Big Time Television

66.) Happy 40th Birthday Max Headroom!

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66.) Happy 40th Birthday Max Headroom!
(recorded 1 February 2025)

It’s the 40th Anniversary of Max Headroom! Time to watch more Max Headroom…

 

 

 

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, will will either feature another one of our “Maxis,” or a discussion regarding one last piece of Max-related media, before we dive into our “Season 2” Series. Stay tuned for more information!

65.) Spring Is Here (A Big Time Television Celebration)

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65.) Spring Is Here (A Big Time Television Celebration)
(recorded 31 January 2025)

Another video jukebox program!

Heather would have picked something local.

Austin is stuck in the 80’s.

 

Our Setlist:
Tom Lehrer * Poisoning Pigeons In The Park (Excerpt)
Front 242 * Headhunter
Kraftwerk * Musique Non Stop
Laurie Anderson * Sharkey’s Day
Peter Murphy * Final Solution
The Fall * Big New Prinz
The Jesus And Mary Chain * Sidewalking
Siouxsie And The Banshees * Happy Hous
Mira Flores * Girls On Bikes (Excerpt)

 

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, will will either feature another one of our “Maxis,” or a discussion regarding one last piece of Max-related media, before we dive into our “Season 2” Series. Stay tuned for more information!

64.) Welcome To March (A Big Time Television Celebration)

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64.) Welcome To March (A Big Time Television Celebration)
(recorded 1 February 2025)

Another video jukebox program!

Heather would have picked something local.

Austin is stuck in the 80’s.

 

Our Setlist:
They Might Be Giants * Ana Ng
The Alarm * Sixty Eight Guns
The Replacements * Alex Chilton
The Damned * Anything
The Jesus & Mary Chain * April Skies
The Psychedelic Furs * All That Money Wants
Sigue Sigue Sputnik * 21st Century

 

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, will will either feature another one of our “Maxis,” or a discussion regarding one last piece of Max-related media, before we dive into our “Season 2” Series. Stay tuned for more information!

63.) Post Valentine’s Day Mop-Up (A Big Time Television Celebration)

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63.) Post Valentine’s Day Mop-Up (A Big Time Television Celebration)
(recorded 29 December 2024)

Another video jukebox program!

Heather would have picked something local.

Austin is stuck in the 80’s.

 

Our Setlist:
Echo & The Bunnymen * Bring On The Dancing Horses
The Damned * Alone Again Or
Fuzzbox * What’s The Point?
Hüsker Dü * Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely
Ministry * Revenge
New Order * True Faith
The Jesus And Mary Chain – Happy When It Rains

 

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, will will either feature another one of our “Maxis,” or a discussion regarding one last piece of Max-related media, before we dive into our “Season 2” Series. Stay tuned for more information!

62.) Good News, Finally!

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62.) Good News, Finally!
(recorded 29 January 2025)

This episode announces the news that all 13 of the original UK Series 1 Max Headroom shows have been recovered, and some fans are starting to share the files!

Heather shares the enthusiasm.

Austin is very excited.

 

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, will will either feature another one of our “Maxis,” or a discussion regarding one last piece of Max-related media, before we dive into our “Season 2” Series. Stay tuned for more information!

61.) “Everything In America…” (A Big Time Television Celebration)

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61.) “Everything In America…” (A Big Time Television Celebration)
(recorded 28 October 2024)

Another video jukebox program!

Heather would have picked something local.

Austin is stuck in the 80’s.

 

 

Our Setlist:
Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark * Electricity
The Jam * Going Underground
Devo * Whip It
The Stranglers * Skin Deep
Squeeze * Cool For Cats
Klaus Nomi * Lightning Strikes
Oingo Boingo * Private Life
Talking Heads * And She Was

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, will will either feature another one of our “Maxis,” or a discussion regarding one last piece of Max-related media, before we dive into our “Season 2” Series. Stay tuned for more information!

