Silicon Valley - New Mike Judge 8-Part HBO Series (2 Viewers)

[belljr]

Just flipped by the movie "PCU" and realized the drummer in the band at the Pit is none other than Gavin Belson.

Noice

 

[Christo]

Anal dilation aside . . .

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Lloyd Braun!

 

[El Floppo]

Say Medici again...

But The Erlich slip was so frustratingly stupid/lazy.

 

[El Floppo]

And the most upbeat quoting of Hitler... Lol

 

[IC FBGCav]

Terrible, all of it. They killed the shark.

 

[shadyridr]

Yeah that was awful

 

[Brady Marino]

This show is officially the spiritual successor to Weeds: another series that started off great and then died a slow death.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

 

[Christo]

Yep, I liked it. Loved the parts with Big Head.

 

[TLEF316]

Still funny but man that was lazy writing all around

 

[IC FBGCav]

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

For a while I thought I was watching a Big Bang Theory rip off.

 

[El Floppo]

The Erlich slip was so bad it was like they were trying to make fun of bad tv court scenes. I hope. Otherwise just awful.

But still lots of funny.

Somebody give me the exact Hitler quote please

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

this

nitpicking a comedies "plot"? give it a rest

 

[Raider Nation]

One thing I've learned about this show: you must give it your undivided attention. If you're distracted at all, you will miss something.

 

[Raider Nation]

I've always wanted to go to binding arbitration.

 

[The General]

So when can I download NipAlert?

 

[Wingnut]

Did you get a taste for that on the inside?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Just realized the lawyer kid Ron is Ginsberg from Mad Men

 

[El Floppo]

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

this

nitpicking a comedies "plot"? give it a rest

I'm generally there too. but if the "plot" device is annoying and poorly written enough- like Erlich's "oops, broken laptop" slip- then it gets in the way of the comedy to me.

 

[kentric]

Say Medici again...

But The Erlich slip was so frustratingly stupid/lazy.

You know you have a successful show when you see someone criticize a plot. haha

I thought Ehrlich had some killer lines this episode. The arbitrator digging Big Head was rather amusing after BHs performance.

I wonder whether they're going to bring in the cell phone into the arbiter process.

 

[belljr]

I was in the shop for 3 days because Richard tore me up



Say Medici again

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So funny this week.

what was lazy? The slip up?

 

[AcerFC]

I am not smart enough to know what is lazy writing vs good writing

Put me in the camp that says, still a good show

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I was in the shop for 3 days because Richard tore me up



Say Medicine again

####



So funny this week.

what was lazy? The slip up?

I guess that's what people were saying. They obviously needed the Hooli team to catch on to the "girlfriend/laptop" thing in order to present Richard with this ethical dilemma. They could have just had them discover it the same way to Pied Piper lawyer (not attorney) did and avoid the derision of the detractors in this thread, but instead they decided to mine it for laughs. Having Erlich practically demand to be on the stand and then fold under questioning from his own lawyer and give up the plot is very much in character for him, so I really didn't have an issue with it. Plus, it set up his feeble attempt to cover his own mistake : "I was in the shop for three days! Richard hit it so hard I needed a doctor !"

 

[belljr]

Meh. beside sunny this is probably my second favorite show now so whatever they do is fine by me.

by the way I was totally waiting for museum guide crush the egg not fall

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

I am not smart enough to know what is lazy writing vs good writing

Neither are the people saying it.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I am not smart enough to know what is lazy writing vs good writing

Neither are the people saying it.

I don't think that's it. But possibly they (like most people) never spent a lot of time writing comedy. As someone who spent a number of years writing comedy for stage, local screen, and newspapers (very local/low level, this is not a 'look at me' post) I think I empathize with writers and understand why they do what they do a lot of times better than most people. I'm also less demanding and more easily able to suspend disbelief. You can put almost anything under a microscope and pick it to pieces, for me the bottom line is : is it funny? That's basically it.

 

[El Floppo]

The Erlich slip was so bad it was like they were trying to make fun of bad tv court scenes. I hope. Otherwise just awful.

But still lots of funny.

