Videos: “Zoolok” (Jean-Michel Jarre), “Destination Zululand” (King Kurt), “Visions Of China” (Japan), “Sensoria” (Cabaret Voltaire), “ (If You Love Somebody) Set Them Free” ( Sting) Written by Paul Owen & David Hansen and Tim Johnĭirected by Rocky Morton and Annabel JankelĬast: Matt Frewer (Max Headroom), Sting (himself) Max tries to steer the conversation back to golf and shoes a spat over spats ensues. When the subject of Sting’s politically-charged lyrics is brought up, Max wonders what happens when those lyrics are sung in countries that don’t speak the same language (such as, Max suggests, America).
Sting drops in to discuss his hatred of golf, shoe color, and his new solo album The Dream Of The Blue Turtles.
Max Headroom introduces himself and states the purpose of his show, rails against corporate sponsorship and takes someone’s take-away Chinese food order before revealing that they’ve dialed the wrong number. LogBook entry by Earl Green Max Headroom, Specials Channel 4 Morgan Sheppard (1932-2019) is credited here as “Morgan Shepherd”. Recast and rewritten for American audiences, Bryce became less of the stereotypical “pimply faced youth” character, and more of a sympathetic ally to Max/Edison, whereas in this movie, he’s very much the prototypical unhygienic computer nerd who operates out of a cluttered computer room. Morgan Sheppard joined Matt Frewer in the American show’s cast. Changes were very minimal: Grossman became Grossberg, and Amanda Pays and W.
MAX HEADROOM SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 MOVIE
Notes: This one-off movie was virtually remade – right down to using the UK-shot miniature landscapes of the Network 23 tower and its surrounding cityscape – as the first episode of the American-made Max Headroom series, which ran from 1986 to 1987. Formby), Gary Hope (Ashwell), Joane Hall (Body Bank Receptionist), Howard Samuels (ENG Reporter), Roger Tebb (Helipad Reporter), Val McLane (Eyewitness), Michael Cule (Exploding Man) But if Network 23 was worried about Edison’s headstrong independent streak, Max’s unhinged personality and ability to hack their systems from the inside – as well is a tenacious stubborn streak inherited from Edison – may spell an even bigger threat, especially once Max teams up with a pirate broadcaster known as Blank Reg.įrom an original idea by George Stone, Rocky Morton & Annabel Jankelĭirected by Rocky Morton & Annabel JankelĬast: Matt Frewer (Edison Carter / Max Headroom), Nickolas Grace (Grossman), Hilary Tindall (Dominique), William Morgan Sheppard (Blank Reg), Amanda Pays (Theora Jones), Paul Spurrier (Bryce Lynch), Hilton McRae (Breugal), George Rossi (Mahler), Roger Sloman (Murray), Anthony Dutton (Gorrister), Constantine Gregory (Ben Cheviot), Lloyd McGuire (Edwards), Elizabeth Richardson (Ms. Suffering a severe head injury, Edison is left to the care of amoral boy genius Bryce, who scans Edison’s brain and uses the resulting fragmented data to create a computerized avatar of Edison, Max Headroom, hoping to discover through Max exactly how much Edison knew about the effects of blipverts. Edison’s producers and backup team support his investigation, but Network 23 boss Ned Grossman all but orders a hit on his own newsman. Bryce Lynch creates this computer simulated version, who calls himself Max Headroom.Investigative journalist Edison Carter, trying to uncover the truth of whether or not nearly-subliminal “blipverts” are causing television-addicted viewers to spontaneously combust, discovers that the trail of evidence leads to his own employer: television mega-corporation Network 23. Ned decides to replace Edison with a computer stimulated version of Edison. Network 23 star reporter, Edison Carter, discovers that the Network executive Ned Grossberg is aware of the problem and is covering up the issues. Unfortunately, a few viewers have exploded while watching them. To improve ratings, Network 23 creates "Blipverts." Blipverts are high speed commercials condensed into a few seconds and embed themselves into the viewers mind. In the near future, it will be illegal to have a television that can be shut off. Summary: In the near future, it will be illegal to have a television that can be shut off.
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