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came across a truly strange artifact on tv last night, while taking a breather from the war coverage on RAI: the ‘whacketts’ episode of max headroom, a now-quaint cyberpunk TV series from ‘87 which lasted a whole 12 episodes.

in retrospect, Max Headroom’s dystopian production design is unmistakeable from that of ‘Dark Angel’, and while it may have been a ripoff of Blade Runner (hell, what isn’t, these days?), i think it’s now safe to say the series was way ahead of its time.

yet as for why it’s still in rotation, in a somewhat decent timelsot (11ish), on a non-cable network, some 16 years after its cancellation in the U.S., i can’t say. though the italian dub is remarkably well done — as they always are.


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August 4

  • Jason tweeted, "I'm a Trader Joe's cynic: no normal groceries; too many weird choco/cranberry/pretzel/edamame combos. But lo! New TJ margarita mix GOOD."
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July 31

  • Jason tweeted, "At this rate, the "complimentary" coconut mini-donuts in the hotel lobby will either wind up killing me, or bankrupting the Sheraton Corp."

July 28

  • Jason tweeted, "On vacation starting tomorrow, so of course I wake up fighting a cold today. Happens every time..."

July 27

  • Jason tweeted, "Thinking it's gonna be City Bakery for breakfast today. Good coffee, decent eggs, and a 50-cent merry-go-round covers all the bases."

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