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Ask HN: Would you watch this alternate history TV series for the new Commodore?

1•amichail•1h ago
What if the new Commodore made a TV series — something in the style of Halt and Catch Fire and For All Mankind — that tells the story of Commodore in an alternate history where the company never collapsed?

The show would start in the 1980s, following Jack Tramiel, engineers, rivals, and the drama of the personal computer wars. Each season could cover a few years, with IBM, Apple, Microsoft, and Atari all showing up as real competitors.

Here’s the twist: whenever Commodore in the show launches a new computer in its alternate timeline, the real Commodore in 2025+ would actually release that same machine in real life. The fictional product launches and the real-world launches would line up, blurring the lines between story and reality.

It’d be both entertainment and branding — letting fans get emotionally invested in Commodore’s saga while also making the company’s real machines feel like artifacts from another timeline.

Would you watch a show like this?

Comments

JohnFen•57m ago
If it were good and compelling, I might watch it. Whether or not it's about Commodore or any other thing in particular doesn't really enter into it.

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