Any other Max Headroom fans?

POSTED BY: zikzak
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ZIKZAK

Monday, September 22, 2003 6:07 PM

So are there any other Max Headroom fans out there? There seemed to be on the Fox board...

There are a lot of Firefly parallels:
* both are smart, well-written sci-fi shows
* both have legions of devoted fans
* the episodes were linear but shown out of order
* the network hated the show and wanted it off as soon as it was on
* both lasted just over a dozen episodes
* and both feature a scene-stealing guest star named Sheppard - Morgan Sheppard played Blank Reg is Max Headroom, and his son Mark played Badger!

So let's talk. I am currently grabbing all 14 Max episodes off my TiVo to VCD/DVD for personal use and am really enjoying seeing the series again.

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STILLSHINY

Monday, September 22, 2003 6:31 PM

Oh, I would be very curious to get my hands on those little beauties. I have a friend who in High School though Max was all the rage.

Edison Carter from Network 23. Funny in OK Fox is 23, that explains everything!

Mal: “See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown!”

KLI

Monday, September 22, 2003 9:09 PM

Yeah, but FIREFLY didn't have a George R.R. Martin script ("Xmas") in pre-production when the series got axed, or a British-made proto-pilot. And back then, Les Mooves still believed in making shows like Max Headroom, rather than cranking out endless carbon-copies of CSI and Survivor. :)

To me, the most interesting thing about rewatching Max Headroom is how un-dated it appears. There's very little television from that time period that doesn't instantly impress you as coming from the big-hair period of the '80s.

TALLGRRL

Monday, September 22, 2003 9:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by zikzak:
So are there any other Max Headroom fans out there? There seemed to be on the Fox board...

There are a lot of Firefly parallels:
* both are smart, well-written sci-fi shows
* both have legions of devoted fans
* the episodes were linear but shown out of order
* the network hated the show and wanted it off as soon as it was on
* both lasted just over a dozen episodes
* and both feature a scene-stealing guest star named Sheppard - Morgan Sheppard played Blank Reg is Max Headroom, and his son Mark played Badger!

So let's talk. I am currently grabbing all 14 Max episodes off my TiVo to VCD/DVD for personal use and am really enjoying seeing the series again.

Ped Xing
Zik Zak

I absolutely loved Max Headroom and was so disappointed when it was canceled.
I have one episode on a VHS tape, and it happened to be the one with Blank Reg.
You got Max on your TIVO? Where was it running?
I'm surprised that the series hasn't yet showed up in a (limited edition) DVD set.
I saw the word "blipvert" in someone's post here at Firefly and it brought a smile.
Was that you?

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---TllGrrl

STILLSHINY

Monday, September 22, 2003 9:52 PM

t-t-t-t-t-t tune in to network 23. the network that's a real mind blower!!!

Mal: “See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown!”

SERENITYVALLEY

Monday, September 22, 2003 10:49 PM

Ha. I DO like that show, yes. Matt Frewer all the way.

http://www.simple-assault.com/Firefly.htm

GLUEHWURM

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:34 AM

In a stupid knee-jerk resistance to all the pre-season hype, I didn't discover Max Headroom until the last few episodes were airing--and I was devastated when it got cancelled.

That's one big difference between Firefly and Max: the advertising.

Gluehwurm

CAPTBAGGYTROUSERS

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 1:15 AM

I love the original British pilot with a passion. I still think it's one of the best things ever done for TV and years ahead of its time. I was astounded when Max became a pitchman for Coke and then an ABC TV show. The American Max never did it for me, though.

"Silly boy. Who's a silly boy, eh? Hands are very expensive and delicate items- far more valuable than cameras."

"I only build the bomb. I don't drop it."

Good stuff.

History repeats the old conceits

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ZIKZAK

Tuesday, September 23, 2003 4:36 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tallgrrl:
You got Max on your TIVO? Where was it running?
I'm surprised that the series hasn't yet showed up in a (limited edition) DVD set.

TechTV ran Max a year ago and I grabbed it in TiVO Best off Digital cable - really nice quality. However TechTV edited the episodes a bit (cut a bit here and there) and put screen spam in the last few minutes of each episode, plus a logo ghost all the way through. So it's not pristine. But it sure beats my '87-vintage VHS copies, recorded on SLP and watched 1000 times!

Like I said, I'm archiving them for myself and some local friends, but would love to share the joy with anyone else who wants them. I'd like to put together a list of folks who want copies. I'm not trying to make money (I have a real job), so this will not be a big-ticket item. I just need anyone who wants them to give a bit of cash to cover the costs.

Mail me if you're interested.

zikzak at NOsalingerSPAM dot org
(remove the capital letters...)

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ZIKZAK

Wednesday, September 24, 2003 8:23 PM

While we're on the topic, does anyone have any old Max Headroom video tapes? I'd love to digitize them and include them on my VCDs. Commercials, etc...

Actually, it would really be killer if someone had the UK TV movie. I've never seen it, but heard it's great!

Also, email if you want copies of the Max Headroom compilation:
zikzak at salinger dot org

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