That’s right, kids! There was a time when the “M” meant “music” and the bulk of MTV’s program was….wait for it…music videos. You’re just in time, because as it happens, Max turns 35 today.Ĭonceived by creators George Stone, Rocky Morton, and Annabel Jankel as a means to introduce music videos for Channel 4, the still fairly young London-based broadcast television station, Max was meant to mix up the format solidified by MTV. At the same time, I can’t help giving you a little side-eye, because come on! It’s Max Headroom, for crying out loud. There you are.įor those of you who’ve somehow managed to get to the year 2020 without coming across this guy, I applaud you on your ability to remain focused on things that actually matter. Shit just has to happen in a certain unpredictable order resulting in a perfect storm, and boom. I think we all have to agree there’s really no formula for that kind of thing. I don’t know that anyone consciously sets out with a plan to develop a character intended to introduce music videos who ends up getting a dystopian origin story before going on to become a talk show host, Coca-Cola pitch man, and star of a short-lived television series on a whole other continent from the one where he was born and then laying a legitimate claim to being an icon of 1980s pop culture and even somewhat better than average prognosticator. “ Say, would someone mind checking the ratings? I seem to have an audience of two.”
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