"BlackBerry" is an entertaining, often hilarious look at the rise and fall of the first smartphone, a fascinating exploration of the price of innovation in the ruthless business world and how well intentions and a passion for bringing fantasy and fiction to reality don't always merge well with the need to know how to make money. Make no mistake, this is not the Canadian version of "The Social Network," it is the real-life version of Mike Judge's "Silicon Valley."
Back in the '90s, communications were going through a revolution — the rise of personal computers, of the cellphone. It is a time when technology threatens to completely change — if not outright kill — the way we do work and business traditionally. The world is ready to have an entire office in the palm of your hands, it just needs a couple of geniuses to make it happen.
This movie is not about those geniuses,...
Back in the '90s, communications were going through a revolution — the rise of personal computers, of the cellphone. It is a time when technology threatens to completely change — if not outright kill — the way we do work and business traditionally. The world is ready to have an entire office in the palm of your hands, it just needs a couple of geniuses to make it happen.
This movie is not about those geniuses,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
T.J. Miller’s final “Silicon Valley” episode aired on Sunday, but co-star Thomas Middleditch told TheWrap in an interview conducted before the finale aired that he doesn’t expect this to change the show in a major way. The HBO comedy wrapped up its fourth season with Richard Hendricks (Middleditch) learning that entrepreneur Erlich Bachman (Miller) was stranded in Tibet. Miller, who announced in May that he is not returning to show, previously told TheWrap that reading the Season 4 finale was “an a-ha moment” that made him realize the timing was right to walk away. Although the Pied Piper guys...
- 6/27/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for the “Silicon Valley” Season 4 finale, Episode 10, “Server Error.”]
After a season of departures, setbacks and the central team of aspiring tech moguls ending up way farther away from their goals than they had expected, Season 4 of “Silicon Valley” could really only have ended one way. In a mirror of a Season 2 cliffhanger, newly shaven Gavin Belson sat across from Richard Hendricks, the former offering a sweetheart acquisition deal to the person he gifted a industry-changing patent to just a few weeks before.
Rather than accept the offer from the newly reinstated Hooli chairman, Richard declined, even after being reminded that the only reason his company is still viable is by a rare bit of Gavin Belson altruism. Richard began the series as a lovable pushover, an unlikely CEO in the Silicon Valley world, where tech bros play pickup basketball games on the same court as the NBA champions. But whether it was a gradually built up thicker skin...
After a season of departures, setbacks and the central team of aspiring tech moguls ending up way farther away from their goals than they had expected, Season 4 of “Silicon Valley” could really only have ended one way. In a mirror of a Season 2 cliffhanger, newly shaven Gavin Belson sat across from Richard Hendricks, the former offering a sweetheart acquisition deal to the person he gifted a industry-changing patent to just a few weeks before.
Rather than accept the offer from the newly reinstated Hooli chairman, Richard declined, even after being reminded that the only reason his company is still viable is by a rare bit of Gavin Belson altruism. Richard began the series as a lovable pushover, an unlikely CEO in the Silicon Valley world, where tech bros play pickup basketball games on the same court as the NBA champions. But whether it was a gradually built up thicker skin...
- 6/26/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
On tonight’s finale of HBO comedy Silicon Valley’s fourth season, the riotous work of Thomas Middleditch as Richard Hendricks really shines. Richard is at his absolute emotional limits with his employees peeling away from him. This episode is the last time we see T.J. Miller’s work on the series as well. On the episode, Server Error, we see Richard — who has gone from unassuming genius programmer to hair-on-fire wanna-be entrepreneur and Silicon Valley Vc darling — unraveled. Middleditch’s excellent work this season has also been prominent in prior episodes The Blood Boy and The Patent Troll, which should also...read more...
- 6/25/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
T.J. Miller ends his run on “Silicon Valley” with this weekend’s Season 4 finale, and co-star Thomas Middleditch says that the exit could have been “handled differently.” Just after the HBO comedy was picked up for a fifth season in May — and with production already wrapped on Season 4 — Miller announced that he will not return to the show. HBO said in a statement that producers and Miller, who portrays self-centered entrepreneur Erlich Bachman, had “mutually agreed” to part ways. Middleditch, who plays Pied Piper founder Richard Hendricks, called Miller’s exit “expected.” He added that the show might have given...
- 6/23/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
(Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Silicon Valley season 4 by answering one simple question: what was the most awkward moment of the week?) In any other episode, Richard Hendricks dabbing after delivering a terrible pun at the end of a business pitch would easily be the most cringe-worthy moment. Watching this dorky guy […]
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- 6/12/2017
- by Alex Riviello
- Slash Film
(Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Silicon Valley season 4 by answering one simple question: what was the most awkward moment of the week?) If we were to tally up the most awkward moments in Silicon Valley by the character responsible, Richard Hendricks would undoubtedly lead by a significant amount. The nervous talker just never […]
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- 6/5/2017
- by Alex Riviello
- Slash Film
After a season that’s seen them have to claw back from the bottom, it’s easy to wonder when the Pied Piper crew will catch a break. The cosmic, bleak comedy of Richard Hendricks’ career is that he keeps stumbling into weekly, lightbulb-over-his-head discoveries that, on any other show, would have landed him at the top of the industry by now. But in the world of “Silicon Valley,” good ideas barely ever get these characters past the next scene.
Richard’s life as an app entrepreneur (apptrepreneur?) hasn’t always been the healthiest. But in the show’s increasing efforts to show the full weight of jockeying for position in the tech world, Richard got a less than clean bill of health. Instead of merely showing him as a sleep-deprived zombie, this doctor’s visit hinted that it’s not just his psyche that’s taking a beating by...
