HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
That phone call was the fucking best scene in the entire series.
Joe finally became a person.
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Halt And Catch Fire S4 |OT| The Final Season - Saturdays 9/8c on AMC
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That phone call was the fucking best scene in the entire series.
Joe finally became a person.
stenbumling
Unconfirmed Member
These 2 episodes were pure nostalgia for me. Overwhelmingly so. It seems so far away and still so close to me. I got a feeling I'll enjoy this season the most.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Superb showing, as usual. The Cameron + Joe phone scenes were among the best that the show has ever done.
Very nice touch indeed!
Very nice touch indeed!
- A|V Club Review: Halt And Catch Fire returns with an assured, graceful two-part premiere.
- TVLine: Halt and Catch Fire Premiere: EPs Talk Final Season Time Jump, Joe/Cameron Endgame, Surprise GLOW Cameo.
- Yahoo: 'Halt and Catch Fire' Season 4 premiere postmortem: Showrunners talk the dawn of search.
- Collider: Lee Pace on Halt and Catch Fire Season 4 and the Perfect Series Finale.
- EW: Halt and Catch Fire premiere recap: 'So It Goes' / 'Signal to Noise'.
- Vulture: Halt and Catch Fire Recap: Boxes and Doors.
- TVLine: Halt and Catch Fire Premiere: EPs Talk Final Season Time Jump, Joe/Cameron Endgame, Surprise GLOW Cameo.
- Yahoo: 'Halt and Catch Fire' Season 4 premiere postmortem: Showrunners talk the dawn of search.
- Collider: Lee Pace on Halt and Catch Fire Season 4 and the Perfect Series Finale.
- EW: Halt and Catch Fire premiere recap: 'So It Goes' / 'Signal to Noise'.
- Vulture: Halt and Catch Fire Recap: Boxes and Doors.
RadioHeadAche
Member
AMC should offer a proper recap for a new season.
Anyway, good opening. There were some nicely shot scenes in this premiere.
Anyway, good opening. There were some nicely shot scenes in this premiere.
TyphoonStruggle
Member
What is this show?? It's pretty amazing.
Darth Pinche
Member
The previous seasons are on Netflix. You must go watch it.
Human Trashcan
Banned
What an amazing premiere. Starting with that long tracking shot that's also a montage and time skip at the same time? Amazing storytelling right there. Then some absolutely gorgeous shots like this
(note how Donna, through the reflection, is on Gordon's side. That's some A+ visual storytelling)
Loved how Cameron and Joe's phone conversation captured that feeling when you're talking to a friend you haven't talked to in ages, just the way they're milling about and doing the things you do when no one is watching.
God this show is great. Glad it's back and getting the send-off it deserves.
Also this is probably the only show I've ever seen that depicts and talks about videogames like it actually knows what it's talking about, and not just in a dumbed-down way to appeal to an audience that has no clue what games are. I really appreciate that.
(note how Donna, through the reflection, is on Gordon's side. That's some A+ visual storytelling)
Loved how Cameron and Joe's phone conversation captured that feeling when you're talking to a friend you haven't talked to in ages, just the way they're milling about and doing the things you do when no one is watching.
God this show is great. Glad it's back and getting the send-off it deserves.
Also this is probably the only show I've ever seen that depicts and talks about videogames like it actually knows what it's talking about, and not just in a dumbed-down way to appeal to an audience that has no clue what games are. I really appreciate that.
Her entire game design philosophy was just pandering to gaming GAF. Gave me a chuckle. That character would have a huge fan base over here.
Great start, dislike the fact that Gordon told Donna about Joe's idea though. He should know how important it is to keep ideas close, especially with someone like Donna, who works for a VC company and already competed with them on browsers.
Not sure if I should be happy or not that they skipped the whole browser war thing for a search engine war.
Not sure if I should be happy or not that they skipped the whole browser war thing for a search engine war.
dead souls
Member
Amazing premiere.
They really were, and they're my least favorite out of the main four.
They really were, and they're my least favorite out of the main four.
cubicle47b
Member
I teared up a little as Joe kept talking after Cameron fell asleep. Good episodes so far.
https://www.thecut.com/2017/08/ellen-pao-silicon-valley-sexism-reset-excerpt.html
Thought it sorta might be relevant after the boardroom shit Donna had to deal with in the premiere. And last season too.
Thought it sorta might be relevant after the boardroom shit Donna had to deal with in the premiere. And last season too.
RastaMentality
Banned
I'm starting the premiere and this long shot with the time skips is stunning. They're still pushing the directorial edge.
