Someone I follow on twitter who’s opinion I respect often mentions how if you value independent websites and blogs on the internet. You should continue to create and contribute to them, not just consume. That rung true for me because of my array of personal sites which hadn’t seen much new content in a long time. Including this one. So i’ve cleaned the look of this up slightly, and i’m posting something new.<\/p>\n
I know that one of the reasons I often don’t post much of my sites is I can get very picky and critical of what I write. So i’m going to try a new style. At times it may almost be bullet points. Just get my thoughts down and posted.<\/p>\n
Halt and Catch Fire is a show I go on about a lot, and I rewatch atleast once a year. I’m about to finish my latest rewatch. Here are some of the reasons I like it so much:-<\/p>\n
I’m going to get into spoilers for these two episodes to explain why they are so good. Only as far as I need to. But you have been warned.<\/p>\n
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I’ve often heard it explained that drama when you boil it down is two characters in a room talking. Thats what these two episodes are. The scripts for both could be performed on stage without too much adaptation.<\/p>\n
“NeXT” sees our characters come together to discuss the next big thing. What it could be, what they could do with it, and how long it might take. In doing so they explore the current state of their relationships in that snapshot of time.<\/p>\n
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“Goodwill” is an essay on shared grief. As after the death of a much loved central character, the remaining cast come together to pack up his house. It brilliantly navigates all the real-life and TV troupes of grief and especcially shared grief. How do you act and function around each other when you’re all feeling the same loss? The whole hour is filled with quiet moments of brillance. But two stand out.<\/p>\n
Someone I follow on twitter who’s opinion I respect often mentions how if you value independent websites and blogs on the internet. You should continue to create and contribute to them, not just consume. That rung true for me because of my array of personal sites which hadn’t seen much new content in a long … <\/p>\n