Joe's character arc was the most moving to me. He really became a proper human in the end. Compassionate, loving, warm. A stark contrast to his season one persona but very well developed through the show's 4 year run.
I've never watched a series that affected me as much as this. I'm a child of the late 60's who grey up living the life of these characters. I was there. I did this. This was my life. It still is. I built my life in IT.
Same professional trajectory for me as well, and this series affects me in ways none of the others in my top 10 do. The last few episodes are perfectly executed and tie up the story in such a sad yet. hopeful, way. It's a frequent rewatch for me.
I’m bawling my eyes out, just finished the show 5 minutes ago. It’s so sad that the show is over and I got no one else to share this one with. Season 4 & finale was so beautiful.
There are so many of us out there who went on the same journey. The scene where Gordon is dying is the most beautiful sequence of film I’ve seen on the small screen. Ever. I watched it a couple of years ago and I still flash back to scenes I remember.
Same. I felt the same way when I finished this series. I so badly wanted to share it. It changed me. I listened to “Baby Mine” on repeat while cooking and just lingered in that moment. Gordo was my favourite, but I find myself craving these characters. Their arc was so good and their complex character development. I loved all of them for different reasons and the energy they brought to the screen. So beautiful, touching, moving. Great, just great 😌🧡🙏👌
That last scene with Gordon just shows how far him and Donna had come. It made me think of my own parents - how people change, how sweet they were when they were young. So touching 🥺😭🧡
Same thoughts here. I was crying .. I just did not want the series to end at all. All seasons were brilliant but Season 4 was so emotional. I just finished watching in UK its July 2023.
One of the best TV dramas ever made. Incredible characters in a unique period piece with excellent writing and grade-A production alone would make it worth my time. But it's the pace and beauty of the show, along with its theme, that sealed it for me. Rarely, if ever, have I seen a show take its time so confidently while still being engaging. Because of this, the show lets the viewer more fully realize the scenes and characters they are watching. Halt and Catch Fire is a show about Failure, though rarely is that theme simply negative. Failure can be bittersweet, a successful failure, or an opportunity that opens up new doors. No other show runs with this particular theme so well.
This will go down as one my favorite shows ever. I watched it all the way through from when first aired and I've been binge watching it again this past week. I'll no doubt watch it 5 more times all the way through as the years go by. I connected with this show probably more than any other.
I love how joe's ending suggests that he will not be trying to create something new but instead push up and coming creators to create something new as he has done before with Cameron, Gordon, Ryan, etc. It's kind of like he represents the computer in his quote. "the computer isn't the thing. it's the thing that gets you to the thing."
It was the best version of "the thing" that he was looking for that was possible for him, really. There wouldn't have been one idea or company that satisfied him; he was the futures man, the guy who was always looking the next thing. As Cameron says to him at Comdex, his talent is in bringing people together and creating change. He always wanted to influence people's direction, and especially in his later years wanted to genuinely care for and push the talents of younger people like Haley. It was perfect.
I like to think that earlier in the show since he was selfish and arrogant, he then finds peace within himself after those 10 years and dedicates his life to helping others
@@martinheron2634 yup, he found Cameron at the University, so he's definitely looking for the next Camerons to create an Apple/Microsoft killer. Who knows, Netflix might ask the HACF creators to do season 5/6/7 etc eventually.
it still baffles me how underrated this show was/is... found it during lockdown in 2020 and I rewatch it constantly. i have no shame in admitting it lol
What a beautiful show with a such a moving ending. Not sure how I missed this one when it was on the air! It's so rare to see real transformation on television. Joe at the ending - driving a Lotus (a symbol of enlightenment and rebirth) instead of a Porsche, going to the classroom to teach and inspire, instead of recruit. He's someone who could see the big picture in industry, but now he's seeing the big picture in life. He talks about computers not being the thing - but the thing that gets you to the thing. And that's people. But people aren't things, and in the ends we see that Joe really gets that, that they all do. I grew up in Armonk, NY so that bit of personal history made the ending a bit sweeter.
Thank you very much for the Lotus information. That's really what I hope for the character. What he searches all his life, his failures, his confusions, Enlightenment is what he really needs. Like St Jobs, meditation.
Best TV series ever. Every season evolved into its own uniqueness and I cried most of the way on the last episode. Lovely to hear the interviews here, as I am suffering now from Halt withdrawal symptoms. I am now going to go back and watch the whole series again and I NEVER do that no matter how good a TV series is
I really connected with this show on a personal level..as a woman in the IT industry I lived and felt the journey and experiences of these characters..this show was so well written and acting was superb..we need more shows like this
Same with me. I started in IT in the late 80s in Texas, moved to Cali in ‘92 and continued my career through the 90s in Silicon Valley. I felt like this show was writing my life and I miss it so.
Finished watching this show today and I am stuck with all the characters in my mind. One of the best shows I have ever seen. I recommended to all my friends already!
Incredible. I worked in IT all the way from early 80's. So very nostalgic for me but my wife who has no interest or experience in IT thought the show was amazing. We both really really enjoyed it.
