The Bazura Project is a comedy show about the history of cinema, written and presented by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah. It originally ran on Australian community television from 2006 to 2008, and on ABC2 in late 2011.
In early 2011, the ABC commissioned a six-part series for ABC2. The series was subtitled "The Guide To Sinema", with each episode devoted to a different cinematic sin: Violence, Sex, Money, Profanity, Drugs and Fame. The series began on 29 September, airing Thursday nights at 9pm.
The series included appearances from Shaun Micallef, Kat Stewart, David Stratton, Tony Martin, Francis Greenslade, Julia Zemiro, John Safran, Bryan Dawe, Michael Ward, Luke Hemsworth, Abe Forsythe, Marc Fennell, Stephanie Bendixsen, and Richard Wolstencroft.
The show originally aired on Australian community television stations (Channel 31 Melbourne, 31 Brisbane, Television Sydney and C31 Adelaide) on 7 December 2006. It ran for three seasons, ending on 18 December 2008. It was nominated for multiple Antenna Awards, and won Best Comedy Program and Best Director in 2007, and Best Arts Program in both 2007 and 2008.
[Jason:]
I found a secret hidden in dark
Something that no one knows
A revelation to my eyes
Words I can't understand inside it
What does it mean?
What does it hide?
The Federation's job is clearer now...
I can see the plot, it's laying down...
And I feel dismayed...
I have to spread the news
This plan must come to nothing
I have to spread the news
The project must be halted
Life evolution out of control
No more a human birth
In a society so produced
Perfect and working for a sole end
Taking the right
Rejecting the wrong
The Federation's job is clearer now...
I can see the plot, it's laying down...
And I feel dismayed...
I have to spread the news
This plan must come to nothing
I have to spread the news