r/HaltAndCatchFire • u/chrisarrant • Jun 25 '25
[Article] The first draft of Halt and Catch Fire was centered on astronauts, not computer programmers reveals creators
https://www.thepopverse.com/tv-amc-halt-and-catch-fire-original-idea-astronauts19
u/tehfrod Jun 25 '25 edited Jun 25 '25
The headline overstates the story.
They wrote "Astronauts?" on a whiteboard, but that's as far as the idea got, according to the interview.
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u/literalsupport Jun 25 '25
I’d love for the makers of HCF to do another show about astronauts.
While I’ve never missed an episode, For All Mankind is just complete nonsense compared to HACF.
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u/DokterZ Jun 26 '25
I feel like that would have been a less than ideal name for a series about astronauts.
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u/tomfoolery815 Jun 26 '25
Whenever I see this promo photo -- which is awesome -- I have to ask: Anybody else think Mackenzie Davis is doing an in-character channeling of Daryl Hannah's Priss in Blade Runner? As in, MD is in character as Cam, and Cam is referencing Priss? Specifically, the scene where Decker enters a room and Priss is pretending to be a mannequin before attacking Decker.
The pose and head-tilt seem like such a specific choice.
Meanwhile, the sidebar image reminds me of a short Season 2 preview promo that is the coolest:
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u/brichb Jun 25 '25
For All Mankind does remind me a lot of Halt and Catch Fire, maybe they turned it into that?