Mike Judge's "Silicon Valley" (HBO Show)

I hated Dinesh as CEO ! That was actually the point where I couldn't stand him anymore (previously, I enjpyed his interactions with Gilfoyle, of course).
Big Head was fun at first but that got boring. Same with Jiang Yang.
Another character I really can't stand is Jack Barker.
So overall, that's a lot of characters I dislike/don't care about to keep enjoying the show (not even talking about the circular storyline) !

how did I miss Jiang Yang? he might be my most favorite

I hope he starts prank calling Richard

i was kinda hoping that they would do the Being There thing and Bighead would end up some celebrated tenured CS professor and get asked to run for Senate.

there's still time

although his teaching gig didn't quite go that well

Jiang Yang is hilarious but isn't going to work without Erlich.

I think Jiang Yang is going to try to be the new Erlich (running the startup incubator crash house) and there's a little potential there

There's a sweet spot between Parks and Rec Season 1 (too abrasive) and Season 5 (too comfy) and it feel like SV is still at 1, when it should be aiming for 2/3. Maybe.

Also, it's still too bro-y and Judge's "we're just reflecting reality' excuse seems cowardly (and maybe also just wrong)

i do get weary of the fact that so many of the most talented comic actors and writers are stuck in the endless loop of dick/poop/ass/balls but i suppose that is the essence of modern american comedy. in the old days the essence was more falling down a lot/comic accents/mustaches/sexual harassment.

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mentioned before but I went to school with the actress who plays Monica. She was nice and funny

if no erlich means more jian-yang like the premiere last night than count me in!

it's going to be a beautifully poetic thing if the plan to have erlich declared legally dead works

stallions...magnificent

sliceline is a good distillation of the lack of profit model a bunch of companies have, very succinct

"you are from erlich's administration"

a season of funny workplace stuff + jian yang is a recipe for success. they stuffed a lot of goodness into that episode.

was hoping we'd get at least one actual scene with the alt-right applicant just for laughs.

This was probably the best direction the show could go after the last dismal season. Show has never really escaped the constant Richard self destructive trope, would be nice to see him not be a fuck up for once

who is more self-destructive: richard or cam from halt/catch?

richard's a bit less cameron and a bit more joe macmillan in his self-destructiveness, no? (altho it's hard to compare the nuance of those characters to the clown that is richard when he's 66% of the way into transforming into his final form, Also Gavin)

richard raving over cheap fluorescent office gulag = cameron jamming econo in mobile home

Richard wants to make the best thing ever AND be financially successful but keeps kneecapping himself by not compromising on principles. I feel that Cameron had less (or close to zero) interest in financial success and just wanted to make things that people love. The financial realities just kept catching up to her.

as character arcs go, joe mcmillan dying in an opium den seems about right.

I had very low expectations and so I was agreeably surprised by this very good first ep.
The opening sequence and the running "stallions" joke were great.
Jian Yang scheme regarding Erlich was also nice (the letter scene with Ron LaFlamme !).
Even Richard's plan to mess with Sliceline was good (if only he could NOT fuck up big time for a while...).
If they maintain this level throughout the new season, I'm back on board !

The first few eps were great last season too

The gulping at the end did my brain in, enjoyed everything else, Zach Wood is so great.

Richard's inability to speak in front of people is the least funny tic that they continually rely on.

yeah, that was the weakest part of the ep. but if Richard only fucks up at this level, it's fine by me !

The meeting between Gavin and his advisers, with the fired woman, was cool too.

sliceline! it's a pun

(not really)

Gavin screaming at the gathered group that they can all wander the halls until they vest was beautiful

his company is not at all about making anything, just about keeping marketshare

i wonder if hooli is going to have an oath-style rebrand

"You know what, Fuck Banksy!"

narcoleptic plantation owner...

Jian Yang's giant bucket of cremains

laughed a lot during the latest ep

Dinesh talking about saving the planet as the main Tesla point seemed off, although it set up the joke where Gilfoyle was able to use the electric car parking spot. Surely that's further down the list of bragging rights, he'd be talking about finally getting his delivered and be all about the autopilot

the comeback for the whole "it's not really green" part is really "I'm a lazy fuck and don't have to go to the gas station like a pleb because my workplace pays the charging bill"

This was another good ep.
The whole "signature on the box" issue was great ("In what world does a signature have a signature !?").
And Richard going through the steps of the speech debacle again was expected yet funny.
Jian Yang getting Erlich's possessions in court doesn't make any sense though but, hey, why not.
Now that the guys finally have a nice office, it's time to find a new place to live, I guess.

Pretty impressive that they really did make Erlich inessential to making the show work.

Yup, they got rid of him pretty easily.
I can't think of another TV show that managed that well to keep going without its most famous/favourite character.

The show is still going, and still pretty funny, but I miss Erlich. He was the funniest guy on the show.

famous/favourite character

was he really a fan favorite ? his character was more annoying than funny imo

I get the impression that Miller thought he was playing the funniest/standout character and acted accordingly on set. It's really easy as a viewer to buy into that, but I thought he was more outsized than funny.

American audiences tend to think the loudest guy is the funniest, though

He definitely had some good lines, sometimes the best line, but mostly was the most annoying. I think american audiences may think the loudest is the funniest, but seems like fans of this show tend to lean towards the likes of Jared or Gilfoyle.

Martin Starr is a gem, for sure

I miss the Peter Gregory character more than any other that's no longer there, if we're missing characters

I love Jared, and yeah, maybe he's had the best lines, but Erlich (and TJ Miller, despite his faults) is hilarious.

I wish he was still there, just... a bit less of him

i loved that al gore line and that's totally a line they would have given erlich but now they can just spread those kinds of lines around to other people. still funny!