Any other Max Headroom fans?

POSTED BY: zikzak
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STRINGSLINGER

Wednesday, September 24, 2003 10:20 PM

I'd have to agree with the general sentiment (recently expressed by CaptBaggytrousers) that the original British Max was cooler than the U.S. version. Among other things it was much, much darker. It also had bad guys named Breughel & Mahler which was a nice touch. Also, in that version Bryce Lynch was not just a misguided geek, he was evil. I recommend tracking it down if you can (I do not have a copy, sorry). I believe it was released in the U.S. on tape at some point, so you might find it used somewhere.

As to the series, I still think of "Whacketts" every time I see an ad for a reality tv show, and I wonder.

Annabel Morton and Rocky Jankel (or is it the other way around? I forget and am too lazy to imdb it right now) went on to direct a pretty good remake of D.O.A., starring Denis Quaid and Meg Ryan. Of course, they also made Super Mario Bros., so their post-Max record is not without blemishes.

Keep Flying (20 minutes into the future)

ZIKZAK

Thursday, September 25, 2003 1:00 AM

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Originally posted by StringSlinger:
It also had bad guys named Breughel & Mahler which was a nice touch.

The US version had Brueghel and Mahler, too. Different actors, but they were there. Also the UK version had Nicholas Grace as Grossman/Grossberg, which is awesome for a Robin of Sherwood fan like me!

There were MANY clever/amazing bits in the show. My favorite episode, Security Systems, is about identity theft, WAY before that was on the meme radar. Lots of characters with meaningful names (the owner of the Body Bank in the pilot is Florence Nightingale, etc...) and funny stuff in the background.

Ped Xing

CHANNAIN

Thursday, September 25, 2003 6:02 PM

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

ma-ma-ma-max...Max Headroom. GREAT show.

DJANGO

Sunday, November 30, 2003 11:30 PM

I have 10 of tbe orginal episodes of Max Headroom on VHS taped from the orginal days they aired I would like to get a copy on DVD of the TIvo you taped? Do you want to swap?

WINTERMUTE

Saturday, December 6, 2003 3:39 AM

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StringSlinger:
As to the series, I still think of "Whacketts" every time I see an ad for a reality tv show, and I wonder.

Not too long after Max Headroom was cancelled, a local television station started using Videographers on their six o'clock evening news show.

The station pitched Videographers as new, hip, and totally original. Essentially, they gave staff members a truck, a video camera, and some time in an editing booth when they returned from the field. These people were direct, which is the half of Edison Carter's "live and direct".

The station was CityTV in Toronto, and I still get low-grade Max Headroom flashbacks whenever I pass their advertisements for Videographers on bus station walls and construction hoardings.

WINTERMUTE

Saturday, December 6, 2003 3:50 AM

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StringSlinger:
I'd have to agree with the general sentiment that the original British Max was cooler than the U.S. version.

Oh no, the U.S. series was much better than the U.K. pilot.

Every single actor in the U.S. series had a glowing, palpable presence on the small screen.

And since ABC broadcast a dozen episodes, we got to explore each of these characters, including minor ones like Ben Cheviot.

The U.K. pilot may have shown what was possible, but the U.S. series truly shone.

MAL'SGAL

Sunday, January 4, 2004 5:34 AM

Oh what a great show! And you're right, that was the last show I fell in love with as hard as Firefly, only to have it cancelled right out from under me. I wish someone would release that on DVD.

Really enjoyed seeing Matt Frewer on Taken.

DYAIRVATREE

Sunday, January 4, 2004 6:22 AM

Hells yes! That show was great it completely bummed me out when that got cancelled but it seems to me everthing cool in the 1980's got cancelled kind of like now. If it had only come out in the 1990's I think it would of had a shot. For some reason no one seemed to like anything "weird" in the 80's got cancelled and by weird they ment original, oh well.

DESERTDRAGON

Sunday, January 4, 2004 7:40 AM

ZIKZAK - I will definitly be emailing you about buying or swapping. I have a single crappy copy of the US pilot, and an actual copy of the UK version from the video store. The show has also been run completely on Sci-Fi, but i haven't seen it recently.

Have to say I prefer the US version of the show better, but both are great. I've always loved the chemistry between Matt Frewer and Amanda Pays.

I agree that both ABC and FOX screwed the shows in similar ways (except for adverts) ... Think of how it would be resurrected these days; there are many pros and cons. Bad- being the networks. Good - being brought back by someone who really cared about it...

Although I personally loved Matt having to get into full make-up (and doing that instead of graphics certainly made Max more lovable/personable), technology has brought us Golem and I, Robot, and Matt would never have to get into heavy make up again!

Just a dream ...

~Misty
(who still has her Max t-shirts)

... see you Space Cowboy.
(-Cowboy Bebop)

ZIKZAK

Sunday, January 4, 2004 9:01 PM

Here's an update for y'all:

I now have all 14 of the original episodes captured, edited, and encoded in DVD format. I also have the UK tape to capture. We've got a new baby so my work on this project was delayed a bit...

But it's about done. I will now be just doing DVDs (no VCDs) with 2 eps per disc. The discs will have interactive menus and such, with DVD video and Dolby Digital audio. I'll make up color disc labels, but will NOT include the long black DVD box, to save on shipping. The first one is playing in my Pioneer 414 right now!

Since I'm using DVD, and I don't want to lose my shirt on the project, I will be chaqrging some cash to make up the costs. I'm not trying to make a profit... SO it looks like it'll be a set of 8 discs at about $3 per disc, or about $24 before shipping. Let me know if this sounds OK.

I'll be emailing everyone who sent me mail in the last few months but if you want to be sure you're included, you can email again anyway. Send it to pedxing at my fosketts domain which ends with net. I think you can figure that address out unless you're a robot!

Thanks,
Stephen

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