But the system is still experimental and the new personality takes on the name of Max Headroom (Frewer).* Max stuttered, wisecracked and faded in and out as he commented and occasionally took action.īut Carter survived. Computer whiz kid Bryce Lynch (Chris Young) uploads Carter's personality into a computer, creating a virtual version of him. Carter falls into a coma.īut this is 20 minutes in the future. When he gets too close to a dangerous story, he runs and crashes his car into a barrier. It was then developed for the US market, with some actors added and dropped, and showed up on TV in March of 1987.Įdison Carter (Matt Frewer) is a crusading reporter for Network 23. The series was developed in the UK as a TV movie. Max Headroom was one of these, and a phenomenon. Sometimes, though, an SF show manages to become a success on another night. It's not by coincidence that SyFy has always run its original series on that night, and shows like The Wild, Wild West Time Tunnel The Six Million Dollar Man Kolchak: The Night Stalker Firefly The X-Files and Dollhouse were aired on that night. For this reason, the list of TV SF shows that have been aired on Friday is frighteningly long. This probably comes from The Twilight Zone, which was a notable success, and aired on Fridays. TV programmers seem to think that Friday night is where you schedule science fiction shows. Starring Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, Chris Young, Jeffrey Tambor, George Coe, William Morgan Sheppard Created by Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton, and George Stone
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