Max Headroom | Who the HELL was he?! | A Docu-Mini

If he comes back it must surely be, ironically, as genuine AI - but that AI must absolutely be trained to include all of his glitches, too, as that was a huge part of the comedic value.

Jesus Christ. Did Jim Carrey religiously watch Max Headroom? His entire early movie career is an exact replica of it.

Having Max Headroom, The Young Ones, Kenny Everett plus Spitting Image on UK TV during the 80s was TV mana from Heaven for me.

My most FAVORITE thing about Max Headroom was that the Background and Chroma Keying was originally done on an Amiga Computer which I and many Undergound people used in NYC...it was like the Neo Geo of its time. Obtaining games was Like Napster with the MP3's when they came out.. People swapped floppies and discovered sooo many unknown games that we would otherwise never have know about. This was right on the shoes of the Commodore 64 underground success as well....meanwhile outsiders were using 8 bit NES and Sega Master System (very few people). Max Headroom inspired me to do CHroma Keying on the Amiga and party being a VJ at a night club (not the hosting kind like MTV but the DJ kind with video...using the Very Amiga Computer!). Ahhhhh the good ole days..this went on until 2008 for me.

I know Matt (Max) Frewer personally. He's a nice guy. In fact, I even found him some royalties. His show brings back some much-appreciated happy memories of escapism during difficult times. Thanks.

I remember when this started, I was blown away. Like you said this was waaay before it’s time. Still love Max and watch him on YouTube from time to time.

It's crazy how he seems even more relevant now than he did in the 80s. AI, CGI technology, deep fakes, social media, ARG's... 80s nostalgia and the whole vaporwave aesthetic is also huge nowadays. I could easily see him getting a revival. A lot of interesting things you could do with him.

Very talented Canadian actor. He hasn’t stopped working. He speaks so clear and enunciates his words so well

"Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future" is a work of genius. Sure, Max Headroom could work today, as the whole Cyberpunk idea works today, too.

You forgot to mention the big hit he had with The Art of Noise 'Paranoimia'.

Loved Max Headroom as a kid (watched on C4), found the movements and colours hypnotising.

Max would have a lot more fodder to comment upon today than he had forty years ago. Hey, the entertainment industry can't come up with anything original. Max is due for a revival!

Every time I see TikTok or YouTube shorts I always think of the blipverts from Max Headroom. 😂 Thanks for the docu-mini. I always thought Max was computer generated, they did such an excellent job with portraying him as such.

I was stationed in England and Max came about with a bang! The song, Paranoimia, by the group The Art Of Noise, features Max and Back to the Future 2 had a nod to him with digital waiters.

That laugh, the big grin and the tossing back of the head. Brilliant!

I loved Max Headroom as a kid. I still think the design is awesome looking. Also, Matt Frewer and I have the same birthday. I only mention this because I know that people care so much about that. 😅

Wow Pepsi got a lot of screen time on the New Coke commercial.

I was a teen in the 80s and remember entirely too much about this! It seemed really futuristic and kinda still does! It also reminds me too much of Jim Carey!

Man this one takes me back we had Max Headroom like MTV on telly here in Australia at one point. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of some great fading memories. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

How did the Art of Noise fit into the Max Headroom Equation? They had him in their music for a time in Paranomia... which I loved. I also thought the show was brilliant. For once, something interesting was on American TV. Snarky, cool, and artistic. It was nice to see it hit the mainstream and take over for awhile. A genus concept from the beginning to the end.