I bawled my eyes out through this whole video recap and got chills because it is just so good. This series - these characters will forever be in my heart. They changed me. I just feel so proud and touched by them. Thank you for this show 🙏🧡👌👍👏👏👏👏 Brilliant
One of the best television shows ever. Fantastic and memorable cast. Great writing and acting. A lot of valuable life lessons were taught. If I had a wish , I wish that the complete series was available for purchase. It's a show worth watching and then rewatching. 👍
holy shit i just realized the dude who almost hits joe with his porsche is a call back to the opening scene when joe hits the armadillo with his porsche ....
Finished the finale, sucks this show was seen as the heir apparent to Mad Men when it wasn't that. Instead, it was something else entirely, more fast-moving, fast twitched television. It stands all by itself. It was a roller coaster where all the leads absolutely rocked out in their roles. This show will be lost to time, it just never got the award show recognition or ratings but it's a really short list if you are looking for series that are better than "Halt and Catch Fire".
Oh god! I was reading your coment and thinking how right you were, and then you put fringe as an example!!!!! You couldnt be more right, for me there was a before and after with fringe, not because of the scifi but the story telling, the music, the characters development....and HACF was exactly the same, so I needed to respond to this "so on point" comment and tell you how right you are! And I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thinks like that
@@Mrsmaricrist Haha wow, showed up for HACF and then I see these comments on Fringe, one of my favorite shows alongside HACF. So underrated and I'm glad to see these shows are still alive in so many people's hearts years after they crossed the finish line.
So I started watching this show when they were two seasons in, I think. I lost track of it on the way and only got reminded about it a few days ago, after watching the main guy in Foundation. Of course I had to binge watch the whole thing from beginning, and I LOVED every minute of it. Every character's journey is such a thrill, but none like Joe's of course. The fact that he ends up teaching is a great fit, as this was always his talent - guiding people, helping them find their way. Plus the season 4 story about him wanting kids fits right in. But Humanities, really? How? He was in tech, don't tell me he's got a degree in Literature, for god's sake 🙄 Anywho, great ending, really! Hope I'll rewatch it some day and get as much pleasure out of it as I got now, six- seven years after the first time I watched it.
We don't know much about the details of his position but he probably got either an honorary degree or honorary position. It is his hometown and he is kind of famous at this point, it's not completely out there for him to end up working at the local uni. The class he was teaching was quite small so it's possibly a specialized or grad credit. We also don't really ever know his education background. He presumably got the job at IBM because of his dad, but we don't know what his degree is in or if he has one.
There are time jumps. It's not super obvious in the show, but there was a timeline kicking around a while back and I'm not sure where they got the information, but Joe and Cam split a whole year after Gordon died. Then when the last scene happened, can't remember the date, but yes there is some liberty taking, I mean it is TV. I don't know how strict university/college institutions were in the earlier 90s about teacher's having the qualifications to teach. In the UK and Aus, I believe you could do a one year teaching training course on top of industry experience, of not now. Anyway, whatever, yes it is a great ending for Joe!
“I know that something’s coming. Something big, like a train, and all I want is to jump on board. But it’s getting faster and faster and I’m terrified I’m going to miss it … I don’t want to get left behind.”
I do not generally react to a show very often.....I can actually remember the last time over 20 years ago. This show was amazing. I will forever miss my final reaction to the final episode. I rate Halt and Catch Fire as one of the top 5 shows of my lifetime. I will miss Joe, Cam, Bos, Donna and Gordon very much. So very well written. Godspeed HACF !!!!
I know everyone thinks that what Donna planned has something to do with tech, or online music, online payment and all that. But I really just want it to be a diner or a cafe. Something that doesn't revolve around her and Cameron's actual love but something that would make Cam stay behind and also be able to do what she wants in the tech world, but also stay with Donna, Boz and Hayley. Its simple. And thats what I want for them.
For me Ronan was not great, typical cookie cutter MCU villain. Lee Pace auditioned for Starlord. It's a crime to cover him up in that much makeup, anyone could've done that role. Still got him to a wider audience... So I guess, what do I know 🤣
As a kid who lived in the early tech industry from x86 pc clones, nes, to the playstation and early adopter of Internet in the dot com era this show was a nostalgia trip, I grew up with these machines it was fun to watch and remember how these shaped my life my interest and fascination of technology.
I just watched the final season this week. There is sometimes in my opinion an opportunity to do less in a series finale. I thought that moment when Donna rushed out of the diner to say, "Cameron...I have an idea" would be that moment, and it was for the most part. The series should have ended right there, or they should have swapped the order of the scene with Joe in the classroom and that one. The end with Joe was a little indulgent in the need to come full circle. Just an opinion. This is a great show, and i don't think it should have gone on for more seasons. I think it ended right on time.
I actually that Donna was just gonna open up a coffee shop and run it together with Cameron. Yea I know it is stupid of me but it's kinda makes sense. Donna and Cameron were always too passionate about tech business and she knows that going into tech again will just ruin their relationship one more time. So maybe they should just do business together for the sake of their friendship but away from the stress of tech business.
