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I personally didn't like the humor of the show and stopped watching it after 3 or 4 episodes.

On a related note, a few days ago [1] Marc Andreessen recommended another show based on startup culture: Halt and Catch Fire [2]

I haven't seen it, but I will probably give it a shot.

[1] http://fourhourworkweek.com/2016/05/29/marc-andreessen/ [2] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543312/?ref_=wl_li_tt

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Halt and Catch Fire is definitely not about startup culture: it's a drama about the birth of the tech industry.

Halt and Catch fire is hardly about the birth of the tech industry. It's a character drama centered around a family electronics company being hijacked to produce IBM clones.

The first season, yes; the second is a radical departure from the first.

The eps I skimmed felt dumbed down for Hollywood. Unrealistically hot, oversexed people with tech as just a backdrop.

except that it's not set in silicon valley at all, it's set in the early 1980s Texas PC/semiconductor industry

Silicon Valley isn't the birthplace of all high-tech.

Ah right. Fixed.

I think S3 is about them moving to SV.

Halt and Catch Fire is great, definitely recommend.

I watched a few episodes but could not get into it. Too breathless. The kind of people Silicon Valley rightfully mocks.

I disliked the over dramatic stuff and the early first season tried to treat the lead like a Steve jobs (yet again). I really like the 80s aesthetic and the Texas setting. Makes me almost wish I was around during those days.

I think it was more the lead trying to be a Steve jobs figuere (and mostly failing at creating actually good products)... The first season culminates in him seeing a Mac for the first time, and realizing everything he's done so far is not even in the same ball park. But it was a good show - and got much better in the second season if you stuck with it.

Yeah I did stick with it and totally agree, but I'd say Mr Robot far surpasses HACF for tech based drama.

I stopped after the first episode. It match ZERO percent of any of my silicon valley experience. Have never seen a backyard party with famous band. Have never seen a famous band with "nerds" not watching. Have never been to an SV party where hot women stand around looking to pick up rich SV men.

Maybe it gets better but I didn't give it the chance.

> hot women stand around looking to pick up rich

Rosewood Hotel cougar night by Sand Hill.

This was a private industry party in someone's backyard, not a hotel lobby/lounge

It's set in Dallas. They're finally going to Silicon Valley in the yet to be released third season.

Gotta work on your networking then. I don't even live in California but the one time I went to an event hosted by big Valley tech company hit two for three.

was it in someone's backyard? Sure I've been it parties with famous bands but they weren't in someone's backyard they were at club/music venues or convention centers

The first few episodes are slow. It gets MUCH better.

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