FC/OT: Anyone watching/enjoying Silicon Valley S4 on HBO?

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Even though the show has sort of fell into a predictable pattern of late (design something, doesn't work as intended, works great for something else, try to get funding, Erlich screws something up, Richard screws something up worse, they get a small victory some other way, Big Head steps in crap and continues to come out smelling roses, etc.) it's still fun to watch and sort of think, 'Wow, this is really how stuff seems like it works in the tech/app industry!' Also, they've made Erlich's Chinese house-mate, Jian Yang, a much bigger part of the show for the better. Last episode where Erlich made Jian Yang develop an app that is supposed to be able to take a picture of food and tell you what it is (SeeFood) was great - especially when Jian Yang reveals that his app can only determine if something is a hot dog, or not a hot dog. Funnier still is when Erlich trades his stock in the app to Jian Yang for a corvette and his backyard hut, only to find out Periscope bought the app/tech because it turns out the hot dog/not a hot dog determination works great for detecting unwanted penis pics.

Also, Jian-Yangs prank phone calls to Erlich are the best...

 

[Brad908]

You can download the Seefood app from the ios store and they did a fake Bloomberg segment on it.

Love how they sometimes bring the show to real life.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

I have higher expectations. The first 2 seasons were incredible.

Hard to top S1's 'Middle Out' algorithm discovery. The sum isn't as good as the parts a lot of the time, but the parts, are very, very good.

 

[jerseylion109]

this season is better than last season so far...nothing will top S1 but hopefully they can raise the stakes a little bit

 

[Creek Side]

I absolutely love the show. The middle out algorithm is one of the most F'd up Hilarious things I've seen. I was having a conversation with a couple guys at work about that episode. We were wondering how twisted (in a good way) a group of writers must be to come up with that.

 

[bmw199]

I love this show

 

[bmw199]

I view Gavin Bellson as the epitome CEO that exist today. Totally wasting investors money just because he can

 

[tboyer]

Still very, very good, but they are repeating jokes. Which means they are running out of things to say.

This show has had some incredibly clever writing, but I think this season it's being carried by the actors. Kumail Nanjiani, TJ Miller (E Bachman) and the guy who plays Gilfoyle -- they just make it funny, just about every single moment.

Kumail Nanjiani is one of those people who could be funny reading the phone book. Super super talented.

 

[Woodpecker]

Still very, very good, but they are repeating jokes. Which means they are running out of things to say.

This show has had some incredibly clever writing, but I think this season it's being carried by the actors. Kumail Nanjiani, TJ Miller (E Bachman) and the guy who plays Gilfoyle -- they just make it funny, just about every single moment.

I think Zach Woods (Jared - Frankenstein's bulimic daughter) has been hilarious this season.
“I’ll kill them with knives, I’ll kill them with guns. I’ll kill them with my hands. I’ll convince them to commit suicide. It doesn’t matter.”

 

[Woodpecker]

his backyard hut

It's a palapa!

 

[CF LION]

I didn't realize it started. I always watched it after GOT and didn't realize HBO broke with that rhythm.