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Any other US members watch this show? Or am I the only one?

I tried to. Couldn't quite get through the first episode... maybe I was distracted. Or maybe it gets better. Does it?

sgifanatic wrote: I tried to. Couldn't quite get through the first episode... maybe I was distracted. Or maybe it gets better. Does it?

Same here, so much excessive drama really turned me off after a few episodes.

I like the 2nd season so far. That's mostly because I'm a Commodore fan, but I'm impressed to note that the screen displays are not unreasonable. The font is a little off, the user interface sometimes looks like the bloated spawn of an Apple II that crept upon a C64 in the dark of night, and in one eye-roller they tried programming it in ANSI C, but the technical aspects are really not bad. They've also backed off on the melodrama a bit and that helps.

ClassicHasClass wrote: I like the 2nd season so far. That's mostly because I'm a Commodore fan, but I'm impressed to note that the screen displays are not unreasonable. The font is a little off, the user interface sometimes looks like the bloated spawn of an Apple II that crept upon a C64 in the dark of night, and in one eye-roller they tried programming it in ANSI C, but the technical aspects are really not bad. They've also backed off on the melodrama a bit and that helps.

My sentiments exactly!

The first season was a bit over-dramatic it seems. But so far in this season, it's backed down as Classic mentioned. We shall see. TBH, I'm not even sure I really like it as a whole. But having grown up with a C64 and c128 (ugh those cassette drives!), my inner nerd can appreciate the early days of personal computing. Dial-up at 300baud (0.3 kbps) on a 1660 modem...those were the days! Did eventually get the faster Westridge Communications C6420 Direct-connect modem.

Watching it, mediocre show but great costumes

The fact that the first episode had a sex season in the first ten minutes kinda turned me away and not in a nerdy " EWWWWWWWWWWW!!! GIRLS!!!!!!! " way. It was just.....not what I wanted in the first episode to try and pull viewers in. If it got better on the next episode I didn't care by then. Went back to watching Gargoyles reruns.

I remember seeing the previews for the first season and remember wanting to watch it. I did, about the first 15 minutes and fell asleep. Never watched it again till a couple months ago when the second season started. I watched it (second season) and got hooked which made me go back to season 1 and start over. Season two is better. My gripe with season one is what u guys said - everything was over the top. I got really irritated when they finally finished the computer then burned the first shipment. Just too much. Second seasons much better and I'm into it a little.

Anyone watching Mr. Robot?

I did go back and watch a few more episodes. Still hate the drama. Still hate the burning of shipments - actually, the mindlessness of *most* actions by the main characters. It just makes the whole thing stupid and unreal. That said, I am in it to watch the damn computer being built

Have not seen Mr. Robot. Will check it out.

sgifanatic wrote: I did go back and watch a few more episodes. Still hate the drama. Still hate the burning of shipments - actually, the mindlessness of *most* actions by the main characters. It just makes the whole thing stupid and unreal. That said, I am in it to watch the damn computer being built

Have not seen Mr. Robot. Will check it out.

Mr. robot - USA Network

sgifanatic wrote: ... the mindlessness of *most* actions by the main characters. It just makes the whole thing stupid and unreal.

If anything, stupidity and mindlessness make it more real

You need to remember - you're in a country that's running Ted Cruz for president.

hamei wrote: You need to remember - you're in a country that's running Ted Cruz for president.

Anyone with $ can run, history's full of wind-bags that threw money at a US presidency attempt. Getting past the Primaries is the challenge.

That reminds me of a fortune(1):

We are getting dangerously close to politics here but I'm only in it for the entertainment as a " non-citizen " - I saw a trump sticker on a juggalambo. It was brownish and the right taillight was full of water. I can't really imagine a trump sticker on anything else. Anyways, would be kinda fun if trump wins ? So many trollings and lulzings to be had!

Re HCF: I think the gold standard for this humor is The IT Crowd.

guardian452 wrote: We are getting dangerously close to politics here but I'm only in it for the entertainment as a " non-citizen " - I saw a trump sticker on a juggalambo. It was brownish and the right taillight was full of water. I can't really imagine a trump sticker on anything else. Anyways, would be kinda fun if trump wins ? So many trollings and lulzings to be had!

Re HCF: I think the gold standard for this humor is The IT Crowd.

You're right about politics, let's stop while we're all friends.

guardian452 wrote: We are getting dangerously close to politics here ...

No danger of that. There is no politics in the US. It's the biggest clown show on earth.

hamei wrote: There is no politics in the US. It's the biggest clown show on earth.

And certainly China is on par.

Oskar45 wrote:

hamei wrote: There is no politics in the US. It's the biggest clown show on earth.

And certainly China is on par.

Alas, China can't hold a candle to the US in this area No one anywhere can compete with the buffoons populating the US Congress.

I guess that's a good thing ....