someguy3 to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 months agoTIL of Max Headroom. A faux computer generated show host that went viral in the 80's.youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1224arrow-down116
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Max Headroom. A faux computer generated show host that went viral in the 80's.youtu.besomeguy3 to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 months agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareEjh3k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·11 months agoWait until you learn about the WTTW max headroom broadcast takeover back in the 90s. That shit was wild as hell.
minus-squaresomeguy3OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·11 months agoI knew about that, it was weird to me because I didn’t know it was emulating MaxHeadroom.
minus-squareSuperDuper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·11 months agoEminem also emulated him in a music video. That’s where the “something’s wrong, I can feel it” meme comes from.
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minus-squareguyrocket@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoI love this vid. Great rap and cool pop culture references like Super Mario and The Matrix.
minus-squaresomeguy3OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoThat’s quality all on its own, but even better knowing about Max Headroom.
Wait until you learn about the WTTW max headroom broadcast takeover back in the 90s. That shit was wild as hell.
I knew about that, it was weird to me because I didn’t know it was emulating MaxHeadroom.
Eminem also emulated him in a music video. That’s where the “something’s wrong, I can feel it” meme comes from.
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I love this vid. Great rap and cool pop culture references like Super Mario and The Matrix.
That’s quality all on its own, but even better knowing about Max Headroom.