![]() No problems were reported on the news so, what, me worry? Now it looks like a story was buried before the digital age cleared its cache, a cover-up that went straight to the top. I figured if there was something going on, we’d hear about it on TV. There were rumors running around that Max Headroom was some kind of brainwashing delivery device but what was he selling? The new Coke? The old Pepsi? I never d-d-ddrank soda, so I didn’t give it much thought at the time. There was something about him that screamed autoerotic asphyxiation and wide ties. I didn’t catch the series when it first ran and only knew The Max Headroom Show, where the talking head veejayed music videos. Really not so distant, twenty minutes or so, and by setting its sights so short the series nailed the future closer than many more lauded attempts at artistic precognition. Shot in the ’80s, it was set in the not-so-distant future. Bryce Lynch creates this computer simulated version, who calls himself Max Headroom.Max Headroom, wasn’t just the highest point Wayfarers reached in cyberpunk culture, it was a prescient look into the immediate gratification of the internet age. ![]() Ned decides to replace Edison with a computer stimulated version of Edison. Network 23 star reporter, Edison Carter, discovers that the Network executive Ned Grossberg is aware of the problem and is covering up the issues. Unfortunately, a few viewers have exploded while watching them. To improve ratings, Network 23 creates "Blipverts." Blipverts are high speed commercials condensed into a few seconds and embed themselves into the viewers mind. In the near future, it will be illegal to have a television that can be shut off. ![]() ![]() Summary: In the near future, it will be illegal to have a television that can be shut off. ![]()
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