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re: Silicon Valley was an underachieving mediocre show
Posted on 10/6/23 at 6:21 am to SpqrTiger
Posted on 10/6/23 at 6:21 am to SpqrTiger
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Every great idea works and then the whole thing craters, over and over. I get that it’s a comedy, but come on, man… let these guys get a win now and then
Yeah, it’s formulaic on HBO where you can literally do anything. That’s why Eastbound & Down was so great. It didn’t keep to any formulas despite the source material being very narrow.
Is there really nobody in Hollywood that could write a comedy based on Silicon Valley? Really? Without resorting to the exact same formula each season?
Fred Armisen got like 9 seasons out of making fun of one city in the Northwest. But Silicon Valley…a million apps/people/tech and this is the end result. On a platform like HBO where there’s no censoring of jokes.
Crazy underperforming.
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Posted on 10/6/23 at 10:44 am to McGruff21
I think the biggest blow was losing the actor who played the autistic CEO in first season. That character was and his conflict with the other CEO was a huge part of the story.
Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:41 am to McGruff21
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Yeah, it’s formulaic on HBO where you can literally do anything.
Is there really nobody in Hollywood that could write a comedy based on Silicon Valley? Really? Without resorting to the exact same formula each season?
You could argue it was the Tech version of The League. So?
Maybe that's what they wanted to be? A small ensemble sitcom of goofs that have some success but revel in failure. Funny shows have been a hit with less like The IT Crowd.
I mean, it's Mike Judge...
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Just because it's HBO and not CBS doesn't mean they have to always be above using familiar sitcom plots and try, try again themes, like the quirky losers who repeatedly just can't succeed...ala Basil Fawlty. The formula, like a lot of sitcoms in history, is the show.
This post was edited on 10/15/23 at 10:43 am
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