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Very much a caricature, though some of the details were funny. Is Peter Gregory supposed to be PG?
by yef 13y ago
Very much a caricature, though some of the details were funny. Is Peter Gregory supposed to be PG?
- jawerty 13y agoI think Peter Gregory is supposed to be Peter Thiel considering they described Gregory's 100,000 grant similar to the Thiel Fellowship. But it might be PG.
- wyclif 13y agoI'd like to see a real debate over whether the Peter Gregory character is based on Theil or pg, that would be something entertaining to hash out.
- curiouscat321 13y agoThere's a very good chance he's simply based on prominent VCs in general (Theil, pg, maybe a little Andressean).
- FlailFast 13y agoAgreed -- seems like an amalgam. Another possible debate: who is Uhlrich based on? Proto-Sean Parker?
- firebones 13y agoSpoiler. The actor (Christopher Evan Welch) who plays him passed away from cancer this past January. Not sure how much of the show was shot before he died. Had the same thought about Uhlrich--Sean Parker, but only based on seeing "The Social Network" caricature, with added Mike Judge doofus flair.
- minimaxir 13y ago"No, don't go back to college!" Yeah, it's Thiel.
- firebones 13y agoBTW, the TedTalk douchery send-up was hilarious as well.