Halt & Catch Fire

Recommended by Kelsey

in response to Rebecca

In need of good scripted tv to dive into. I’m an actor, husband is a writer, so it’s gotta be quality. We’ve watched the big, obvious ones. Not hot on franchises, procedurals, standard network fare. What are your snobby, smarty, oddball favorites? International is fine, we’ll spring for an obscure streamer if it’s worth it.

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This show really said let’s give up on the men after season one and was all the better for it. It’s so so great.

GUARANTEED GOOD TIMES

2 months ago

Comments

Lindsey Millikan

@lindseymillikanAug 18, 2026

I was just about to recommend this one when I saw you had it covered. It’s an all-time fave.

Rebecca

@therebeccametzAug 18, 2026

That's a great endorsement!

Melinda

@crimpyAug 19, 2026

Truly a great one

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Halt and Catch Fire

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“Halt and Catch Fire details the birth of the personal computer era, following a volatile group of builders, operators, coders, salespeople, and visionaries as they move from Texas hardware shops to Silicon Valley software, gaming and early powerhouses. It's a show about trying to invent the future while dragging unresolved ambition, insecurity, genius, ego, love, and loneliness into the work. What”

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