Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:59AM5 comments ›
Tue Dec 11, 2007 — by Glenn Hauman
Max Headroom returns from the grave!
Gaaah!
Well, geez, it sure looks like he has, doesn't it?
Apparently, BBC Channel 4 is bringing back Max Headroom for a series of TV ads to raise awareness of their switchover to digital, and yes, that's Matt Frewer, the actor who played the original Max Headroom (and will be playing Moloch the Mystic in Watchmen). The ads feature Max criticizing Channel 4, which created the stuttering digital host in the 1980s, for ignoring his vision of a digital future. See for yourself:
If this keeps up, he'll be playing the Crypt-Keeper next. Kudos to the BBC for hiring a digital creation who looks that decrepit, and who's best foray into advertsising was shilling for New Coke. No bit player here. (Hat tip: Michael Pinto.)
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Comments (5)
Neil (12:14 PM on Tue Dec 11, 2007)
Interesting commercial. I'd love to get a DVD set of the original TV movie and series. Apparently there are still various rights disputes in the way.
Mike Gold (1:28 PM on Tue Dec 11, 2007)
Max – and Matt – are looking good, all things considered. Better him than the Blip-verts.
And imagine a hero who could easily be rebooted... but wasn't!
Richard Pachter (2:41 PM on Tue Dec 11, 2007)
Not lookin' too great these days...
Cliph (5:02 PM on Sun Feb 8, 2009)
Channel 4 isn't part of the BBC.
Glenn Hauman (7:38 PM on Sun Feb 8, 2009)
You're right, I stand corrected. Not from around those parts, I misunderstood.