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Future Shock

★ 9.0 9 votes 1976–1978 1 seasons · 2 episodes Ended
Starring
James Brown
Starring
James Brown
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About

Future Shock is a television variety show produced and hosted by James Brown in the mid-1970s. Shot in Augusta and Atlanta, Georgia and broadcast late on Friday nights on the Ted Turner-owned UHF station WTCG, it featured local amateurs performing a variety of popular and emerging dance styles, including disco, locking and popping, and early breakdancing, to prerecorded music. Brown and his musical guests also performed briefly. Other regular features included dance contests, interviews, and segments on black history. "Future Shock", a song written by Brown and recorded by Maceo Parker with The J.B.'s, served as the show's nominal theme music, though it was not consistently used. Following the example of Soul Train, Future Shock was syndicated nationwide in the United States, but it failed to attract sponsors and ceased production within three years. It has not been officially released on recorded media, and with the exception of a handful of episodes recordings of the show have long been presumed lost.

All Seasons

Season 1
02
EpTitleRatingVotesRuntime
1Melvin Parker, Martha High
2Lee Austin, Martha High

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

James Brown Host, Self
Martha High Self
Melvin Parker Self
Lee Austin Self

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