Also LOVE to see the Cinemax interview show on DVD as well - great stuff there. And interviews with some cool people we've lost like Jack Lemmon and Madeline Kahn.

Losing the music on that wouldn't be so awful since 90% of it was just music videos edited in and they only occasionally had mild connection to whatelse was going one (playing "Mary's Prayer" in the middle of the interview with Mary Tyler Moore for instance).  Grace Jones' "I'm Not Perfect" could be necessary - but how much could they charge for that these days?

Plus the Christmas show.

All I can say is .

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Ok, here's the thing. The recent announcement that Shout! will be releasing The Norm Show and Max Headroom has sparked major excitement. The spark has come from the fact that Shout! has gone into uncharted waters by partnering with Warner Bros. for the first time. This gives glimmers of hope that Shout! will release more Warner shows. I hope they do, but let's just remember that Shout! is just like Warner or Sony, they need to turn a profit to stay alive. Period. The thing that makes Shout! different from the rest, is that if they release a title in stores and it doesn't sell, they can come back with later seasons exclusively on their website. That's why we love them so much!!! I sincerely hope that Shout! aggressivly persues every TV title that's out there, but I want it to be done economically and what's most wanted by fans.

As for Warner titles, I hope Shout! gets more titles in the future. I really do! Right now, I would like to formally request to Mr. Brian Ward and the team give thorough consideration into four titles. The numbers that have been provided to me by tvshowsondvd.com show that these three titles are in the top 100, Alice at #31, Step By Step at #18 and Head of the Class at #61, however it will soon be at #59 with the recent announcements of Ghostwriter and Max Headroom.

I love these three titles, but aside from that, I genuinly believe that they would sell very well. I would also like to request that Shout! release the remaining 5 seasons of Mama's Family, syndicated cuts or not. Since there were major complaints about the syndicated cuts in season 1, perhaps you could release a complete series on your exclusives page for those that don't care about the cuts.

                                                             I thank you for your consideration, AD.

I hope so!. We need more from Warners!!.

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Max is a legend in Italy too. I grew up with him, he's one of my best childhood heroes, so I will order the series and get it shipped in Italy, no matter what.

B Ward, I have an important question for you:

Are you going to do a HD digital version of the series to keep it "stored" in your archive for a future BD release? I think it's time to preserve this overlooked gem on HD, the best way possible.

Dom and Reg still look great after all these years!  Pitch a spin-off series to them next time you see 'em.  We'll broadcast it from the back of this huge pink bus I just bought.

Brian, I seriously can't thank you enough for making this phenomenal show available to us after so long.  It inspired me to get into journalism and continues to remind me how transformative that imaginative and daring TV can be.

Any bonus features you can snag for us are greatly appreciated by this fanboy.  I'm thrilled the project is in the hands of someone who gets and cares about the series rather than just getting cranked out by some production house and dumped in bargain bins.  Shout! did phenomenal work with "Freaks and Geeks" and I know this Max set will be just as great.

Can't wait until August when I can finally chuck out all those old VHS tapes.

Cheers,

Eric Minor

Yes same with me, I'm concerned that it isn't being announced as not being on the set, maybe because it would effect sales?.

A yes or no, would be great............

I'm looking forward to this release as well.  It's too bad about the UK movie & Matt not being included on the extras.  I also thought for sure he wouldn't decline.  He gave an interview on the Quicksilver Highway DVD I have and briefly mentioned Max Headroom, calling it "that Max Headroom thing"

I was lucky enough to recently receive an amazon.com reward certificate & put it towards this set.

Brian,

Just got my set before the nightshift at work and am now watching with a sixer of Guinness.  Dude, this is freaking brilliant.  Thank you so much for giving me back my favorite TV show. 

I simply can't believe I'm watching this in a nice clear (non-screen-spammed) version on my big TV.

You have nothing to be ashamed of with this production.  The interviews are brilliant.  You've done this show right.

Cheers,

Eric

OK, I just watched "Body Banks" last night and was surprised to hear Edison's line "[shiite], That was my favorite blanket!" when he returned to the rickshaw and saw his camera had been stolen.

Since this series was made long before unrated DVD sets and was made in the US, not the UK, I was really surprised to hear that line.  I wouldn't think the producers would have submitted a final edit to ABC with a word they knew would be cut out in 1987.

Did the tapes you used to make this set come from a stage in the supply chain prior to network standards and practices?

If so, that's pretty exciting and appropriately subversive.

E. Minor

The show's titular character, played by Matt Frewer, started out as a 1985 telefilm in the UK, Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future. Following that there was also a mix in the USA and the UK with various productions with names like Max Headroom, The Max Headroom Show, and The Original Max Talking Headroom Show. Some of the material shown in the USA used footage from IL productions. And there have been reports from a few years ago that the UK rights have changed hands from one company to another.  So, as you can see, there are lots of rights issues that are split between multiple studios in the UK, and multiple studios in the US, and until those are straightened out, it seems like we'll continuously be hoping that those DVDs are just 20 minutes in the future away.

Introduced my 17 year old son to this show.  He had heard me speak of Max and always wondered what I was talking about.  He has thoroughly enjoyed the show and it has become a ritual to watch an episode while we eat supper about every third day.  We have been trying to savor the episodes by doling them out over time.  We are now down to the final episode.  It has been so wonderful being able to share this show with him.

Thanks Shout! for the superb job of licensing and releasing this excellent gem of a tv show.

Doug