Comments on: AMC Renews ‘Halt And Catch Fire,’ The Best Show On TV That You’re Not Watching Yet

By: Byron Wigfall

Byron Wigfall — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

I\’m interested in this \”shark-jumping writing\”. What does it mean?

By: Stop

Stop — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

This show sucks and you have bad taste.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

we seem to have similar tastes, but you lost me at Mad Men. watch that series. the writing is phenomenal and it's the rare adult series done well. i'll def check out Halt for your recommendation.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

I wouldn't go so far as Stop (there's nothing wrong with Rodrigo Perez's taste) but, having made the mistake of seeing the whole first season, I have to agree with the general asessment from most reviewers that, aside from good performances and interesting musical choices, Halt and Catch Fire turned out to be very dissapointing. It nosedived pretty fast from a promising pilot to a on-the-nose, character-inconsistent, treading-water show. I suppose it's possible they'll learn from their mistakes and make a better job of it on the second season but I wouldn't hold my breath.

By: Slen

Slen — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

When your show has a scene of two people getting off to electric shocks, and at played seriously, you lose me.

By: Mikro

Mikro — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

Halt is great…don't be a douche.

By: chester

chester — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

The proper phrase is "COULDN'T care less" – you're a professional writer and ought to know that.

By: Lili

Lili — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

I'm with you, Rodrigo. The show is very good and certainly deserved a second season.

By: Drew John

Drew John — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

Could you \’care less\’ about the world of 1980s computing? Don\’t you mean \”I couldn\’t care less?\” I know this is a grammar nazi style comment but if a writer doesn\’t understand what they mean how can the reader?

By: sean

sean — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

I agree the show is underrated. It had a slow start and the characters took a while to find their voices, but the back half was quite good. Though I'm still not sure they know what to do with Cameron other than making her an arrogant punk stereotype. The finale seemed to be setting her up for a fall (or at least I hope so), so maybe she'll get more interesting in season 2.

By: Jake s

Jake s — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

Sorry halt and catch fire stinks. Worst show on t.v that I will no longer watch.

By: bohmer

bohmer — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

Watched it all cause I love computers and Mad Men. While I'll probably watch the second season, this show is a 6 or 7 out of 10 at best. Principally because of Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy and Kerry BishÃ©. Needs better writing.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

Hmm. You know, I totally agree with you on Halt and Catch Fire, and on Orange is the New Black, Mad Men, and the Leftovers. But man, that was one of the craziest comments I've ever read about Breaking Bad. Overrated? Huh?

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

OH, and the expression is "I couldn't care less," not "I could care less." If it were the latter, then you must care to some extent.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

You're right, H&CF is all about the actors and the characters, not the subject matter. I'm shocked they renewed it, really shocked. The numbers have been awful. But I'm glad they did, because it finally took off . The hurricane episode was where the show finally got interesting, and the ones leading up to and including Comdex were a lot of fun.

The first 5 episodes were all pretty bad, I only stuck with it for Lee Pace and Scoot (and I lived thru that era and went to Comdex). The technical stuff is not accurate (for example, the Lisa talked a year and a half before that scene at Comdex took place, so Pace shouldn't have been so amazed. But that's something few people would know in 2014). And there was an old dos program from 1966 called "Eliza" that ran on my KayPro and provided the personal interaction that Cameron worked on for so long. They need better technical advisers (someone over 30), but that's really the least of their problems.

The art direction is horrible. As someone who lived back then, not all lighting was green or brown. It doesn't make it look like the 70's, it just makes it ugly, and no one wants to watch an ugly show. I hope that fix that for season 2.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

Glad this is getting renewed. Lee Pace is amazing to watch and I found the style and drama very compelling. Reminded me of an oldish Tracy Kidder book, Soul of the new Machine, which details an early computer company (Digital?) and the cultural changes that came to this hi-tech part of corporate America, still seen today.

By: Anglojew

Anglojew — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

Excellent review. I agree Breaking Bad was a little overrated, as good as it was. I also like Mad Men (although it was a bit unfocused for a season or two) and I too love Halt and Catch Fire!

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

The show runs on tension, which wears thin after a few episodes. After more than that it is tedious and repetitive.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

Breaking bad a tad, overrated. Why? Because bandwagon society talks it up? Most likely but Gilligan drilled it. You missed "Banshee"!, "Dexter", "True Detective", "Hannibal" and many more better shows.

By: Laura G Kabel

Laura G Kabel — Mon, 23 May 2016 05:45:24 +0000

I just started watching it on Netflix tonight. I am four episodes in and really enjoying it.