This time, Max was not muffled by staticy sound.
The Doctor’s image was soon completely replaced by that of our imposter Max Headroom.
As discussed on the main page, people are only more scared that corporate greed will destroy the environment, culture, history, and basic human liberty these days, with corporations having more power than we were even able to conceive during the series' run.WTTW, Chicago’s primary PBS station, was broadcasting its regularly scheduled episode of Doctor Who (specifically the Tom Baker serial Horror of Fang Rock) when the scene was interrupted by a wave of static. The series' exploration of media narratives is more relevant than ever in the era where "fake news" has become a serious topic of discussion. In the TV movie, Bryce's birthday is October 7, 1988, and he's almost 18, setting the story around 2005. Viewed in retrospect, these aspects cast a "period piece" feel on the series. The TVs are even shown to be analog 4:3 rather than the widescreen versions in standard use by the 2000s. 
While some aspects of the future are accurately predicted (a multi-channel TV universe, the move by some away from permanent physical media like printed books), other aspects betray the show's 1980s origins, from the depiction of Max himself to the lack of personal computer devices. Unintentional Period Piece: The series is set an unknown number of years into the future but based upon buildings and technology shown, most likely no earlier than the turn of the 21st century.
Uncanny Valley: Max Headroom, of course! This was more than likely deliberate, though. Retroactive Recognition: Yes, that is a young Jeffrey Tambor as Murray, the harried head of the newsroom. Pop-Cultural Osmosis: Most people know the infamous TV incident, or Eminem's reference of the character in "Rap God" better than the TV series itself. Parody Displacement: Modern audiences, especially those into True Crime, may be more familiar with the infamous unsolved highjacking using the character's likeness.
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