# Did I mention that I miss Max Headroom? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656 "2005-06-17T05:01:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/1 "2005-06-17T05:01:27Z")
Oh, I think I did, once or twice in [post=6271360]this thread[/post]. Not only was it a fucking brilliant program (even the somewhat watered down ABC version), but it was absolutely prophetic, making the call on reality television, idiotic gameshows, and conglamorate media corruption decades ahead of its time. Matt Frewer was great as Network 23’s star reporter Edison Carter, and just as great as his (deliberately annoying) electronic ego, the eponymous Max Headroom. And what could one say about Amanda Pays that would compare to her lovely, demure visage. And Blanks Reg and Dominique–the forerunners to Comedy Central, of course. The Zik-Zak Corporation–motto: “We’ve got everything you need, and you need everything we’ve got!” The bulletnosed Studebaker network cars. “An off-switch. He’ll get ten years for that.” _Missile Mike_. _Whacketts_. And the whole irony of Max being a shill for Coca-Cola while firmly skewering commercialism and the corporate state. 14 episodes and cut from the vine by a bunch of no-talent dimwits for whom the show’s satire struck far to close to home, and indeed, right through the place that their little hearts would be if they had such a thing. Ah, Max, we barely knew ye. Anybody else miss _Max Headroom_? Stranger ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/2 "2005-06-17T05:20:14Z")
I do now. Max Headroom lasts 14 episodes, Firefly squeezes out 9, Friends lasts for 10 years. The world’s taste is all in its mouth. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/3 "2005-06-17T05:49:41Z")
Yes Max Headroom was a show that was very different and many notches above the usual network programming. That’s probably why it was cancelled. It was a show ahead of its time, especially because it took place “20 minutes into the future”. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/4 "2005-06-17T05:55:18Z")
We loved it around here. I knew it hadn’t lasted long, but I didn’t realize it was only 14 episodes. What really upsets me is that my son would love it, but he was too young at the time to remember it now. Every so often I see an ad that I think is only about a half-step away from being a blipvert. Scary, I tell ya. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/5 "2005-06-17T09:48:50Z")
Count me in, too. There are some shows I find myself liking which I suspect are doomed _because_ I like them and _Max Headroom_ was one of them. CJ ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/6 "2005-06-17T11:16:16Z")
“Hi, I’m Ma-ma-ma-max Head-d-d-d-d-d-droom-room-room. And what I want to know is - do Eskimos get bored with their weather forecasts? -casts? -casts?” ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/7 "2005-06-17T13:31:38Z")
I still have in my current cd rotation the song “Paranomia” by the Art of Noise which features Max Headroom. [Track 6](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000003MU8/qid=1119015704/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-3049646-5107855) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/8 "2005-06-17T13:47:20Z")
You can’t get much more '80’s than Max Headroom. I really liked that show and every so often I am reminded of it by something I see in the real world: a very fast, blip-vert style ad or some inane program that looks like a MH satire piece. I miss _Doctor, Doctor_ too. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/9 "2005-06-17T20:27:41Z")
Where’s the damn DVD release already? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/10 "2005-06-17T20:45:29Z")
I loved that show too. I even watched _Doctor, Doctor_ just to see Frewer act. Sigh… And I agree - DVD, dammit. Between that and _Animaniacs_ not being on DVD, I am an unhappy camper. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/11 "2005-06-17T21:07:40Z")
I expect Matt Frewer doesn’t much miss it. I was thinking about Max Headroom last night as an example of the fake “computer-generated” character (SIM0NE being the other). That said, _Max Headroom_ & _Doctor Doctor_ were both amazing shows, & _MH_ is largely responsible (along with McGoohan’s _The Prisoner_ & J.M. Barrie’s _Peter Pan_) for warping my adolescent mind. Neat stuff. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/12 "2005-06-17T22:37:53Z")
We both love _Max Headroom_ here. Some channel played all the episodes a couple of years ago and we taped them all. Whee! ---
**Author:** ![deevee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@deevee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deevee)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/13 "2005-06-17T22:52:15Z")
Oh yeah. I was trying (without success) to explain it to my 14 year old son just the other day. I know he’d love it. If they released it on dvd I’d buy that for a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/14 "2005-06-18T00:57:01Z")
> [@deevee](#): > > If they released it on dvd I’d buy that for a dollar. That’s not Max Headroom, that’s Robocop. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/15 "2005-06-18T02:12:12Z")
“Here’s somethin’ ta help ya dream.” “Baaa!” “Baaa!” “I"m looking for a sport with t-t-t-taste! The taste of blood!” “Please don’t flatline me!” That’s all I’ve got off the top of my head, except. **Stranger On A Train** I’m sure it was “She’ll get years for that.” ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/16 "2005-06-18T02:17:36Z")
Amanda Pays. Mmmmmmmmm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/17 "2005-06-18T02:43:48Z")
I found the series online and created my own DVDs. I can’t give pointers without causing the board problems, but I can offer this as a suggestion for those who can’t wait for something that will probably never happen. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/18 "2005-06-18T02:56:01Z")
> [@Mockingbird](#): > > I found the series online and created my own DVDs. I taped the series when it first came on. I retaped it when Bravo carried it (including a previously unaired episode). I transferred those to DVD. Same thing for _Doctor, Doctor_. I think Max will eventually make it to DVD, but I doubt DD will. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/19 "2005-06-18T03:20:41Z")
> [@Ferret Herder](#): > > I loved that show too. I even watched _Doctor, Doctor_ just to see Frewer act. Sigh… > > And I agree - DVD, dammit. Between that and _Animaniacs_ not being on DVD, I am an unhappy camper. I read on [tvshowsondvd.com](http://tvshowsondvd.com) that Animaniacs will start being released in season sets next year. ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656/20 "2005-06-18T06:53:53Z")
> [@Siege](#): > > Count me in, too. There are some shows I find myself liking which I suspect are doomed _because_ I like them and _Max Headroom_ was one of them. Amen. In addition to _Max Headroom_ on my list, you can add _Profit_, which lasted a shocking four episodes before the network figured out that I was the only person watching, and _Arrested Development_, which is doomed to die any day now. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-mention-that-i-miss-max-headroom/308656.md?page=2)