Cited on HN 3 times, 2019–2024, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Cited in Max Headroom threads as an example of the show's visual style being copied in film.
A one-minute clip from Back to the Future Part II showing the Cafe 80's scene with Max Headroom-style pseudo-CGI waiters of Reagan, Michael Jackson, and Khomeini.
The Art of Noise with Max Headroom - Paranoimia (Official Video) [link] Coca-Cola Max Headroom | Max Headroom Coke commercials [link] Max Headroom on Sesame Street [link] The Headroom Collection on Letterman, 1986-1990 [link] Terry Wogan interviews Max Headroom [link] On Max Headroom: The Most Misunderstood Joke on TV [link] Back To The Future - Cafe 80`s [this video] Altered Carbon Carnage: Who is Carnage? Who is Matt Frewer who plays Carnage? [link] Star Trek the Next Generation: A Matter Of Time [link] Matt Frewer Interview: Doctor Doctor, Max Headroom, Altered Carbon: Carnage, Orphan Black, Eureka [link]
And the Max Headroom style was notably copied for the Back To The Future 2 "80s Cafe" scene, with Max Headroom style version of Reagan, Michael Jackson and Ayatollah Khomeini. [this video]
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