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Valley of the Boom
RELEASED·SERIES·EN

Valley of the Boom

Sun, Jan 13, 2019
  • Drama
  • Documentary
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

An adrenaline-fueled ride through the culture of speculation, innovation and disruption during Silicon Valley’s unprecedented tech boom and subsequent bust in the 1990s. This mostly scripted series weaves in select documentary elements that help tell the true inside story of the internet’s formative years.

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  • National Geographic↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Steve Zahn
    Steve Zahn
    as Micheal Fayne
  • Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    as James L. Barksdale
  • John Murphy
    John Murphy
    as Jim Clark
  • Oliver Cooper
    Oliver Cooper
    as Todd Krizelman
  • John Karna
    John Karna
    as Marc Andreessen
  • Lamorne Morris
    Lamorne Morris
    as Darrin Morris
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Episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Ended · 6 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
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  • E1
    Part 1: print ("hello, world")
    Aired · Mon, Jan 14, 2019 · 60m

    Proving the internet is real, Jim Barksdale and team take the ever-expanding Netscape on a road show in search of potential investors. Stephan Paternot and Todd Krizelman struggle to secure financing for their virtual community platform, TheGlobe.com. Michael Fenne, searching for new opportunities, changes his physical appearance as he travels across the country to Southern California.

  • E2
    Part 2: pseudocode
    Aired · Mon, Jan 14, 2019 · 60m

    Jim Barksdale leads Netscape through a successful IPO and makes them the dominate browser on the market. Microsoft retaliates and sparks the browser wars. TheGlobe.com continues to grow and finally raises enough money to keep afloat. Michael Fenne excitedly starts a new company that promises to deliver revolutionary streaming technology.

  • E3
    Part 3: agile method
    Aired · Mon, Jan 21, 2019 · 60m

    The browser wars continue between Netscape and Microsoft, TheGlobe.com resists a new investor and Michael Fenne launches Pixelon.

  • E4
    Part 4: priority inversion
    Aired · Mon, Jan 21, 2019 · 60m

    Microsoft hits Netscape hard, TheGlobe.com prepares for an IPO and Michael Fenne grows erratic as Pixelon prepares for its iBash event.

  • E5
    Part 5: segfault
    Aired · Mon, Jan 28, 2019 · 60m

    Jim Barksdale tries to reestablish Netscape, TheGlobe.com struggles to stay focused and Pixelon launches iBash.

  • E6
    Part 6: fatal error
    Aired · Mon, Jan 28, 2019 · 60m

    Jim Barksdale keeps up with the Microsoft antitrust case, TheGlobe.com fights to stay alive and Pixelon's failing tech is exposed.