TV series

The Max Headroom Show

1985–1986 · 3 seasons

A glitchy, grinning cyber-host stitches together music videos and celebrity banter into a cheeky, disposable pop-culture collage.

Overview: The Max Headroom Show started life in the UK in 1985. The show featured actor Matt Frewer playing the role as computer-generated talk-show host Max Headroom.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, campy and light. Brisk and fine in the background.
About: Media, celebrity, music, art
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
celebrity
music
art
technology
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: mockumentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild