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[Cornballer]

"Yeah, they're assholes."

 

[Bsigg12]

This is off to a fantastic start.

 

[tuna on toast]

i don't get hbo. can one of you guys upload it to youtube?

 

[royalan]

Haha, first hand experience?

I like the vibe I get from the main characters too.

A bit.


So far, this show has me dying. I think I'm in.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

"I know H.T.M.L" LOL...


And TED, fuck this is great. I needed a new, interesting comedy.

 

[reKon]

that smart car lol

 

[Cornballer]

i don't get hbo. can one of you guys upload it to youtube?

The premiere will be up on youtube tomorrow. Beyond that you're out of luck.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

that smart car lol

That got me good for some reason.

 

[royalan]

I'm impressed with how much sense the dialogue makes. So far it's not just a jumble of random "tech-sounding" words. It's clear they've either got some tech people on the writing team, or they're being consulted by some.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Ok I've been dying from the beginning. The dialog is AMAZING.

 

[royalan]

ffi;oghvn;aoring;oeihnrgio

Ok this is great so far.

"They always travel in 5s..."

 

[Bsigg12]

Mike Judge is killing it, I've been laughing through the whole episode.

Edit: bahaha haha haha, a Grinder reference.

 

[royalan]

Matt Ross is great in this role. He's giving me a mix of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.

 

[Cornballer]

They nailed this so far. This is hilarious.

 

[reKon]

the doctor part had me rolling

 

[AstroLad]

I'm thinking this is probably pretty good since Musk is so bhurt about it and most of the technorati seem to be ignoring it. Can't miss with Judge really so I'll check it out on Go.

 

[royalan]

"You don't know the half of it...neither does Congress..."

 

[Bsigg12]

Well now I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season. That was a fantastic episode.

 

[Hatchtag]

Slow start, but then got major office space vibes from the doctor part.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Yea that was great, really excited for. Another Alec Berg success, another Mike Judge gem.

 

[royalan]

This, combined with Veep, is going to make for a great hour of comedy.

 

[Bread]

always blue! always blue!

 

[kris.]

i was hoping so hard that this wouldn't suck, and whaddya know, it doesn't! sundays are gonna be pretty great for the next few weeks

 

[petethepanda]

What a boring main character.

 

[demon]

Holy shit HBO Go is fucking dead. What a shit service this is.

 

[mre]

Holy shit HBO Go is fucking dead. What a shit service this is.

Game of Thrones, what can you do?

 

[ced]

Whew it was good.

 

[ezekial45]

I was pretty hesitant to watch this because I have kind of a disdain for Techie culture, but damn, that was fucking great.

I'm on board.

 

[h1nch]

Loved the first ep. I'm fully onboard this train. Captures techie/startup culture wonderfully.

 

[IAmtheFMan]

The pilot was great. I'm on board.

 

[thefro]

I'm impressed with how much sense the dialogue makes. So far it's not just a jumble of random "tech-sounding" words. It's clear they've either got some tech people on the writing team, or they're being consulted by some.

Wired had a pretty good article about that this month. Mike Judge insisted on bringing in a whole team to consult to make sure everything was legit.

Of course it helps that Judge was a programmer/physics major and worked in Silicon Valley before he started doing Beavis & Butthead.

 

[bistromathics]

I'm generally really turned off by tech-based shows, but this premier has been great. Plus Andy Daly!

 

[arab]

promising start. not particularly funny but gotta begin somewhere

 

[DrEvil]

I know what binary is, just shut up.


So good. So glad there's a smart nerd comedy out there that isn't insulting to the audience it's supposed to target.

Great addition to the Sunday lineup.



Also, #butts.

 

[Cornballer]

- Onion A|V Club review

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Lol at all these references. Its actually pretty damn accurate

This also satirizes the culture of the valley and tech in general. "Consumerfacing" "brogramers". The meaningless slogans. The shuttles, etc.

This is really great

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

promising start. not particularly funny but gotta begin somewhere

How I felt. There could be a good show in there but it wasn't funny. Maybe if I was in that culture there I would find it funnier.

 

[supergiz]

How is HBO able to deliver the best of TV so consistently?

I loved silicon valley. Can't wait for episode 2

 

[NYCmetsfan]

How is HBO able to deliver the best of TV so consistently?

I loved silicon valley. Can't wait for episode 2

Creative freedom. Nice budgets

How I felt. There could be a good show in there but it wasn't funny. Maybe if I was in that culture there I would find it funnier.

Yeah. I can see people not finding it funny if they don't like the subject matter.

 

[Blastoise]

Really fun. Even if the lingo was a bit Hollywood. Can't wait to see more kumail.

 

[Lactose_Intolerant]

Yeah. I can see people not finding it funny if they don't like the subject matter.

I never said I didn't like the subject matter, I just didn't find it funny.

 

[royalan]

I never said I didn't like the subject matter, I just didn't find it funny.

Well, you did imply that not being a part of the culture was a major reason you didn't find it funny. This show is satire, so I can imagine that you have to understand the culture it's satirizing to find it funny.

 

[j_rocca42]

This is off to a fantastic start.

I agree. Could turn into a really good series.

 

[GQman2121]

I thought the show was going to be good and I wasn't disappointed. I'm glad the jokes used in the trailers weren't really present in the pilot. Looking forward to episode 2.

 

[crooked spin]

I wonder how they are planning on dealing with Christopher Evan Welch's death.

Good first ep.

 

[demon]

Well, you did imply that not being a part of the culture was a major reason you didn't find it funny. This show is satire, so I can imagine that you have to understand the culture it's satirizing to find it funny.

That certainly wasn't the case with King of the Hill.

I liked it but I didn't love it.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

I never said I didn't like the subject matter, I just didn't find it funny.

I ment it more in the sense if you're not into the silicon valley culture. Reading things like ValleyWag, techcrunch and the like for fun. Not that you don't like tech. Its less about the actual tech but the culture and mindset that pervades these places. The sense of importance, revolutionary mindset, the sense they are the future of humanity, etc those are all the ideas Judge is poking fun at.

 

[phazedplasma]

Love it, I'm in for the long haul

 

[Blastoise]

I wonder how they are planning on dealing with Christopher Evan Welch's death.

Good first ep.

Yeah tell me about it. I looked up the character after the episode and was shocked to find out about his death. Crazy...

 

[j_rocca42]

How many episodes are they running? HBO seems to do 10 for their 30min shows.