MAX HEADROOM 03/31/87 Debut: In the near future, when TVs can't be shut off and ratings are all that matter, investigative reporter Edison Carter (Matt Frewer) and his computer- generated alter ego Max Headroom battle to keep the "blank" generation informed. In the opener, Carter stumbles across his own network's cover-up of a sometimes deadly new form of TV advertising called "blipverts". Bryce: Chris Young. Theora: Amanda Pays. Murray: Jeffrey Tambor. Grossberg...Charles Rocket, Gorrister...Ken Swofford, Florence...Billie Byrd, Ms Formby...Virginia Kiser. 04/07/87 Theora may lose her job when she runs off to help her estranged brother, who's competing in a brutal sport that promoters want legalized and televised. Shawn...Peter Cohl, Jack Friday...Wortham Krimmer, Rik...JW Smith, Ped Zing... Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad. 04/14/87 Carter races against time to save a woman who was shanghaied and sold to a "body bank" for experimentation. Meanwhile, Network 23's largest sponsor wants Max as spokesman. Cheviot: George Coe. Formby...Virginia Kiser, Blank Reg...Morgan Sheppard, Dominique...Concetta Tomei, Mel...Scott Kraft, Plantaganet...John Winston, Rik...JW Smith. 04/21/87 Carter is accused of credit fraud and becomes a fugitive after delving into the hostile takeover of Security Systems, the world's most powerful corporation. Cheviot: George Coe, Rik...JW Smith, Dominique...Concetta Tomei, Blank Reg... Morgan Sheppard, Valerie Towne...Carol Mayo Jenkins, Voice of A-7...Sally Stevens. 04/28/87 Network 23 finds that the fine line between news and entertainment may very well be the bottom line. Dancing on that line is Braddock, a double dealing program packager who offers to sell Network 23 the exclusive rights to cover an urban-guerilla group's terrorist activities during a crucial 24-hour global ratings-sweep period. The network turns Braddock's offer down, but a smaller rival accepts.Broadcasting from a terrorist bombing site, its ratings soar -- as Network 23's plummet. Barred from that site is Network 23 ace reporter Edison Carter, to the annoyance of some Network 23 board members. But network head Ben Cheviot knows Braddock's reputation and assigns Carter to investigate. Braddock: Gary Swenson. Croyd Hauser: Robert O'Reilly. Janie Crane: Lisa Niemi. Lucian: J Michael Flynn. 05/05/87 As the "blanks" -- undesirables with no computer records -- are rounded up and arrested, the networks face permanent cancellation by hackers who threaten to crash the city's entire computer system if their companions aren't released. Peller...Howard Sherman, Bruno...Peter Crook, Ashwell...Hank Garret, Blank Reg ...Morgan Sheppard, Dominique...Concetta Tomei. ************************************************************************ | | Russ Perry Jr russell@uhura.cs.wisc.edu "Feed my brain with your so |||| 5970 Scott St 824 Perlman, Sellery B called standards; who says || / Omro WI 54963 Madison WI 53706 that I ain't right?"--Metallica / From: boyajian@ruby.dec.com (Cisco's Buddy) Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: "Max Headroom" Episode Guide Date: 29 Nov 90 11:47:20 GMT In article <1990Nov28.203040.15128@nntp-server.caltech.edu>, coufal@eeyore.caltech.edu writes... } I'm am in need of a "Max Headroom" program guide. Specifically, I'd } like to know how many episodes there are in each season. } Please, don't bother to post, just E-mail me (coufal@eeyore.caltech.edu). I'm posting for possible benefit to others who may want it. This is also being sent by mail. MAX HEADROOM Episode Guide Titles for first season episodes come from the Japanese laserdiscs; for the second season, from THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TV SCIENCE FICTION (London: Boxtree, 1990). I've seen alternate titles for a couple of episodes listed elsewhere, and these are included in brackets. Broadcast dates are for first US airing, except for the original pilot film, for which the date given is the first UK broadcast date. The 14th episode was never broadcast in the US, but has been shown in foreign markets. The first episode is essentially a remake of the original pilot film. At the end are the titles for three episodes that never made it past the script stage. These are to my knowledge the only unproduced episodes that have been accounted for. British pilot film 0 04 Apr 85 Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future w: Steve Roberts (teleplay) George Stone, Rocky Morton & Annabel Jankel (story) d: Rocky Morton & Annabel Jankel First Season 1 31 Mar 87 Blipverts w: Joe Gannon & Steve Roberts (teleplay) Steve Roberts (story) d: Farhad Mann 2 07 Apr 87 Rakers w: James Crocker & Steve Roberts (teleplay) James Crocker (story) d: Thomas J. Wright 3 14 Apr 87 Body Banks w: Steve Roberts d: Francis DeLia 4 21 Apr 87 Security Systems w: Michael Cassutt d: Tommy Lee Wallace 5 28 Apr 87 War w: Martin Pasko, Rebecca Parr, Michael Cassutt & Steve Roberts d: Thomas J. Wright 6 05 May 87 The Blanks w: Steve Roberts d: Tommy Lee Wallace Second Season 7 18 Sep 87 Academy w: David Brown d: Victor Lobl 8 25 Sep 87 Deities [Resurrection Vanna] w: Michael Cassutt d: Tom Wright 9 02 Oct 87 Grossberg's Return w: Steve Roberts d: Janet Greek 10 09 Oct 87 Dream Thieves w: Steve Roberts (teleplay) & Charles Grant Craig (story) d: Todd Holland 11 16 Oct 87 Whacketts [The Addiction Game] w: Arthur Sellers (teleplay) & Dennis Rolfe (story) d: Victor Lobl 12 28 Apr 88 NeuroStim w: Arthur Sellers & Michael Cassutt d: Maurice Phillips 13 05 May 88 Lessons w: Adrian Hein & Steve Roberts (teleplay) Colman DeKay & Howard Brookner (story) d: Victor Lobl Unaired in USA 14 Baby Growbags w: Chris Ruppenthal d: Janet Greek Unproduced episodes 15 Theora's Story 16 The Trial 17 X-Mas -- "I can't die yet. I haven't seen THE JOLSON STORY." --- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, "The Mill", Maynard, MA) UUCP: ...!decwrl!ruby.enet.dec.com!boyajian ARPA: boyajian%ruby.DEC@DECWRL.DEC.COM