<![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs - io9 Comments]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> And let's not forgot Barry "Dame Edna" Humphries' portrayal of ruthless and obnoxious Aussie tabloid magnate Kevin McMaxford in Spice World.

MoroccoMole

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> Gross, G-G-G-G-GrossB-B-B-BERG must, Grossberg m-m-m-must be stopped!

Hart

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @All_Thumbs: Thank goodness you said that. I was worried about the omission, too. He's like Murdoch crossed with L. Ron Hubbard, and exactly as whacked out as that sounds.

Crash Launching

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> No Hubertus Bigend? He probably likes it better that way, anyway.

finite_elephant

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> What about when Murdoch made fun of himself on The Simpsons?

rudeboy7969

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> But the Jagrafess was working for the Daleks, and was replaced by the Controller as seen in "Bad Wolf."

I loved Max Headroom. When will it come to DVD???

SeeingI

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> S.R. Hadden, "Contact" - In the book, he's a crazy billionaire media mogul who, essentially, invented TiVo and used it to leverage control over the media, and then used that control to leverage influence over the government.

robocop_is_bleeding

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> Actually, in "Network" the terrorists already had their show. What happens is Beale gets too close to the truth in his rants, and is told by the real Rupert (the network owner, played by Ned Beatty) to change his tune. Beale knuckles under, his ratings start to plummet, and then he is assassinated on his own show.

doctor_cos

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> "Michaelmas" by Algis Budrys (1986)

www.amazon.com/Michaelmas-Algis-Budrys/dp/0445203161

aassddff1234

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> I can't remember if hes called "Grossman" in the original British version of Max Headroom.
(there are 2 pilot episodes one for England and one for America)
Because in the American version the CEO is called "Grossberg"

dOk

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> Arch-capitalist Murdoch used to be a commie. Although it was back in his university days he was referred to as Rupert the Red (or something), but he was just in it for the chicks.

san_marino

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> I can't believe no ones mentioned L. Bob Rife from Snow Crash. He didn't just stay with cable or media, but branched into hacking right into peoples minds.

All_Thumbs

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @Charlie Jane Anders: De nada.

Ah, Karaoke/Cold Lazarus. Potter was awesome. I'd be a fan if naming his terminal cancer Rupert was the only thing he ever did. Fortunately, there's much more to the man and his creations.

Tim Faulkner

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @Tim Faulkner: Oh crap. I think I left that out by mistake... give me a sec and I'll add it back in...

Charlie Jane Anders

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> Norman Spinrad: Bug Jack Barron

hitmouse

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @Charlie Jane Anders: I go back and forth whether James Bond should be considered science fiction or not. Seriously, I'm surprised Kevin Smith has written entire scenes based on this discussion.

extracrispy

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> And where's Max Headroom? That tag is toying with me!

Tim Faulkner

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @Charlie Jane Anders: No, Elliot Carver (media mogul) tries to start a war between China and Britain by tricking a Brit ship into Chinese waters (by hijacking the GPS signal with a stolen GPS code-transmitter thingy), then sinking the ship with a torpedoe-drill controlled from a stealth-ship, then shoot down the Chinese fighters that were warning the Brit shp to get out of their waters. Carver didn't want to control the world, just the information everyone gets. And get even stinkier-richer in the process.
Oh, yeah, and Bond had a remote control BMW.

Frozen-Tex

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @Charlie Jane Anders: Are you saying Faye Dunaway is a robot?

Tim Faulkner

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @extracrispy: Hmmm... yeah I did think about that... TND is clearly meant to be a super-obvious jab at Murdoch. I just didn't think it was science fiction. But I haven't seen it since it came out. It's got the usual supervillain plot of, "I will blow up something or other, and that will cement my media dominance!!!!" right?

Charlie Jane Anders

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @extracrispy:
"Caesar had his Legions, Napoleon had his Armies, and I have my... Divisions!"

Frozen-Tex

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @KernelPanic: "Rosebud!"

Frozen-Tex

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> @Frozen-Tex: Yeh, this list is incomplete without "Tomorrow Never Dies."

extracrispy

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> i could stare at that Faye Dunaway picture all day

pinafore

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> They didn't have Rupert Murdoch but they did have William Randolph Hearst back in the olden timey days.

[en.wikipedia.org]

kp

KernelPanic

]]> <![CDATA[Science Fiction's Army Of Rupert Murdochs]]> I don't know if Bond movies count as sci-fi, but how 'bout the media-mogul Lexus-salesman villain from "Tomorrow Never Dies"?

Frozen-Tex

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