Richard’s life as an app entrepreneur (apptrepreneur?) hasn’t always been the healthiest. But in the show’s increasing efforts to show the full weight of jockeying for position in the tech world, Richard got a less than clean bill of health. Instead of merely showing him as a sleep-deprived zombie, this doctor’s visit hinted that it’s not just his psyche that’s taking a beating by...
- 6/5/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Actor Thomas Middleditch is best known for his role as brilliant but socially awkward and heaped-upon Richard Hendricks on HBO’s Silicon Valley. But how did he get to where he is today? Hardcore fans know that it’s been a 15-year long grind for this Canadian actor from obscurity to stardom, with his roots in improv theater. After leaving British Columbia he wound up in Toronto, where he broke through in theater, later moving to Chicago and becoming part of the Second City ensemble. In that group, he worked the summertime cruise circuit from New York, Bahamas, and Bermuda with what Middleditch referred to...read more...
- 6/4/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
“Silicon Valley” without Erlich Bachman sounds a little too quiet for our comfort.
Vulture is reporting Season 4 will be the last for T.J. Miller. Despite a renewal for Season 5, which was announced Thursday morning, the series’ producers and star have mutually agreed to move forward without Miller.
“In Erlich Bachman, T.J. has brought to life an unforgettable character, and while his presence on the show will be missed, we appreciate his contribution and look forward to future collaborations,” an unnamed HBO representative said.
Read More: ‘Silicon Valley’ Review: Season 4 Draws the Line Between Crazy and Brilliant as Mike Judge Dares to Dream
The news comes in the middle of the show’s Season 4 run and ahead of Miller’s first HBO stand-up special, “Meticulously Ridiculous.”
Miller has always brought a jolt of energy to “Silicon Valley,” and he’s arguably the show’s biggest breakout. The latter fact could...
Vulture is reporting Season 4 will be the last for T.J. Miller. Despite a renewal for Season 5, which was announced Thursday morning, the series’ producers and star have mutually agreed to move forward without Miller.
“In Erlich Bachman, T.J. has brought to life an unforgettable character, and while his presence on the show will be missed, we appreciate his contribution and look forward to future collaborations,” an unnamed HBO representative said.
Read More: ‘Silicon Valley’ Review: Season 4 Draws the Line Between Crazy and Brilliant as Mike Judge Dares to Dream
The news comes in the middle of the show’s Season 4 run and ahead of Miller’s first HBO stand-up special, “Meticulously Ridiculous.”
Miller has always brought a jolt of energy to “Silicon Valley,” and he’s arguably the show’s biggest breakout. The latter fact could...
- 5/25/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Actor Thomas Middleditch is best known for his role as Richard Hendricks on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” as well as now representing Verizon in number of recent commercials. However, true fans of Middleditch know that his roots are in improv theater. So why not combine Middleditch’s roots with that of eating an extremely spicy and hot dish? That’s what one of our favorite Youtube shows “Hot Ones” did recently. In the latest episode we find out just how good Thomas is at doing his craft while also taking down wings that can burn a hole in your tongue. As the video
Silicon Valley’s Thomas Middleditch Eats The World’s Hottest Wings While Doing Improv Comedy...
Silicon Valley’s Thomas Middleditch Eats The World’s Hottest Wings While Doing Improv Comedy...
- 5/19/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
While HBO has not yet cancelled or renewed Silicon Valley for season five, in early April, the premium cable comedy tapped Clay Tarver to serve as co-showrunner for a possible fifth season. As a paid subscription channel, HBO doesn't have to worry about ad revenue. However, they do have to retain and attract subscribers, so the popularity of their shows is still important to them. Can the fourth season draw enough eyeballs? Will Silicon Valley be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season? Stay tuned.Silicon Valley stars Thomas Middleditch as Richard Hendricks; T.J. Miller as Erlich; Zach Woods as Jared; Kumail Nanjiani as Dinesh; Martin Starr as Gilfoyle; Josh Brener as Big Head; Amanda Crew as Monica; Matt Ross as Gavin Belson; Jimmy O. Yang as Jian-Yang; and Suzanne Cryer as Laurie Bream. The HBO comedy series follows the lives of a group...
- 4/25/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
[Editor’s Note: The following interview contains spoilers for the “Silicon Valley” Season 4 premiere, Episode 1, “Success Failure.”]
“Silicon Valley” saw big changes in its first episode of Season 4. What started with the Pied Piper team plotting to oust Richard as CEO ended with the tech genius (played by Thomas Middleditch) stepping down voluntarily in order to pursue his true passion: a new internet.
Given how long it took for the team to find a useful application for Richard’s original algorithm — first discovered in the Season 1 premiere — one has to wonder: Is Richard self-sabotaging?
“Oh, yeah. He totally is,” Middleditch said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “[In Season 3] Jack Barker was going to make Richard Chief Technical Officer. And if Richard knew what was good for him, he would’ve done that.”
Read More: Zach Woods Compares His ‘Silicon Valley’ Character to a ‘New England Mom,’ and Here’s Why That’s Hysterically Tragic
Middleditch, who earned an Emmy nomination in 2016 for his portrayal of the Pied Piper founder,...
“Silicon Valley” saw big changes in its first episode of Season 4. What started with the Pied Piper team plotting to oust Richard as CEO ended with the tech genius (played by Thomas Middleditch) stepping down voluntarily in order to pursue his true passion: a new internet.
Given how long it took for the team to find a useful application for Richard’s original algorithm — first discovered in the Season 1 premiere — one has to wonder: Is Richard self-sabotaging?
“Oh, yeah. He totally is,” Middleditch said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “[In Season 3] Jack Barker was going to make Richard Chief Technical Officer. And if Richard knew what was good for him, he would’ve done that.”
