Emacs appearances in pop culture

Emacs, a niche text editor favored by software engineers, has made several appearances in popular culture including the 2010 films *The Social Network*, *Tron: Legacy*, and *Arctic Blast*, as well as HBO's *Silicon Valley* series. The article catalogs these on-screen sightings where characters use Emacs for various programming tasks, from writing Perl scripts to system administration and data recovery. The author, an Emacs enthusiast, documents these rare pop culture references to the specialized software tool.