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The Max Headroom Show (1985)

The Max Headroom Show poster
Directed by
Rocky Morton
Genre
comedy, sci-fi & fantasy, talk
Country
United Kingdom
Length
3 seasons, 36 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A talk show hosted by a character who looks like a computer-generated figure. He interviews people and makes jokes about technology and media.

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What happens

The Max Headroom Show is a television series that debuted in the UK in 1985. It was produced by Carlton TV and aired on Channel 4, with an initial series of 13 shows. It featured actor Matt Frewer playing the role of pseudo-computer-generated talk-show host Max Headroom. It returned in 1986 for a second series of six episodes plus a Christmas special. The final series aired in 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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