The idea of lossless compression in a smaller file size than anything else on the market spoiled the entire show for me. Call me picky, but...
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How Mike Judge and Co. Are Turning "Silicon Valley" Into the Next "Spinal Tap"
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#22So far, not so good. 60% of the funny is coming from the fact that Kumail Nanjiani is a great standup. It's Mike Judge, so I'm going to watch it all anyway, but if it were anyone else, it'd have 2 more episodes to get a lot better.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I was really excited about this show (big fan of Mike Judge in general) but it feels like what someone would think SV was like if they based their entire impression on Techcrunch articles and 80s nerd / guru tropes.
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#23The idea of lossless compression in a smaller file size than anything else on the market spoiled the entire show for me. Call me picky, but...
That bothered me at first, but remember that it's not the tech that's the point of the show, it's the culture. Who's on First isn't about baseball.
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#24I love the concept and I thought a lot of the jokes were pretty funny but... I'm not sure how they'll keep it funny over more than a few seasons, seems kind of like a one trick pony (and maybe that's just fine). I trust Mike Judge, so I'll likely keep watching, but what made King of the Hill so magical was how he was able to show our changing world through the eyes of a simple propane and propane accessories salesman…
It's all about characters. If they're able to create an audience connection with characters, the show will be long lasting.
Entourage (this show's closest comparison) had some pretty stupid episodes (the last season in particular was awful), but I stuck through it all because I liked Ari and Drama.
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#25I was surprised that HBO allows you to watch the episode on YouTube. For those that haven't seen it, I think it's really good satire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvkmsI54ss4
I think its only the first episode to attract viewers. I was surprised when I noticed they were airing this season's first episode of Game of Thrones on Xbox for free with no registration/app download requirements. Glad to see content publishers "getting" the marketing angle.
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#26I love the concept and I thought a lot of the jokes were pretty funny but... I'm not sure how they'll keep it funny over more than a few seasons, seems kind of like a one trick pony (and maybe that's just fine). I trust Mike Judge, so I'll likely keep watching, but what made King of the Hill so magical was how he was able to show our changing world through the eyes of a simple propane and propane accessories salesman…
I think almost the opposite relationship can be explored. What is the normal world's relationship to a bunch of people trying so hard to "Think Different"?
That's a really good thought -- If anyone can pull this off, it's likely Judge. I've never seen a pilot that wasn't at least a slight bit awkward too, so as I said above, I'll definitely give Judge the benefit of the doubt for a while at least.
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#27so far i like the show. also i have the weird feeling that i know at least 3 of the fictional characters in person.
I was chuckling a lot and telling my wife "I feel like I'm watching parts of Hacker News and Techcrunch come to life" It's satire but doesn't seem too exaggerated (unfortunately?). My favorite was the marketing bicycle meeting. It seems like it would be such a silicon valley type thing.
That was probably the part I laughed the hardest at.
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#28Sarah Austin, (from the bravo Silicon Valley reality series) is my CPO. She is very aware that the way "TV" wants to portray Silicon Valley and the way it really is are very different. Founders don't typically drive McLaren's and live in a multi-room suite at the Four Seasons.
It is much more typical to do what she does now, crash at AirBnB as she bounces between cities for meetings, and working 10 hours at the office and working another 4 at the house.
http://plexinlp.com is a passion, and we'd be building it even if we weren't out to get rich. Sure we hope it is the next billion dollar wolfram/siri/google killer.
We aren't planning to be like the reality series and get canceled in episode 4. We are in it for the long haul. Which is something that is happening less and less in SV. People routinely tell me they are doing 2, 3, and even 4 startups at the same time.
SV needs to be able to laugh at itself. But it also needs to understand that it isn't in a bubble entirely right now. The money is bigger, but not by the orders of magnitude that the pervasiveness of the Internet has increased. The people getting rich are creating more divide than there ever was, but also the expectations on those who achieve that level have gone up. SV is in flux as no other place on the planet has as much potential to make you a millionaire or a pauper in a 2 year time.
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#29The idea of lossless compression in a smaller file size than anything else on the market spoiled the entire show for me. Call me picky, but...
I gotta admit, as soon as they said "and it's lossless!" I was a little disappointed
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#30I was surprised that HBO allows you to watch the episode on YouTube. For those that haven't seen it, I think it's really good satire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvkmsI54ss4
I think its only the first episode to attract viewers. I was surprised when I noticed they were airing this season's first episode of Game of Thrones on Xbox for free with no registration/app download requirements. Glad to see content publishers "getting" the marketing angle.
Pretty sure HBO is only airing GoT on Xbox since HBO Go conked out the other day, so they're trying to make up for it.