Go to https://thld.co/munkpack_nerd_0722 and use code NERD to get 20% off your first purchase! Thanks to Munk Pack for sponsoring today’s video! ~ Max Headroom was a legendary AI character from the 80s. In 1987 however, a somewhat more controversial version of him appeared on Chicago TV at 9:14pm. Rather than a comedic and exaggerated host, this version was a weirdly unsettling hijacker, and the incident became known as the Max Headroom Incident. This hack/hijack/intrusion is something that has fascinated me for years, so here, I decided to cover the whole debacle.

Timings;
0:00-01:32 Introduction
01:32-05:45 Max Headroom
05:45-07:03 Munk Pack
07:03-13:56 The Evening’s Events
13:56-21:09 Understanding the Hacks
21:09-29:56 The Content of the Hacks
29:56-34:05 What can we determine?
34:05-40:27 Anecdotal Evidence
40:27-43:21 Wrapping Up
43:21-44:21 Credits and Extra Scene

🔗Video Links🔗
Bert is Evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nReknkEB5qo
Intrusion Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5hPZBd-I18
The Bizarre’s Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVcRWOhXmh4

Channel 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj1mUk04_ho
Channel 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5mzkt4N77s

News Reports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdQ5DbZI0Kc / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKnwhokvgx

Vice Article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgay3n/headroom-hacker
Reddit Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/eeb6e/i_believe_i_know_who_was_behind_the_max_headroom/
Reddit Followup: https://www.reddit.com/r/UnsolvedMysteries/comments/3oaxi5/new_developments_in_the_max_headroom_incident/

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