Ask HN: How do you feel about HBO's Silicon Valley?

Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about HBO's Silicon Valley? by jawerty on Sunday April 06, 2014 @11:01PM (#7544399)

I 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.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about HBO's Silicon Valley? by wyclif on Sunday April 06, 2014 @11:13PM (#7544425)

I'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.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about HBO's Silicon Valley? by curiouscat321 on Sunday April 06, 2014 @11:15PM (#7544436)

There's a very good chance he's simply based on prominent VCs in general (Theil, pg, maybe a little Andressean).

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Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about HBO's Silicon Valley? by FlailFast on Sunday April 06, 2014 @11:46PM (#7544528)

Agreed -- seems like an amalgam. Another possible debate: who is Uhlrich based on? Proto-Sean Parker?

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Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about HBO's Silicon Valley? by firebones on Monday April 07, 2014 @01:36AM (#7544811)

Spoiler.

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.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about HBO's Silicon Valley? by minimaxir on Sunday April 06, 2014 @11:31PM (#7544476)

"No, don't go back to college!"

Yeah, it's Thiel.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you feel about HBO's Silicon Valley? by firebones on Monday April 07, 2014 @01:40AM (#7544821)

BTW, the TedTalk douchery send-up was hilarious as well.

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