# Silicon Valley, Mike Judge's latest stuff **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888 "2014-04-11T18:26:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/1 "2014-04-11T18:26:08Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of TV recently, while I do a bunch of routine stuff. Anyway–I think this show has potential. The first episode is available on YouTube: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvkmsI54ss4) I loved the Aspberger’s dating website, the bicycling marketing meeting, and being able to do hexadecimal multiplication in your head (“What’s 9 times F? Fleventy five.”) And the doctor was hilariously terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/2 "2014-04-11T18:58:39Z")
I might give it another episode but it didn’t grab me. I like Martin Starr and TJ Miller. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/3 "2014-04-11T19:53:57Z")
Potential there, but the first episode was only meh. I give it more tries only because of Mike Judge. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/4 "2014-04-11T19:56:19Z")
I’ve been looking forward to this, thanks for the link! I like Judge, Starr, Miller, Kumail Nanjiani and Christopher Evan Welch. I will give it a lot of leeway to suck. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/5 "2014-04-12T00:00:57Z")
Wow, that was classic Mike Judge! Kind of like _Office Space_ meets _Big Bang Theory_. Definitely has potential. This episode alone was pretty funny. The poser, evil billionaire vs the autistic, ridiculous electric car-driving nice billionaire. And Andy Daly was perfect as the doctor (I love his CC show _Review_). Even the pseudo-tech of the loss-less, searchable compressed data app was pleasingly realistic enough. Makes me wish I got HBO… ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/6 "2014-04-12T04:20:23Z")
One thing I liked was the story makes sense. The thing these two billionaires are wanting to buy is really a thing that would be valuable that I could see a techie invent without realizing what he did. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/7 "2014-04-14T10:12:01Z")
I really really seriously really honestly and truly do _not_ like Mike Judge comedy. I give all his work a chance, and I end up hating it every time. This is no exception. I really don’t understand modern comedy. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/8 "2014-04-14T15:34:11Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I really really seriously really honestly and truly do _not_ like Mike Judge comedy. I give all his work a chance, and I end up hating it every time. This is no exception. > > I really don’t understand modern comedy. I didn’t find the first episode extremely funny (haven’t seen the second yet). I was more interested in the Inside Baseball aspects of how Silicon Valley works. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/9 "2014-04-14T16:11:23Z")
I liked it a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/10 "2014-04-14T16:21:06Z")
I enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/11 "2014-04-14T17:07:25Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I didn’t find the first episode extremely funny (haven’t seen the second yet). I was more interested in the Inside Baseball aspects of how Silicon Valley works. I agree (after just seeing one episode). Maybe AMC’s [Halt and Catch Fire](http://www.amctv.com/shows/halt-and-catch-fire) will be more interesting - the early days of IBM PC clones (starts June 1). ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/12 "2014-04-14T17:19:04Z")
Just to clarify, I liked the show and plan to keep watching, but I didn’t find it laugh out loud funny. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/13 "2014-04-14T17:21:49Z")
I liked in the second episode when the stripper showed up and all of the guys were nervous and shy, “I hate Palo Alto.” ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/14 "2014-04-14T17:22:52Z")
> [@JohnGalt](#): > > I agree (after just seeing one episode). Maybe AMC’s [Halt and Catch Fire](http://www.amctv.com/shows/halt-and-catch-fire) will be more interesting - the early days of IBM PC clones (starts June 1). It looks like that’s more of a drama. And while I’ll watch it, this show is a comedy. (BTW, I particularly appreciated the SimCity-like graphics in the opening credits.) ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/15 "2014-04-14T17:24:31Z")
I did like this episode more than the pilot. I laughed at the joke in the meeting where he takes a sip from an empty cup. I have done that on multiple occasions in meetings just to look like I’m doing something. ---
**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/16 "2014-04-15T03:22:48Z")
Well to each his own, but you can’t watch a Mike Judge show and wait for “the jokes” like on your typical sitcom (where literally every other line is a setup or a punch line). Judge writes funny ‘stories’, there’s always an overall story & character relationship arc and that’s where the humor comes from. And that’s why his stuff is so funny, it’s not just a series of gags, it’s overall humor thru believable situations and characters. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/17 "2014-04-15T03:34:00Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Well to each his own, but you can’t watch a Mike Judge show and wait for “the jokes” like on your typical sitcom (where literally every other line is a setup or a punch line). Judge writes funny ‘stories’, there’s always an overall story & character relationship arc and that’s where the humor comes from. And that’s why his stuff is so funny, it’s not just a series of gags, it’s overall humor thru believable situations and characters. …Oh please there are plenty of traditional gags and set-ups throughout Judge’s stuff. Yes, he’s more character-based, but you’re talking like he’s John the Baptist in the wilderness. I don’t think anyone here was expecting a 2 1/2 Men style sitcom. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/18 "2014-04-15T03:40:19Z")
I like it. I don’t understand any of the lingo or the intricacies of the business, but the group dynamic is interesting, and fun. And the two bigwigs – they’re fun too. One of them played a creep on Big Love but I’m not recognizing anyone else from HBO’s stable. “I had to give her my bike.” ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/19 "2014-04-15T04:09:10Z")
I really liked it. It felt really believable, and, having a few friends who’ve been around the Silicon Valley scene…yeah, pretty believable. I tend to find most fake companies and fake products in shows distractingly unbelievable, but I think this show did a pretty good job of making everything seem nearly real but with a little cartoonish elevation. The first episode was a slow starter, but it set up some interesting hooks. The characters clearly have a little development in store, and there’s actually a plot to pull things along. Haven’t watched episode two yet, but I’m hopeful. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2014, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888/20 "2014-04-15T07:03:06Z")
> [@Hail\_Ants](#): > > Judge writes funny ‘stories’, there’s always an overall story & character relationship arc and that’s where the humor comes from. And that’s why his stuff is so funny, it’s not just a series of gags, it’s overall humor thru believable situations and characters. Beavis & Butthead? That said, the first episode was OK. I liked the 2nd more. Will keep watching. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicon-valley-mike-judges-latest-stuff/685888.md?page=2)