[joezydeco]

The movie is an excellent piece of early cyberpunk. They were doing the "operator get me out of here" two decades before The Matrix.

The British TV interview show is meh. The American/ABC remake even more meh.

[0des]

I celebrate the guy's entire catalog, anyway, let's get down to business - If you like Max Headroom, another great classic that you may or may not remember from that era is Alien Nation (which also stood the test of time)

[bluedevil2k]

That’s screaming for a remake. The original movie and TV series have been lost to time but the story is compelling and could easily be part of some procedrual drama with added flair today. Or even a 10 episode season on HBO with a grittier feel to it (more sour milk in other words).

[0des]

> sour milk

Just trying to catch a buzz man :) Cheers!

[kevin_thibedeau]

District 9 borrows the backstory so that has to age out first.

[jimmyvalmer]

For my money, it doesn't get any better than when he sings "A Man Loves a Woman."

[technothrasher]

I remember really enjoying the (American dramatic) TV show when I was a kid. I recently re-watched it, and I pretty much agree with this assessment. The original movie was dated but still enjoyable for what it was. The follow on series falls apart pretty quickly into uninteresting drivel.

[mindcrime]

Huh. Interesting. I re-watched the American series a couple of years ago and thought it held up incredibly well. "Different strokes" and all that, I guess.

[technothrasher]

I'm glad to hear it, actually. I do have a great fondness for Max Headroom, probably because I was so young when he first showed up and he hit all my "nerd" buttons. I was sad to see I couldn't even finish all the episodes of the show when I tried.