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jude111 
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Posted: June 21 2014 at 23:59 |
Yes would be the correct answer  . Anyone else seen this? What do you think?
I only heard about it because Graham Linehan - the creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd - raved about it on Twitter, and said he likes to pretend it's the American version of The IT Crowd (as opposed to a horrible pilot that never aired). I watched every episode in 2 days, and then started re-watching them...
BTW, the creator of the show, Mike Judge, is also responsible for Beavis and Butt-head and the movie Office Space.
Edited by jude111 - June 22 2014 at 00:03
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Posted: June 22 2014 at 01:07 |
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Posted: June 22 2014 at 03:06 |
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it's ok. could be better, I think.
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jude111
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Posted: June 22 2014 at 03:13 |
 infocat wrote:
it's ok. could be better, I think.
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I agree with you there. One big problem I think is the female character, Monica, who is apparently going to play a bigger role in the future: she's just not funny. She's not even supposed to be funny. It's like, here's this great comedy, and then when she enters a scene (any scene), it's suddenly a soap opera. I expressed this to Mr Linehan, and he agreed, and wrote that it's worrying, but hopefully they'll correct it in the future.
Edited by jude111 - June 22 2014 at 03:15
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Posted: June 22 2014 at 03:58 |
Voted yes because its closer to correct than no but we'll have to wait and see. It got better and funnier throughout the season, or maybe I just found it funnier as I got to know the characters more. If Monica's part part gets much bigger it might hurt the show a little but she hasn't bothered me. Peter Gregory / Christopher Evan Welch (RIP) will be sorely missed. I'm hoping for some new eccentric characters such as his part.
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jude111
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Posted: June 22 2014 at 07:44 |
Saperlipopette! wrote:
Voted yes because its closer to correct than no but we'll have to wait and see. It got better and funnier throughout the season, or maybe I just found it funnier as I got to know the characters more. If Monica's part part gets much bigger it might hurt the show a little but she hasn't bothered me. Peter Gregory / Christopher Evan Welch (RIP) will be sorely missed. I'm hoping for some new eccentric characters such as his part. |
Yeah, the Peter Gregory character was hilarious, and the loss of Christopher Evan Welch is a big blow to the show, he was brilliant. (That Ted talk! Being carried out as some kind of Cesar at the "Peter Gregory Foundation's Fourth Annual Orgy of Caring"!...). I hope that out of a tribute to him, they cast someone who can continue to play Peter Gregory the way he played him.
My favorite episode was actually the first one. Chris Rock? WTF?! Haha. Just hilarious. But there were so many highlights throughout the season.
Unless Arrested Development gets brought back for a new season, I don't know of any American sitcom that can compete with Silicon Valley.
Edited by jude111 - June 22 2014 at 07:51
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Posted: June 22 2014 at 12:35 |
I watched a couple of clips on you tube......couldn't even tell it was a 'comedy'.
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manofmystery
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Posted: June 23 2014 at 20:06 |
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I haven't seen it yet but no, it isn't. Although Community has been cancelled and Louie had a bit of an unbalanced season you still have to contend with them, The League, Always Sunny, and Maron and, if you count cartoons, South Park.
Edited by manofmystery - June 23 2014 at 20:08
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Posted: June 23 2014 at 20:15 |
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Always Sunny for me.
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jude111
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Posted: June 23 2014 at 21:05 |
manofmystery wrote:
I haven't seen it yet but no, it isn't. Although Community has been cancelled and Louie had a bit of an unbalanced season you still have to contend with them, The League, Always Sunny, and Maron and, if you count cartoons, South Park. |
I like Louis CK in theory - but it just depressed me so much, I had to stop watching after about 4 or 5 episodes. If I were younger, I'd probably enjoy it more; but since I'm probably around the same age, it's just too much of a downer, haha. I just started recently watching Always Sunny after a friend recommended it, and I'm on the 2nd season on Netflix. Thought it was an older show; I didn't realize it's still going. So far, though, I like Silicon Valley much better (although my friend assures me that Always Sunny gets better as it progresses). Haven't seen the others, will have to make a note to check them out.
Some write-ups on Silicon Valley, for those not convinced by my (or Graham Linehan's) raves about it:
Edited by jude111 - June 23 2014 at 21:18
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Posted: June 24 2014 at 11:12 |
Community was cancelled and Louie was just alright this year. So yeah, I guess I'd say Silicon Valley is my favorite sitcom at the moment.
Its the first show I've ever seen where they portray engineers realistically. Sometimes though, it hits the nail on the head too well and its uncomfortable... 
Edited by bloodnarfer - June 24 2014 at 11:15
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Is Silicon Valley currently the best US sitcom?