@@hypnos2434 There's no way it's those. You're thinking too much ahead. This must have been... 1996-7? This show really couldn't continue. The Dot Com bubble was gonna burst in a couple years. My first thought was music, like the mp3s... and file sharing... Doesn't fit considering it's illegal... Maybe it's GeoCities. People making their own websites. Meh. Nothing terribly interesting came out in those years. It was still a land grab for a while until the late 90s.
This show reminded me somehow the book "the Carpetbaggers" by its spirit.. A very good atmospheric series (however, in my very-very humble opinion, slightly too many "tolerant" moments - but I suppose filmmakers are obliged to insert them now..) Lee and Mackenzie - are incredible stars here (however Lee is incredible in every show he is involved in).
Without a doubt the final 10 minutes of Six Feet Under was the most touching way to end a great series and it completely wrapped up the show. I still get affected watching the ending to that show. That said - Halt and Catch Fire is an amazing show and the finale was wonderful. I started in IT in the early 80's, lived and grew up through each one of the transitions of the industry in that show. Started and sold or lost a few companies in IT, connected with the characters in the show and it now is driving me to find the 'next big thing' for myself. The passion of the characters in their businesses is infectious. Loved the show!
@@alexptx They ended the show at the perfect moment. When Netscape went public and the stock exploded big money realized there money to be made in the internet. The small, mom & pop companies like Comet either couldn't compete or got bought up. The whole scene changed.
This was such an amazing show. I stumbled upon it by accident after seeing a clip on RUclips and binged it in 2 days. The evolution of all characters was phenomenal. Joe's character arc was especially well written, from being a total asshole to the nicest guy out there.
I think Donna's big idea was online banking! She looked at the customers, heard the register, received the money, and thought, 'online money transactions'. Thus, PayPal, Donna and Cameron style, was born.
@@DeepfriedBaby that's the thing. Cameron was learning to adapt. She never really saw the thing coming she just knew how to make the thing. She would be up for the challenge of creating this new way from an idea.
So Cameron, spends the entire show complaining how she did everything by herself and everyone takes from her, because they hate to see women succeed. I have upmost respect for women, but like men, there are the good, the bad, and the ugly. By ugly I dont mean looks. Lets all take a step back and take Joe out of the picture. maybe instead of Dallas, he goes to Los Angeles and never meets Cameron. Cameron finishes college and gets a job at Texas Instruments where she becomes Donna's coworker. every day she wakes up goes to work and meets Donna at the break room as they pour their bosses coffee. The End! Eventually Gordan hates his job, or maybe Cardiff Electronics finally goes out of business so he works for his father in law which has nothing to do with what he knows, so he changes careers and eventually sucks so bad at it, he works as a high school electronics teacher for the rest of his life.
Such a great series! My spouse and I watched all 4 seasons in a few days. As entrepreneurs, we both related to the blending of business & personal challenges & triumphs. We both wished we had more friends & acquaintances like the characters in the show. Like-minded folks. Perhaps in the venture capital world, it's a nonstop parade of dynamic individuals 24/7. But in small towns in the Midwest, it takes a minor miracle to swing a dinner party or afternoon at the beach. If you didn't sit with someone at lunch in the 8th grade, the concept of friendship is almost out of the question. The Kung Flu PLAN-demic didn't exactly help things. If you're a socially-challenged "misfit" (couple or individual)...with ambition and dreams...feel welcome to extend a friendly hello. We're always looking to expand our horizons. “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” - Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
@Lola Montez The point is they make paypal before Elon Musk and co got into that about 2-4 years later. This way they get to be the electric car and space women out of that.
@Lola Montez this show is fiction, it shows an alternative reality, the successes these charachters create can deestroy thosssssse established giants of tech industry we know, they can actuaally destroy IBM, Microsoft, Intel, apple, they can even create an alternate reality where Elon Musk and Paypal didn't exist, where the characthers of this show go on to make truely revolutionary electric car and space rockets to Mars companies, who knows, with different people in charge, we probably would have replaced all fossil fuels by now, we probably would have sent humans to Mars by now. Without Hedy Lamarr, Grace Hopper, Ada Lovelace, Mary Lou Jepsen, Roberta Williams, Radia Perlman, Barbara Liskov and so many others, we wouldn't have any of the technologies we have today. Imagine an alternative reality where some women had more power in running the tech giants, the world would definitely be better today. Evil men like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Paul Otellini, Steve Ballmer, Mark Zuckerberg, without them and their evil and bad tech corporations, the world would be a much better place.
@Lola Montez The real story of Microsoft or Apple are jokes and hummiliating, Bill Gates stole MSDOS he never wrote any important line of code himself. Steve Jobs stole everything that made the Mac, he stole the ipod, he stole the iphone and ipad, he absolutely never made anything himself. Apple is a total scam. I've interviewed the woman who single handedly wrote the computer architecture that defines 95% of every tech products today in the world ruclips.net/video/jhwwrSaHdh8/видео.html about 100 products in your home run on the computer architecture that she invented and singlehandedly designed in 1983. Jokes like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, just show how miserable the founders may be, they're all drop-outs, they're all barely even technically skilled, they just grabbed their opportunities just at the right time, and build proprietary money grabbing ecosystems around that. Such world changing Trillion dollar companies could just as well have been created by Joe McMillan, Cameron and crew. Or with characters like them whenever someone wants to fund further episodes of this or other similar show. And there is nothing wrong with showing the personal aspects of working in a startup, this is how things are, Steve Jobs was a total a-hole personally, he stole the company from his co-founders, he denied his daughter for years, he stole all the tech and they still claim ownership to it to this day.
