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For anyone wondering, I recently re-watched the Max Headroom series & movie, and it still holds. I recommend you check it out, even if you hadn't seen it before

by 0des 5y ago

For anyone wondering, I recently re-watched the Max Headroom series & movie, and it still holds. I recommend you check it out, even if you hadn't seen it before.

nabla9 5y ago
I watched the series and movie again few years back and I concur. Amazing cypherpunk scifi. It has aquired some 80s patina that makes it only better.
joezydeco 5y ago
The movie is an excellent piece of early cyberpunk. They were doing the "operator get me out of here" two decades before The Matrix. The British TV interview show is meh. The American/ABC remake even more meh.
- technothrasher 5y ago
  I remember really enjoying the (American dramatic) TV show when I was a kid. I recently re-watched it, and I pretty much agree with this assessment. The original movie was dated but still enjoyable for what it was. The follow on series falls apart pretty quickly into uninteresting drivel.
  - mindcrime 5y ago
    Huh. Interesting. I re-watched the American series a couple of years ago and thought it held up incredibly well. "Different strokes" and all that, I guess.
    - technothrasher 5y ago
      I'm glad to hear it, actually. I do have a great fondness for Max Headroom, probably because I was so young when he first showed up and he hit all my "nerd" buttons. I was sad to see I couldn't even finish all the episodes of the show when I tried.
- 0des 5y ago
  I celebrate the guy's entire catalog, anyway, let's get down to business - If you like Max Headroom, another great classic that you may or may not remember from that era is Alien Nation (which also stood the test of time)
  - bluedevil2k 5y ago
    That’s screaming for a remake. The original movie and TV series have been lost to time but the story is compelling and could easily be part of some procedrual drama with added flair today. Or even a 10 episode season on HBO with a grittier feel to it (more sour milk in other words).
    - 0des 5y ago
      > sour milk Just trying to catch a buzz man :) Cheers!
    - kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
      District 9 borrows the backstory so that has to age out first.
  - jimmyvalmer 5y ago
    For my money, it doesn't get any better than when he sings "A Man Loves a Woman."
Lio 5y ago
Seems like the original TV movie is available on YouTube for anyone interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZY-yQYVf38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZY-yQYVf38

by 0des 5y ago

For anyone wondering, I recently re-watched the Max Headroom series & movie, and it still holds. I recommend you check it out, even if you hadn't seen it before.

nabla9 5y ago

I watched the series and movie again few years back and I concur. Amazing cypherpunk scifi. It has aquired some 80s patina that makes it only better.

joezydeco 5y ago

The movie is an excellent piece of early cyberpunk. They were doing the "operator get me out of here" two decades before The Matrix. The British TV interview show is meh. The American/ABC remake even more meh.

technothrasher 5y ago
I remember really enjoying the (American dramatic) TV show when I was a kid. I recently re-watched it, and I pretty much agree with this assessment. The original movie was dated but still enjoyable for what it was. The follow on series falls apart pretty quickly into uninteresting drivel.
- mindcrime 5y ago
  Huh. Interesting. I re-watched the American series a couple of years ago and thought it held up incredibly well. "Different strokes" and all that, I guess.
  - technothrasher 5y ago
    I'm glad to hear it, actually. I do have a great fondness for Max Headroom, probably because I was so young when he first showed up and he hit all my "nerd" buttons. I was sad to see I couldn't even finish all the episodes of the show when I tried.
0des 5y ago
I celebrate the guy's entire catalog, anyway, let's get down to business - If you like Max Headroom, another great classic that you may or may not remember from that era is Alien Nation (which also stood the test of time)
- bluedevil2k 5y ago
  That’s screaming for a remake. The original movie and TV series have been lost to time but the story is compelling and could easily be part of some procedrual drama with added flair today. Or even a 10 episode season on HBO with a grittier feel to it (more sour milk in other words).
  - 0des 5y ago
    > sour milk Just trying to catch a buzz man :) Cheers!
  - kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
    District 9 borrows the backstory so that has to age out first.
- jimmyvalmer 5y ago
  For my money, it doesn't get any better than when he sings "A Man Loves a Woman."

Lio 5y ago

Seems like the original TV movie is available on YouTube for anyone interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZY-yQYVf38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZY-yQYVf38