Read More: Zach Woods Compares His ‘Silicon Valley’ Character to a ‘New England Mom,’ and Here’s Why That’s Hysterically Tragic
Middleditch, who earned an Emmy nomination in 2016 for his portrayal of the Pied Piper founder,...
- 4/24/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
When it comes to chasing your dreams, there’s a fine line between crazy and courageous, and the fast-moving, boom or bust world of Silicon Valley — satirized in HBO’s award-winning comedy of the same name — blurs the line into obscurity. Over three seasons, Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his friends have seen more extreme ups and downs while trying to monetize their landmark algorithm than most people experience in their lifetime. Entering Season 4, they’ve got a shot at evening things out and making good, stable money.
But is that enough? Is stability what these men, and Richard Hendricks, in particular, are really chasing? Would they be happy if they were millionaires, coasting through life, free from the pressures and thrills of the chase? That each character would likely answer differently gives you an idea of where “Silicon Valley” is headed in Season 4, but simply by posing the question,...
But is that enough? Is stability what these men, and Richard Hendricks, in particular, are really chasing? Would they be happy if they were millionaires, coasting through life, free from the pressures and thrills of the chase? That each character would likely answer differently gives you an idea of where “Silicon Valley” is headed in Season 4, but simply by posing the question,...
- 4/20/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
“Shooting anything physical is so funny,” Thomas Middleditch tells Et about filming Silicon Valley season four, which premieres Sunday, April 23 on HBO.
As Richard Hendricks, the creator of a data compression start-up, the actor often had a thankless role to play in the first couple of seasons. While the center of the series, Richard is a constant worrier and very much a straight man to louder characters, such as Erlich Bachman (T.J. Miller), an arrogant entrepreneur and partner in Richard's company, and the increasingly zany and subversive Donald "Jared" Dunn (Zach Woods).
More: How Thomas Middleditch Got Physical (and Funnier) on 'Silicon Valley' Season 3
But as season three proved with a first-ever Emmy nomination for Middleditch (and season four will expand upon), Richard can be very funny -- especially when the actor gets to put his physical comedy chops on display. Last season, the character was very much at the center of the laughs, thanks...
As Richard Hendricks, the creator of a data compression start-up, the actor often had a thankless role to play in the first couple of seasons. While the center of the series, Richard is a constant worrier and very much a straight man to louder characters, such as Erlich Bachman (T.J. Miller), an arrogant entrepreneur and partner in Richard's company, and the increasingly zany and subversive Donald "Jared" Dunn (Zach Woods).
More: How Thomas Middleditch Got Physical (and Funnier) on 'Silicon Valley' Season 3
But as season three proved with a first-ever Emmy nomination for Middleditch (and season four will expand upon), Richard can be very funny -- especially when the actor gets to put his physical comedy chops on display. Last season, the character was very much at the center of the laughs, thanks...
- 4/19/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Think of your standard YouTube character tribute videos. Three seasons of a show like “Silicon Valley” usually get you some classic one-liners, memorable character beats and a few outtakes for good measure, all wrapped up in a few minutes.
This one for Jared, Zach Woods’ character on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” runs the length of an entire episode of the show.
Jared has always been at the center of the “Silicon Valley” story (there he is on the Season 1 poster, in full Steve Jobs pose, literally at the side of Pied Piper co-founder Richard Hendricks), but Woods has grown to be the show’s heart too. In a world of backstabbing and self-interest, Jared has remained the show’s sole, true altruist.
“I sometimes think of it as an archetypical family,” Woods said. “Erlich is the rambunctious father, Kumail is the baby boy, Gilfoyle is the cat and Richard is like the favorite son.
This one for Jared, Zach Woods’ character on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” runs the length of an entire episode of the show.
Jared has always been at the center of the “Silicon Valley” story (there he is on the Season 1 poster, in full Steve Jobs pose, literally at the side of Pied Piper co-founder Richard Hendricks), but Woods has grown to be the show’s heart too. In a world of backstabbing and self-interest, Jared has remained the show’s sole, true altruist.
“I sometimes think of it as an archetypical family,” Woods said. “Erlich is the rambunctious father, Kumail is the baby boy, Gilfoyle is the cat and Richard is like the favorite son.
- 4/19/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
HBO has released a hilarious new trailer for Silicon Valley Season 4 that fans are going to love! This is one of the best comedies on TV and if you're not watching you're missing the party! In the upcoming season Thomas Middleditch's Richard Hendricks will embark on a journey to build a new internet.
Season four will consist of ten episodes and will continue the story and crazy adventures of Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his friends as they try to build a tech company called Pied Piper in Silicon Valley. It's been an incredibly funny three seasons and looks like season four could be the best season yet. This is one of those shows that just gets better and better with ever season.
The series is inspired by creator Mike Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s. The series also stars Tj Miller,...
Season four will consist of ten episodes and will continue the story and crazy adventures of Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his friends as they try to build a tech company called Pied Piper in Silicon Valley. It's been an incredibly funny three seasons and looks like season four could be the best season yet. This is one of those shows that just gets better and better with ever season.
The series is inspired by creator Mike Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s. The series also stars Tj Miller,...
- 3/29/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ahead of the Season 4 premiere on April 23, HBO has released the official trailer and key art for its acclaimed comedy Silicon Valley. At the end of Season 3, Jared's (Zach Woods) clickfarm scam had been discovered and covered up, a scandal threatened to gut Hooli king Gavin Belson (Matt Ross), a side project could become an accidental focus, and Erlich (T.J. Miller) and Big Head (Josh Brener) have a new asset. Thomas Middleditch stars as Richard Hendricks, the…...
- 3/29/2017
- Deadline TV
A new teaser trailer has been released for HBO's amazingly funny comedy Silicon Valley, and it offers us our first real story details. There are some surprising big and exciting things that are going to happen, and they have Jared screaming for joy.
