A few days ago at Frame Rated: I reviewed season 2 of AMC's HALT AND CATCH FIRE, the cable network's much-improved 1980s drama set in the world of home computing...
With every update of iOS or release of a new Playstation, consumers demand improvements informed by constructive criticism. The same is true of all television shows; perhaps more so for dramas like AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire, which clearly didn’t arrive in the best of shape. It didn’t help that most presumed this was the network’s Mad Men replacement—mainly because both are period pieces with handsome, charismatic salesman in leading roles. That misconception probably wasn’t why mainstream audiences kept a wide berth, however—which they continued to do throughout season 2. In the U.S, less than half a million viewers were watching each episode. I guess the idea of a relationship drama set during the 1980s home computing boom (when laptops were the size of suitcases and large CRT monitors mostly came in shades of beige) just doesn’t appeal to non-geeks. Continue reading...
