Well the idea behind Jack is that he's a great short term CEO. He makes numbers happen. A mercenary for hire type CEO like him isn't going to be known for developing good long term business models.
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Well the idea behind Jack is that he's a great short term CEO. He makes numbers happen. A mercenary for hire type CEO like him isn't going to be known for developing good long term business models.
CD'S BAR
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Interesting. I feel the first few with Peter Gregory were the best. The rest of 1 was good too, but damn did I miss him. Then season 2 just felt like filler/running in place. It seems this season they have a very clear story they want to tell, and there's never a dull moment as a result.
Jack Scofield
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I'm a week behind and just watched this episode now. This part was hilarious. Erlich's delivery was fantastic.
markhimself46
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Had to re-watch that entire scene because I was laughing so hard and missed everything they said hahaha
I was rolling. This might be the best season so far, Laurie is incredible every time she's onscreen.
Funniest thing in the episode next to the dogshaming and human hair question mark.
forgeforsaken
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Odds that Action Jack ends up running Nucleus and switching them from a platform to a box?
Well, now this needs to happen.
He'll get hired at Endframe and make them build a box.
Edit, lol, didn't read the post ahead of me.
Super Nothing
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I wonder if Jared is going to AirBnB his own apartment back from his tenant and then squat in it just like what happened to him.
I googled the bulldog thing to try and find a video I could share since I loved that scene so much.. no luck yet, but these quotes at the end of the AV Club recap are all such high points that I'm laughing again just thinking about them.
“It’s funny: we’re named Pied Piper but we’re beset with rats!” -- I died. His good nature at all times is just the best
“Yes, it would be polite for you to invite me in and offer me a Push Pop!” -- I died again, the Push Pop part was fantastic
“The fact that it probably won’t make any difference makes it all the more meaningful.” -- Incredible, Jared's stories are amazing
“Also, I encourage you to click yes if the ad was helpful to you.” -- Exactly what someone like him would say
“It’s funny: we’re named Pied Piper but we’re beset with rats!” -- I died. His good nature at all times is just the best
“Yes, it would be polite for you to invite me in and offer me a Push Pop!” -- I died again, the Push Pop part was fantastic
“The fact that it probably won’t make any difference makes it all the more meaningful.” -- Incredible, Jared's stories are amazing
“Also, I encourage you to click yes if the ad was helpful to you.” -- Exactly what someone like him would say
genius
Have the show creators ever said if Hooli is based on a real company? They seemed like Google at first, but I think Google has been mentioned a few times in the show, and Hooli is too much of a mess anyway. Is it supposed to be Yahoo?
Hooli seems like a hilarious mix of Google, Apple, and Facebook
Something different entirely, exists with existing tech companies while using elements of them.
Laurie saying "I did a goddamn thing about it" was incredible.
He's no more an asshole than the rest of the group though
forgeforsaken
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It feels like a mix of Google and Oracle.
He was a pretty big asshole to the design guy, felt bad. But as a whole? No way. He's perfectly reasonable in most cases.
He is an asshole every time he doesn't get his way. If anyone says "no" to him he just starts behaving like a dick. He behaves like a spoiled brat. The way he talked to the design guy was just the cherry on top of it all. I can't root for someone who goes off on a dude that's just doing his work because he is mad at his boss.
I really just can't stand Richard.
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YuriLowell
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I didn't feel bad for a second for that design guy.
c'mon man he was just trying to do his job
torre_avenue
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Nah, what's going to happen is, Action Jack gets Gavin's position. That's one of the ways I see things going, with Gavin becoming more insecure and him getting manipulated by Denpok.
This was a great episode as per usual. Richard really is getting more and more badass, and I'm glad they aren't pushing the romance angle between Monica and him as much as they were in Season 1. Guilfoyle continues having the best zingers, Erlich with the coughing fit slayed me, and the threads are starting to converge a bit. Now, with Endframe fully under Hooli, it looks we could be headed for a redux of the Techcrunch conference. Jack though is the only wildcard. The way I see it, he's either going to get Gavin's position, or he's going to get those 5 engineers from Endframe and build his own version of Pied Piper. That latter seems likeliest to me because I don't think the show would mention those 5 engineers and then just leave them disgruntled at Gavin not remembering them. I think Jack is going to poach them, and build a Pied Piper built to crush Pied Piper.
SynthFetish
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I hope the design guy sticks around, best part of this episode.
The problem is, his interest primarily lies in a different space entirely being the box. If he ends up poaching them IMO that's what they're going to end up building.
edit: lol the site got updated. Under new management. New site coming soon. The tech guys and... Dang are at the top again with Erlich hilariously still at the bottom.
I dunno, I don't think Jack's interest was in the box specifically so much as something he could sell for short-term gains. Jack doesn't care about anything but valuation; he went business-facing first because you can sell businesses stuff that doesn't even remotely exist yet. He went with the box because it was incredibly easy to sell to people who wouldn't understand the larger concept of the platform. He was willing to stop the box project entirely when the sure thing contract was in jeopardy. The little sidenote of Jack signing away the algorithm alongside the box sort of highlighted that; he'll sell anything to pump short-term company valuation, even if it's terrible long-term.
I was surprised by where Gavin's call to Richard went. I 100% expected to find of Hooli was either purchasing Malleant or outbidding them for the rights to the algorithm. Much happier with them acquiring Endframe.
Zepp Twofist
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Accepting that clause would give them huge short term profits as well as fucking over Richard, both of which is in line with his interests and character.
WesternHeretic
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I wonder if they are going to have a revolving door at the CEO position to just keep finding new ways to fuck the crew.
Haha that'd be amusing. I don't see that happening though since Hooli spent $250M on Endframe and the box deal was a lot lower
Yes. Her robot-inflection makes it hilarious
DeviantBoi
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I thought it was annoying. In fact, downright bad.
Part of Jack's interest in the box was that it was an immediate route to selling an actual product, Hooli lets Richard demonstrate the monetary value of the consumer platform but it doesn't solve the problem of the box being a quicker route to immediate profit since the consumer platform still requires development.
It was all worth it when he finally stops coughing and gets out half a sentence then smokes more and can't finish the sentence.
forgeforsaken
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Jack represents a lot of the short term thinking that plagues the industry.
Pretty typical of short term stock boosting. Ignorant of the future.
Hero Prinny
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I also found it to be really annoying
LonelyGreyWolf
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The designer? Lol, he was being ridiculous. It was just a funny way over the top parody of a designer, and Richard was stressed out and upset so it was a natural reaction.
TurboButts
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Loving the new season so far. Jared had been the star of the season if you ask me.
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