Max Headroom
ABC (ended 1988)
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Season 2
- Ep 8Baby Grobags4/1/97
In this episode, a new way to create a child is shown. Society is now able to eliminate the need for a woman to carry a child for nine months in her womb. Fertilized eggs can be extracted and placed into nutrient-rich Grobags. This accelerates the birth, eliminates the pain of childbirth, and allows the child to be customized by the parents. One of Theora's friends is giving the process a try. However, the baby turns up missing. Edison is assigned to the investigation and discovers disturbing information about the company offering this service.moreless - Ep 7Lessons5/5/88
Network 23 censors are trying to shut down a secret school in the fringes. It seems the new regulators how the power to deem good taste. As Edison, Theora, Blank Reg, and Dominique enjoy a festival, Edison stumbles across a story. During a raid of a nearby home, a Metrocop arrests a man for showing pirated educational programs to children. In addition, a street performer is picked up by the Metrocops. Edison rescues the street performer's daughter and tries to launch a "live and direct" newscast. If the censors block the broadcast, will anyone ever learn what really happened?moreless - Ep 6Neurostim4/28/88
In this episode Edison tries to find out more about Zik Zak's latest promotional gimmick. Zik Zak's is giving away free Neurostim bracelets with every burger pack. You would think that Zik Zak would welcome this reporter, it would increase sales and they are both working for the same Network. Instead, they set out to end his investigation by giving him an addictive Neurostim bracelet. Edison discovers first-hand that the Neurostim is a mental narcotic.moreless - Ep 5Whackets10/16/87
Big Time TV has a mind-numbingly dumb game show that is becoming wildly popular. The viewers request the show be run for the 11th time in a row. Big Time TV, now with its new show "Whacketts", has even pulled ahead of Network 66. Edison and Bryce discover that a subliminal video signal is embedded into the one episode of "Whacketts". Ned Grossberg is trying to buy the show from Dominique at Big Time TV, which would result in an entire population becoming addicted. Even Max has fallen victim to the addiction.moreless - Ep 4Dream Thieves10/9/87
This episode focuses "dream houses." Edison is doing an expos on a new industry. The industry sells dreams. People pay to experience the immersive, tactile sensations of others' dreams. During the investigation Edison encounters an old friend who was once a rival report, Paddy Ashton. Since Paddy has been donating his dreams, Edison thinks this may have something to do with his death and decides that to best investigate he will go undercover as a dream donor.moreless - Ep 3Grossberg's Return10/2/87
This episode focuses on a vicious political battle between Simon Peller and his rival candidate Harriet Garth. Network 23 is supporting Simon, a fair and honest man. Harriet is being backed by Network 66. Recently, Network 66 has hired Ned Grossberg, who was the ex-Network 23 executive that got fired in the first episode with the blipvert scandal.moreless - Ep 2Deities9/24/87
The Vu-Age Church is the first religious organization to operate primarily on television. The Vu-Age promises video resurrection for their believers. They claim to be able to store cortical scans and keep them until cloning is perfected and their personalities can be placed into a new body. This promise gets Murray's attention and he assigns Edison to the story.moreless - Ep 1Academy9/18/87
In this episode the Hackers are disrupting network transmissions by hacking into satellite transmissions with their own high-power signals. Cheviot assigns Bryce the task of tracking down the pirates. Bryce discovers the source of the signal at the Academy of Computer Sciences. He does not want to expose his Alma master. Instead he says the source is at Blank Reg's Big Time Television. The Metrocops arrest Blank Reg. Dominique pleads with Edison to help clear her husband's name.moreless
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Season 1
- Ep 6The Blanks5/5/87
In this episode we find out that Simon Peller has won another term for the public telection system. The satellite signals suddenly go haywire, interrupting broadcasts on all the networks. Television is not the only area affected. Even the blank service television is not working. An ultimatum is issued: if Peller does not reverse his policy of imprisoning all blanks, unregistered citizens, the central computer system will be crashed. Bryce and Theora hatch a plan to find the hackers.moreless - Ep 5War4/28/87
In this episode, a news package broker contacts Network 23. They offer an exclusive access to a terrorist group called White Brigade for a premium price. Cheviot refuses the offer; he does not want to be bought by a terrorist group. The next day the group blows up an entire city block, only rival network Breakthru Television has the coverage. Network 23's board or directors is anger over Breakthru's sudden ratings surge. The networks are all in the middle of a global rating sweep. Edison Carter wants to expose this sinister link between Brakkthru and White Brigade.moreless - Ep 4Security Systems4/21/87
In this episode, Security Systems Incorporated (SSI) is the world's leading provider of personal and corporate security and surveillance systems. However, there is a hostile takeover of SSI happening. While the company's CEO says she is terrified, she is outwardly calm. Edison suspects something more is happening. After questioning her, he discovers his credit and his ID no longer work. He can not go home. He can not go to Network 23.moreless - Ep 3Body Banks4/14/87
Edison recruits the help of Blank Reg to help him deal with a doctor who is using blanks as unwilling organ donors. - Ep 2Rakers4/7/87
Max is concerned that there is a homicidal madman running around and laying waste to people. He is surprised when he finds out that "Missile Mike" is a violent children's television show. There is an illegal sport called raking. Individual use these motorized skate board for a deadly match. Theora receives a phone call from her sister-in-law Winnie. Winnie is upset because Theora's brother, Shawn, has taken up the sport of raking. Theora sets Edison onto the case. Edison wants to keep this sport outlawed because it is so dangerous. Zik Zak is wanting to legalize it and sponsor it.moreless - Ep 1Blipverts3/31/87
In the near future, it will be illegal to have a television that can be shut off. Ratings are all that matters. To improve ratings, Network 23 creates "Blipverts." Blipverts are high speed commercials condensed into a few seconds and embed themselves into the viewers mind. Unfortunately, a few viewers have exploded while watching them. Network 23 star reporter, Edison Carter, discovers that the Network executive Ned Grossberg is aware of the problem and is covering up the issues. Ned decides to replace Edison with a computer stimulated version of Edison. Bryce Lynch creates this computer simulated version, who calls himself Max Headroom.moreless