Cameron blew it, big time. Would it really have killed her to have a baby with the man of her dreams? Just knock one out, toss the kid to him and crack on. She maintained the immaturity of her punk youth but when you turn 30, that gets ugly. I couldn't believe that her fractious relationship with Donna was one she considered her greatest achievement. Really, Cam? Donna grew from brilliant, loving homemaker and under-appreciated engineer to really aggressive, heartless Woman In Tech who destroyed the best thing she ever made - a solid marriage - for pearls and Silicon Valley parties. Awful. Kerry Bishé is an amazing actress. Joe - I agree with the others here that his transformation was convincing. He lives with his scars and losses, but it's a life well-lived. I'm most sad he blew his marriage for Cameron, because she was only ever committed to herself. Boz. I looked forward to scenes with Bosworth because of just how well the character is written and played. Just magical writing and acting. Gordon. My favourite. I couldn't believe how it ended for him. I felt saddest for his new, heartbroken girlfriend. Season 1 has been incorrectly said to be the weakest season. It is the most tightly written. There's some fat in Season 3 and 4 - like the Ryan sub-plot which didn't go anywhere and got lost. I can say that it's a show that will stay long in my memory and deserves to be celebrated.
I know the feeling! After each season I stopped watching for a bit because I was afraid that something would happen that ruined it all for me or ruin the characters etc. but if you have not already: continue watching! This show is amazing from start to fnish!
Really loved the show! Specially Joe! except for the sneaky feminism stupidness after the first 2 seasons, Especially last episode! Base on the show, feminists should have no complains about being included, the wamans run everything, so which is it? U can tell when the feminists got in by looking at Donna, after season 3 she turns to a different character. They even kill off both males! One physically one spiritually.
One of the best shows ever, seriously
nah man not one of the best, it is the best show ever.
Agreed
Definitely. One of my favourite scenes is where Gordon's daughter is playing that game (spoiler so won't clarify) soundtracked by PJ Harvey.
Absolutely amazing show it really is wonderful
They ended it so well
Joe's character arc was the most moving to me. He really became a proper human in the end. Compassionate, loving, warm. A stark contrast to his season one persona but very well developed through the show's 4 year run.
I've never watched a series that affected me as much as this. I'm a child of the late 60's who grey up living the life of these characters. I was there. I did this. This was my life. It still is. I built my life in IT.
A great story for sure
So True
Awesome haha
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Care to share more?
Same professional trajectory for me as well, and this series affects me in ways none of the others in my top 10 do. The last few episodes are perfectly executed and tie up the story in such a sad yet. hopeful, way. It's a frequent rewatch for me.
Criminally underrated and magnificent. An absolute A+ for me, and there aren't many of those.
I’m bawling my eyes out, just finished the show 5 minutes ago.
It’s so sad that the show is over and I got no one else to share this one with.
Season 4 & finale was so beautiful.
There are so many of us out there who went on the same journey. The scene where Gordon is dying is the most beautiful sequence of film I’ve seen on the small screen. Ever. I watched it a couple of years ago and I still flash back to scenes I remember.
Same. I felt the same way when I finished this series. I so badly wanted to share it. It changed me. I listened to “Baby Mine” on repeat while cooking and just lingered in that moment. Gordo was my favourite, but I find myself craving these characters. Their arc was so good and their complex character development. I loved all of them for different reasons and the energy they brought to the screen. So beautiful, touching, moving. Great, just great 😌🧡🙏👌
That last scene with Gordon just shows how far him and Donna had come. It made me think of my own parents - how people change, how sweet they were when they were young. So touching 🥺😭🧡
Same thoughts here. I was crying .. I just did not want the series to end at all. All seasons were brilliant but Season 4 was so emotional. I just finished watching in UK its July 2023.
@@UnaNeary I dragged out Season 4 for three months because I couldn't accept it was coming to an end. Also finished July, 2023.
This show moved me in ways i cant explain, and i became so addicted i finished it in 4 days.
bro sameeeeeee i just finished it and omfg it took me five days total skdjfnsjdnf
Same
And I don’t know if it’s because as an entrepreneur I relived the highs and lows with them.. or just the different goodbyes in life.
same！
just finished it, watched 4 seasons in 2.5 days. I'm in withdrawal now
lee's voice is so gorgeous
Everything about him is gorgeous.
sooo underrated
This show was truly a quiet masterpiece. Our family enjoyed this series so much that we watched it twice...all 4 seasons.
