“By focusing its narrative on the tech industry itself, Halt and Catch Fire’s staying power has only increased. The story it tells still has something to say about our present-day reality.”
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This show was such a gift. It was clearly written by people who knew industry history in a deep way but were also focused on making great drama out of it.
HaCF works because the human dynamics were always the bottleneck, not the machines. the tech was almost incidental. that's only gotten more obvious since the 80s, which is why it sharpens with age.
For newer readers, a fun KDO tie-in to this show: That Time I Was on Halt and Catch Fire.
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