Halt and Catch Fire: Episode 01 – I/O

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Saw it- It's trying to be a mad men for geeks, and is somewhat successful.

Setting/mood: A

Writing: B

Technical accuracy: A-

Acting: C

Character development: B

The fact that Greek culture has permeated popular culture enough to justify an effort at technical accuracy to this degree involving early PC hardware boggles my mind.

I have to wonder if it's not just that the rest of the culture has washed away and this is all that's left now. There is a big hole in Houston where That Company used to be...

The cable channels now have to live on a treadmill of serialized movies cast in the Deadwood/Sopranos style or it will also wash away.

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