Somebody give me the exact Hitler quote please

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

this

nitpicking a comedies "plot"? give it a rest

I'm generally there too. but if the "plot" device is annoying and poorly written enough- like Erlich's "oops, broken laptop" slip- then it gets in the way of the comedy to me.

these were my thoughts... I think I'm the only one who was annoyed with that moment.

eta: and somebody please give me that hitler quote, quote.

and- broken record- I can criticize and still love the show. I criticize because I love. and I love to criticize.

eta2- and no, I've never written comedy or anything else.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

The Erlich slip was so bad it was like they were trying to make fun of bad tv court scenes. I hope. Otherwise just awful.

But still lots of funny.

Somebody give me the exact Hitler quote please

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

this

nitpicking a comedies "plot"? give it a rest

I'm generally there too. but if the "plot" device is annoying and poorly written enough- like Erlich's "oops, broken laptop" slip- then it gets in the way of the comedy to me.

these were my thoughts... I think I'm the only one who was annoyed with that moment.

Also, let me be clear : I'm not saying that because I did a lot of writing that my opinion is in any way more valid than Floppo's or anyone else's. Just explaining why I didn't have a problem with it and explaining why my perspective/opinion might be a little different, that's all.

 

[IC FBGCav]

The Erlich slip was so bad it was like they were trying to make fun of bad tv court scenes. I hope. Otherwise just awful.

But still lots of funny.

Somebody give me the exact Hitler quote please

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

this

nitpicking a comedies "plot"? give it a rest

I'm generally there too. but if the "plot" device is annoying and poorly written enough- like Erlich's "oops, broken laptop" slip- then it gets in the way of the comedy to me.

these were my thoughts... I think I'm the only one who was annoyed with that moment.

eta: and somebody please give me that hitler quote, quote.

and- broken record- I can criticize and still love the show. I criticize because I love. and I love to criticize.

eta2- and no, I've never written comedy or anything else.

No you were not, what happened in the moment for me was lame popped directly in my head and I wanted to turn it off.

 

[El Floppo]

The Erlich slip was so bad it was like they were trying to make fun of bad tv court scenes. I hope. Otherwise just awful.

But still lots of funny.

Somebody give me the exact Hitler quote please

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

this

nitpicking a comedies "plot"? give it a rest

I'm generally there too. but if the "plot" device is annoying and poorly written enough- like Erlich's "oops, broken laptop" slip- then it gets in the way of the comedy to me.

these were my thoughts... I think I'm the only one who was annoyed with that moment.

Also, let me be clear : I'm not saying that because I did a lot of writing that my opinion is in any way more valid than Floppo's or anyone else's. Just explaining why I didn't have a problem with it and explaining why my perspective/opinion might be a little different, that's all.

fwiw- not something I'd take personally. and I did have the moment in my annoyance to think- hey- these writers are hilarious... maybe they were going for goofy satire/parody here.

 

[El Floppo]

The Erlich slip was so bad it was like they were trying to make fun of bad tv court scenes. I hope. Otherwise just awful.

But still lots of funny.

Somebody give me the exact Hitler quote please

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

this

nitpicking a comedies "plot"? give it a rest

I'm generally there too. but if the "plot" device is annoying and poorly written enough- like Erlich's "oops, broken laptop" slip- then it gets in the way of the comedy to me.

these were my thoughts... I think I'm the only one who was annoyed with that moment.

eta: and somebody please give me that hitler quote, quote.

and- broken record- I can criticize and still love the show. I criticize because I love. and I love to criticize.

eta2- and no, I've never written comedy or anything else.

No you were not, what happened in the moment for me was lame popped directly in my head and I wanted to turn it off.

did that moment ruin the rest of the funny stuff for you?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

"Triumph of the will"

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

“Do you have any skill at all, other than magically failing your way to the top?”

“I have a boat. Although that’s not really a skill.”

 

[Good Posting Judge]

If you click this thread to open it, you're making it terrible.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

“Did I have sexual intercourse with two women under the age of 18? Repeatedly”

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

I am not smart enough to know what is lazy writing vs good writing

Neither are the people saying it.