One of the best TV dramas ever made. Incredible characters in a unique period piece with excellent writing and grade-A production alone would make it worth my time. But it's the pace and beauty of the show, along with its theme, that sealed it for me. Rarely, if ever, have I seen a show take its time so confidently while still being engaging. Because of this, the show lets the viewer more fully realize the scenes and characters they are watching. Halt and Catch Fire is a show about Failure, though rarely is that theme simply negative. Failure can be bittersweet, a successful failure, or an opportunity that opens up new doors. No other show runs with this particular theme so well.
Well said wichhouse! This show was truly a quiet masterpiece. Our family enjoyed this series so much that we watched it twice...all 4 seasons.
This will go down as one my favorite shows ever. I watched it all the way through from when first aired and I've been binge watching it again this past week. I'll no doubt watch it 5 more times all the way through as the years go by. I connected with this show probably more than any other.
I love how joe's ending suggests that he will not be trying to create something new but instead push up and coming creators to create something new as he has done before with Cameron, Gordon, Ryan, etc. It's kind of like he represents the computer in his quote. "the computer isn't the thing. it's the thing that gets you to the thing."
It was the best version of "the thing" that he was looking for that was possible for him, really. There wouldn't have been one idea or company that satisfied him; he was the futures man, the guy who was always looking the next thing. As Cameron says to him at Comdex, his talent is in bringing people together and creating change. He always wanted to influence people's direction, and especially in his later years wanted to genuinely care for and push the talents of younger people like Haley. It was perfect.
Nope he's definitely looking for new ideas and talents, that what you get at the university.
I like to think that earlier in the show since he was selfish and arrogant, he then finds peace within himself after those 10 years and dedicates his life to helping others
@@charbax Yeah but it seems like for him, the "thing" is in the finding of new ideas and talents. The "thing" is not one idea.
@@martinheron2634 yup, he found Cameron at the University, so he's definitely looking for the next Camerons to create an Apple/Microsoft killer. Who knows, Netflix might ask the HACF creators to do season 5/6/7 etc eventually.
it still baffles me how underrated this show was/is... found it during lockdown in 2020 and I rewatch it constantly. i have no shame in admitting it lol
What a beautiful show with a such a moving ending. Not sure how I missed this one when it was on the air! It's so rare to see real transformation on television. Joe at the ending - driving a Lotus (a symbol of enlightenment and rebirth) instead of a Porsche, going to the classroom to teach and inspire, instead of recruit. He's someone who could see the big picture in industry, but now he's seeing the big picture in life. He talks about computers not being the thing - but the thing that gets you to the thing. And that's people. But people aren't things, and in the ends we see that Joe really gets that, that they all do. I grew up in Armonk, NY so that bit of personal history made the ending a bit sweeter.
Thank you very much for the Lotus information. That's really what I hope for the character. What he searches all his life, his failures, his confusions, Enlightenment is what he really needs. Like St Jobs, meditation.
I'm a grown ass man and I cried at the end .. and I'm ok with that
Best TV series ever. Every season evolved into its own uniqueness and I cried most of the way on the last episode. Lovely to hear the interviews here, as I am suffering now from Halt withdrawal symptoms.
I am now going to go back and watch the whole series again and I NEVER do that no matter how good a TV series is
I've never been that emotional about a show finale ever. Such good writing. They made you really care about these characters.
Lee's voice is transcendental ...
I really connected with this show on a personal level..as a woman in the IT industry I lived and felt the journey and experiences of these characters..this show was so well written and acting was superb..we need more shows like this
Same with me. I started in IT in the late 80s in Texas, moved to Cali in ‘92 and continued my career through the 90s in Silicon Valley. I felt like this show was writing my life and I miss it so.
Finished watching this show today and I am stuck with all the characters in my mind. One of the best shows I have ever seen. I recommended to all my friends already!
Incredible. I worked in IT all the way from early 80's. So very nostalgic for me but my wife who has no interest or experience in IT thought the show was amazing. We both really really enjoyed it.
I bawled my eyes out through this whole video recap and got chills because it is just so good. This series - these characters will forever be in my heart. They changed me. I just feel so proud and touched by them. Thank you for this show 🙏🧡👌👍👏👏👏👏 Brilliant
So sad when gorden dies , epic story , epic series for sure you rock AMC ..
Lee Pace is amazing.
One of the best television shows ever. Fantastic and memorable cast. Great writing and acting. A lot of valuable life lessons were taught. If I had a wish , I wish that the complete series was available for purchase. It's a show worth watching and then rewatching. 👍
If you have Apple TV, every now and then they put up the digital box set, all 4 seasons in your Apple TV account for US$30.
OMG this show is what shows are supposed to be
holy shit i just realized the dude who almost hits joe with his porsche is a call back to the opening scene when joe hits the armadillo with his porsche ....
thanks, I was trying to figure out what that scene meant/was
Totally love this series and so wish seasons 3 and 4 were available on DVD in Europe, I'd buy them immediately!
life with computers before smartphones, apps, broadband, whatsapp etc. .. exciting, hard to describe when you weren't involved.. awesome show
Finished the finale, sucks this show was seen as the heir apparent to Mad Men when it wasn't that. Instead, it was something else entirely, more fast-moving, fast twitched television. It stands all by itself. It was a roller coaster where all the leads absolutely rocked out in their roles. This show will be lost to time, it just never got the award show recognition or ratings but it's a really short list if you are looking for series that are better than "Halt and Catch Fire".
