Halt and Catch Fire Thread!

[Sigmatech]

I have seen a few threads a few pages back but i wanted to see about building something (Get it, like the show.....no?) that for the followers who are actually enjoying it thus far, can discuss/ theorize or just talk about happenings in the series to date.

Personally i think the show is catering to a certain 'type' of audience, i just find it annoying that people currently are basing their reviews on stupid stuff like 'This drama isn't happening here" or "This concept is getting really boring" etc etc.

I have just finished up reading Steve Jobs' Biography and personally i think the show is doing a great 'fictitious' re-telling of how the PC industry was at the time.

Highlights so far:

-Splitting the show into centric parts (Joe focusing on aesthetics, ideas, business deals and pushing the boundaries of what a PC should do compared to IBM)
-Gordon being Wozniak-like (In making Hardware applicable to the needs required)
-Cameron just being an edgy coder,  and generally being super hot.
-"2x the speed, 1/2 the price"
-Acknowledging actual hardware/PC terminology without being super geeky
-Using real-life companies in reference to challenges they face (Manufacturing limitations with mobos/ silicon etc etc)
- Breaking the barriers of what a PC could be according to the viewpoint of the user....(Eg. Resolution is not just a number!)

 

 

I think so far the show is doing pretty well, such a Pirates of Silicon Valley feel to it, i hope it doesn't get cancelled after one season though. Waiting per week for each episode is as bad as what GoT has been.

What does LTT think of it so far?