16 episodes
The Thing That Gets You To The Thing - A Halt and Catch Fire Podcast Alex Totaro & Alex Goldstein
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5.0 • 19 Ratings
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What's The Thing That Gets You To The Thing? Well, in this case it's a fan rewatch of the best show most people haven't seen: Halt and Catch Fire. Join opinionated TV nerds Alex Totaro and Alex Goldstein to go episode by episode through a modern masterpiece.
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S2 - Episode 4 - Play With Friends
Welcome back to The Thing That Gets You To The Thing! This was the last episode we recorded before taking an unexpected year and a bit long hiatus.
We've reset the format to bring you a more structured, discursive approach to how we break down the episodes.
Please enjoy this episode and let us know your thoughts as we set ourselves up to launch back in.
And as our friend Cameron once said, "a lot of people are gonna want us to fail. But that's because we're the future, and there's nothing scarier than that" -
S2 - Episode 3 - The Way In
Walt Disney once said "You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” Having all received a kicking, it's time to see which of the HACF crew are primed to start kicking ass back.
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S2 - Episode 2 - New Coke
Bos is back - or is he? While the men try anything to find their next high, Cameron and Donna are still working out how to work with each other.
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S2 - Episode 1 - SETI
There are signs of life! We're back to pick up the pieces of Cameron and Donna's Mutiny, find out what's written in the stars for Joe and see if Gordon can cope with two elephants in the room. That's right: it's season 2.
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Episode 11 - Season 1 Wrap Up & Christopher Cantwell Q&A
It's the S1 wrap up! Featuring info we squeezed out of Christopher Cantwell on Twitter, our highlights and low(ish)lights and lots more geeky chat. No S2 spoilers, so dig in.
Key timecodes:
Christopher Cantwell Q&A: 51:18. -
Episode 10 - 1984
The fate of our Cardiff crew is decided in the explosive season finale. Series show runners Christopher Cantwell and Christopher Rogers take back the helm alongside Juan José Campanella, the pilot’s visionary director. Tune in to hear our thoughts on an illuminating episode that brings resolution to some of our characters whilst creating new, unexpected pairings.
Credits: Icon by Blake Stevenson from the Noun Project
Customer Reviews
Great While It Lasted
This was a great podcast for HACF fans. Too bad it seems to have gone defunct.
Great character takes
I’ve only heard one other Halt and Catch Fire podcast and I like how this one really goes into the depth of the characters and also analyses the ambiguity of some scenes in great depth. They have a really good hold of the characters thought process without just being overly critical of them from a writing standpoint which I really appreciate because when you take this show as a whole from season 1-4 the main cast is very well rounded and feel like really people. They are a little tough on Gordon but boy does Gordon season 1 need to work on himself haha. They also address the weird out of place Joe beat down early on which really is the only major out of character thing where it’s a big writing misstep.
My only criticism is I wish they would have a spoiler section or talk about the show in a way where they know what happens because they watched it before but that can also just happen in future episodes too anyway, like episode 11 here.
I also wish they would go over some of the tech trivia but the other HACF podcast I listened to also didn’t cover this a whole lot. It’s kind of hard to wrap up some of the influences and inspiration for some of the stuff in the show all in one place without checking old forums and reddit threads and piecing little bits together but the show is surprisingly accurate considering how much people try to pretend it’s so anachronistic. I think there’s a fair amount of people who also still don’t know Cardiff is based on Compaq. But this is my own selfish wants so I don’t put it past anyone. I’m always craving for bits of Trivia in my life.
Anyway The Thing That Gets You to the Thing will give you some really analytical looks into the hearts of these characters that you will come to love before the show is over. This podcast is as good for first time viewers as much as repeat viewers.
Different!
There's podcasts covering the most popular TV shows, even multiple podcasts dedicated to one show. But these guys cover a show I've never heard of before and still find it super entertaining!