On Max Headroom: The Most Misunderstood Joke on TV (38 minutes)

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[–]Brewdabier 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

My brother in law actually thought max headroom was a real person.

[–]Tiwaking[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Hey he is not alone! A lot of people thought Max Headroom was real! It sounds silly today, but back then it was a revolution.

[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Well Max was in byte, Commodore Computer Periodicals well every tech Magazines and I could not understand why people though Max was real.

[–]IkeConn 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The show seemed to be so modern back in the day. Now it's a retrofuturism oddity.

[–]Tiwaking[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

A media personality firmly under control of the evil global entertainment mega corporation? That doesnt sound retrofuturistic, that's our reality!