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Re: Betas (TV Series 2013– )

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tansey wrote: post #8

Note that this show is terrible. They are trying to make Silicon Valley and startups look like Hollywood and scriptwriting. The first episode has the main characters (startup co-founders) hanging out at a trendy bar and programming there. Of course one is a stereo-typical aspie guy with no social skills but is a genius with computers. Then they go to a house party thrown by a big name VC that I think is supposed to b…

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Re: Betas (TV Series 2013– )

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Post by GuiA »

[deleted] wrote: post #11
tansey wrote: post #8

Note that this show is terrible. They are trying to make Silicon Valley and startups look like Hollywood and scriptwriting. The first episode has the main characters (startup co-founders) hanging out at a trendy bar and programming there. Of course one is a stereo-typical aspie guy with no social skills but is a genius with computers. Then they go to a house party thrown by a big name VC that I think is supposed to b…

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> (Apparently the HBO Silicon Valley series will be closer to reality.)

Didn't that air last year? Or are you talking about another HBO Silicon Valley.

Re: Betas (TV Series 2013– )

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Post by dilap »

tansey wrote: post #8

Note that this show is terrible. They are trying to make Silicon Valley and startups look like Hollywood and scriptwriting. The first episode has the main characters (startup co-founders) hanging out at a trendy bar and programming there. Of course one is a stereo-typical aspie guy with no social skills but is a genius with computers. Then they go to a house party thrown by a big name VC that I think is supposed to b…

Sure, it's a little exaggerated for television, but...

I dunno, I found it wasn't that far off from my own observations of SF startup culture, working at a startup myself in South Park. I think it's a hilarious show.

YMMV.

Re: Betas (TV Series 2013– )

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Post by ocfx »

nathos wrote: post #2

There's also going to be a Mike Judge-created HBO series called "Silicon Valley": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)

I think the Silicon Valley show will do pretty well though, at least in comparison to this show.

Re: Betas (TV Series 2013– )

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Post by Inc82 »

People on here seem to think the show is terrible. Is the Big Bang Theory equally terrible? It similarly makes fun of stereotypes and many people love that show and many scientists often think it's atrocious. Maybe the same thing is happening here.. hitting a little to close to home for some people.

Re: Betas (TV Series 2013– )

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Post by rfnslyr »

Inc82 wrote: post #18

People on here seem to think the show is terrible. Is the Big Bang Theory equally terrible? It similarly makes fun of stereotypes and many people love that show and many scientists often think it's atrocious. Maybe the same thing is happening here.. hitting a little to close to home for some people.

It's that people who are not in this scene will start talking about the scene as if they know what's up just by watching this terrible show. It's going to be the new "cool" thing to outsiders.
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