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The Jian Yang material usually makes me laugh and then I wonder if I'm a little bit racist afterwards.
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I had to quit watching this show after the first season bc it was way too realistic and close to home. I found it hilarious, but it just made me think of work. I've put it in the bucket of "shows to catch up on a few years down the road"
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:I had to quit watching this show after the first season bc it was way too realistic and close to home. I found it hilarious, but it just made me think of work. I've put it in the bucket of "shows to catch up on a few years down the road"
The "Mean Jerk Time" bit is still its best laugh.

I dont know man, I think the manic Jared stuff from that episode, and the Russ Hanneman stuff might be better.
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One thing I do like quite a bit is how they're utilizing Big Head. It almost makes me wish he played a bigger role in the 2nd half of season one and in season 2.
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@SkitchP wrote:One thing I do like quite a bit is how they're utilizing Big Head. It almost makes me wish he played a bigger role in the 2nd half of season one and in season 2.
Big Head rules. I'm finally catching up on Maron, and his assistant character cracks me up
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I love everything about Gavin Belson.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote::-(

T.J. Miller Is Leaving Silicon Valley Ahead of Season 5
http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/t-j-mill ... alley.html
this will suck if its organic to the plot of the show
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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I've been slacking on this, and I'm just catching up today. This season is going okay, but I do think Gavin and Jack disappearing has been disappointing, so is making Monica a background character. Besides how awesome Jared is (and even though I feel like they've amped that up due to his Twitter following), there's not much bringing me back week-to-week.
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Why isn't every episode of this show two hours long? I always want more more more more more more more more more more
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This was a great Ehrlich episode. Finally. It's been awhile.
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Mrs Wease and I just started this tonight. I had no idea it was a Mike Judge project.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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hello, my cold friend
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sometimes its a wheat thin
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While I have always enjoyed this show I've never thought of it as one of my favorites. Maybe if I worked in the tech field.
I am going to miss TJ Miller though, Ehrlich is one of the stronger comic characters on the show. I think the Richard character is supposed to play the straight man a lot times but he's also one of the more lackluster, undynamic parts of the cast.
I know a guy who recently moved to DC that reminds me somewhat Jared, both physically and personality wise.
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