The signal flickers for a moment. Suddenly, the show is interrupted by... someone. In a Max Headroom mask. And this happens: (Possibly NSFW.)
It was like a fever dream. I didn't even know if what I saw was "real," or if it was just interference on my set. It wasn't until I saw it all over the news the next day that I realized, wow, someone had actually broken into the television signal!
The only other thing I've ever seen on television that was as strange as this was when I was living in Manhattan. I was watching the local morning news, and two of the people on the show (sorry, I can't remember names) got in a heated argument on the air. One was out "interviewing" someone, and the anchor in the newsroom began to criticize the questions he was asking. Bristling, the reporter in the field began chewing out the anchor, they argued for a bit, then suddenly, a quick cut to commercial!
That was unusual, but nothing like the Max Headroom pirate broadcast.
So, Shakers... what's the strangest live, unscripted thing you've ever seen on television?
(Edit: I should point out that another cool part of this story is that "Max" has never been caught. That's no easy feat.)
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