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Max Headroom
S1
Blipverts

Tuesday, 31st March 1987
ABC


Farhad Mann
Director
Lorimar Telepictures
Production Company


Compressed subliminal advertisments called 'Blipverts' have a nasty side effect on some subsceptible TV viewers. Investigative reporter Edison Carter wants to know the real story, but the network he works for has good cause for him not to know.

Pretty good start to the series. it looks a little dated (those huge camcorders), and British fans are still complaining America ruined a great British short film, but the cast is great (except for Bryce-he makes Wesley Crusher look charming), and this is really the first exposure to cyberpunk most of us got.

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Matt Frewer
Edison Carter
Matt Frewer
Max Headroom
Amanda Pays
Theora Jones
George Coe
Ben Cheviot
Chris Young
Bryce Lynch
Jeffrey Tambor
Murray
Jere Burns
Breughel
Rick Ducommun
Mahler
Charles Rocket
Ned Grossberg
Hank Garrett
Network 23 Executive
(Gene Ashwell)
Virginia Kiser
Network 23 Executive
(Julia Formby)
Lee Wilkof
Edwards, Network 23 Executive
Billie Bird
Florence
Ken Swofford
Gorrister
Viola Kates Stimpson
Apartment Resident
Irene Olga López
Network 23 Security Chief
Pearl Shear
Gladys McWilliams
Ricardo Gutiérrez
Martinez
(voice only)
Skip O'Brien
Stu McWilliams
Matt Roe
Undetermined Role
John Davey
Undetermined Role
Taylor Presnell
Undetermined Role
Heath Jobes
Undetermined Role
Unknown
Network 23 Security
Terrence Beasor
ADR Voice
(uncredited)
Judi M. Durand
Computer (voice)
(uncredited)

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