Darth Pinche
Member
It was amazing, During the 90's, my wife and I basically fell in love during such long, late night phone calls. This show has has some personal notes before but not like this!
RastaMentality
Banned
Those Silicon Valley VC guys shutting out that black woman was just super shitty. SV sucks and still does.
Also, the show putting a black female character with a short haircut into the workplace storyline just for the final season is eerily similar to a certain other show lol.
Also, the show putting a black female character with a short haircut into the workplace storyline just for the final season is eerily similar to a certain other show lol.
Only seen the first episode so far, but it's a very strong start. Loved the whole dynamic between Cameron and Joe
I love this show since the very first episode of the very first season. I never thought they'd make a second season, but now we're at 4. And even though it's the last I'm not mad. It's a great show with a fantastic sense of Zeitgeist and in my opinion one of the most intelligent pieces of TV in the last 10 years.
And I'd rather see it go out on a high note with 4 seasons than drag along like a lot of other shows.
The whole never ending phone call was great,
followed by the brilliant bathroom brake.
followed by the brilliant bathroom brake.
I love this show since the very first episode of the very first season. I never thought they'd make a second season, but now we're at 4. And even though it's the last I'm not mad. It's a great show with a fantastic sense of Zeitgeist and in my opinion one of the most intelligent pieces of TV in the last 10 years.
And I'd rather see it go out on a high note with 4 seasons than drag along like a lot of other shows.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
L + SD Ratings:
Season 1:
Episode 1: 1.19 million
Episode 2: 970K
Episode 3: 765K
Episode 4: 844K
Episode 5: 575K
Episode 6: 717K
Episode 7: ??
Episode 8: 627K
Episode 9: 549K
Episode 10: 574K
Season 2:
Episode 1: 659K
Episode 2: 494K
Episode 3: 452K
Episode 4: 451K
Episode 5: 543K
Episode 6: 558K
Episode 7: 499K
Episode 8: 497K
Episode 9: 588K
Episode 10: 485K
Season 3:
Episodes 1 & 2: 339K
Episode 3: 397K
Episode 4: 312K
Episode 5: 324K
Episode 6: 280K
Episode 7: 307K
Episode 8: 366K
Episode 9: 407K
Episode 10: 287K
Season 4:
Episodes 1 & 2: 340K
Episode 3: 270K
Episode 4: 344K
Episode 5: 313K
Episode 6: 354K
Episode 7: 322K
Episode 8: 327K
Season 1:
Episode 1: 1.19 million
Episode 2: 970K
Episode 3: 765K
Episode 4: 844K
Episode 5: 575K
Episode 6: 717K
Episode 7: ??
Episode 8: 627K
Episode 9: 549K
Episode 10: 574K
Season 2:
Episode 1: 659K
Episode 2: 494K
Episode 3: 452K
Episode 4: 451K
Episode 5: 543K
Episode 6: 558K
Episode 7: 499K
Episode 8: 497K
Episode 9: 588K
Episode 10: 485K
Season 3:
Episodes 1 & 2: 339K
Episode 3: 397K
Episode 4: 312K
Episode 5: 324K
Episode 6: 280K
Episode 7: 307K
Episode 8: 366K
Episode 9: 407K
Episode 10: 287K
Season 4:
Episodes 1 & 2: 340K
Episode 3: 270K
Episode 4: 344K
Episode 5: 313K
Episode 6: 354K
Episode 7: 322K
Episode 8: 327K
PushTheButtonMax
Banned
Are you going to post this every week? Because I feel like half the posts in previous threads were people whining about ratings. It's well established that ratings for this show are bad.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Do you follow sports teams?
Human Trashcan
Banned
Are you referring to Mad Men? If so I think that was season 6 but I may be misremembering.
PushTheButtonMax
Banned
I do indeed, and don't think the correlation you're trying to make works.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I will update that post every week, for posterity. People talk about ratings because it interests them, although I suspect that that won't be the case this year because it's the final season and the ratings don't matter.
Dawn was introduced in season 5.
I think it's interesting to see where things lie. Since it's the final year, and we get it no matter what, I don't think there's really any whining to be done about ratings.
Reckless Abandon
Member
Watched the premiere on demand yesterday and this show remains one of my absolute favorites of all-time. It absolutely nails the 80s/early 90s feel. Set/prop design, clothing, music, lifestyle/family...it's all absolutely on point. Me having a passion for the history of computing and that particular time period makes this pretty much the perfect show for me. Each of the lead actors is brilliant as well.
