''Maximum Exposure'' (also known as ''Max X'') is an American reality TV program showcasing video clips on a variety of subjects. It ran from October 7, 2000 until May 25, 2002. As its various slogans attest, the show was targeted at teens and young adults. The program also showed videos from other reality shows, especially its predecessor ''

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'', and was noted both for its fast-paced action and its analysis of slow-motion replays.

Outline

The Executive Producers were brothers Mack and Bradley Anderson of First Television. Cam Brainard (better known as the narrator of ''

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'' and the announcer for Disney Channel) narrated the show, while credited as the "Smart-Aleck

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Dude." Each episode was an hour long and aired in

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from 2000 to 2002, with reruns until 2004. The show was produced by

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and RTV News.

Syndication

At one point, it was re-aired on Spike TV from 2003 to 2006, and the

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from 2005 to 2008. Also, reruns aired on

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and in some syndication markets. In India, ''Maximum Exposure'' is currently being aired on Spark Big CBS Channel. In Estonia ''Meeletu Maailm'' (Maximum Exposure) is currently being aired on TV6. In Australia, the program aired on FOX8 from 2006 to 2007, and reruns are still aired from time to time. While in

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, the show had previously been aired in TV2 from 2002 to 2003. In 2006 the show aired on ABC-5 (now

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) in the Philippines that was given the own local name titled Todo Max and was hosted by

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with the narrators/co-hosts Nicole Hyala and

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. On

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, where the series was formerly aired, only 13 episodes in both Seasons 1 and 2 were broadcast, while the remaining episodes from both seasons was not aired due to censorship on immature content which was not suitable for young viewers.

Running gags

Max X had a series of running gags throughout the duration of the show. *Dudes: Most males on the show's videos are referred to as "dudes." *The La-dies: Brainard is usually heard ogling at attractive women which he refers to as "la-dies." *"Sweet" mullets: Brainard takes the time in videos to point out and make fun of people with mullets. *"Oh yeah!": One of Brainard's favorite sayings. * Use of

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: Brainard often uses a yellow colored telestrator to highlight certain parts of videos. He often uses this to point out sweet mullets. *"Good eatin'": Usually used in conjunction with animal videos. As in, "Remember, them monkeys is good eatin'" or "Hyenas say

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is good eatin'." *Double negatives: Quite common on the show and used for comedic effect, such as, "In Bizarro world, cops don't shoot nobody." *Cigarettes: Brainard usually points out people's inability to let go of their cigarette when either they or someone else is in grave danger. *

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: Max X routinely makes fun of foreigners, including the French, the

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s, and the

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, especially those who are intoxicated. Running gags include how "dirty" France is and how "boring" Canada is. *Variable Speed: When a clip is replayed, a menu comes up on the left hand side of the screen with the Variable Speed controls. Brainard usually says something like, "Let's see that again," prompting the menu. The choices include Slo-Mo, Frame by Frame, Super Slo-Mo, High Speed, and Replay. *Image Enhancement: similar to the "Variable Speed" menu, but with features to detail the replay of a clip. The choices are Zoom, Enlarge, Extreme Close-Up, Highlight (Isolation), Night Vision, Thermal Vision, Color Enhancement, and Resolution. *Camera Angle: similar to the "Variable Speed" menu, but with different angles of the replay of the clip if it was filmed on multiple cameras. *Max X List: The top clips (usually three to five) for each episode are counted down at the end of the episode as the Max X List. *Yellow Arrows: Yellows arrows appear suddenly around limbs that are broken in multiple places. Each arrow appearance is accompanied with a very quick cow bell sound effect.

Episodes

Each episode of the 52 produced for the series had a particular theme:Maximum Exposure Episode List - TV.com
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Season 1: 2000-2001

Season 2: 2001-2002

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0306357 2000 American television series debuts 2002 American television series endings 2000s American reality television series 2000s American video clip television series Television series by CBS Studios First-run syndicated television programs in the United States English-language television shows