— Elizabeth MinkelThere’s a reason 1999’s Pirates of Silicon Valley retains an outsized role in the cultural memory given that it initially aired on TNT (and it’s not just because it stars Noah Wyle). Centering on the early careers of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, it was a precursor for much of tech realism to come: namely, biopics upon biopics, Hollywood’s responses to the narratives Silicon Valley’s stars spun about themselves.
Replicated under Fair Use from Too Big To Fail (On Television) by Elizabeth Minkel.