Yeah, I didn't even see it officially advertised. I think it was someone on Reddit who recommended it to me.
@Lola Montez what about dvds from eBay?
@Lola Montez lol it's all on netflix
@Lola Montez win, win situation then. If you buy the box set you can flip it on eBay and make your money back.
@Lola Montez oh well. Don't watch it then. It's just roadblocks at every turn with you.
Crap gets renewed and great Tv gets cancelled early. Yeah . HACF and Fringe are just two examples. A shame. I miss Gordon....
Oh god! I was reading your coment and thinking how right you were, and then you put fringe as an example!!!!! You couldnt be more right, for me there was a before and after with fringe, not because of the scifi but the story telling, the music, the characters development....and HACF was exactly the same, so I needed to respond to this "so on point" comment and tell you how right you are! And I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thinks like that
@@Mrsmaricrist Haha wow, showed up for HACF and then I see these comments on Fringe, one of my favorite shows alongside HACF. So underrated and I'm glad to see these shows are still alive in so many people's hearts years after they crossed the finish line.
Yes, but Halt wasn't cancelled, the showrunners got to finish it as they wanted.
So I started watching this show when they were two seasons in, I think. I lost track of it on the way and only got reminded about it a few days ago, after watching the main guy in Foundation. Of course I had to binge watch the whole thing from beginning, and I LOVED every minute of it. Every character's journey is such a thrill, but none like Joe's of course. The fact that he ends up teaching is a great fit, as this was always his talent - guiding people, helping them find their way. Plus the season 4 story about him wanting kids fits right in. But Humanities, really? How? He was in tech, don't tell me he's got a degree in Literature, for god's sake 🙄
Anywho, great ending, really! Hope I'll rewatch it some day and get as much pleasure out of it as I got now, six- seven years after the first time I watched it.
We don't know much about the details of his position but he probably got either an honorary degree or honorary position. It is his hometown and he is kind of famous at this point, it's not completely out there for him to end up working at the local uni. The class he was teaching was quite small so it's possibly a specialized or grad credit. We also don't really ever know his education background. He presumably got the job at IBM because of his dad, but we don't know what his degree is in or if he has one.
perhaps he "created an illness and sold the cure" to get that position ;)
@@bleepbloop101010101 It's true that we don't know he's education background. It's possible he has some degree in humanities.
There are time jumps. It's not super obvious in the show, but there was a timeline kicking around a while back and I'm not sure where they got the information, but Joe and Cam split a whole year after Gordon died. Then when the last scene happened, can't remember the date, but yes there is some liberty taking, I mean it is TV. I don't know how strict university/college institutions were in the earlier 90s about teacher's having the qualifications to teach. In the UK and Aus, I believe you could do a one year teaching training course on top of industry experience, of not now. Anyway, whatever, yes it is a great ending for Joe!
“I know that something’s coming. Something big, like a train, and all I want is to jump on board. But it’s getting faster and faster and I’m terrified I’m going to miss it … I don’t want to get left behind.”
I do not generally react to a show very often.....I can actually remember the last time over 20 years ago. This show was amazing. I will forever miss my final reaction to the final episode. I rate Halt and Catch Fire as one of the top 5 shows of my lifetime. I will miss Joe, Cam, Bos, Donna and Gordon very much. So very well written. Godspeed HACF !!!!
i cried like a fucking baby when they killed off Gordon :( he was my favorite ugh!
just finished season4. What a beautiful series
I know everyone thinks that what Donna planned has something to do with tech, or online music, online payment and all that. But I really just want it to be a diner or a cafe. Something that doesn't revolve around her and Cameron's actual love but something that would make Cam stay behind and also be able to do what she wants in the tech world, but also stay with Donna, Boz and Hayley. Its simple. And thats what I want for them.
Just found out Lee Pace was Ronan from the Guardians......He is riveting on this show but that just makes
me like him 10 times more.
For me Ronan was not great, typical cookie cutter MCU villain. Lee Pace auditioned for Starlord. It's a crime to cover him up in that much makeup, anyone could've done that role. Still got him to a wider audience... So I guess, what do I know 🤣
As a kid who lived in the early tech industry from x86 pc clones, nes, to the playstation and early adopter of Internet in the dot com era this show was a nostalgia trip, I grew up with these machines it was fun to watch and remember how these shaped my life my interest and fascination of technology.
Just finished. Great show
This show was better than Breaking Bad for me. It's a crime it's so underrated.
I just watched the final season this week. There is sometimes in my opinion an opportunity to do less in a series finale. I thought that moment when Donna rushed out of the diner to say, "Cameron...I have an idea" would be that moment, and it was for the most part. The series should have ended right there, or they should have swapped the order of the scene with Joe in the classroom and that one. The end with Joe was a little indulgent in the need to come full circle. Just an opinion. This is a great show, and i don't think it should have gone on for more seasons. I think it ended right on time.
