I miss Silicon Valley
The show
Silicon Valley was the best. The surreal remake that started its new season this week doesn’t have the same comic energy, the farcical edge of Mike Judge’s original. I know the critics love the remake, but they would, right? The whole tired engine of prestige TV, wait, I mean artificial general intelligence, runs on giving critics something to talk about.
I admit Sam pretending to be mad about DeepSeek stealing his IP was a good bit. But everything else about this last week felt forced. The stock market wobble setting up drama for later in the season? Obvious. Sam’s selfie with Satya? Weak. And I know they had to come up with something for the crossover with The Trump Show (don’t get me started), but Stargate? Really?
In every respect, the original was better. The cast? Better. The fake AI? Better. Pied Piper? A better ironic company name than OpenAI. Jian-Yang? A better Chinese character than DeepSeek. Hooli broken up and sold to Amazon? Hilarious. A much better joke than whatever is happening with Google these days.
A few people asked me for my take on the DeepSeek news. That bit of comedy is the best I can do.
After reading all week about how DeepSeek is yet another game-changer, I remain convinced...read the rest here on a platform designed for reading.
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