This is one of the funniest comedies on TV, and if you haven't been watching, you're missing out on something special. The series comes from the mind of Mike Judge and is inspired by his own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s. This is before the time he created series like Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill.
Season four will consist of ten episodes, and it looks like the adventures of Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his friends are about to take a fun an interesting turn.
The series also stars Tj Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener,...
This is one of the funniest comedies on TV, and if you haven't been watching, you're missing out on something special. The series comes from the mind of Mike Judge and is inspired by his own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s. This is before the time he created series like Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill.
Season four will consist of ten episodes, and it looks like the adventures of Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his friends are about to take a fun an interesting turn.
The series also stars Tj Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener,...
- 2/20/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Silicon Valley returns for season four on April 23rd. Former Pied Piper CEO, Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), is still a nervous wreck. After all these seasons, he’s probably been nervous for good reason. A lot goes wrong for Richard on this show. Sometimes conflicts are quickly wrapped up, maybe a little too quickly sometimes, but each […]
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- 2/19/2017
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
The Silicon Valley gang embarks on a preposterous new endeavor in the first trailer for the fourth season of HBO and Mike Judge's tech start-up comedy.
After Season 3 concluded with tech savant Richard Hendricks regaining control of his failed company, the entrepreneur attempts to stumble upon a new invention – as well as revive the Pied Piper corporate name – in the Season 4 teaser, which features Run the Jewels' "Talk to Me."
"I need to build something else. We could build a new internet," Thomas Middleditch's Hendricks tells his incredulous collaborators,...
After Season 3 concluded with tech savant Richard Hendricks regaining control of his failed company, the entrepreneur attempts to stumble upon a new invention – as well as revive the Pied Piper corporate name – in the Season 4 teaser, which features Run the Jewels' "Talk to Me."
"I need to build something else. We could build a new internet," Thomas Middleditch's Hendricks tells his incredulous collaborators,...
- 2/18/2017
- Rollingstone.com
My admiration for Silicon Valley isn’t necessarily a secret. On multiple occasions, I’ve called the sensationally funny hi-tech satire one of the most pointed, quippiest, intelligent and observational series on television, and I can’t wait to see it return. Thankfully, there’s not too much longer to go now, as the nerdy comedy airs its next season in April, and as seen in this latest trailer, it’ll try something new.
In a surprising turn of events, Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) is leaving Pied Piper, the rising company he founded. Instead, the CEO is going to spread his wings and use his timid intelligence elsewhere, which might not necessarily be the wisest decision to make at this time. He insists on keeping the name, though, but that doesn’t look like it’s going to be a challenge.
T.J. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Martin Starr and...
In a surprising turn of events, Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) is leaving Pied Piper, the rising company he founded. Instead, the CEO is going to spread his wings and use his timid intelligence elsewhere, which might not necessarily be the wisest decision to make at this time. He insists on keeping the name, though, but that doesn’t look like it’s going to be a challenge.
T.J. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Martin Starr and...
- 2/17/2017
- by Will Ashton
- We Got This Covered
“I need to build something else.” With those six little words, Richard Hendricks sends his Pied Piper friends and colleagues careening in a new teaser for Season 4 of HBO’s acclaimed comedy Silicon Valley. Well, actually, it probably was two other words he speaks in the promo: “I’m quitting.” Wait … what? (We agree, Gilfoyle.) The bombshell news signals an apparent shift for codemeister Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his not-always-merry band of uber-techies…...
- 2/17/2017
- Deadline TV
HBO's Silicon Valley is one of the funniest comedies on TV, and if you haven't been watching, you've been missing out big time. You all need to be watching this show! If you have been watching then you'll be happy to learn that Silicon Valley season four will premiere on Sunday, April 23rd!
Season four will consist of ten episodes and will continue the story and crazy adventures of Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his friends as they try to build a tech company called Pied Piper in Silicon Valley. It's been an amazingly hilarious three seasons, and I can't wait to see what season four has in store for them.
The series is actually inspired by creator Mike Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s. The series also stars Tj Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener, Amanda Crew, Matt Ross,...
Season four will consist of ten episodes and will continue the story and crazy adventures of Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) and his friends as they try to build a tech company called Pied Piper in Silicon Valley. It's been an amazingly hilarious three seasons, and I can't wait to see what season four has in store for them.
The series is actually inspired by creator Mike Judge's own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s. The series also stars Tj Miller, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Josh Brener, Amanda Crew, Matt Ross,...
- 2/11/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Once in a while, we like to write about cool off-beat stuff happening in our culture.
HBO announced a new line of Silicon Valley Pop! Vinyl figures are coming next month to stores near you.
Funko has immortalized nearly every character in geek culture from movies to televisions and from your favorite books. And it’s about time the executive team of Pied Piper should have their own figures.
The figures will include the five most important characters from the series. They are Richard Hendricks, Erlich Bachman, Dinesh Chugtai, Bertram Gilfoyle and Jared Dunn.
Noticeably missing is Monica (Amanda Crew), the main female star of the male-centric show. Maybe HBO will release her character later.
These Funko products will be available in February nationwide at Barnes & Nobles, Toys R’ Us, Hot Topic, Target, Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, Amazon and other specialty toy retailers. And of course, it will also be available at the HBO shop at store.
HBO announced a new line of Silicon Valley Pop! Vinyl figures are coming next month to stores near you.
Funko has immortalized nearly every character in geek culture from movies to televisions and from your favorite books. And it’s about time the executive team of Pied Piper should have their own figures.
The figures will include the five most important characters from the series. They are Richard Hendricks, Erlich Bachman, Dinesh Chugtai, Bertram Gilfoyle and Jared Dunn.
