Max Headroom (1987)
Television networks battle one another in an unrelenting ratings war. Whoever controls the airwaves controls the dystopic world in which they broadcast. So when Network 23's star reporter, Edison Carter, uncovers a deadly secret that could shake up the station's dominion over its viewers, the only option is to eliminate Carter before he can make his story public. After Carter's "accident," his mind is uploaded to create the world's first self-aware, computer-generated TV host — Max Headroom! But will Max bow to his creators? Or will he be the key to his human alter ago bringing down a network superpower?
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Episodes
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1. Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future1985-04-04 · 57mIn the post-apocalyptic future where television sets are more important than food, TV ratings are the all important currency of the nation. A new technique of preventing viewers fr
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2. Live on Network 23: The Story of Max Headroom · 1h 0mThe biography of Max Headroom, including interviews with creators George Stone, Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton, executive producer Peter Wagg, producer Brian Frankish and writers
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3. Looking Back at the Future: A Cast Round Table · 36mAn intimate roundtable discussion including cast members Amanda Pays, Jeffrey Tambor, Concetta Tomei and Chris Young focusing on Max Headroom - the character, the series and beyond
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4. The Big-Time Blanks · 12mCast members Morgan Sheppard and Concetta Tomei reflect on Max Headroom and their lasting friendship over 20 years later.
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5. The Science Behind the Fiction · 12mCocreator George Stone discusses real technology's place in the history of Max Headroom.
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6. The Writers Remember · 11mSteve Roberts and Michael Cassutt explain the process of writing for Max Headroom.
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7. Producing Dystopia · 8mBrian Frankish recalls the trials and rewards of creating a world set 20 minutes into the future.
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8. Karl-Lorimar Max Headroom Sweepstakes · 5mWhen originally broadcast on British television, the one-hour Max Headroom TV movie was preceded by Max narrating an introduction teaser for a contest. After the movie, Max returne
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9. Paranoimia Music Video by the Art of Noise · 4mThe Paranoimia music video from English synth-pop group The Art of Noise was a remix of an original song featured on the band's second album, "In Visible Silence." It was released
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10. Coke Commercial · 1mAs the global spokesperson for New Coke, Max Headroom made a series of commercials featuring the tagline, "Catch the Wave!"
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11. Car Parts Commercial · 1m
- 12 12. Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future - Extended Cinemax Version1985-04-04 · 1h 0mIn the post-apocalyptic future where television sets are more important than food, TV ratings are the all important currency of the nation. A new technique of preventing viewers fr
Cast
Matt FrewerEdison Carter / Max Headroom
Chris YoungBryce Lynch
Jeffrey TamborMurray
William Morgan SheppardBlank Reg
Concetta TomeiBlank Dominique
Amanda PaysTheora Jones
George CoeBen Cheviot
Lee WilkofEdwardsImages
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