Comment on HBO comedy “Silicon Valley” – pilot script leakedparentComments−catshirt13yseems the opposite of ironic to me−rdl13yIt's slightly ironic that SV/tech people will enjoy watching something where they're somewhat mocked vs. fawned over, I think.−catshirt13yfair point. but, op was contrasting HBOs version with Bravos version, both of which presumably do a great job of mocking and fawning. which suggests the proposed source of irony is elsewhere.−danbmil9913yI thought it was that Bravo failed by being "earnest/fawning", ie the opposite of cynical/ironic
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seems the opposite of ironic to me
It's slightly ironic that SV/tech people will enjoy watching something where they're somewhat mocked vs. fawned over, I think.
fair point. but, op was contrasting HBOs version with Bravos version, both of which presumably do a great job of mocking and fawning. which suggests the proposed source of irony is elsewhere.
I thought it was that Bravo failed by being "earnest/fawning", ie the opposite of cynical/ironic