History Trivia / HaltAndCatchFire

* PlayingAgainstType: In a [[http://www.amc.com/shows/halt-and-catch-fire/talk/2014/06/halt-and-catch-fire-qa-toby-huss-john-bosworth Q&A with Toby Huss]], he states that the most rewarding part of his role was "[not] playing a dipshit".

* AcclaimedFlop: The show performed strongly with critics, but a niche subject matter crossed with DarknessInducedAudienceApathy quickly sank the ratings lower than previous one-and-done AMC shows ''Series/{{Rubicon}}'' and ''Series/LowWinterSun''. However, unlike those two shows, ''Halt and Catch Fire'' received [[http://blogs.amctv.com/halt-and-catch-fire/2014/08/amc-renews-halt-and-catch-fire-for-second-season/ two]] [[http://www.amc.com/shows/halt-and-catch-fire/talk/2015/10/amc-renews-critically-acclaimed-halt-and-catch-fire-for-season-3 additional]] seasons.

* {{Blooper}}: In the scene where Gordon and Joe decompile the IBM PC BIOS, Gordon demonstrates how his LED beardboard works; however, he states that the hex digit "B" is represented as "two on, one off, one on" [[note]]1101 in binary[[/note]], which is actually the hex digit "D". He then correctly states that the hex digit "E" is "three on, one off" [[note]]1110 in binary[[/note]]

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Ronan the Accuser]] may or may not be a con artist.
** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} Lucy Bennett]] is now a career woman raising two young girls.
** [[Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete Artie, the Strongest Man in the World]] is now a businessman in Texas.
** [[Series/{{Smallville}} Martha Kent]] is Donna's mother.
** [[Series/DesigningWomen Charlene Frazier]] is now a wealthy aging termagant.
** [[Series/NecessaryRoughness Rex Evans]] is now the pet for for said wealthy termagant.
** Joe's ex, Simon Church, is [[Series/TwentyFour Wayne Palmer]].
** Creator/JamesCromwell (e.g. [[Film/TheGreenMile Warden Moores]], [[Film/TheSumOfAllFears President Fowler]], [[Disney/BigHero6 Professor Callaghan]]) is Jacob Wheeler.

* AcclaimedFlop: The show performed strongly with critics, but a niche subject matter crossed with DarknessInducedAudienceApathy quickly sank the ratings lower than previous one-and-done AMC shows ''Series/{{Rubicon}}'' and ''Series/LowWinterSun''. However, despite the low ratings, [[http://blogs.amctv.com/halt-and-catch-fire/2014/08/amc-renews-halt-and-catch-fire-for-second-season/ AMC elected to renew the series for a second season]], partly because of a strong online fandom.

* ActorAllusion: Both Scoot [=McNairy=] and Kerry Bishé were portrayed as husband and wife in the 2012 film ''Film/{{Argo}}'', a PeriodPiece set during the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis 1979 Iran hostage crisis]].

* AcclaimedFlop: The show performed strongly with critics, but a niche subject matter crossed with DarknessInducedAudienceApathy quickly sank the ratings lower than previous one-and-done AMC shows ''Series/{{Rubicon}}'' and ''Series/LowWinterSun''.
** However, despite the low ratings, [[http://blogs.amctv.com/halt-and-catch-fire/2014/08/amc-renews-halt-and-catch-fire-for-second-season/ AMC elected to renew the series for a second season]], partly because of a strong online fandom.

*** People who are into a computer-tech infused show prefer to watch online. Whoda thunk?

* ActorAllusion: Both Scoot [=McNairy=] and Kerry Bishé were portrayed as husband and wife in the 2012 film ''Film/{{Argo}}'', a PeriodPiece set during the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis 1979 Iranian hostage crisis]].

* CaliforniaDoubling: While the show is set in the Silicon Prairie of the UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex, the show is filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}. AMC initially considered filming the series in North Texas; however, AMC already had crew in Atlanta for ''Series/TheWalkingDead'', and Georgia has more generous tax breaks for TV and film production than Texas.
** Coincidentally, some Spring editions of COMDEX [[HilariousInHindsight were held in Atlanta between 1983 and 1997]].

** Coincidentally, some Spring editions of COMDEX were held in Atlanta between 1983 and 1997.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Joe [=MacMillan=] is a ManipulativeBastard and a borderline {{Sociopath}}. Creator/LeePace, however, is generally a friendly guy.

** [[Series/DesigningWomen Charlene Frazier]] is now a wealthy aging termagant

** [[Series/NecessaryRoughness Rex Evans]] is now the pet for a wealthy aging termagant.
** Joe's ex is [[Series/TwentyFour Wayne Palmer]].

** However, despite the relatively low ratings, [[http://blogs.amctv.com/halt-and-catch-fire/2014/08/amc-renews-halt-and-catch-fire-for-second-season/ AMC elected to renew the series for a second season]].

* CaliforniaDoubling: While the show is set in the Silicon Prairie of the UsefulNotes/DFWMetroplex, the show is filmed in UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}. AMC initially considered filming the series in North Texas; however, AMC already had a crew in Atlanta for ''Series/TheWalkingDead'', and Georgia has more generous tax breaks for TV and film production than Texas.

** Joe's ex is [[Series/TwentyFour Wayne Palmer]].

** [[Series/PushingDaisies Ned]] may or may not be a con artist.

** [[Series/NecessaryRoughness Rex Evans]] is now the pet for a wealthy aging termagant.

** [[Series/NecessaryRoughness Matthew Donnelly]] is now the pet for a wealthy aging termagant.

** [[Series/AdventuresOfPeteAndPete Artie, the Strongest Man in the World]] is now a businessman in Texas.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Toby Huss, who plays Joe and Gordon's boss John Bosworth, was previously known for his role as Artie, the Strongest Man in the World in ''Series/TheAdventuresOfPeteAndPete'' and for providing several voices on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' (Cotton Hill, Joe Jack, and Kahn Souphanousinphone).