Realism Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 In 1987, Chicago TV channels WGN9 and WTTW-11 were hijacked by an unknown party wearing a Max Headroom mask. More than 20 years later, they are still at large. This is a subtitled version of the original footage added as a courtesy due to the low audio quality of the recording. Okay, this weird as fuck. Pretty interesting as well, but there is next to no information about it. So just watch it if you like. I searched and couldn't find anything except a minor reference to it in a thread which archived a bunch of stuff that happened in '86-'87. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Reminded me of the Joker for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pissdrunkwhat?! Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_broadcast_signal_intrusion_incident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ares Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Ha thats awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I'm kind of disturbed that I knew exactly what you were talking about after just reading the thread title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMad.GIF Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 i wisah stuff like this happened all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuff Tone Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forsit Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I keep looking over my shoulder after I watched that shit... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swindle Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 that was scary and awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christo-f Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Yep, I also vividly remember when that happened. I didn't see it but my mum and my sister did, I was so pissed off that I missed it as I was a big Max H. fan and when this happened I thought it was some kind of youth revolution that I was missing out on. This is, however, the first time I've actually seen the footage of what happened! So, props on that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gooch Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 this is how lost is going to end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autoteller Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 essentially this is video hacking at it's finest. this type of stuff hasn't been done much, and most of the time it's set up to look like an accident i.e. the superbowl porn incident. i've been looking into applicable methods of performing this, but unless you work at the cable company itself, it looks like there's little to no routes of doing this. back in the 80s/90s, i think it's totally viable to perform this without issue, but since cable has stepped up to digital signals, it's damn near impossible. awesome as fuck though, i had posted a this in the pirate radio thread that died quickly (i think). either way, UHF frequencies are still kinda open, though you won't get much/any viewership since nobody sits around in UHF channels waiting for some jerk pirate to broadcast a stupid movie that'll get em 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Tib3- Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Awesome Find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 cool whos max headroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I'm surprised so many people on Ch. O do know who he is. And LOL @ Dr Who fans taping the show. Nerds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 cool whos max headroom? He was a character on a sci fi show that aired in the 80s. It was one of those Orwellian type things I think, all about how in the future television controls everything...sort of like 1984 meets Network, perhaps? I've never actually seen it, I believe it was short lived and I wasn't exactly watching TV when it aired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLICKCLACKONER Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Reminded me of the Joker for some reason. that's what i thought.:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Harris Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Damn that was fucking creepy.. Shit gave me chills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 dad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignition Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 This dude was just in Tiny Chat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 i remember this. thanks for the link. i still remember the max headroom pepsi commercials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i'moffthywallz Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Max Headroom 20 Minutes Into the Future Episode 1 - Part 1 "Blipverts" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNzGSglPZ48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Reminded me of some Harrison Bergeron shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poesia [ ] T Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystemFailure Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 This old news really does. I have been reading about it for a couple hours and watched a 10min documentary. This shit is cool as hell Du Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 After I found that video I stayed up like two hours looking for info about this. I am in full agreement with your picture, Poesia. Yeah I'm bumping my own thread whatsreallygood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Anyone remember Playboy Channel's knock-off Maxine Legroom? in case of hotlink fail... google image that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritably Clean Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 max headroom is one of the best hacks ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 WGN is right by my mom's house joe! /unrelated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twonpoo Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 lol. funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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