# Max Headroom DVD's on the way? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 1, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863 "2010-03-01T15:52:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/1 "2010-03-01T15:52:41Z")
This just in from [TV Shows on DVD](http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Max-Headroom-DVDs-Planned/13399): Shout! Factory & Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. are planning to bring _Max Headroom_ to “the home entertainment marketplace.” I’ll be staying tuned! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/2 "2010-03-01T16:23:47Z")
And the Norm show too, which I find the more interesting half of that press release. I loved Norm. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/3 "2010-03-01T16:26:48Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > And the Norm show too, which I find the more interesting half of that press release. I loved Norm. I haven’t seen Norm. But I’ll become a fan to help enrich the people who bring Max back! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/4 "2010-03-01T16:27:26Z")
It’s about _blipvert_ ti-ti-ti-tim-time! ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/5 "2010-03-01T17:30:01Z")
And [io9](http://io9.com/5481888/max-headroom-finally-coming-to-dvd) had the news last week! > [@](#): > > A major injustice is about to be redressed.The ground-breaking cyberpunk TV series Max Headroom is finally coming out on DVD — and the extras may include the original British short film 20 Minutes Into The Future. ETA: Looks like next August… ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/6 "2010-03-01T17:44:25Z")
I wouldn’t mind seeing the HBO talk show & Christmas special either. I got HBO just as it was running down. And I loved the ABC series! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/7 "2010-03-01T18:11:34Z")
Woot! Max Headroom has been on my “want” list for years Brian ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/8 "2010-03-01T18:13:41Z")
‘Isn’t it wunnerful?’ ---
**Author:** ![Arkcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/9 "2010-03-01T18:20:34Z")
I hate to thread jack, but I went a viewed the first episode online, and wanted to ask fans here on the SDMB – “Why not re-make it?” Probably we can get Matt Fewer again. But it would be great if we could get the whole cast back\*, and revisit this dark dystopian sci-fi again. I think we’re finally ready for it, given that lately, sci-fi TV shows have permitted themselves to be dark again. \*Yes I know Charles Rocket is not available. God, he was classically sleazy in that premiere episode, gradually developing the trademark tick during that episode as the whole BlipVerts theme came crashing down around him. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/10 "2010-03-01T18:46:30Z")
I will definitely buy this in a heartbeat, particularly since it includes the original British version, which I preferred to the American version. I still have a Max Headroom poster kicking around somewhere in my attic…🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/11 "2010-07-18T15:09:08Z")
The _Max Headroom: The Complete Series_ DVD set came up as a suggestion when I was looking for something else. It will be released 10 August, and I’ve pre-ordered. 🙂 If I ever come across the VHS tapes of it that I recorded when the show was on, I can toss them. And I can delete the icons on my desktop that would let me download it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/12 "2010-07-18T15:20:10Z")
Great news! I loved the show–short-lived though it was. I remember Max appearing on _Late Night with David Letterman_ at least once–that would make a cool extra on the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![kidneyfailure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/13 "2010-07-18T23:21:56Z")
No, you know what would be a cool extra on the DVD? That weird pirate signal from (I think) Chicago with the guy wearing the Max Headroom mask and humming the theme from Clutch Cargo while spanking that guy with a flyswatter. > **[Remember, Remember the 22nd of November](https://www.damninteresting.com/remember-remember-the-22nd-of-november)** > > The story of the Max Headroom pirating incident, one of the few successful television intrusions in history, and still unsolved. Creepy ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/14 "2010-07-19T03:44:55Z")
The parody from MathNet would be cool, too. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/15 "2010-07-19T04:18:26Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > This just in from [TV Shows on DVD](http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Max-Headroom-DVDs-Planned/13399): Shout! Factory & Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. are planning to bring _Max Headroom_ to “the home entertainment marketplace.” > > I’ll be staying tuned! [flails with happiness] ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/16 "2010-07-19T13:30:51Z")
When I saw this [announcement](http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Max-Headroom-The-Complete-Series/13727) I went to the Shout! store and ordered it so I’d also get the limited-edition 8" x 10" glossy cast shot. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/17 "2010-07-19T18:23:23Z")
Pre-ordered! Can’t wait! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/18 "2010-07-19T18:46:51Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Woot! > > Max Headroom has been on my “want” list for years > > Brian Me too. Between this and Ellery Queen, my want list has just gotten a little shorter. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/19 "2010-07-19T22:18:21Z")
I’d forgotten how much in love I was with Amanda Pays back in the day. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863/20 "2010-07-20T00:56:15Z")
> [@kidneyfailure](#): > > No, you know what would be a cool extra on the DVD? That weird pirate signal from (I think) Chicago with the guy wearing the Max Headroom mask and humming the theme from Clutch Cargo while spanking that guy with a flyswatter. > > [Remember, Remember the 22nd of November](http://www.damninteresting.com/remember-remember-the-22nd-of-november) > > Creepy Exactly what I was thinking. I was 11 when that happened, living near Chicago, and I remember people talking about it. You’re right, the whole thing is really creepy. I finally saw the video not that long ago, and the combination of lousy video and audio quality, and the seemingly irrational behavior of the guy, makes it seem like you’re watching someone’s bad dream. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/max-headroom-dvds-on-the-way/530863.md?page=2)