Halt and catch7/30/2023 Yes, any score of 8 & above on IMDB usually means it's a damn good movie/show, but with this show, an 8 is just simply not good enough. ***** UPDATE #2 - unbelievable Season 3 has been ordered! THANK YOU AMC! I am a believer in the AMC network they have the balls and bills to keep an excellent show going, despite viewership that is not exactly strong (but the passion of the viewers that turn in is quite high). Please give it a chance! ***** UPDATE - much to my surprise and joy, the show shall return next summer for Season 2! Maybe there is a god after all. If AMC will give this show real legs with a season 2 renewal, without a doubt this will climb the ranks as one of the next great TV shows and will have a healthy run. I feel that AMC perhaps didn't promote the show properly, or maybe launching in the summer was a miss. I am incredibly upset at the lack of ratings. This is an original drama that really delivers, folks. But just like any of the great dramas, the show isn't really about computers (any more than Mad Men is about advertising, Friday Night Lights football, and so on). The sets (early 80s) are right on the money, and the writing is intelligent and clearly benefits from knowledge of those who lived and breathed the computer industry in the early 80s. Again, these characters really "pop" with the same clarity as any of the other great dramatic TV shows. The characters come off as real people, with real feelings, and complicated motivations. This is an incredibly intelligent drama on AMC, which in my opinion is better than Mad Men, and equal to some of the best dramas on this or any other network (including HBO).
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