I agree with all bur the order, I liked that Joe started and ended the whole show, for me it was a nice touch.
I always felt like that PHOENIX scene was showing us what S05 would have been.
"Jesus... you okay?" *immediately drives away before Joe can respond*
Absolutely amazing show
Mackenzie Davis what a versatile actress. She knows how to play very different roles. She's amazing.
aaaaaaahh WHAT IS DONNA'S EFFIN IDEA???!? GOOGLE MAPS? YELP?
PayPal
I actually that Donna was just gonna open up a coffee shop and run it together with Cameron. Yea I know it is stupid of me but it's kinda makes sense. Donna and Cameron were always too passionate about tech business and she knows that going into tech again will just ruin their relationship one more time. So maybe they should just do business together for the sake of their friendship but away from the stress of tech business.
i thought it was buying music. she looks at the guy standing over the jukebox.
Donna's idea was in a sense like Spotify or iTunes. People buying music that they want to listen to.
@@hypnos2434 There's no way it's those. You're thinking too much ahead. This must have been... 1996-7? This show really couldn't continue. The Dot Com bubble was gonna burst in a couple years. My first thought was music, like the mp3s... and file sharing... Doesn't fit considering it's illegal... Maybe it's GeoCities. People making their own websites. Meh. Nothing terribly interesting came out in those years. It was still a land grab for a while until the late 90s.
This show reminded me somehow the book "the Carpetbaggers" by its spirit.. A very good atmospheric series (however, in my very-very humble opinion, slightly too many "tolerant" moments - but I suppose filmmakers are obliged to insert them now..) Lee and Mackenzie - are incredible stars here (however Lee is incredible in every show he is involved in).
The only thing I wish is that they did did something like in Six Feet Under's finale. Do a quick revist, a picture and a blurb of them 20 years on.
Without a doubt the final 10 minutes of Six Feet Under was the most touching way to end a great series and it completely wrapped up the show. I still get affected watching the ending to that show. That said - Halt and Catch Fire is an amazing show and the finale was wonderful. I started in IT in the early 80's, lived and grew up through each one of the transitions of the industry in that show. Started and sold or lost a few companies in IT, connected with the characters in the show and it now is driving me to find the 'next big thing' for myself. The passion of the characters in their businesses is infectious. Loved the show!
@Lola Montez ok
@@alexptx They ended the show at the perfect moment. When Netscape went public and the stock exploded big money realized there money to be made in the internet. The small, mom & pop companies like Comet either couldn't compete or got bought up. The whole scene changed.
Lee Pace has said he would be up for a revisit, maybe a movie rather than a 10 episode season ....
This show was just a gift.
I Love Lee Pace 💖💖💖💖💖💖
I Love Lee Pace 🕊🦋🌹🌹🌹
Really bummed they don't offer the series in a st either dvd or blue ray. Get with it amc.
Season 5!!!
Joe McMillan/Lee Pace is amazing
When is season 3 and 4 going be put out on DVD/BluRay??
💕🌹l love you Lee Pace 🌹💕l love you 🌹💕💕
Donna is the best!
This was such an amazing show. I stumbled upon it by accident after seeing a clip on RUclips and binged it in 2 days. The evolution of all characters was phenomenal. Joe's character arc was especially well written, from being a total asshole to the nicest guy out there.
Que homem lindo!!!!
Самый ЛУЧШИЙ СЕРИАЛ И ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНАЯ ИГРА АКТЕРОВ_Просто БОМБА. 👍👏🙌
I think Donna's big idea was online banking! She looked at the customers, heard the register, received the money, and thought, 'online money transactions'. Thus, PayPal, Donna and Cameron style, was born.
It must be social media with the ability to transfer money.
electronic payments
i don't know how i didn't think of this! totally makes sense, thank you! now i can stop thinking about it
I thought either that or point of sale.
@@jamescarroll0615 I can't imagine Cameron being anyway interested in doing financial transactions. Considering how against it she was at Mutiny.
@@DeepfriedBaby that's the thing. Cameron was learning to adapt. She never really saw the thing coming she just knew how to make the thing. She would be up for the challenge of creating this new way from an idea.
I ❤️ Mackenzie
So Cameron, spends the entire show complaining how she did everything by herself and everyone takes from her, because they hate to see women succeed. I have upmost respect for women, but like men, there are the good, the bad, and the ugly. By ugly I dont mean looks. Lets all take a step back and take Joe out of the picture. maybe instead of Dallas, he goes to Los Angeles and never meets Cameron. Cameron finishes college and gets a job at Texas Instruments where she becomes Donna's coworker. every day she wakes up goes to work and meets Donna at the break room as they pour their bosses coffee. The End! Eventually Gordan hates his job, or maybe Cardiff Electronics finally goes out of business so he works for his father in law which has nothing to do with what he knows, so he changes careers and eventually sucks so bad at it, he works as a high school electronics teacher for the rest of his life.
