10 years later, Halt and Catch Fire got video games better than other shows:
The much-beloved AMC show made no secret of the fact that it was never really about the technology covered in a season; in the words of Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace), the computer was always “the thing that gets us to the thing,” a vector for connection, expression, or some other deeper human need. In that way, Halt and Catch Fire understands the draw of video games better than any show that’s come before it.
I am currently in the middle of a rewatch of Halt and Catch Fire with my wife. Even though the show is historical fiction, it has reignited my belief that computers can help build resilient communities. A finger pointing to the moon, they are the thing that gets us to the thing.