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HBO has renewed Silicon Valley for a fifth season

71 points by champagnepapi 9y ago

thedarkginger 9y ago
> HBO explained that the decision for Miller to depart the show was a mutual one. This is disappointing.
- champagnepapi 9y ago
  Yeah I agree. I wonder why he wants to leave the show?
  - subcosmos 9y ago
    He lost big https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJsOA4Zl6Io https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJsOA4Zl6Io
  - sschueller 9y ago
    Maybe mostly due to his crazy schedule. He is in many upcoming movies and has a TV show. He also has to think of his future and right now he is in demand which may change in another year.
  - atulatul 9y ago
    Probably because he's the dumbest man in SV? :) http://www.coderag.com/is-erlich-bachman-the-dumbest-man-in-tech/ http://www.coderag.com/is-erlich-bachman-the-dumbest-man-in-... Anyway, will miss him.
- Grangar 9y ago
  He pretty much made the show in my opinion. Not sure if I'll enjoy S5.
- darksim905 9y ago
  Good. I might be able to watch this show now. I don't know what it is. His voice, his mannerisms. I couldn't get past the first season of the show because of him.
celim307 9y ago
Here's to hoping they advance the plot at all. Love the jokes, love the characters, love the satire, but really wish they would stop resetting the plot to square one every few episodes. You could skip the first three seasons and not really miss anything plot wise.
- bogomipz 9y ago
  Its a character-driven satire. The plot is ancillary.
  - CyberTrekker 9y ago
    The plot is always an important part of any show.
    - arfar 9y ago
      >That's just like, your opinion, man There are other examples of shows that do fine without strong plots. One example from the top of my head is "The Chinese Restaurant" episode in Seinfeld. Little to no plot at all in that episode. Just a string of funny interactions between characters.
    - bogomipz 9y ago
      I didn't say it wasn't important. I said it was ancillary. The whole point in satire is social critique. The plot in satire is just a vehicle for that, it's not necessarily important in and of itself.
  - Fricken 9y ago
    The plots are very complex and involved. The story is cyclical, wherein the characters at the end of each season end up more or less where they began without having grown or changed. Typical for television.
- CyberTrekker 9y ago
  Ditto
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ge96 9y ago
I like the show a lot, happy to hear.

71 points by champagnepapi 9y ago

thedarkginger 9y ago

> HBO explained that the decision for Miller to depart the show was a mutual one. This is disappointing.

champagnepapi 9y ago
Yeah I agree. I wonder why he wants to leave the show?
- subcosmos 9y ago
  He lost big https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJsOA4Zl6Io https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJsOA4Zl6Io
- sschueller 9y ago
  Maybe mostly due to his crazy schedule. He is in many upcoming movies and has a TV show. He also has to think of his future and right now he is in demand which may change in another year.
- atulatul 9y ago
  Probably because he's the dumbest man in SV? :) http://www.coderag.com/is-erlich-bachman-the-dumbest-man-in-tech/ http://www.coderag.com/is-erlich-bachman-the-dumbest-man-in-... Anyway, will miss him.
Grangar 9y ago
He pretty much made the show in my opinion. Not sure if I'll enjoy S5.
darksim905 9y ago
Good. I might be able to watch this show now. I don't know what it is. His voice, his mannerisms. I couldn't get past the first season of the show because of him.

celim307 9y ago

Here's to hoping they advance the plot at all. Love the jokes, love the characters, love the satire, but really wish they would stop resetting the plot to square one every few episodes. You could skip the first three seasons and not really miss anything plot wise.

bogomipz 9y ago
Its a character-driven satire. The plot is ancillary.
- CyberTrekker 9y ago
  The plot is always an important part of any show.
  - arfar 9y ago
    >That's just like, your opinion, man There are other examples of shows that do fine without strong plots. One example from the top of my head is "The Chinese Restaurant" episode in Seinfeld. Little to no plot at all in that episode. Just a string of funny interactions between characters.
  - bogomipz 9y ago
    I didn't say it wasn't important. I said it was ancillary. The whole point in satire is social critique. The plot in satire is just a vehicle for that, it's not necessarily important in and of itself.
- Fricken 9y ago
  The plots are very complex and involved. The story is cyclical, wherein the characters at the end of each season end up more or less where they began without having grown or changed. Typical for television.
CyberTrekker 9y ago
Ditto
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ge96 9y ago

I like the show a lot, happy to hear.