History YMMV / MaxHeadroom

* OvershadowedByControversy: Of a sort. One of the things the series gets remembered for was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcast_signal_intrusion the incident where independent Chicago TV station WGN, and later on (perhaps more notably, due to it running uninterrupted and with audio) Chicago PBS station WTTW, got hijacked by somebody wearing a Headroom mask]]. Despite being unofficial, having no lasting impact on the series when it aired, and not actually related to any of the creators of Max Headroom (at least, that we know), you'll often see direct quotes from the incident in comments of ''Max Headroom'' related videos.

* StarMakingRole: Subverted. Matt Frewer would remain a character actor in a variety of scifi and fantasy roles for decades due to the show's influence, but he remains largely unknown to the general audience... unlike Max, who's still one of the more influential cyberpunk characters.

* JustHereForGodzilla: Inverted. Most people who initially tune into the series are expecting Max and his wacky antics. Oddly, most serious fans mostly ignore Max himself to to focus on the {{Cyberpunk}} world-building and social commentary.

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Yes, that is a young Creator/JeffreyTambor as Murray, the harried head of the newsroom.
** Grossberg was played by former ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member Creator/CharlesRocket.

* OvershadowedByControversy: One of the things the series gets remembered for was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcast_signal_intrusion the incident where independent Chicago TV station WGN, and later on (perhaps more notably, due to it running uninterrupted and with audio) Chicago PBS station WTTW, got hijacked by somebody wearing a Headroom mask]]. You'll often see direct quotes from the incident in comments of ''Max Headroom'' related videos.

* UncannyValley: Max Headroom of course!

** People are only ''more'' scared that corporate greed will destroy the environment, culture, history, and basic human liberty in modern times.

* ValuesResonance: The series' exploration of media narratives is more relevant than ever in the era where "fake news" has become a popular term to throw around.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Yes, that is a young [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment George Bluth Sr.]] (Jeffrey Tambor) as Murray, the harried head of the newsroom.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Yes, that is a young [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment George Bluth Sr.]] as Murray, the harried head of the newsroom.

* OvershadowedByControversy: One of the things the series gets remembered for was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcast_signal_intrusion the incident where independent Chicago TV station WGN, and later on (perhaps more notably, due to it running uninterrupted and with audio) Chicago PBS station WTTW, got hijacked by somebody wearing a Headroom mask]]. You'll often see direct quotes from the incident in comments of ''Max Headroom'' related videos.

* PopCulturalOsmosis: Most people know the infamous TV incident, or the Music/{{Eminem}}'s reference of the character in "Rap God" better than the TV series itself.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Max Headroom was massively influential to the development of the aethstetic and ideas behind cyberpunk. Its influence is huge in ''TabletopGame/Cyberpunk2020'' and its offshoots as well.

* PopCulturalOsmosis: Most people know the infamous TV incident, or the Music/{{Eminem}}'s reference of the character in "Rap God" more than the TV series itself.

* UncannyValley: Max Headroom of course!

* BadassDecay:
** Bryce Lynch goes from a pubescent Mengele in the film to a Steve Urkel in the series. However the very last episode seems to indicate that the producers were interested in exploring the unethical aspects of Bryce's personality. He's on the verge of going back to working for Grossberg, out of sheer boredom, before Edison appears and literally drags him by the ear back to Network 23. (The same episode also contains one of the most hilarious lines of the series, which explains what happened to Bryce's computer-generated parrot)

* BadassDecay: Bryce Lynch goes from a pubescent Mengele in the film to a Steve Urkel in the series.
** However the very last episode seems to indicate that the producers were interested in exploring the unethical aspects of Bryce's personality. He's on the verge of going back to working for Grossberg, out of sheer boredom, before Edison appears and literally drags him by the ear back to Network 23. (The same episode also contains one of the most hilarious lines of the series, which explains what happened to Bryce's computer-generated parrot)

* OvershadowedByControversy: One of the things the series gets remembered for was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcast_signal_intrusion the incident where a Chicago PBS station got hijacked by somebody wearing a Headroom mask]]. You'll often see direct quotes from the incident in comments of ''Max Headroom'' related videos.

* UncannyValley: Max Headroom of course!

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: LifeImitatesArt.
** Or rather, [[InvertedTrope he screwed with the network.]]

* VillainDecay: Bryce Lynch goes from a pubescent Mengele in the film to a Steve Urkel in the series.
** However the very last episode seems to indicate that the producers were interested in exploring the unethical aspects of Bryce's personality. He's on the verge of going back to working for Grossberg, out of sheer boredom, before Edison appears and literally drags him by the ear back to Network 23. (The same episode also contains one of the most hilarious lines of the series, which explains what happened to Bryce's computer-generated parrot)

* TooGoodToLast

* {{Flanderization}}: A vague-but-important UK-Japan business deal in the original TV movie balloons into JapanTakesOverTheWorld in the TV series.