I don't think that's it. But possibly they (like most people) never spent a lot of time writing comedy. As someone who spent a number of years writing comedy for stage, local screen, and newspapers (very local/low level, this is not a 'look at me' post) I think I empathize with writers and understand why they do what they do a lot of times better than most people. I'm also less demanding and more easily able to suspend disbelief. You can put almost anything under a microscope and pick it to pieces, for me the bottom line is : is it funny? That's basically it.

I was being flippant and a little mean.

I agree with Floppo's tastes in a lot of things and I know he isn't dumb. And I am sure a lot of the other people criticizing the "lazy writing" aren't dumb either. But the bottom line for me is the same as yours: does it work as comedy?

Kramer plugging a whale's hole with a golf ball and then George Constanza removing it wasn't the least bit realistic either, but it worked.

I realize Silicon Valley isn't just comedy, it is also satire, which Seinfeld generally wasn't. And satire has to have elements of realism in order to be effective, but it doesn't have to (and probably can't) be totally realistic.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I am not smart enough to know what is lazy writing vs good writing

Neither are the people saying it.

I don't think that's it. But possibly they (like most people) never spent a lot of time writing comedy. As someone who spent a number of years writing comedy for stage, local screen, and newspapers (very local/low level, this is not a 'look at me' post) I think I empathize with writers and understand why they do what they do a lot of times better than most people. I'm also less demanding and more easily able to suspend disbelief. You can put almost anything under a microscope and pick it to pieces, for me the bottom line is : is it funny? That's basically it.

I was being flippant and a little mean.

I agree with Floppo's tastes in a lot of things and I know he isn't dumb. And I am sure a lot of the other people criticizing the "lazy writing" aren't dumb either. But the bottom line for me is the same as yours: does it work as comedy?

Kramer plugging a whale's hole with a golf ball and then George Constanza removing it wasn't the least bit realistic either, but it worked.

I realize Silicon Valley isn't just comedy, it is also satire, which Seinfeld generally wasn't. And satire has to have elements of realism in order to be effective, but it doesn't have to (and probably can't) be totally realistic.

'

Slightly off topic, but Jason Alexander was on Stern last week and was talking about that episode. George's story line in that episode was originally scripted to end with George walking out into the waves. Larry David made a snap decision on the day they were shooting the episode to have the golf ball be the impediment to the whale's breathing and wrote George's "The sea was angry that day my friends..." speech on the spot. Conceived, written, memorized, and delivered in one take. Changed the entire episode in the span of roughly an hour. That is AMAZING.

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

I am not smart enough to know what is lazy writing vs good writing

Neither are the people saying it.

I don't think that's it. But possibly they (like most people) never spent a lot of time writing comedy. As someone who spent a number of years writing comedy for stage, local screen, and newspapers (very local/low level, this is not a 'look at me' post) I think I empathize with writers and understand why they do what they do a lot of times better than most people. I'm also less demanding and more easily able to suspend disbelief. You can put almost anything under a microscope and pick it to pieces, for me the bottom line is : is it funny? That's basically it.

I was being flippant and a little mean.

I agree with Floppo's tastes in a lot of things and I know he isn't dumb. And I am sure a lot of the other people criticizing the "lazy writing" aren't dumb either. But the bottom line for me is the same as yours: does it work as comedy?

Kramer plugging a whale's hole with a golf ball and then George Constanza removing it wasn't the least bit realistic either, but it worked.

I realize Silicon Valley isn't just comedy, it is also satire, which Seinfeld generally wasn't. And satire has to have elements of realism in order to be effective, but it doesn't have to (and probably can't) be totally realistic.

'

Slightly off topic, but Jason Alexander was on Stern last week and was talking about that episode. George's story line in that episode was originally scripted to end with George walking out into the waves. Larry David made a snap decision on the day they were shooting the episode to have the golf ball be the impediment to the whale's breathing and wrote George's "The sea was angry that day my friends..." speech on the spot. Conceived, written, memorized, and delivered in one take. Changed the entire episode in the span of roughly an hour. That is AMAZING.

