HALT AND CATCH FIRE
DRAMA / HISTORY
USA
2014-2017
HALT AND CATCH FIRE is an American period drama television series created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers. The show's title refers to computer machine code instruction Halt and Catch Fire (HCF). HALT AND CATCH FIRE consists of 40 episodes of 1 hour.
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: From the first episode of Halt and Catch Fire, Joe (Lee Pace) is brazenly bisexual, initially one of the only aspects, along with his headlong, hasty search for human connection, that he's comfortable sharing about his elusive personality. Joe is surprised to see Simon Church (D.B. Woodside) his designer, already waiting for him in his office. Simon’s presence makes him uneasy. We learn that 10 years prior, Joe was in Europe for a conference and heard Simon speak. He wanted to be him and spent a month with him until Simon left. “That guy just messes me up.”
Joe McMillan (Lee Pace) & Simon Church (D.B. Woodside)
LEE PACE (2014-2017) March 25, 1979, Chickasha, OK, USA
D. B. WOODSIDE (2014) July 25, 1969, New York City, NY, USA
SPECIAL: Pace said that Joe's bisexuality was a reflection of the character being a "mutable person", "a questioner and a disrupter", and someone who "doesn't feel limitations". The idea for the character was inspired by co-creator Christopher Cantwell's father, who was a software salesman.
AWARDS: ‘HALT AND CATCH FIRE’ won 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 14 nominations.
8.4 IMDB
