plenzmd1 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) I think this is the best 90 minutes on television right now. Veep and Oliver are awesome, but without a doubt my favorite is Silicon Valley. May be cause I have worked for some tech startups and have experienced some of this stuff at least on the periphery. But last nights SWOT analysis on letting Blaine die is almost as funny as the jerk efficiency analysis from last year. Nsfw If you watch, hopefully you paused on the Filled in "Let Blaine Die" SWOT board and read the cards. Under oppoprtunities " grief threesome with Gina and Blaine's hot mom" Like 40 of those. If you are not watching this show, I highly suggest it. Found this recap for those who want to peruse http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/15/silicon-valley-read-let-blaine-die-swot-board Edited May 18, 2015 by plenzmd1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB3 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Haven't started this season of Silicon Valley yet, but I think I'll be binge watching sometime this week. The "mean jerk ratio" scene from season 1 was hilarious. An instant classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Agreed. Veep and Silicon Valley are two of the best comedies on TV right now. John Oliver will win Emmys for years with his program, especially with Stewart and Colbert out of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks for the heads up...I had no idea veep and silicon valley were comedies. Working o banshee and penny dreadful now, could use some comedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Agreed. Veep and Silicon Valley are two of the best comedies on TV right now. John Oliver will win Emmys for years with his program, especially with Stewart and Colbert out of the picture. Oliver seems way funnier now than when he filled in for Stewart for a couple of months? But should have stayed on comedy central for better exposure. Then again the censorship on HBO is much less restricting. he has really found his place there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Oliver seems way funnier now than when he filled in for Stewart for a couple of months? But should have stayed on comedy central for better exposure. Then again the censorship on HBO is much less restricting. he has really found his place there. It's not just the lack of broadcast sensors, what really sets Oliver free on HBO are the lack of sponsors. Comedy Central has a lot of corporate sponsors who don't take kindly to being picked on. Thanks for the heads up...I had no idea veep and silicon valley were comedies. Working o banshee and penny dreadful now, could use some comedy All seasons are on HBO Go if you want to catch up. Each one is a short, tasty nugget of a season too. Not too long of a commitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Oliver seems way funnier now than when he filled in for Stewart for a couple of months? But should have stayed on comedy central for better exposure. Then again the censorship on HBO is much less restricting. he has really found his place there. You know, I think the HBO format is much better for Oliver...he only has to do one 30 minute show per week...and it is high quality...he has had a decent amount of impact in his short time on HBO. I loved Colbert, and I like Stewart a lot too...but Oliver is doing, dare I say, actual news journalism. He can spend 20 minutes on one story, and really cover it from multiple angles, unlike Colbert and Stewart. I think Oliver is likely very happy to be at HBO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I think this is the best 90 minutes on television right now. Veep and Oliver are awesome, but without a doubt my favorite is Silicon Valley. May be cause I have worked for some tech startups and have experienced some of this stuff at least on the periphery. But last nights SWOT analysis on letting Blaine die is almost as funny as the jerk efficiency analysis from last year. Nsfw If you watch, hopefully you paused on the Filled in "Let Blaine Die" SWOT board and read the cards. Under oppoprtunities " grief threesome with Gina and Blaine's hot mom" Like 40 of those. If you are not watching this show, I highly suggest it. Found this recap for those who want to peruse http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/15/silicon-valley-read-let-blaine-die-swot-board I found that SWOT analysis bit to be hilarious, given that I just finished one (not by choice). Veep just doesn't do anything for me. I've given it an honest chance, and I won't pan it...I just don't find in particularly funny or entertaining. Though last night's was the first I saw Hugh Laurie on it, and he was great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Silicon Valley is awesome. The Canadian guy and Indian guy busting each other's chops is always hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 I found that SWOT analysis bit to be hilarious, given that I just finished one (not by choice). Veep just doesn't do anything for me. I've given it an honest chance, and I won't pan it...I just don't find in particularly funny or entertaining. Though last night's was the first I saw Hugh Laurie on it, and he was great... Introduced last episode, first full episode he was on and he was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I found that SWOT analysis bit to be hilarious, given that I just finished one (not by choice). Veep just doesn't do anything for me. I've given it an honest chance, and I won't pan it...I just don't find in particularly funny or entertaining. Though last night's was the first I saw Hugh Laurie on it, and he was great... By chance did you ever see In the Loop? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226774/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike In Illinois Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I'm a big fan of Silicon Valley. My last job was at a health system that utilized SWOTs so I can relate to it like DC Tom. This is another brilliant piece of TV/Movies by Mike Judge (executive producer I think). Gilfoyle is my favorite character on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I'm a big fan of Silicon Valley. My last job was at a health system that utilized SWOTs so I can relate to it like DC Tom. This is another brilliant piece of TV/Movies by Mike Judge (executive producer I think). Gilfoyle is my favorite character on the show. Yup. Judge writes (with others), directs and EPs the show. He's brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 He's probably ripping his hair out somewhere, I wish I could see it....... Gilfoyle You talking to Benson or Hedges ? ...... Ehrlich This is not shi%%y tequila, this is very good tequila, super high end shhhhh.....money guy if endframe put a tequila bottle on their delete key they would have struggled to delete half the amount of files we did at best or at worst......Richard. What an episode. All of the lol's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Agreed. Veep and Silicon Valley are two of the best comedies on TV right now. John Oliver will win Emmys for years with his program, especially with Stewart and Colbert out of the picture. I'm not a sitcom guy at all. My son asked me to watch Silicon Valley and I kinda like it. Watched the first two episodes. Usually when watching sitcoms I mentally check out and start looking at my phone but this one kept my interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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