Comment on How Mike Judge and Co. Are Turning "Silicon Valley" Into the Next "Spinal Tap"Comments−andreasklinger12yso far i like the show.also i have the weird feeling that i know at least 3 of the fictional characters in person.−atonse12yI was chuckling a lot and telling my wife "I feel like I'm watching parts of Hacker News and Techcrunch come to life"It's satire but doesn't seem too exaggerated (unfortunately?).My favorite was the marketing bicycle meeting. It seems like it would be such a silicon valley type thing.−tortilla12yIt took me about 42 minutes to realize it wasn't a documentary.−cjf412yThat was probably the part I laughed the hardest at.−toby12yThose bikes do exist, but they're more of a Burning Man thing. I don't think anyone actually has meetings on them.−achompas12yI wish you were right. :(http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=238614&a=2386...−atonse12yhahahaha I can't believe this thing exists!!−tlogan12yLooks like documentary :) And I was on party like that - I think it was AeroSmith playing....I cannot wait when they intro character of PG ... And I hope they will. I'm sure that character will wear khaki shorts and sandals.−[deleted]12y[deleted]−toby12yPeter Gregory was clearly based on Peter Thiel−anuleczka12yYou don't think Peter Gregory (PG) is Paul Graham? Perhaps they combined Thiel and Graham into one character for cinematic reasons.−joshbert12yYup, Thiel Fellowship included.
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so far i like the show.
also i have the weird feeling that i know at least 3 of the fictional characters in person.
I was chuckling a lot and telling my wife "I feel like I'm watching parts of Hacker News and Techcrunch come to life"
It's satire but doesn't seem too exaggerated (unfortunately?).
My favorite was the marketing bicycle meeting. It seems like it would be such a silicon valley type thing.
It took me about 42 minutes to realize it wasn't a documentary.
That was probably the part I laughed the hardest at.
Those bikes do exist, but they're more of a Burning Man thing. I don't think anyone actually has meetings on them.
I wish you were right. :(
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=238614&a=2386...
hahahaha I can't believe this thing exists!!
Looks like documentary :) And I was on party like that - I think it was AeroSmith playing....
I cannot wait when they intro character of PG ... And I hope they will. I'm sure that character will wear khaki shorts and sandals.
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Peter Gregory was clearly based on Peter Thiel
You don't think Peter Gregory (PG) is Paul Graham? Perhaps they combined Thiel and Graham into one character for cinematic reasons.
Yup, Thiel Fellowship included.