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There was a great article some time back about the hisstory behind it. A lot of the episodes satirized the show's own network and specific network executives -
by fenomas 8y ago
There was a great article some time back about the hisstory behind it. A lot of the episodes satirized the show's own network and specific network executives - some of which flew under the radar and some of which probably hastened the show's demise, etc.
Fake edit: I think this is it:
https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8285139/max-headroom-oral-history-80s-cyberpunk-interview https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8285139/max-headroom-oral-...
- gdubs 8y agoJust read the whole thing, thanks for sharing. Interesting story in many ways, particularly the wrestling for ownership of the show, and how they recreated it as a carbon copy for the American market. I remember hearing years ago that he wasn’t actually CG, which made a lot of sense — but as a kid I definitely thought he was. The subversiveness of the show is great; but it’s particularly amazing how accurately they saterized the future.