Season 5 pls
Such a great series! My spouse and I watched all 4 seasons in a few days. As entrepreneurs, we both related to the blending of business & personal challenges & triumphs. We both wished we had more friends & acquaintances like the characters in the show. Like-minded folks. Perhaps in the venture capital world, it's a nonstop parade of dynamic individuals 24/7. But in small towns in the Midwest, it takes a minor miracle to swing a dinner party or afternoon at the beach. If you didn't sit with someone at lunch in the 8th grade, the concept of friendship is almost out of the question. The Kung Flu PLAN-demic didn't exactly help things. If you're a socially-challenged "misfit" (couple or individual)...with ambition and dreams...feel welcome to extend a friendly hello. We're always looking to expand our horizons. “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” - Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Donna’s idea was...
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Funny on the Read more. It was Donna - an idea from her would have to include community and connecting people.
Is the idea paypal or what
@Lola Montez The point is they make paypal before Elon Musk and co got into that about 2-4 years later. This way they get to be the electric car and space women out of that.
@Lola Montez this show is fiction, it shows an alternative reality, the successes these charachters create can deestroy thosssssse established giants of tech industry we know, they can actuaally destroy IBM, Microsoft, Intel, apple, they can even create an alternate reality where Elon Musk and Paypal didn't exist, where the characthers of this show go on to make truely revolutionary electric car and space rockets to Mars companies, who knows, with different people in charge, we probably would have replaced all fossil fuels by now, we probably would have sent humans to Mars by now. Without Hedy Lamarr, Grace Hopper, Ada Lovelace, Mary Lou Jepsen, Roberta Williams, Radia Perlman, Barbara Liskov and so many others, we wouldn't have any of the technologies we have today. Imagine an alternative reality where some women had more power in running the tech giants, the world would definitely be better today. Evil men like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Paul Otellini, Steve Ballmer, Mark Zuckerberg, without them and their evil and bad tech corporations, the world would be a much better place.
@Lola Montez The real story of Microsoft or Apple are jokes and hummiliating, Bill Gates stole MSDOS he never wrote any important line of code himself. Steve Jobs stole everything that made the Mac, he stole the ipod, he stole the iphone and ipad, he absolutely never made anything himself. Apple is a total scam. I've interviewed the woman who single handedly wrote the computer architecture that defines 95% of every tech products today in the world ruclips.net/video/jhwwrSaHdh8/видео.html about 100 products in your home run on the computer architecture that she invented and singlehandedly designed in 1983. Jokes like Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, just show how miserable the founders may be, they're all drop-outs, they're all barely even technically skilled, they just grabbed their opportunities just at the right time, and build proprietary money grabbing ecosystems around that. Such world changing Trillion dollar companies could just as well have been created by Joe McMillan, Cameron and crew. Or with characters like them whenever someone wants to fund further episodes of this or other similar show. And there is nothing wrong with showing the personal aspects of working in a startup, this is how things are, Steve Jobs was a total a-hole personally, he stole the company from his co-founders, he denied his daughter for years, he stole all the tech and they still claim ownership to it to this day.
best show
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Cameron blew it, big time. Would it really have killed her to have a baby with the man of her dreams? Just knock one out, toss the kid to him and crack on. She maintained the immaturity of her punk youth but when you turn 30, that gets ugly. I couldn't believe that her fractious relationship with Donna was one she considered her greatest achievement. Really, Cam?
Donna grew from brilliant, loving homemaker and under-appreciated engineer to really aggressive, heartless Woman In Tech who destroyed the best thing she ever made - a solid marriage - for pearls and Silicon Valley parties. Awful. Kerry Bishé is an amazing actress.
Joe - I agree with the others here that his transformation was convincing. He lives with his scars and losses, but it's a life well-lived. I'm most sad he blew his marriage for Cameron, because she was only ever committed to herself.
Boz. I looked forward to scenes with Bosworth because of just how well the character is written and played. Just magical writing and acting.
Gordon. My favourite. I couldn't believe how it ended for him. I felt saddest for his new, heartbroken girlfriend.
Season 1 has been incorrectly said to be the weakest season. It is the most tightly written. There's some fat in Season 3 and 4 - like the Ryan sub-plot which didn't go anywhere and got lost.
I can say that it's a show that will stay long in my memory and deserves to be celebrated.
Am i the only person who has not finished season 3 and hesitated to watch it?
I know the feeling! After each season I stopped watching for a bit because I was afraid that something would happen that ruined it all for me or ruin the characters etc. but if you have not already: continue watching! This show is amazing from start to fnish!
This is a remarkable show that actually got better and better each season. Finish it off!
Really loved the show! Specially Joe!
except for the sneaky feminism stupidness after the first 2 seasons, Especially last episode!
Base on the show, feminists should have no complains about being included, the wamans run everything, so which is it?
U can tell when the feminists got in by looking at Donna, after season 3 she turns to a different character.
They even kill off both males! One physically one spiritually.
you can't always win. Anyways, to me Joe is the most sympathetic and complex character in the show.
They didn't kill off Joe. He grew as a person. Became grounded.
You obviously didn't work in the IT industry in the 80's. It was a man's world and women were a rarity in the industry.