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I agree, I felt like the first season was the most evocative of a different time, the early 80s office tech environment. The second season felt like it had a m
by afterburner 6y ago
I agree, I felt like the first season was the most evocative of a different time, the early 80s office tech environment.
The second season felt like it had a more soap opera to it, so I stopped at the end of it. I got the sense from descriptions of the later seasons that this got worse. Found it odd the consensus where I looked was that the last two were the best and the 1st to be "tolerated".
- Apocryphon 6y agoSeason 2 had the best startup portrayal. House full of hackers and game fanatics. Fantastic energy. I even bought a shirt with the Mutiny logo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJN2JN3_N_4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJN2JN3_N_4
- afterburner 6y agoI remember now I actually watched a bit of Season 3 and then quit, it wasn't Season 2 that made me quit per se. I did like Season 2 for its portrayal of BBSs, since I never did get in on that.
- hnlmorg 6y agoEvery season had more soap opera to it than substance. But that's to be expected because it's a fictional drama and not a documentary. I don't agree that Cameron was "zoomed out" after the first season either. Her role in the 2nd season was bigger than the first. Frankly I like the way they written her in the later seasons because even from the first season she reminded of engineers who have more attitude than skill (and we've all worked with people like that!) so seeing her career largely wash out felt more authentic to how a character like her would have survived through those eras. On balance though, I felt this show was largely overrated. It had some good content but it was waaaay over the top with the melodrama. Unfortunately geek drama rarely satisfies American audiences so they need arson, punch ups and adultery to weaved into the story line.