One of my favorite lines delivered by anybody in that whole series and probably one of the top 2-3 lines George ever had, IMO.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I am not smart enough to know what is lazy writing vs good writing

Neither are the people saying it.

I don't think that's it. But possibly they (like most people) never spent a lot of time writing comedy. As someone who spent a number of years writing comedy for stage, local screen, and newspapers (very local/low level, this is not a 'look at me' post) I think I empathize with writers and understand why they do what they do a lot of times better than most people. I'm also less demanding and more easily able to suspend disbelief. You can put almost anything under a microscope and pick it to pieces, for me the bottom line is : is it funny? That's basically it.

I was being flippant and a little mean.

I agree with Floppo's tastes in a lot of things and I know he isn't dumb. And I am sure a lot of the other people criticizing the "lazy writing" aren't dumb either. But the bottom line for me is the same as yours: does it work as comedy?

Kramer plugging a whale's hole with a golf ball and then George Constanza removing it wasn't the least bit realistic either, but it worked.

I realize Silicon Valley isn't just comedy, it is also satire, which Seinfeld generally wasn't. And satire has to have elements of realism in order to be effective, but it doesn't have to (and probably can't) be totally realistic.

'

Slightly off topic, but Jason Alexander was on Stern last week and was talking about that episode. George's story line in that episode was originally scripted to end with George walking out into the waves. Larry David made a snap decision on the day they were shooting the episode to have the golf ball be the impediment to the whale's breathing and wrote George's "The sea was angry that day my friends..." speech on the spot. Conceived, written, memorized, and delivered in one take. Changed the entire episode in the span of roughly an hour. That is AMAZING.

One of my favorite lines delivered by anybody in that whole series and probably one of the top 2-3 lines George ever had, IMO.

Agreed. I couldn't believe it was written on the fly, Jason Alexander had roughly 5 minutes to learn it, and they shot one take. You can see Michael Richards balking a little bit when he drops the "Is that a Titleist?" line too - which makes sense now because the audience reaction was so powerful, it probably surprised the cast.

 

[IC FBGCav]

The Erlich slip was so bad it was like they were trying to make fun of bad tv court scenes. I hope. Otherwise just awful.

But still lots of funny.

Somebody give me the exact Hitler quote please

I don't know what the hell you guys are talking about. It's laugh out loud funny every week, this was no exception.

this

nitpicking a comedies "plot"? give it a rest

I'm generally there too. but if the "plot" device is annoying and poorly written enough- like Erlich's "oops, broken laptop" slip- then it gets in the way of the comedy to me.

these were my thoughts... I think I'm the only one who was annoyed with that moment.

eta: and somebody please give me that hitler quote, quote.

and- broken record- I can criticize and still love the show. I criticize because I love. and I love to criticize.

eta2- and no, I've never written comedy or anything else.

No you were not, what happened in the moment for me was lame popped directly in my head and I wanted to turn it off.

did that moment ruin the rest of the funny stuff for you?

It was like eating pistachios and then biting into a bad one.

 

[Donkey Derp]

I agree with FatUncle and El Floppo. The idiotic failures seemingly every episode now take away from the rest of the show.

 

[El Floppo]

"Triumph of the will"

“He’s the most cheerful person I’ve ever heard quote Hitler”

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

If you click this thread to open it, you're making it terrible.

Just like Shroeder's dog and the bell.

 

[Raider Nation]

Just realized the lawyer kid Ron is Ginsberg from Mad Men

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Just realized the lawyer kid Ron is Ginsberg from Mad Men

Didn't recognize him with both nipples?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Loved Belsen threatening Richard with possibly getting 40+ years, and Ron lowkey gives him the "higher" point.

 

[AcerFC]

Loved Belsen threatening Richard with possibly getting 40+ years, and Ron lowkey gives him the "higher" point.

That attorney, not to be confused with lawyer is an under rated superstar. His scenes are great

 

[belljr]

Loved Belsen threatening Richard with possibly getting 40+ years, and Ron lowkey gives him the "higher" point.

lmao

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Also, the lawyers getting on the phone with each other and being all cheery and casual was so spot-on it almost wasn't funny.