Noticeably missing is Monica (Amanda Crew), the main female star of the male-centric show. Maybe HBO will release her character later.
These Funko products will be available in February nationwide at Barnes & Nobles, Toys R’ Us, Hot Topic, Target, Wal-Mart, 7-Eleven, Amazon and other specialty toy retailers. And of course, it will also be available at the HBO shop at store.
- 1/12/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
Your favourite characters from the hit HBO dramas Game of Thrones and True Blood have already been immortalised as Pop! Vinyl figures – and now it’s time for the dedicated staff at Pied Piper to have their moment in the spotlight. Yes, you read that right, Silicon Valley Funko Pops are coming… and I want them All!!
The Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated series Silicon Valley takes a comic look at the modern-day epicenter of the high-tech gold rush, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success.
Funko and HBO have announced a new line of Silicon Valley Pop! Vinyl Figures, which will begin rolling out in February ahead of the shows season 4 premiere. The series will include some of the most popular characters from the show, each standing 3.75” tall and presented in a window display box as per usual.
The Silicon Valley Pop! Vinyl Series includes:
Richard Hendricks,...
The Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated series Silicon Valley takes a comic look at the modern-day epicenter of the high-tech gold rush, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success.
Funko and HBO have announced a new line of Silicon Valley Pop! Vinyl Figures, which will begin rolling out in February ahead of the shows season 4 premiere. The series will include some of the most popular characters from the show, each standing 3.75” tall and presented in a window display box as per usual.
The Silicon Valley Pop! Vinyl Series includes:
Richard Hendricks,...
- 1/11/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.
Silicon Valley may have won a Critics’ Choice Awards trophy Sunday night, but an Atlanta star stole the spotlight.
After Silicon Valley was announced as the winner of the best comedy series category, Atlanta actor Keith Stanfield crashed the stage and gave a quick acceptance speech. “I wanna thank everybody for honoring us in this way,” Stanfield said into the microphone. “We worked very hard on Silicon Valley, and here we are. Thank you.”
He quickly exited the stage, and Silicon Valley executive producer Tom Lassally seemed to take the intrusion in stride.
Silicon Valley may have won a Critics’ Choice Awards trophy Sunday night, but an Atlanta star stole the spotlight.
After Silicon Valley was announced as the winner of the best comedy series category, Atlanta actor Keith Stanfield crashed the stage and gave a quick acceptance speech. “I wanna thank everybody for honoring us in this way,” Stanfield said into the microphone. “We worked very hard on Silicon Valley, and here we are. Thank you.”
He quickly exited the stage, and Silicon Valley executive producer Tom Lassally seemed to take the intrusion in stride.
- 12/12/2016
- by Lanford Beard
- PEOPLE.com
Richard Hendricks (Emmy nominee Thomas Middleditch), the sheepish, high-strung CEO of Pied Piper, prefers to take his bad news lying down. Confronting a choice between termination and demotion in the season premiere of “Silicon Valley,” he sprawls on the floor, face pressed to the carpet; later, after attempting to grow his compression platform’s number of “daily active users,” he admits defeat by curling up in a bathtub the color of Pepto-Bismol.
On both occasions, he’s comforted by loyal CFO and kindred spirit Donald “Jared” Dunn (the note-perfect Zach Woods), a man of strong ethics and strange social graces, and it’s their relationship that reveals the satire’s soft heart. “Silicon Valley” features mercilessly funny criticism of tech-sector excess, but its sense of humor is built on the belief that the good guys can win. The series accepts Richard’s lament in the season finale—”Every time I...
On both occasions, he’s comforted by loyal CFO and kindred spirit Donald “Jared” Dunn (the note-perfect Zach Woods), a man of strong ethics and strange social graces, and it’s their relationship that reveals the satire’s soft heart. “Silicon Valley” features mercilessly funny criticism of tech-sector excess, but its sense of humor is built on the belief that the good guys can win. The series accepts Richard’s lament in the season finale—”Every time I...
- 8/3/2016
- by Matt Brennan
- Indiewire
Thomas Middleditch, who plays former tech CEO — and stress vomiter — Richard Hendricks on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” is used to throwing up. A lot. But when he was asked by TheWrap’s Stuart Brazell whether or not his character would still be tossing his cookies in the coming season, Middleditch revealed that he actually misses his character perpetually puking. “It was delicious,” Middleditch said of the fake vomit that the show’s producers made out of a Naked smoothie and some banana. “I would eat my own barf all the time.” Also Read: Emmy Quickie: 'Silicon Valley' Star Thomas Middleditch on the 'Prettiest.
- 6/28/2016
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Louisa Mellor Jul 11, 2016
We chatted to the creators and star of the terrific Silicon Valley about season 3, cringe comedy and making HBO's lawyers nervous...
Had Mike Judge spent less of his youth playing guitar and more playing videogames, Silicon Valley might never have existed. HBO originally approached the Office Space, Beavis & Butt-Head and King Of The Hill creator about making a comedy based around games designers. No expert in that world, Judge instead mined his own brief experience as a coder in the late eighties to create the story of Richard Hendricks, a chronically anxious genius programmer thrown into the obscene wealth and volatile politics of Silicon Valley.
For three seasons, with a fourth confirmed to arrive next year, Hendricks' story has provided Judge and co. with the scope to satirise not only modern tech giants, but also to write a recognisable workplace comedy about a pack of underdogs attempting...
We chatted to the creators and star of the terrific Silicon Valley about season 3, cringe comedy and making HBO's lawyers nervous...
Had Mike Judge spent less of his youth playing guitar and more playing videogames, Silicon Valley might never have existed. HBO originally approached the Office Space, Beavis & Butt-Head and King Of The Hill creator about making a comedy based around games designers. No expert in that world, Judge instead mined his own brief experience as a coder in the late eighties to create the story of Richard Hendricks, a chronically anxious genius programmer thrown into the obscene wealth and volatile politics of Silicon Valley.
