To be honest the fact that Max Headroom is a villain is exactly what I like about him. Max Headroom was like the 4chan of 80s television. He was edgy. He was a troll disguised as a genious caricature. If Max Headroom ever has a comeback i think he would have the potential to be like pepe on steroids!
@wolfgarthefirst57352 күн бұрын
28:16 this would've been actually genius if they acted upon it. Young and Dissatisfied or if you think about it the easily manipulated. Max Headroom using psychological warfare to ruin the efforts of the protagonists and making them question their own morals would have been perfect.
@TeighMart2 күн бұрын
Can you post a link to that big plan image in the description?
@dougied34492 күн бұрын
Max Headroom is not a robot or ai. He is a copy of the reporter's mind. the bio mind was so traumatized it blocked out the crash. Max started his life in vr at the point of the crash. Max Headroom got his name from the warning sign the reporter seen as his head smashed into it. as for his body it was easily explained that the server didn't have the processing power to process more. Max always brought out dirty secrets to the people outif control of others. Max wasnt stupid, max hacked the security system for the physical him becase the computer geek refused. Maybe if you make a review of a character you should actually watch the tv show.
@TheSunshineVault2 күн бұрын
Maybe if you write a comment about a video explaining literally everything you said you should watch the video
@dougied34492 күн бұрын
@@TheSunshineVault watched the video, watched the series also. If you had a memory that lasted longer than a short, you would understand my comment.
@hakimmohamad62162 күн бұрын
The spiderman blipvert in your video was just a cherry on the top.
@coinopanimator3 күн бұрын
Demetri is an American Dave Gorman with nicer hair. Sorry Dave.
@tedtalksrock3 күн бұрын
Demitri Martin is the direct heir of the 80’s surreal comedy legend Steve Wright To do a deep dive into Demitri Martin without mentioning the influence of Steven Wright is bizarrely incomplete.
@PaulTheSkeptic3 күн бұрын
I remember this show. It wasn't loud and outrageous but he was subversive in his own way. And there are plenty of out of the box comics. Stephen Wright. Michael Winslow. Mitch Hedberg. Joel Hodgson. Pee Wee Herman. It's art and everyone has their own way of expressing their art. Sure he's a clever guy but dude's not like the mind bender, using his psionic powers to scramble your mind. It's just a unique approach. But he's great. I love him. I'm not saying I'm any kind of genius at all but when he told that joke about "The best greatest thing ever, of all time, exaggeration. No, it's second guessing." I usually don't heckle comedians but all I could think about was wishing I was there so I could shout out "INTERRUPTIONS!" Anyone can do it but not everyone can pull it off like he does. He'd probably have come back with something like "Ignoring rude people." The comedian always has the last laugh.
@embracethemystery3 күн бұрын
Regarding sketch comedy having threads tie sketches together, I think SCTV did this well, with the theme of a tv network and recurring characters in sketches
@somecreeep3 күн бұрын
The first vtuber
@philledwith83073 күн бұрын
Great analysis. As I write this, ChatGPT and Midjourney have been out of the box for a little over a year; I cannot think of better timing for the Return of Max Headroom than the rise of LLMs. After rewatching this several times, I'm totally down for a character clarification; But I think when you suggest some of that stuff at the end you go off script and muddy the clarification. I suspect a podcast of some kind would be a good starting point for his return.
@Scots_Diesel3 күн бұрын
Max headroom made comeback as an older version of himself in 2007/2008ish for channel 4s digital launch trailers and they were well funny.
@TazFin4 күн бұрын
Demetri is still my favorite comedian.
@yellowjester4 күн бұрын
i watch these style of vids at 2X speed...
@ShinobiShowdown4 күн бұрын
Who else recognized him in Altered Carbon?
@bigfloridapimp4 күн бұрын
Demetri Martin. Aka Spencer Nolan Rice’s more handsome brother
@tedbutts4 күн бұрын
Great video. I'd love to see a breakdown like this for Alex Horne. His Just for Laughs special is so unique. plus Taskmaster, and the Horne Section, and his guest appearances. Another very unique comedic voice, for sure.
@HollywoodJoeTussing5 күн бұрын
Everything was great until you fooked up pronouncing Patrice O’Neal.
@uncomfortablecat5 күн бұрын
Amazing video.
@michaeljack47885 күн бұрын
Mitch is the best.
@bigduke59025 күн бұрын
Lol this entire comment section is full of shit.
@justinrichardson38645 күн бұрын
Jon Stewart is assuredly the reason this show was created. There's your why.
@phily-hu5pr5 күн бұрын
He was supposed to make a comeback but he passed away
@catalystcomet6 күн бұрын
I stumbled upon your Demetri Martin video and I absolutely fucking love your content. I immediately went on the internet to try to find any more to devour along with what's here. If there is any, please let me know. Also please keep making stuff. It's really great.
@spraynard95296 күн бұрын
Great video! Can’t wait to watch it in a couple decades!
@TakenTook6 күн бұрын
Dimitri Martin is a genius. So upsetting that he hasn't been more successful.
@matthewbeat6 күн бұрын
Industry news
@JimBimBum7 күн бұрын
your intrepetation is too creepy, not the big brother shit but the racism you hold against anyone white, blond hair, blue eyed and weirdly keep saying "aryan" this word never comes across my mind unless some freak says it. Nword comes across my mind more because rappers but at least then they try to use it positively, this just disturbs me and no wonder 67k out of almost 2 million liked your video. you're 1939 than living in 2024 or even 2020. the obsession is creepy man, get help, see a therapist.
@billchavez84737 күн бұрын
Mr. Neutron.
@myridean2k47 күн бұрын
Re: change of tone from Firefly to Serenity This isn't new where there was a change in tone. A lot of people didn't like David Lynch's "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" vs. the series that it was inspired from. Another example is M.A.S.H. the movie and its early seasons vs. the later seasons of the series. Secondly, its Whedon's style o f storytelling as we saw with Buffy & Angel, a bit light-hearted but it gets progressively heavier headier and definitely darker as it goes on. The final point you made was astute regarding Firefly and Serenity's change of tone. Serenity's story would be if using a comparison to Buffy, would be a season 5 storyarc. I liked both and can appreciate the progression as it illustrates more variety in seeing a character in a different light. The perfect example is John Constantine, portrayed by Matt Ryan in "Constantine", another short-lived show, animated series based on Hellrazer or in a group dynamic as a member of Justice League Dark to portraying the character in Legends series alongside other superheroes. Matt Ryan has loved playing the character because he's not stuck portraying Constantine in the same way as a stereotype. He gets to flex his acting skills with one character, depending on what the tone is called for in the scene. Great analysis! Thank you.
@HotTakeAndy7 күн бұрын
This was a thing I hadn’t thought about in forever. Thank you.
@1236121007 күн бұрын
It's weird how you keep comparing Dimitri to stand ups that are tonally way different than him. It would make more sense to compare him to other alt comics since that's where he comes from.
@donttrendonme8 күн бұрын
Yellow belt vs gravity
@ju1cycrackfa1ry9 күн бұрын
I loved this show so much, thanks for making this
@ju1cycrackfa1ry9 күн бұрын
To me H Jon Benjamin is forever the guy from the sassy Sasquatch sketch
@CHIIIEEEEEEEEFFFFSSS9 күн бұрын
13:20 perfect clip choice for this line.
@mr.kll3n3069 күн бұрын
Damn… I miss Mitch
@Roshuwah9 күн бұрын
Personal information waltz on his these are jokes album is still one of the most random dumb things that I love 😂
@jacobhibbard64059 күн бұрын
Thank you!!!! I reference the ethical rat trap sketch all the time and no one knows what I’m talking about.
@justinrichardson38645 күн бұрын
I don't reference it because no one would get it, but I think about it constantly.
@THR33_Dizzle9 күн бұрын
idk how demetri martin is ANYBODY'S favorite comedian, he's okay, but nothin to write home about, I'd go rodney carrington first, lol
@ceegronlee9 күн бұрын
I still quote so many lines from this show.
@a.s.h.57749 күн бұрын
You did great in the video and capturing the thing we never can as fans about why we are.
@jimsonjohnson37619 күн бұрын
Dimitri is hilarious. Sad he's not really around the podcast scene and out there to enjoy more?
@MrTraingle9 күн бұрын
I wish there were more videos like this. Thank you for your work!
@msjkramey10 күн бұрын
My favorite comedians are usually ones that wear their insecure longing on their sleeves. It's relatable and makes them more human, even if I suspect that they're hamming it up for an audience. It's kind of like the idea that you can't be brave if you're never scared; otherwise you're just fearless or outging or whatever
@KelsaRavenlock10 күн бұрын
Upright Citizens Brigade did a good job of tying sketches together I thought. I speaking of the 2 season show on comedy central.
@KelsaRavenlock10 күн бұрын
He was on the Daily Show and had worked on other shows. Literally everyone on that show got a shot at a solo project. Also places Comedy Central, SciFy, Adult Swim are places that give preference to people on the inside.
@michaelkeller592710 күн бұрын
Imoortant things was brilliant and timeless. Way ahead of its time
@marjon170311 күн бұрын
I am amazed that anyone thought Max was CG. I was at school when Max first hit the screens on Channel 4 UK. No one thought it was pure CG but me and my mates loved the look and the satire; a generic, overly slick, blond haired, blue eyed, sarcastic p**s taker of the stale, repeatedly churned presenters. To us it was exactly what Channel 4 promised to do, shake things up and make it better.
@mrdarryljones111 күн бұрын
Two questions; what if you didn’t need to make money from films and what if the spectacle of animation was the story? (Not criticizing, thanks for your take on this.👍🏾)
@simcard02712 күн бұрын
always loved demiri's comedy. it's short, simple, clean but still extremely clever if you ljke his stuff you'll also likely enjoy the youtube channel nigahiga, he also has a strange way of analysing play on words in very clever ways
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To be honest the fact that Max Headroom is a villain is exactly what I like about him. Max Headroom was like the 4chan of 80s television. He was edgy. He was a troll disguised as a genious caricature. If Max Headroom ever has a comeback i think he would have the potential to be like pepe on steroids!
28:16 this would've been actually genius if they acted upon it. Young and Dissatisfied or if you think about it the easily manipulated. Max Headroom using psychological warfare to ruin the efforts of the protagonists and making them question their own morals would have been perfect.
Can you post a link to that big plan image in the description?
Max Headroom is not a robot or ai. He is a copy of the reporter's mind. the bio mind was so traumatized it blocked out the crash. Max started his life in vr at the point of the crash. Max Headroom got his name from the warning sign the reporter seen as his head smashed into it. as for his body it was easily explained that the server didn't have the processing power to process more. Max always brought out dirty secrets to the people outif control of others. Max wasnt stupid, max hacked the security system for the physical him becase the computer geek refused. Maybe if you make a review of a character you should actually watch the tv show.
Maybe if you write a comment about a video explaining literally everything you said you should watch the video
@@TheSunshineVault watched the video, watched the series also. If you had a memory that lasted longer than a short, you would understand my comment.
The spiderman blipvert in your video was just a cherry on the top.
Demetri is an American Dave Gorman with nicer hair. Sorry Dave.
Demitri Martin is the direct heir of the 80’s surreal comedy legend Steve Wright To do a deep dive into Demitri Martin without mentioning the influence of Steven Wright is bizarrely incomplete.
I remember this show. It wasn't loud and outrageous but he was subversive in his own way. And there are plenty of out of the box comics. Stephen Wright. Michael Winslow. Mitch Hedberg. Joel Hodgson. Pee Wee Herman. It's art and everyone has their own way of expressing their art. Sure he's a clever guy but dude's not like the mind bender, using his psionic powers to scramble your mind. It's just a unique approach. But he's great. I love him. I'm not saying I'm any kind of genius at all but when he told that joke about "The best greatest thing ever, of all time, exaggeration. No, it's second guessing." I usually don't heckle comedians but all I could think about was wishing I was there so I could shout out "INTERRUPTIONS!" Anyone can do it but not everyone can pull it off like he does. He'd probably have come back with something like "Ignoring rude people." The comedian always has the last laugh.
Regarding sketch comedy having threads tie sketches together, I think SCTV did this well, with the theme of a tv network and recurring characters in sketches
The first vtuber
Great analysis. As I write this, ChatGPT and Midjourney have been out of the box for a little over a year; I cannot think of better timing for the Return of Max Headroom than the rise of LLMs. After rewatching this several times, I'm totally down for a character clarification; But I think when you suggest some of that stuff at the end you go off script and muddy the clarification. I suspect a podcast of some kind would be a good starting point for his return.
Max headroom made comeback as an older version of himself in 2007/2008ish for channel 4s digital launch trailers and they were well funny.
Demetri is still my favorite comedian.
i watch these style of vids at 2X speed...
Who else recognized him in Altered Carbon?
Demetri Martin. Aka Spencer Nolan Rice’s more handsome brother
Great video. I'd love to see a breakdown like this for Alex Horne. His Just for Laughs special is so unique. plus Taskmaster, and the Horne Section, and his guest appearances. Another very unique comedic voice, for sure.
Everything was great until you fooked up pronouncing Patrice O’Neal.
Amazing video.
Mitch is the best.
Lol this entire comment section is full of shit.
Jon Stewart is assuredly the reason this show was created. There's your why.
He was supposed to make a comeback but he passed away
I stumbled upon your Demetri Martin video and I absolutely fucking love your content. I immediately went on the internet to try to find any more to devour along with what's here. If there is any, please let me know. Also please keep making stuff. It's really great.
Great video! Can’t wait to watch it in a couple decades!
Dimitri Martin is a genius. So upsetting that he hasn't been more successful.
Industry news
your intrepetation is too creepy, not the big brother shit but the racism you hold against anyone white, blond hair, blue eyed and weirdly keep saying "aryan" this word never comes across my mind unless some freak says it. Nword comes across my mind more because rappers but at least then they try to use it positively, this just disturbs me and no wonder 67k out of almost 2 million liked your video. you're 1939 than living in 2024 or even 2020. the obsession is creepy man, get help, see a therapist.
Mr. Neutron.
Re: change of tone from Firefly to Serenity This isn't new where there was a change in tone. A lot of people didn't like David Lynch's "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" vs. the series that it was inspired from. Another example is M.A.S.H. the movie and its early seasons vs. the later seasons of the series. Secondly, its Whedon's style o f storytelling as we saw with Buffy & Angel, a bit light-hearted but it gets progressively heavier headier and definitely darker as it goes on. The final point you made was astute regarding Firefly and Serenity's change of tone. Serenity's story would be if using a comparison to Buffy, would be a season 5 storyarc. I liked both and can appreciate the progression as it illustrates more variety in seeing a character in a different light. The perfect example is John Constantine, portrayed by Matt Ryan in "Constantine", another short-lived show, animated series based on Hellrazer or in a group dynamic as a member of Justice League Dark to portraying the character in Legends series alongside other superheroes. Matt Ryan has loved playing the character because he's not stuck portraying Constantine in the same way as a stereotype. He gets to flex his acting skills with one character, depending on what the tone is called for in the scene. Great analysis! Thank you.
This was a thing I hadn’t thought about in forever. Thank you.
It's weird how you keep comparing Dimitri to stand ups that are tonally way different than him. It would make more sense to compare him to other alt comics since that's where he comes from.
Yellow belt vs gravity
I loved this show so much, thanks for making this
To me H Jon Benjamin is forever the guy from the sassy Sasquatch sketch
13:20 perfect clip choice for this line.
Damn… I miss Mitch
Personal information waltz on his these are jokes album is still one of the most random dumb things that I love 😂
Thank you!!!! I reference the ethical rat trap sketch all the time and no one knows what I’m talking about.
I don't reference it because no one would get it, but I think about it constantly.
idk how demetri martin is ANYBODY'S favorite comedian, he's okay, but nothin to write home about, I'd go rodney carrington first, lol
I still quote so many lines from this show.
You did great in the video and capturing the thing we never can as fans about why we are.
Dimitri is hilarious. Sad he's not really around the podcast scene and out there to enjoy more?
I wish there were more videos like this. Thank you for your work!
My favorite comedians are usually ones that wear their insecure longing on their sleeves. It's relatable and makes them more human, even if I suspect that they're hamming it up for an audience. It's kind of like the idea that you can't be brave if you're never scared; otherwise you're just fearless or outging or whatever
Upright Citizens Brigade did a good job of tying sketches together I thought. I speaking of the 2 season show on comedy central.
He was on the Daily Show and had worked on other shows. Literally everyone on that show got a shot at a solo project. Also places Comedy Central, SciFy, Adult Swim are places that give preference to people on the inside.
Imoortant things was brilliant and timeless. Way ahead of its time
I am amazed that anyone thought Max was CG. I was at school when Max first hit the screens on Channel 4 UK. No one thought it was pure CG but me and my mates loved the look and the satire; a generic, overly slick, blond haired, blue eyed, sarcastic p**s taker of the stale, repeatedly churned presenters. To us it was exactly what Channel 4 promised to do, shake things up and make it better.
Two questions; what if you didn’t need to make money from films and what if the spectacle of animation was the story? (Not criticizing, thanks for your take on this.👍🏾)
always loved demiri's comedy. it's short, simple, clean but still extremely clever if you ljke his stuff you'll also likely enjoy the youtube channel nigahiga, he also has a strange way of analysing play on words in very clever ways