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Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future

In the post-apocalyptic future where television sets are more important than food, TV ratings are the all important currency of the nation. A new technique of preventing viewers from channel surfing proves somewhat detrimental to particularly sedentary couch potatoes. The top studio becomes concerned: dead viewers make for low ratings. Edison Carter, top news reporter, is sent to find out more. After a motorcycle accident, his mind is preserved by wizz-kid Bryce and becomes his wise cracking, computer generated alter-ego: Max Headroom, who manages to boost ratings above those of any live hosts to date. This made for TV movie was later remade (sanitized version) as the first episode of the series.

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  • Originally Aired April 4, 1985
  • Runtime 58 minutes
  • Special Position Airs before season 1, episode 1
  • Network ABC (US)
  • On Other Sites IMDB
  • Created August 26, 2016 by
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  • Modified June 24, 2023 by
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Name Type Role
Annabel Jankel Writer
Rocky Morton Writer
Steve Roberts Writer
Colin Wilson Writer
Rocky Morton Director
Annabel Jankel Director