In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.
- Won 3 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total
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- TriviaThe futuristic graphics used on the show were created by a top-of-the-line computer of 1987, a Commodore Amiga.
- Quotes
Max Headroom: Now, I'm no librarian, in fact, I don't know what star sign I am. But, as a famous person once said, "You can fool some of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." And as I - another more famous person - once said, "If you don't teach them to read, you can fool them whenever you like."
- Alternate versionsThe first episode is a remake of the British film Max Headroom (1985) (TV).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Back to the Future Part II (1989)
The series didn't last nearly long enough for me; the original title, "Twenty Minutes Into the Future" is very accurate-- technologically, stylistically, and in terms of content and post-production, "Max Headroom" was ahead of its time. It was a mid-season replacement and never found its audience; the database lists the tv-movie, the series (14 or 15 eps), and the original talk show which started the whole thing. I'm still amazed at the wisdom (or lack thereof) of television execs who can cancel a series halfway through a season. Then again, "Max Headroom" was about television, making some eerily accurate predictions (CNN, tabloid talk shows), and television execs are nothing if not chickens.
Still, it would be too, too cool to see Max pop up to comment about the millennium...
- GalaxyGa
- Jan 11, 1999
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- Also known as
- Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future
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- Runtime1 hour
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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