Episode 376: M-M-Max Headroom

Show Notes Episode 376: M-M-Max Headroom This week Host Dave Bledsoe passes out, falls off his barstool and has his consciousness uploaded into digital representation of himself, only to be promptly turned off, deleted and wake up back in his regular old body in an alley. (Again) On the show this week we are talking about the faux CGI charmer that wowed the world for about eleven minutes, Max Headroom. Along the way we discover why everything is so bright and neon in the 80's. (It looked futuristic to them) and then we dive right into how the BBC created a fast talking rubber faced facsimile of a man to host a video show. (Don’t think about it too long, it doesn’t make sense.) Then we follow along as Max journeys to America where network television doesn’t get that they are the but of all the jokes on the show. (Until they do get it and promptly cancel the show) Then we explain how Max Headroom became a commercial dreamboat despite being rabidly anti-commercialism. (How? Money, of course.) Our Sponsor this week is Robo-Host an AI Podcast host without all the drama of a human being. We open the show with Max being interviewed and close with Max singing to himself.  Show Theme: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Closing Music: https://youtu.be/2A2oIXjsx2E We are a proud member of the Seltzer Kings Podcast Network! http://seltzerkings.com/ Citations Needed:   LIVE AND DIRECT THE DEFINITIVE ORAL HISTORY OF 1980S DIGITAL ICON MAX HEADROOM https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8285139/max-headroom-oral-history-80s-cyberpunk-interview Max Headroom Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom Uncited Additional Reading:  https://groovyhistory.com/max-headroom https://www.looper.com/284097/the-untold-truth-of-max-headroom/ https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/the-enduring-legacy-of-80s-cult-phenom-max-headroom/ https://nerdist.com/article/new-max-headroom-tv-series-amc-matt-frewer-elijah-wood/ https://www.looper.com/284097/the-untold-truth-of-max-headroom/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices