BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agoTIL of Max Headroom. A faux computer generated show host that went viral in the 80's.youtu.beexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down116
arrow-up1201arrow-down1external-linkTIL of Max Headroom. A faux computer generated show host that went viral in the 80's.youtu.beBarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·1 year agoI knew about that, it was weird to me because I didn’t know it was emulating MaxHeadroom.
minus-squareSuperDuper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoEminem also emulated him in a music video. That’s where the “something’s wrong, I can feel it” meme comes from.
minus-squareguyrocket@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI love this vid. Great rap and cool pop culture references like Super Mario and The Matrix.
minus-squarePipedLinkBot@feddit.rocksBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoHere is an alternative Piped link(s): Rap God Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThat’s quality all on its own, but even better knowing about Max Headroom.
I knew about that, it was weird to me because I didn’t know it was emulating MaxHeadroom.
Eminem also emulated him in a music video. That’s where the “something’s wrong, I can feel it” meme comes from.
Rap God
I love this vid. Great rap and cool pop culture references like Super Mario and The Matrix.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
Rap God
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I’m open-source; check me out at GitHub.
That’s quality all on its own, but even better knowing about Max Headroom.