Halt and Catch Fire: Season 1

"Smart, engaging television..."

"The plot takes a few satisfyingly clever twists, some of them possibly even fact-based."

"Despite its assets, though, the series still feels more like a programmatic reboot of familiar themes than anything shiny, new and next-gen."

"The problem is, once you get past the shock of a fresh premise and watch the pilot, the show starts to seem formulaic..."

"A stellar Toby Huss portrays the hard-driving Bosworth, a commanding presence."

"Seems too safe to ultimately, ahem, catch fire."

"As the hours and days drag on, it's hard not to be charmed by [Pace and McNairy's] natural chemistry..."

"Once Halt figuratively puts it back in its pants, it settles into a predictable but engaging drama..."

"It has a destination in mind, and while it can take its time getting there, every single scene has a purpose and point on its way toward that destination."

"Benefits from its stylized appearance, with a go-go pace and enough 1980s fashions to conjure memories of the Go-Go's."

"The series comes off as overtly coy and more than a little aimless."

"Obsolescence is the subject of Halt and Catch Fire, a beautiful deconstruction of the Silicon Valley myth."