58.) Remembering December 7th (A Big Time Television Broadcast)

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58.) Remembering December 7th (A Big Time Television Broadcast)
(recorded 27 October 2024)

It’s another Big Time Television Broadcast, to celebrate December 7th.

Heather would have picked something local.

Austin is stuck in the 80’s.

 

 

Our Setlist:
Information Society * What’s On Your Mind? (Pure Energy)
Billy Idol * Rebel Yell
Adam & The Ants * Stand And Deliver
Wall of Voodoo * Mexican Radio
Killing Joke * Eighties
Devo * Beautiful World

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, will will either feature another one of our “Maxis,” or a discussion regarding one last piece of Max-related media, before we dive into our “Season 2” Series. Stay tuned for more information!

56.) Don’t Stop The Dance (A Big Time Television Broadcast)

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56.) Don’t Stop The Dance (A Big Time Television Broadcast)
(recorded 27 October 2024)

It’s another Big Time Television Broadcast, to celebrate November!

Heather would have picked something local.

Austin is stuck in the 80’s.

 

 

Our Setlist:
Bauhaus * She’s Into Parties
Siouxie & The Banshees * Spellbound
Killing Joke * Love Like Blood
The Sisters of Mercy * Lucretia, My Reflection
The Church * Under The Milky Way
Bryan Ferry * Don’t Stop The Dance

We encourage you to help with our Patreon Fundraiser, where we are working with Michael Cassutt to create an audio-drama version of his lost vintage Max Headroom script, “Families.” So if you help support Austin Rich so he doesn’t have to punch a clock, then we can get more of this kind of material to you, quickly.

In our next episode, will will either feature another one of our “Maxis,” or a discussion regarding one last piece of Max-related media, before we dive into our “Season 2” Series. Stay tuned for more information!

13.) Big Time Television #2

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13.) Big Time Television #2
(Recorded on 10 June 2021)

In this episode we discuss six songs from the ’70s and ’80s, and do our best to summarize the first season of Max Headroom. This turns into a free-ranging conversation about the world of Max, these six videos, and a little-known artist that Heather seems to know quite a bit about.

Heather finds three more ways to talk about her biggest obsession.

Austin gets to relive a moment from one of his favorite Savage Steve Holland films.

 

In our next episode, we will be splicing together a number of leftover bits from a handful of previous episodes. We have a lot more Bowie / music talk that we couldn’t fit into this episode, and we include two sections of conversation with Michael Cassutt that we couldn’t fit into the panel discussion or the solo interview.

We also have a VERY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT that we will be revealing at the end of that episode so you won’t want to miss it!

12.) Blank Life (ABC S1E6, “The Blanks”)

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12.) Blank Life (ABC S1E6, “The Blanks”)
(Recorded on 9 Mar. 2021)

In this episode we discuss the ABC TV Transmission from 5 May 1987, “The Blanks,” Star Trek ZOOM Parties, the show’s continued interest in coffee gags, and how Bryce models the kinds of complements you should deliver to your coworkers.

Heather invents a new drink: Green Coke.

Austin drop’s the Dre / Blank Reg collaboration we didn’t know we all needed to hear.

 

 

In our next episode, we will be discussing six songs that connect to (or remind us) of Max Headroom, selected by our hosts. You can watch the music videos for these songs in this playlist:

06.) Big Time Television #1

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06.) Big Time Television #1
(Recorded on 17 Dec. 2020)

In this episode we discuss six songs from the ’80s, our continued interest in the developing Max Headroom Sitcom, and we delve a little more into Heather’s impressions, as she continues to be exposed to a 30 year old TV show that she knows little about.

Heather reveals that she was a pre-teen proto-goth.

Austin gets predictably academic with his music selections.

 

In our next episode, we will be discussing S1E3 of the US TV Program, “Max Headroom,” originally aired 14 April 1987. Titled “Body Banks,” it is currently available on DVD through Shout Factory, and comes with a number of excellent bonus features. You can make a withdrawal from this link, at this point.