fumi Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Watching some old Doctor Who on Britbox led me to a haunting episode I hadn't seen in decades. 'Horror of Fang Rock' Can you imagine living in America watching late night TV back in 1987, some ten years after the episode first aired. And then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 there as a guy on reddit who did a pretty through investigation and (allegedly) discovered who did it after interviewing police who were on the case and experts familiar with television broadcasting. supposedly, this is still an open investigation- it's just not actively investigated because there are more pressing issues to focus on. see also captain midnight signal intrusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijexx Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 One of the greatest pranks of all time. Also required viewing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Allegedly Max Headroom was a direct inspiration for the creation of SHODAN in the System Shock series. Also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbass Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 ahhh yes its been a while since ive seen this one come by Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Nebraska said: there as a guy on reddit who did a pretty through investigation and (allegedly) discovered who did it after interviewing police who were on the case and experts familiar with television broadcasting. supposedly, this is still an open investigation- it's just not actively investigated because there are more pressing issues to focus on. see also captain midnight signal intrusion reddit thread i mentioned "catch the wave" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumi Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 14 minutes ago, Nebraska said: reddit thread i mentioned "catch the wave" Great stuff. There's something I really like about this piece of media history. An episode of a 70's British Sci-Fi cult series being re-run on American TV ten years after it first aired, and then being hi-jacked by someone badly impersonating a fictitious computer-generated character from the mid 80s. It's got all the great creepy ingredients. Plus the interruption cutting out just as Tom Baker announces "As far as I can tell, a massive electric shock. He died instantly." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zkom Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 It's all very cyberpunk and hauntological at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 interesting, had never heard about this before. this brought to mind the scene in Batman '89, where Nicholson's Joker hijacks a tv broadcast with those insane cosmetic products. makes me wonder if the max headroom hijack was a direct influence on that scene, since it happened in late 1987 when Batman would have been in pre-production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkface Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 I remember hearing about this like 8 years ago on this video. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDEM Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Most IDM 1987. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 23 hours ago, Nebraska said: there as a guy on reddit who did a pretty through investigation and (allegedly) discovered who did it after interviewing police who were on the case and experts familiar with television broadcasting. supposedly, this is still an open investigation- it's just not actively investigated because there are more pressing issues to focus on. see also captain midnight signal intrusion Thanks for posting that, one of the first things about it that came to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 7 hours ago, zero said: interesting, had never heard about this before. this brought to mind the scene in Batman '89, where Nicholson's Joker hijacks a tv broadcast with those insane cosmetic products. makes me wonder if the max headroom hijack was a direct influence on that scene, since it happened in late 1987 when Batman would have been in pre-production. this is a good one too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Television_broadcast_interruption another list of similar incidents / mess ups, less surreal but still interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_signal_intrusion There was a guy who used to record live tv feeds and capture often frank or unflattering candid coversations - one with Larry King and Bush comes to mind. I can't find it via google though. I saw it in a media class back in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambermonk Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 2 hours ago, IDEM said: Most IDM 1987. Incidentally that was the year SB & RB officially founded Autechre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDEM Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 1 hour ago, timbre monke said: Incidentally that was the year SB & RB officially founded Autechre. Okay, second most IDM 1987 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 gotta love those anvil vapre outtakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hijexx Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 There's a vape shop around where I live called Anvil Vapor and it always makes me think of AE when I drive by Er, Avail Vapor not Anvil Vapor, looks similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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