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Post by Frameous on Mar 12, 2009 14:45:35 GMT -5
Alright, who watched either of these awesome shows? I thought it might be economical to put them both in the same thread (mistake?). They were both short lived ABC programs from the 80s (so they've got that in common). Growing up, these were two I never missed, and was upset when they were pulled. I fell they're both ahead of their time, in different ways.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Mar 14, 2009 23:12:28 GMT -5
Love Sledge Hammer!. Love it. Best sitcom of the '80s, and way ahead of its time.
I remember watching it every week with my brother. It was the same year we got our first VHS, so we had most of the episodes on tape for years. When the DVDs came out, I was thrilled that they took out the laugh track.
David Rasche has always been one of my favorite actors, so I loved seeing him in Burn After Reading last year. Great Eastwood impression.
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Post by CBG on Mar 14, 2009 23:58:01 GMT -5
Agreed...way ahead of their times.
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Post by crowschmo on Mar 15, 2009 17:36:55 GMT -5
Max Headroom would be a good show for the Sci-Fi Channel to air. IF they were a good channel and had money to actually air decent shows.
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Post by Mod City on Mar 15, 2009 20:35:35 GMT -5
I saw enough of both to know I liked them, but couldn't watch regularly to say I was ever a fan. I'd like to revisit them sometime. Love Sledge Hammer! ... When the DVDs came out, I was thrilled that they took out the laugh track. Why can't they do this more with other shows, like the first season of Sports Night? |
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Post by radiofreewill on Mar 31, 2009 23:19:11 GMT -5
Been watching a lot of Max Headroom lately (courtesy of the Digital Archive Project). I keep wondering how such a show could have come about in the 1980s? So far ahead of its time it's quite scary.
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Post by Waluigi on Apr 5, 2009 3:44:36 GMT -5
I love Sledge Hammer!, it was one of a kind. I might have to check out Max Headroom.
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Post by Mitchell on Mar 24, 2010 19:19:25 GMT -5
Both seasons of Sledge Hammer! are available on DVD, and very soon our friends at the Shout Factory are releasing Max Headroom. Rumor has it that the original feature "20 Minutes into the Future" will be included, which was remade and Americanized as the pilot episode.
Twenty Minutes into the Future is a great hour-long movie. It makes the ABC show pale in comparison, even if I am a huge fan of both.
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Post by Bix Dugan on Oct 10, 2011 14:00:35 GMT -5
I just started watching the dvds of Sledge Hammer from Netflix. I was a fan back in the day.
There are a few episodes that have the producer doing a commentary track. He's pretty funny and full of information.
"HAMMER!"
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