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31 March 1987 (USA)
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In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself. full summary
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Won 3 Primetime Emmys.
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2 nominations
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(5 articles)
Gone Too Soon: Max Headroom
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Daryl Hall & John Oates Interview, Part 2: Daryl Hall and the "War" with his Generation
(From Huffington Post. 6 October 2009, 3:08 PM, PDT)
(From AOL - TVSquad. 19 October 2009, 12:04 PM, PDT)
Daryl Hall & John Oates Interview, Part 2: Daryl Hall and the "War" with his Generation
(From Huffington Post. 6 October 2009, 3:08 PM, PDT)
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Filmed at 30 frames a second
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 9 of 21)| Matt Frewer | ... | Edison Carter / ... (14 episodes, 1987-1988) | |
| Amanda Pays | ... | Theora Jones (14 episodes, 1987-1988) | |
| Chris Young | ... | Bryce Lynch (14 episodes, 1987-1988) | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | ... | Murray (14 episodes, 1987-1988) | |
| George Coe | ... | Ben Cheviot (14 episodes, 1987-1988) | |
| Lee Wilkof | ... | Edwards (14 episodes, 1987-1988) | |
| William Morgan Sheppard | ... | Blank Reg (7 episodes, 1987-1988) | |
| Concetta Tomei | ... | Blank Dominique (7 episodes, 1987-1988) | |
| Virginia Kiser | ... | Mrs. Formby (6 episodes, 1987) |
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Also Known As:
Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future (USA) (alternative title)
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60 min (14 episodes)
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Color (Metrocolor)
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Iceland:L (season 1)
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Max Headroom is not the only character named for a sign. The Zik Zak Corporation chairman, Ped Xing, is named after the street sign abbreviation for "Pedestrian Crossing".
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Bryce Lynch:
There are no experimental failures. There's only more data!
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Jesus and the Airlock
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Here's a piece of trivia. Max Headroom was filmed at 30 frames a second instead of the standard 24 frames a second. One of the reasons was so the series could more easily incorporate video with film, but a welcomed side-effect was that it gave the show a Hi-Def, futuristic look on 1980s television. It really did look different from any other show on TV.
What's interesting is that some current shows on video shoot at 24 or 25 frames a second to look more like film. It would be interesting to see what some filmed shows would look like in HDTV if they were shot at at 30 frames a second. You would get true HD.