[ale] Computer centric Movies/TV Shows

[Simba]

Aw man Hackers is a classic! one of the best comedies of the 1990s.

If Documentaries are allowed, there is "BBS The Documentary"

And lest we forget Swordfish, starring John Travolta... lol

Pirates of Silicon Valley is a favorite of mine. Especially because it
stars the real Steve Wozniak and Steve Ballmer playing themselves.

"You don't get it Steve! _That Doesn't Matter!_"

Honestly one of the best and most significant lines ever delivered in a
hollywood film. Too bad it was only a Made for TV film so hardly anyone
saw it.

Tron is especially relevant because it was the first hollywood film to
utilize entirely computer generated scenes.

Snowden was less about computers and more about the horrors of
government over-reach.

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On 9/24/18 2:54 PM, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
> At ALE-NW yesterday, we were discussing some Computer-related movies
> because "The Net" was on TV at the time.
> 
> A few came up:
> * Hackers (1995)
> * Tron (1982)
> * WarGames (1983)
> * Hacker (2016)
> * Her (2013) - set in the near-future
> * CitizenFour
> * Snowden
> * The Circle (2017)
> * Antitrust (2001)
> * The Pirates of Silicon Valley
> 
> and that PBS documentary _The Triumph of the Nerds_ with an insider view
> from an early Apple employee
>  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX5g0kidk3Y
> 
> Hackers and WarGames are the worst in the list. The Net was terrible and
> so was the sequel. The last 3 are worth a watch if you haven't seen
> them. These are historical and current year movies.
> 
> 
> TV
> 
> There have been many recent TV series about computing. Silicon Valley
> and Halt and Catch Fire come to mind. The IT Crowd and Chuck are always
> funny.
> 
> Many are on APV or Netflix or Youtube (free).
> 
> We avoided all the Hacking-centric shows.  Mr. Robot S3 will be on
> Amazon Prime next month. S1 and S2 are there already. Real hackers
> validate that everything they claim on the show is possible, BTW.
> 
> Antitrust and The Circle show how far fictitious companies are willing
> to go. I suspect they aren't far from reality at all.
> 
> What movies in the same "computing startup" vein did we miss?
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