Max Headroom
Twenty minutes into the future, the world has become imbued network-television. It's illegal to turn off your TV, and televisions are given to the needy. In this world, Network 23 has a highly-rated news program with a roving reporter named Edison Carter. But Carter uncovers a plot to cover up lethal "blipverts" and is almost killed. In the process his mind is copied into a computer, and the computer-generated personality "Max Headroom" is born. Together, Max and Edison, along with Edison's controller Theora, their boss Murray, their boss' boss Ben Cheviot, and Network 23's boy-genius Bryce combat crime, placate sponsors, defeat rival networks, and turn in stories. 14 episodes.
- 1987-1988
- 2 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy, Science Fiction
Twenty minutes into the future, the world has become imbued network-television. It's illegal to turn off your TV, and televisions are given to the needy. In this world, Network 23 has a highly-rated news program with a roving reporter named Edison Carter. But Carter uncovers a plot to cover up lethal "blipverts" and is almost killed. In the process his mind is copied into a computer, and the computer-generated personality "Max Headroom" is born. Together, Max and Edison, along with Edison's controller Theora, their boss Murray, their boss' boss Ben Cheviot, and Network 23's boy-genius Bryce combat crime, placate sponsors, defeat rival networks, and turn in stories. 14 episodes.
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 1987 - 1988
Episode 1
Academy
Fri, Sep 18, 1987 60 mins
While Blank Reg publicly fights for his freedom and his life for a crime he didn't commit, Theora recruits Bryce to help track down the real culprits. But does Bryce know more about the advanced tech crime than he's willing to admit?
Episode 2
Deities
Fri, Sep 25, 1987 60 mins
An old flame of Edison's who has become the leader of a controversial new age church desperately wants Max's technology to help the church fulfill its shallow promises of a computer-enhanced afterlife.
Episode 3
Grossberg's Return
Fri, Oct 2, 1987 60 mins
Grossberg wages a grim vendetta against Edison and Network 23 by taking firm control of their arch rival Network 66.
Episode 4
Dream Thieves
Fri, Oct 9, 1987 60 mins
Following the death of an old colleague who was found literally drained of life, Edison races to expose the deadly process of recording and broadcasting dreams. But is the audience's own demand for the innovative new program too great to conquer?
Episode 5
Whacketts
Mon, Nov 16, 1987 60 mins
Viewers are unable to tear their eyes away from a seemingly mindless new game show called "Whacketts." Meanwhile, Big-Time is finally on top of the ratings. But is Big-Time just a pawn in a much larger game of addiction?
Episode 6
Neurostim
Thu, Apr 28, 1988 60 mins
Zik Zak comes up with a new promotional giveaway called the Neurostim bracelet which implants the perfect life into your imagination and gives you the drive to make it happen no matter what the cost.
Episode 7
Lessons
Thu, May 5, 1988 60 mins
Education becomes a crime when Blanks start pirating elite educational programming for poor children.
Episode 8
Baby Grobags
Thu, May 12, 1988 60 mins
An old friend of Theora's goes to the lab to pick up her in vitro baby only to find out it's been kidnapped. Theora and Edison make it their personal mission to expose the truth behind the disappearances of other babies.