For three seasons, with a fourth confirmed to arrive next year, Hendricks' story has provided Judge and co. with the scope to satirise not only modern tech giants, but also to write a recognisable workplace comedy about a pack of underdogs attempting...
- 6/22/2016
- Den of Geek
A review of tonight's Silicon Valley coming up just as soon as the problem is Terminator... Things have been going so well for Pied Piper for the last couple of episodes that disaster had to strike eventually — it's in the show's DNA — and I was pleased to see that, once again, the problem not only came from within, but came from Richard and company being too smart for their own good. As many of you predicted after Monica's "too engineered" comments, not putting the beta into the hands of civilian users turned out to be a huge mistake, as the platform turned out to be too good for the average customer to appreciate, or even want to use. That seems like a mistake the guys would actually make, rather than something, well, engineered to create conflict for our heroes. It was also amusing to see yet another intersection between Veep and Silicon Valley,...
- 6/20/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Hapless Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) has finally regained CEO status, but he's still struggling to wrestle control of his startup, Pied Piper. And so it goes on "Silicon Valley." Just when you think Richard and the gang are headed off a cliff, they not only avert disaster but also make progress. The trick for editors Brian Merken and Tim Roche is advancing the plot while being funny. "For me, the story really starts to take shape for the Pied Piper team," said Merden, who edits the even-numbered episodes. "My biggest challenge for the first half of the season was keeping it in that place, in that tone, in that world that is 'Silicon Valley,' even though the entire environment has changed." Indeed, the series has moved beyond its underdog emphasis to tackle corporate ambition, selling out and bro loyalty amid the larger Silicon Valley ethos. Richard fights to...
- 5/30/2016
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Silicon Valley, Season 3, Episode 5: “The Empty Chair”
Written by Megan Amram
Directed by Eric Appel
Airs Sunday at 10pm on HBO
As funny as Silicon Valley can be, it’s rarely a good times show; Richard Hendricks requires a minimum level of crisis in order to reach peak nervous mania, and the show’s writing is at its most inspired when the stakes are highest. Season three of Silicon Valley has consisted of crisis after crisis, allow the show to focus on its strengths. The Empty Chair is a rare reprieve, a lull in the succession of catastrophes.
It’s been 10 days since Laurie fired Pied Piper’s contentious CEO. She’s been meeting with candidates, both qualified and unqualified (Big Head even got an invitation), but no one has gotten the job yet. While Laurie is looking for a new leader, Pied Piper is running out of money.
Written by Megan Amram
Directed by Eric Appel
Airs Sunday at 10pm on HBO
As funny as Silicon Valley can be, it’s rarely a good times show; Richard Hendricks requires a minimum level of crisis in order to reach peak nervous mania, and the show’s writing is at its most inspired when the stakes are highest. Season three of Silicon Valley has consisted of crisis after crisis, allow the show to focus on its strengths. The Empty Chair is a rare reprieve, a lull in the succession of catastrophes.
It’s been 10 days since Laurie fired Pied Piper’s contentious CEO. She’s been meeting with candidates, both qualified and unqualified (Big Head even got an invitation), but no one has gotten the job yet. While Laurie is looking for a new leader, Pied Piper is running out of money.
- 5/23/2016
- by Brian Marks
- SoundOnSight
The first teaser for Silicon Valley‘s third season begins with Richard Hendricks looking confident and authoritative, but somehow ends with him trying to stop the flow of a self-induced bloody nose.
So, y’know, business as usual.
VideosSilicon Valley Cast Insists Jon Snow Is Alive — and They Have Proof
The video above gives a sneak peek at what lies ahead for Richard, after he was pushed out as Pied Piper CEO at the end of Season 2. Silicon Valley returns on Sunday, April 24, at 10/9c on HBO; press Play above to see the teaser.
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So, y’know, business as usual.
VideosSilicon Valley Cast Insists Jon Snow Is Alive — and They Have Proof
The video above gives a sneak peek at what lies ahead for Richard, after he was pushed out as Pied Piper CEO at the end of Season 2. Silicon Valley returns on Sunday, April 24, at 10/9c on HBO; press Play above to see the teaser.
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- 2/11/2016
- TVLine.com
Parole Inc.
Written by Sherman L. Lowe
Directed by Alfred Zeisler
U.S.A. 1948
Undercover FBI agent Richard Hendricks (Michael O’Shea) starts the film very much undercover, covered in bandages whilst resting in a hospital bed that is. He narrates into a recorder his most recent assignment, taking viewers back to when he was convened to a meeting by police commissioner Huges (Lyle Talbot) and the governor of California in preparation for a harrowing case that aims to shed light on presumed corruption within the parole board in prison. As it presently stands, an alarmingly high number of parole hearings conclude with obviously dangerous individuals being sent out into to roam the streets freely. Hendricks begins his investigation at a nearby restaurant owned by Jojo Dumont (Evelyn Ankers), who uses the establishment as a front for her dealings with the criminal underworld as well as corrupt, higher-ranking lawyers and officials.
Written by Sherman L. Lowe
Directed by Alfred Zeisler
U.S.A. 1948
Undercover FBI agent Richard Hendricks (Michael O’Shea) starts the film very much undercover, covered in bandages whilst resting in a hospital bed that is. He narrates into a recorder his most recent assignment, taking viewers back to when he was convened to a meeting by police commissioner Huges (Lyle Talbot) and the governor of California in preparation for a harrowing case that aims to shed light on presumed corruption within the parole board in prison. As it presently stands, an alarmingly high number of parole hearings conclude with obviously dangerous individuals being sent out into to roam the streets freely. Hendricks begins his investigation at a nearby restaurant owned by Jojo Dumont (Evelyn Ankers), who uses the establishment as a front for her dealings with the criminal underworld as well as corrupt, higher-ranking lawyers and officials.
