On the wish list

[RobertB]

On the cover, it is listed as the complete series.  I discovered that means it does not include the British production Max Headroom, a movie which was not a pilot for an American series and had a grim, depressing feel to the story.

    Today at the Creation Grand Slam Star Trek Convention in the Los Angeles area, I bought a bootleg copy of the U.K. version of Max Headroom.  The seller said that in terms of video quality, it was 9 out of 10.

          We shall see,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug
          The Other Group of Amigoids
          http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
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[RobertB]

...the U.K. version of Max Headroom.  The seller said that in terms of video quality, it was 9 out of 10.

    Meh, it looks like it was copied from VHS tape many generations after generations ago.  I'd give it a 6.  The story is intriguing, though, in it's U.K. version.  It's "rougher" around the filmic edges, compared to the smoother U.S. version.  Consider the U.K version as pilot 1 and the U.S. version as pilot 2.

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fcug
          The Other Group of Amigoids
          http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
          Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
          http://www.sccaners.org

[RobertB]

     Another one off the wish list!  Before The Other Group of Amigoids meeting last Saturday, I went to the Barnes & Noble Bookstore and bought The Equalizer, season 1.  It was 40% off list price, and I couldn't resist.
     I saw the pilot episode again.  Wow, how many years ago had I originally seen it!  Though the script felt clunky at times, Edward Woodward's performance was great.

          Truly,
          Robert Bernardo
          Fresno Commodore User Group
          http://videocam.net.au/fucg