Maxx: Original Series [VHS]
starring: Michael Haley, Glynnis Talken, Amy Danles, Tony Fucile, Patty Wynne-Hughs
directed by: Eugene Salandra, Gregg Vanzo, Yeol Jung Chang
directed by: Eugene Salandra, Gregg Vanzo, Yeol Jung Chang
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Simon Kieth's popular comic book was adapted for television in this multipart animated series first broadcast on MTV. A little confusing, the series--which concerns a kind of hulking superhero and his attachment to a female therapist and her teenage client--is actually mesmerizing and surprisingly touching. The writing is unusually sophisticated, and Kieth's ability to create complex female characters and provide their incisive dialogue should be the envy of any male scribe. Parallel action set in a so-called outback--an escape from reality--is wild and evocative of childhood fantasies. This is a strangely beautiful show all around. --Tom Keogh
Simon Kieth's popular comic book was adapted for television in this multipart animated series first broadcast on MTV. A little confusing, the series--which concerns a kind of hulking superhero and his attachment to a female therapist and her teenage client--is actually mesmerizing and surprisingly touching. The writing is unusually sophisticated, and Kieth's ability to create complex female characters and provide their incisive dialogue should be the envy of any male scribe. Parallel action set in a so-called outback--an escape from reality--is wild and evocative of childhood fantasies. This is a strangely beautiful show all around. --Tom Keogh
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - I want this on DVD
Great show. I've had the VHS for years.
Clever, witty, funny, addictive story, great dialogue, deep characters, very heady, and all around well written with sleek & stylish animation that was very cutting-edge for its day. This is one of the great shows from an era when MTV was still creative & a channel worth watching.
I very much hope they'll release a DVD of this show. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it.
Rating: 
- Missing so much
3 stars just because it's missing so much content.However, I did manage to get the entire series and burn it to a dvd so, that's at least a plus.But this VHS is missing a lot of content.Hopefully MTV releases an official DVD of The Maxx.Until then I've got a copy: )
Rating: - Bring The Maxx back...on DVD
I never read the comics, but when this show aired I was immediately drawn to it. It looked different than any other animated program before or since. So much so that images from the show have been ingrained in my psyche even though I have not seen one frame of the show since it originally aired on MTV in 1996. The writing was better than 99% of the (live action)sitcoms and dramas on television and the character dialogue was more sophisticated. I cared about the characters, which is rare for animated ... Read More
Rating: - Got any toast?
Oh how I wish this would come out on DVD. My wife and I both loved this show, and I still joke with her sometimes about it by asking her "Got any toast?" Funny thing is we've never watched an episode together. I would love to watch all of them again, but can't see spending any dough on old used VHS tapes.
Rating: - The Best Show MTV Ever Made or Will Ever Make
Adding my voice to the clamor calling for an official unedited DVD release is my pleasure. The Maxx is te best written TV show I have ever seen. This is animation at it's finest.
- I want this on DVDGreat show. I've had the VHS for years.
Clever, witty, funny, addictive story, great dialogue, deep characters, very heady, and all around well written with sleek & stylish animation that was very cutting-edge for its day. This is one of the great shows from an era when MTV was still creative & a channel worth watching.
I very much hope they'll release a DVD of this show. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it.
- Missing so much3 stars just because it's missing so much content.However, I did manage to get the entire series and burn it to a dvd so, that's at least a plus.But this VHS is missing a lot of content.Hopefully MTV releases an official DVD of The Maxx.Until then I've got a copy: )
- Bring The Maxx back...on DVDI never read the comics, but when this show aired I was immediately drawn to it. It looked different than any other animated program before or since. So much so that images from the show have been ingrained in my psyche even though I have not seen one frame of the show since it originally aired on MTV in 1996. The writing was better than 99% of the (live action)sitcoms and dramas on television and the character dialogue was more sophisticated. I cared about the characters, which is rare for animated ... Read More
- Got any toast?Oh how I wish this would come out on DVD. My wife and I both loved this show, and I still joke with her sometimes about it by asking her "Got any toast?" Funny thing is we've never watched an episode together. I would love to watch all of them again, but can't see spending any dough on old used VHS tapes.
- The Best Show MTV Ever Made or Will Ever MakeAdding my voice to the clamor calling for an official unedited DVD release is my pleasure. The Maxx is te best written TV show I have ever seen. This is animation at it's finest.
