Halt and Catch Fire
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I'm a few weeks behind on it.
I'm still unsure about it. None of the characters are really all that likable (the only one that doesn't disgust me on some level is Donna, Gordon's wife). The pace also seems kinda slow. I agree that it isn't going to be anywhere close to MM or BB, but heck, it's orders of magnitude better than all this reality show crap.
I'm still unsure about it. None of the characters are really all that likable (the only one that doesn't disgust me on some level is Donna, Gordon's wife). The pace also seems kinda slow. I agree that it isn't going to be anywhere close to MM or BB, but heck, it's orders of magnitude better than all this reality show crap.
I watched it and I enjoyed it.
That was my era... I lived through all of those technology moments the way most people live through sporting events while growing up. I couldn't get enough news and stories about the startups, technologies, moves by the big players, and so on while that was happening. And I was lucky to have a father who was also into it and bought many of the products that were being released in those days so I could play with them. Obviously, the writers have to stray from perfect history to tell their stories, but the concepts and competitors are right on the money, but that doesn't take too much away from the nostalgia I feel for the era.
That was my era... I lived through all of those technology moments the way most people live through sporting events while growing up. I couldn't get enough news and stories about the startups, technologies, moves by the big players, and so on while that was happening. And I was lucky to have a father who was also into it and bought many of the products that were being released in those days so I could play with them. Obviously, the writers have to stray from perfect history to tell their stories, but the concepts and competitors are right on the money, but that doesn't take too much away from the nostalgia I feel for the era.
My wife and I binged our way through the first season and are now on the second, but at a slower pace. Great show.
When I was 15, my father gave me an IBM Portable PC. I had no idea at the time that it was a several thousand dollar machine. The reason he gave it to me was that he could not put enough memory in it to run his spreadsheets. I was enthralled. I bought and installed an 8087 math co-processor, upped the memory to 576k, installed a serial port and added a mouse, a CGA monitor and a Star NX-10 dot-matrix printer. I used that machine for almost six years before moving up to a 386 in college, then to a Pentium 60 in 1995 and a Pentium 133 in 1996. After that, it was all AMD for awhile before returning to Intel with a Core 2 Duo.
When I was 15, my father gave me an IBM Portable PC. I had no idea at the time that it was a several thousand dollar machine. The reason he gave it to me was that he could not put enough memory in it to run his spreadsheets. I was enthralled. I bought and installed an 8087 math co-processor, upped the memory to 576k, installed a serial port and added a mouse, a CGA monitor and a Star NX-10 dot-matrix printer. I used that machine for almost six years before moving up to a 386 in college, then to a Pentium 60 in 1995 and a Pentium 133 in 1996. After that, it was all AMD for awhile before returning to Intel with a Core 2 Duo.
AndySTL
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AMC announced that the 4th season will be the last. Honestly, I am surprised we got 4 seasons. It's the best show that no one is watching. I love it but the ratings are shit. Season 3 finale was pretty great. Season 4 should deliver.
Anyone else enjoy the music score for this show? Kind of reminds me of the Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross score for The Social Network. Some of it reminds me of the Tangerine Dream music from Risky Business.
Anyone else enjoy the music score for this show? Kind of reminds me of the Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross score for The Social Network. Some of it reminds me of the Tangerine Dream music from Risky Business.
AndySTL
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Yeah, I know what you mean. The show is great but it's kind of hard to overlook the ridiculousness that the same small group of people had a hand in all these major technological successes. But I do still enjoy the show. Looking forward to the last season.