Anyone Silicon Valley TV Series?

Pride male

Hummingbird
Just downloaded this series during the weekend. It was hilarious. Anyone else tuning in, and any feedback as to what it is really like in the Valley compared to the show? And are computer programmers really like that?
 

8ball

Kingfisher
Catholic
The think i like about the show is that the casting is dead on, very realistic. Its a comedy so there will be exaggerated humiliation for laughs but overall it holds up well.

Compare these characters with the "programming geniuses" on some network show and you will see what i mean.
 

Kaii

Woodpecker
Gold Member
Yes, this show is hilarious. The cast is spot on and their comedy chemistry really shows.

I highly recommend it.
 

Kona

Crow
Gold Member
I downloaded all except the last two to watch on a plane.

That show is awful. I hate it.

I wish I knew the type of comedy they call it. There's a show called house of lies that's basically the same.

The people make all kind of quippy side comments and veer off subjects.

Aloha!
 

Suits

 
Banned
Kona said:
That show is awful. I hate it.

Silicon Valley is great. One of the best shows on TV. I've been watching it religiously since it came out.

Kona said:
There's a show called house of lies that's basically the same.

House of Lies is a great TV show if you want to observe alpha people in action.
 

deus_ex

Sparrow
It's a series created by Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead, Office Space, and my favorite, King of the Hill), so it already has definite credibility right there as a hilarious show. You don't even have to know too much about computers to enjoy it, and it definitely Trumps a great deal of ongoing mainstream shows. Another TV series that deals with intellectual jargon and nerdy stuff that comes to mind is The Big Bang Theory, which is rarely amusing, and is really an excuse to make adult jokes. Silicon Valley is superior.
 

anthony

Pelican
Pride male said:
Anyone else tuning in, and any feedback as to what it is really like in the Valley compared to the show? And are computer programmers really like that?

Its spot on referencing Computer Programmers and Silicon Valley.
I believe its also spot on referencing any CEO in that area.

They pick on everyone and it doesn't get old.
 

NovaVirtu

Kingfisher
Gold Member
I love this show. It's one of the few shows that consistantly makes me laugh my ass off.

TJ (the bearded guy played by Erlich Bachman) is particularly funny.

Make a great light-heated follow up to Game of Thrones.
 

JayR

Kingfisher
Atheist
TJ (the bearded guy played by Erlich Bachman) is particularly funny.

Erlich Bachman (the bearded guy played by TJ Miller) is insanely funny.

Fixed.

All the characters are so good it's hard to choose a favorite, but I have to go with Gilfoyle (Martin Starr). His deadpan delivery slays me.
 

King of Monkeys

Kingfisher
Out of all the episodes so far, I still have to say season 2's SWOT episode is the best. The moment the biker walks in on Gilfoyle and Danesh deciding whether or not they should let him live is priceless. The notes on their SWOT board were hilarious too.

I've got to say, Jared has been one of the funniest members this season. He really fucks.
 

King of Monkeys

Kingfisher
@Pride Male

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Banned
I asked a cousin of mine who works in Silicon Valley and is moonlighting at a startup if he watched the show.

He said he didn't, since it hit too close to home :p
 

Pride male

Hummingbird
Cant believe the main actor broke up with a girl because she uses the space bar instead of the tab. Can anyone on the forum relate to these guys?
 

zatara

Kingfisher
Its a great show. Really well written, there's some very sharp humour in it.

A lot of the main characters are also based on real life people. Anyone who has worked in tech will have dealt with very similar personalities around the workplace.
 

Malone

Pelican
Gold Member
Pride male said:
Cant believe the main actor broke up with a girl because she uses the space bar instead of the tab. Can anyone on the forum relate to these guys?

Not a programmer? You don't understand.
 
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