For those who caught Max Headroom during its run on television and paid attention, the program was a bit visionary (i.e. "ahead of its time"), and that probably accounts for the critical praise yet relatively uninspired ratings it earned: folks likely found it a bit too cerebral and wishing for more traditional escape tuned it out. But the wit was there, as was the social commentary, not too different from what Gene Roddenberry did with Star Trek a few decades earlier.
Max's first episode -- "Blipverts" -- premiered in the U.S. on March 31, 1987, and I've managed to find a little extra time this week to screencap that hour for posterity's sake. I've posted them right here, or you can access them by following the same link on March 31st's Daily Citation page. Keep in mind that the set release from Shout Factory wasn't exactly "cleaned up" for the ages, so the detail isn't nearly as good as I'd like ... but it is what it is.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
Max's first episode -- "Blipverts" -- premiered in the U.S. on March 31, 1987, and I've managed to find a little extra time this week to screencap that hour for posterity's sake. I've posted them right here, or you can access them by following the same link on March 31st's Daily Citation page. Keep in mind that the set release from Shout Factory wasn't exactly "cleaned up" for the ages, so the detail isn't nearly as good as I'd like ... but it is what it is.
As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
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