergi

January 17, 2016

awesome

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