- 7/18/2015
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Now that HBO's tech-startup comedy Silicon Valley just finished its second season and has been renewed for a third, its star Thomas Middleditch jokes that he'd like to see his entrepreneur character go through a big transformation sometime soon. "Skip ahead, and it's almost like a Breaking Bad story," says the actor with a laugh. "He goes by the name of Heisenberg." It's no wonder Middleditch craves some kind of antiheroic arc for the timid Richard Hendricks, considering…...
- 6/20/2015
- Deadline TV
Near the climax of tonight’s Silicon Valley season-two finale, vexed protagonist and Pied Piper CEO Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) finally tasted justice. After a tense arbitration battle with billionaire adversary Gavin Belson (Matt Ross), underdog Hendricks successfully secured ownership over the underlying tech fueling his revolutionary streaming-content algorithm. One problem: Moments earlier, convinced he’d lost the case, Hendricks texted his team with instructions to delete all the software to spite his foe. And in a bitter irony, he couldn’t call them and undo the damage, because his iPhone’s battery was out of charge. What ensued was both a tense action sequence and satire of tense action sequences. As Richard fumbled and flop-sweated across town in an effort to stop his act of self-sabotage, his misfit colleagues sat with their finger on the button, only delaying in search of a perfect lemon to complement the beer they’d be toasting sayonara with.
- 6/15/2015
- by Kenny Herzog
- Vulture
Last season, I was quite the Cassandra here in Silicon Valley recap land. I repeatedly predicted a dark end for Richard Hendricks, yet he bested Hooli, won TechCrunch Disrupt, and became a hero to little guys everywhere. I gladly took my lumps from readers for being a whiny soothsayer of doom. Now that you’ve seen “Two Days of the Condor,” the dark second season finale, I just have one thing to say: “Cassandra Henderson was Right!!! Who’s your Miss Cleo now?!!!”Yes, I’m being petty. If this show has taught you anything, it’s that we can be some petty ass people here in Information Technology. In this regard, I plead guilty with a capital T. This plea is appropriate, because Alec Berg’s excellent “Two Days of the Condor” script has a streak of pettiness running through it. Almost everyone gets their shot at this trait in the finale.
- 6/15/2015
- by Odie Henderson
- Vulture
“I had to do a lot of research and acting workshops to just try and even fathom what those dweebazoids in Silicon Valley were up to,” jokes Thomas Middleditch star of HBO’s hit comedy series “Silicon Valley,” during our recent webcam chat (watch below). The two-time Critics’ Choice nominee makes merry with just how hard it is getting into character: “It was tough because you know I’m such a cool guy and I do cool things like play in ‘Halo’ tournaments.” -Break- Watch dozens of video chats with 2015 Emmy contenders Middleditch plays Pied Piper’s quiet mastermind Richard Hendricks, a role written for him: “I was working on an animated show ("Beavis and Butt-Head") with John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky who also co-created the show and at one point they said to me, ‘Hey we’re working on this show for HBO and we think you&r...
- 6/13/2015
- Gold Derby
“I had to do a lot of research and acting workshops to just try and even fathom what those dweebazoids in Silicon Valley were up to,” jokes Thomas Middleditch star of HBO’s hit comedy series “Silicon Valley,” during our recent webcam chat (watch below). The two-time Critics’ Choice nominee makes merry with just how hard it is getting into character: “It was tough because you know I’m such a cool guy and I do cool things like play in ‘Halo’ tournaments.” -Break- Watch dozens of video chats with 2015 Emmy contenders Middleditch plays Pied Piper’s quiet mastermind Richard Hendricks, a role written for him: “I was working on an animated show ("Beavis and Butt-Head") with John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky who also co-created the show and at one point they said to me, ‘Hey we’re working on this show for HBO and we think you&r...
- 6/13/2015
- Gold Derby
Hendricks is getting hitched! Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch is engaged to his girlfriend Mollie Gates, Us Weekly can exclusively confirm. A source tells Us that the actor, 33, popped the question "over the holidays." He and the costume designer have been together for nearly three years. "They're very funny together," the insider adds. "And Thomas is always making the whole room laugh." Middleditch is best known for playing Richard Hendricks on the HBO hit Silicon Valley. He's also appeared in Key and Peele, Trophy Wife, and the 2013 [...]...
- 6/6/2015
- Us Weekly
One of the cleverest choices Alex Garland's Ex Machina makes is in its presentation of tech magnate / robot inventor Nathan (Oscar Isaac). He is such a douche. The movie isn't even subtle about it. There isn't a moment Nathan is onscreen where he isn't being abstractly or directly abusive: of Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson); of his robots, Ava and Kyoko (Alica Vikander and Sonoya Mizuno); or of the rights and freedoms of the human race at large via his "Bluebook" search engine. There's something cheap and easy in the caricature of the nerdy 21st century genius, in life and in the movies: Steve Jobs in the real world; Mark Zuckerberg in the real world and The Social Network; or Silicon Valley's Richard Hendricks, if you...