Sad to see it go, but I'm glad it's going out in it's own terms.
Sad to see it go, but I'm glad it's going out in it's own terms.
dead souls
Member
No she was always here.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Are you sure? imdb lists her first episode as 5.3 Tea Leaves.
dead souls
Member
I was making a joke about another show that introduced a character named Dawn in season 5.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
ahhhh
RastaMentality
Banned
She didn't become an actual character with a storyline until s7. specifically that "A Day's Work" episode.
dead souls
Member
I just love that he looks so '90s. It's perfect.
Human Trashcan
Banned
Joe redefines himself every season though. He's never clung to any identity for long. I think Cameron is the only one with whom he's ever truly felt like himself. He always tried to be what people needed him to be. He was working on the browser because Cameron was working on the browser. He became obsessed with it/her. That metaphor is made clear in the premiere when they're talking in the basement and Cameron says "you want to talk about what we're actually talking about?" (paraphrasing). Like Mad Men, which definitely shaped the initial pilot and most of season 1, this is a show concerned with identity as a concept, and how we let our environments define us as much as we define ourselves.
Reckless Abandon
Member
The above answer is good, and I also think that (s3 spoiler)
Ryan's death
suicide
I get it, it's the character. They played with his mystique a lot in S1 & 2. And him being mega-obsessed with a tech thing (and Cameron simultaneously) is expected. I was just saying on a more basic level this is an almost cartoony visual shift, especially the glasses and jacket. And maybe, now that I think of it, the obsessions being expected might be a little too reliable. But y'know only two eps blah blah.
Yup, I took that shot as them both realizing the same thing at the same time.
The index of the web is the next big thing.
Also, Gordon denying a desperate Boz money right before Donna hooks him up with a job at a competing company is not going to go well for Gordon down the line.
Also, Gordon denying a desperate Boz money right before Donna hooks him up with a job at a competing company is not going to go well for Gordon down the line.
Yeah, the phone call was great. I am sure I wasnt the only one who spent hours on the phone with someone well into the night. It felt very real.
It looks like they are going out with a bang in season 4, the first two episode were really great.
Yeah, those scenes were just incredible. I was legitimately chocked up during the scene where she fell asleep and he stayed on the phone, and I don't say that lightly. That was incredibly sweet and heartfelt.
I'm seriously gonna miss this show when it's gone.
Darth Pinche
Member
The personality growth that Joe has had over the years is amazing to watch. From the guy who set fire to all those early portable computers just because he was bored and wanted a new challenge to the guy who stays on the line to keep Cameron from being alone all night.
This show is stunning. I still get chills from Ryan's you are not safe speech.
This show is stunning. I still get chills from Ryan's you are not safe speech.
Human Trashcan
Banned
Same. The premiere was just incredible.
Finally caught the new episodes. Love this show so much. I am going to miss it. Feels almost like the show itself and the people in it are like the technology and ideas they have had, slowly fading away.
The last part with Cam and Joe
. I hope we don't get a sad ending where they are just together and unhappy.
The last part with Cam and Joe
Seemed like the excitement is what draws them and neither of them can handle relationships when normal and mundane
I completely forgot that this series uses a lot of post-color in-correction.
I hate how green and orange and brown everything looks.
Best part of the episode:
Emotionally dependent scarecrow: San Jose is so weird.
Asshole who has a hard-on for train wrecks: It's actually bigger than San Francisco.
Runaway bride if the bride was actually dumped for another woman: Yet it feels so much smaller.
Honestly, I just can't with those two.
Ugh. Stop. Just stop!
I hate how green and orange and brown everything looks.
Best part of the episode:
Emotionally dependent scarecrow: San Jose is so weird.
Asshole who has a hard-on for train wrecks: It's actually bigger than San Francisco.
Runaway bride if the bride was actually dumped for another woman: Yet it feels so much smaller.
Honestly, I just can't with those two.
Let me disappear for years and shit on our project.
- Okay.
Let me come back and pretend that nothing every happened while I drop some random facts about my trip to Japan.
- Okay. Let me read you things.
- PS. I'm divorcing.
- Okay. Let me drive to San Jose (ugh) to fuck!
- Okay.
Let me come back and pretend that nothing every happened while I drop some random facts about my trip to Japan.
- Okay. Let me read you things.
- PS. I'm divorcing.
- Okay. Let me drive to San Jose (ugh) to fuck!
Ugh. Stop. Just stop!
Dysfunction, obsessed with the idea of one another. What I think the ending scene portrayed, their realization of that.