![]() ![]() Cameron suggests they go out there together. "California is where it's at." A jealous Joe agrees, saying she should. "This is pure research and experimentation ," one says, trying to convince her to move. "Vegas figured out that geeks don't gamble," Donna says.) The real demo will be tomorrow, Joe promises: "Tonight, let's let the Giant turn you on."ĭuring the party Cameron makes friends with some programmers based in Palo Alto. ![]() (A porn convention is held next door to COMDEX every year. He teases its reveal, but instead brings a few porn star booth babes to entertain the crowd. Showman that he is, Joe does his demo with the non-working PC. Gordon and Donna try to get it to mount for hours, but have no luck. But there's a hardware issue: Cardiff's Giant won't boot. (Cardiff's accounts are frozen due to its pending federal investigation.) At COMDEX, the real tech deals take place over shrimp cocktails and Champagne in company suites, Gordon tells us-the point of the expo booths is to get the high rollers' attention and convince them to come to your party.Ĭameron decorates their booth with a cryptic message, and it works-the suite fills up. Joe is truly in his element here, impersonating execs from a variety of companies to con their way into a hotel suite. In episode nine, Joe (Lee Pace), Cameron (Mackenzie Davis), Gordon (Scoot McNairy) and Donna (Kerry Bishe) drive to the COMDEX trade show in Las Vegas, where they will demo the PC they've spent all season building. With that uncertainty in mind, it's certainly enjoyable that the show has turned delightfully unpredictable. Later in July, AMC ordered the series for a ten episode first season.With only one episode left this season, we would be remiss to not mention that Halt and Catch Fire has still not been renewed-or cancelled. However, the sacrifices made have finally caught up with the team, splitting them apart and leaving each of them with an uncertain future.ĪMC ordered the pilot for Halt and Catch Fire in November of 2012, and production began in April of 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. The new year has arrived, and the Giant appears to have been a commercial success. The team swiftly devises another way in, but soon discovers that the Giant refuses to boot up mere hours before their presentation. Joe, Gordon, Cameron, and Donna finally arrive at COMDEX, only to find their reservations revoked. The team must settle their differences with each other if they hope to push onward. With COMDEX just around the corner, Cardiff suddenly finds themselves under a criminal investigation that could effectively terminate their entire project. Gordon, fed up with being bossed around, heads home to take care of his daughters while Donna goes on a business trip with Hunt. In search of someone to design a case for their computer, Joe crosses paths with an old friend. Gordon rushes to fulfill a promise made to Donna and his daughters, even as a hurricane ravages Texas. Meanwhile, Cameron has an unexpected encounter with Joe MacMillan Senior.Ĭardiff's project nears completion, but Cameron is still not satisfied with what they have produced thus far. In hopes of acquiring new LCD technology for their computer, Gordon must ask a favor of his stepfather and his business connections. Donna is brought in to help resolve the situation, but she is already struggling to keep her own job. Meanwhile, Joe and Bosworth try to attain the necessary funds in order to keep their project going.Īs Cameron closes in on finishing the BIOS code for Cardiff's new PC, another crisis threatens to destroy all her hard work. Gordon and Cameron continue to work on their new portable PC, but the problems it brings begin to pile up for them. Even after their apparent success, the team faces another crisis that could prematurely end their pursuit. Joe, Gordon, and Cameron must deal with legal threats from IBM before starting their work on a better PC. All he needs are the right people to help him accomplish this. Joe MacMillan, a fast-talking salesman and enigmatic visionary, comes up with the idea to reverse engineer his former employer’s PC into something better and cheaper. Annette O'Toole as Susan Emerson (3/10).August Emerson as Malcolm Levitan (4/10).Will Greenberg as Brian Braswell (5/10).Scott Michael Foster as Hunt Whitmarsh (7/10).Morgan Hinkleman as Joanie Clark (8/10). ![]()
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