Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is an American sitcom that was released in early April 2014. This show, created by Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, is an HBO original series that follows six roommates that attempt to start up a company in Silicon Valley. This show received exceptionally positive reviews after the first season due to being a fantastic and contemporary tale about the technology industry, as well as a look into the lives of those who run the industry. Most all of this show is influenced by Mike Judge's real life experience in the industry.

In the first season of Silicon Valley follows character Richard Hendriks (Thomas Middleditch), a socially awkward and anxious man working in Silicon Valley. What he lacks in people skills, he makes for in technological genius and amazing coding ability. Richard lives with a group of five other men, one of which owns the home (T.J. Miller), allowing them all to reside in the house for a small percentages of any code they write. One day Richard discovers that, by accident, he created an amazing compression software that has the potential to completely change the world and how data is used. Soon every major technology company is either out to buy Richard's code or is out to destroy his company and steal their work. The majority of the show follows the group of men as they struggle to adjust to a new life of luxury and fame.

Overall, I think that this show is phenomenal. It is extremely funny and original. The story is very unpredictable and, due to the fact that it does not take itself too seriously, thrives off of the ridiculousness of the plot and characters. All of the actors in the show are very enjoyable to watch. Each character has a very unique personality, the interactions between the characters are very odd and awkward which make every conversation interesting to watch.

The second season premier just kicked off April 13th and has already been picked up for a third season. I would highly recommend this show to anyone who has access to HBO and is looking for a new comedy to follow.

Office Space

Saturday afternoon I made an amazing decision. I plugged an ethernet cable into the back of my blu-ray player. I now have streaming Netflix on my television. Win! My roommates and I have spent countless hours since then watching How I Met Your Mother and various movies. One of the movies that showed up in the "Recommended for Breanne"(or whatever that section is called) was Office Space.

Office Space is a comedy released in 1999 written and directed by Mike Judge. Office Space follows a group of dissatisfied coworkers at Initech who decide to rebel against their boss and the company. The main character, Peter (Ron Livingston), is miserable. He's also dating Anna at the beginning. Anna convinces him to see a hypnotherapist and the guy dies mid-session. This leaves Peter in a state where he's happy and doesn't care about anything. Like almost every other movie, there was a love story mixed in it. Peter ends up dating another girl, Joanna (played by Jennifer Aniston.) The humor is interesting and uses a lot of repetition in its jokes. Office Space uses stereotypes really well. They have the boss, the smiling receptionist, the weird guy, and a bunch of typically dissatisfied workers.

At the very beginning of the movie I wasn't sure that I was going to like it but a friend who was over told me to give it a few minutes. I'm glad I did because I found out that it was a pretty funny and enjoyable movie. Was it predictable? Yes. Did I like it any less because of that? No. If you haven't seen it and want to sit down, watch a movie, and laugh a little, I would recommend Office Space.