Here's What You Need To Know About The Series 'Halt And Catch Fire'

It is the 80s in all its glory! This post is mainly based on season 1

1. Here's the season 1 trailer to give you an idea of the series

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2. It has 4 seasons, with 10 episodes each...

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40 episodes in total (you could do the math right?) and tbh I have I only watched the first season so far...

3. This is a drama set in the 80s and following the rise of personal computing business

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The period drama's first season takes place in Dallas in 1983 and follows Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace), a former IBM employee now trying to compete with his former employers. After playing an important role in launching the IBM Personal Computer, Joe is hired by Cardiff Electric as a sales executive—his goal is to recruit Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy), a system builder, to help him reverse engineer an IBM PC. When their boss John Bosworth (Toby Huss) finds out IBM is suing the company for copyright infringement, he's forced to enter the PC business. Joe and Gordon also recruit Cameron Howe (Mackanzie Davis), a student Joe met previously, to work with them on building a new PC from scratch. As the season progresses, Cardiff goes up against the biggest player in the PC business. - Rotten tomatoes

There are four main character

4. Lee Pace as Joe MacMillan

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You might know him as Thranduil from the "Hobbit" movies, or as Ronan in "Guardian's of the Galaxy".

5. Scoot McNairy as Gordon Clark

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You might know him as Joe Stafford in "Argo", or as Bill McNue in "Godless"

6. Mackenzie Davis as Cameron Howe

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You might know her as Yorkie in "Black Mirror", or as Grace in "Terminator: Dark Fate".

7. Kerry Bishé as Donna Clark

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You might know her as Kathy Stafford from "Argo", or as Lucy Bennett on "Scrubs".

8. It has great character development through the season, and it keeps you rooting for the team!

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You get to really want to see the final product, and made me respect all the work behind such an endeavor.

9. Of course there is some romance in this series

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With Cameron and Joe, but also from Gordon and Donna and their marriage.

10. it has great 80s fashion

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From the polished looks for Joe MacMillan to the office attire of Donna Clark, and the punk-rock style of Cameron.

11. It gives you a good look at what being a female coder in the 80s was

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There's a whole fan base just for Donna and Cameron's relationship

12. And, both the original soundtrack and the songs from the series are a blast from the past

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13. I hope you give this a try! Comment what you think so far of the series!