While trying to expose corruption and greed, television reporter Edison Carter discovers that his employer, Network 23, has created a new form of subliminal advertising (termed "blip-verts") that can be fatal to certain viewers.

Television networks battle one another in an unrelenting ratings war. Whoever controls the airwaves controls the dystopic world in which they broadcast. So when Network 23's star reporter, Edison Carter, uncovers a deadly secret that could shake up the station's dominion over its viewers, the only option is to eliminate Carter before he can make his story public. After Carter's "accident," his mind is uploaded to create the world's first self-aware, computer-generated TV host — Max Headroom! But will Max bow to his creators? Or will he be the key to his human alter ago bringing down a network superpower?

The Max Headroom Show started life in the UK in 1985. The show featured actor Matt Frewer playing the role as computer-generated talk-show host Max Headroom.

Some of the best bits from 'The Max Headroom Show'.

Following the success of his sci-fi series "Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future," the original talk show of the famous disembodied stuttering head with an over-inflated ego was brought back into production. The show featured Max doing stand-up comedy acts, singing, and interviewing non-computer generated celebrities.

The Sabino Machado family, their slaves and entourage spend years frozen in the ocean after a shipwreck in 1886. They wake up gradually, one by one, and must learn to deal with the technology and the human idiosyncrasies of the present times. Among cultural and temporal shocks, "the frozen ones" encounter improbable friendships, romances and greedy people, while fighting prejudices that not even time was able to eradicate.

An extra long special where "computer-generated" host from the future Max Headroom sings humorous holiday songs and interviews guests, along with a couple odd skits. Produced as part of the HBO talk show spin-off of the British Channel Four/Chrysalis science fiction series.

A humorous opening monologue followed by a comedy sketch and commentary, celebrity interview, and musical numbers in between.

A man and a woman find their orbits repeatedly colliding over the course of 12 years, four planets, three dimensions and one space cult.

While studying for his PhD presentation, computer genius Ian M. Foreman comes up with a revolutionary computer chip design that could change the world forever. Ian takes the night off to party. The next morning after suffering a migraine headache Ian wakes to find that world history is changing around him and he is the only one that notices. With the help of his nerdy roommate Samantha (Dorren Lee), Ian follows a trail of clues that leads him to the startling realization that the fate of humanity and the entire universe rests in his hands.