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- 6/3/2015
- Screen Anarchy
It’s a Tuesday in mid-February on the Sony lot and it’s hard to tell if it’s the set of HBO comedy Silicon Valley or a frat house. The smell of pot — courtesy of the show's blowhard entrepreneur Erlich Bachman (T.J. Miller) and his bong — fills the living-room set, and scattered around are crumpled bags of potato chips, empty beer bottles, half-drunk Red Bulls and more than a few copies of High Times magazine. The slovenly tech incubator is home to fictitious data-compression startup Pied Piper, led by the socially awkward Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch)
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- 6/2/2015
- by Bryn Elise Sandberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Silicon Valley, Season 2, Episode 8, “White Hat/Black Hat”
Written by Dan Lyons
Directed by Alec Berg
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on HBO
Richard Hendricks can’t have nice things. It’s not that he doesn’t allow himself to have nice things, or even that he doesn’t want to have nice things, it is that he is almost karmically incapable of having nice things. Through either incredible worry or the incredible stupidity of others, Richard is never allowed to be an unqualified winner. Part of this is due to Richard being a dweeb who lacks confidence, but it is also due to the fact that Richard is the main character on a TV show, and thus can’t be top dog for very long. Stories of winners constantly winning become boring because watching deserved success is boring. It’s fun to watch a single arc of a story...
Written by Dan Lyons
Directed by Alec Berg
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on HBO
Richard Hendricks can’t have nice things. It’s not that he doesn’t allow himself to have nice things, or even that he doesn’t want to have nice things, it is that he is almost karmically incapable of having nice things. Through either incredible worry or the incredible stupidity of others, Richard is never allowed to be an unqualified winner. Part of this is due to Richard being a dweeb who lacks confidence, but it is also due to the fact that Richard is the main character on a TV show, and thus can’t be top dog for very long. Stories of winners constantly winning become boring because watching deserved success is boring. It’s fun to watch a single arc of a story...
- 6/1/2015
- by Jj Perkins
- SoundOnSight
Richard Hendricks finally grows a pair, and Silicon Valley rewards him with the best episode of season two. Amy Aniobi’s script has everything I love about the show: physical humor, challenges for our underdog heroes, repeatable catchphrases, more self-sabotage from Dinesh, double-talk from Gavin, and some worthwhile evil committed by the patron saint of programmers, Gilfoyle. Hell, even my nemesis, Russ, contributes some big laughs. And it ends with one hell of a cliffhanger, too.With Pied Piper on the ropes after the End Frame/Homicide partnership, Richard has no choice but to fight for his company. The team heads to End Frame headquarters in San Francisco, and while waiting in a brick-walled office that looked suspiciously like one of my company’s old office locations, the receptionist mistakes Erlich for Pied Piper’s CEO. Before Richard can protest too much, Dinesh interrupts him with something even more important.
- 5/25/2015
- by Odie Henderson
- Vulture
Before Christopher Evan Welch passed away after a three-year battle with lung cancer, he portrayed oddball techie billionaire Peter Gregory on Mike Judge’s HBO comedy Silicon Valley. Despite only appearing in a handful of episodes before his death, Welch emerged as one of the most compelling reasons to watch, drolly perfecting the idiosyncrasies of a visionary investor willing to seed Richard Hendricks’ (Thomas Middleditch) data-compression startup. Having ostensibly written around Welch’s passing for the back third of season one – attributing Peter’s absence to an overseas business expedition – Judge and his co-producers and writers realized they needed to address Gregory’s whereabouts more concretely in season two in order to move the story forward [spoilers ahead]. The result was Sunday night’s tribute to both Welch and the role he imbued so colorfully, complete with yarns about hippo invasions and a funeral scene featuring Welch (as Gregory) projected on massive...
- 4/13/2015
- by Kenny Herzog
- Vulture
HBO's Silicon Valley is about to get real meta.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss will play themselves in the upcoming season, set to premiere on April 12, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Winklevoss twins are best known for their lengthy legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook; it was eventually decided that the Winklevosses would receive a reported $65 million settlement for their role in creating the social network.
That said, the Winklevosses will be well-placed on Silicon Valley – the series follows Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), who founds a startup hinged on a product called "Pied Piper."
Before he breaks out on his own,...
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss will play themselves in the upcoming season, set to premiere on April 12, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Winklevoss twins are best known for their lengthy legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook; it was eventually decided that the Winklevosses would receive a reported $65 million settlement for their role in creating the social network.
That said, the Winklevosses will be well-placed on Silicon Valley – the series follows Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), who founds a startup hinged on a product called "Pied Piper."
Before he breaks out on his own,...
- 3/27/2015
- by Amanda Michelle Steiner, @amandamichl
- People.com - TV Watch
Mike Judge’s critically acclaimed tech comedy Silicon Valley is back for a second season. Season one ended with the success in Silicon Valley‘s “live-in start up business incubator,” as Pied Piper triumphed at TechCrunch Disrupt once Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) wrote some inspired last minute code to help their compression algorithm outperform the rival Nucleus software owned by the company Hendricks and Donald “Jared” Dunn used to work for.
HBO has now released a trailer for the new season. This season begins with the CEO of Hooli and the Nucleus project, Gavin Belson (Matt Ross), preparing his company for a showdown with Hendricks, an ex-employee. The Pied Piper crew are also shown tooling up for their business battle. Actor Chris Diamantopoulos (Arrested Development‘s Marky Bark) plays an over-tanned, designer clothes wearing, sports car driving, investor who hopes to “Get Pied Piper out there” through “Brand awareness” and “Synergy,...
HBO has now released a trailer for the new season. This season begins with the CEO of Hooli and the Nucleus project, Gavin Belson (Matt Ross), preparing his company for a showdown with Hendricks, an ex-employee. The Pied Piper crew are also shown tooling up for their business battle. Actor Chris Diamantopoulos (Arrested Development‘s Marky Bark) plays an over-tanned, designer clothes wearing, sports car driving, investor who hopes to “Get Pied Piper out there” through “Brand awareness” and “Synergy,...
- 3/24/2015
- by Max Wood
- SoundOnSight
"Jobs was a poser. He didn't even write code."With this offhand dismissal of Steve Jobs, Apple's iconic cofounder, Richard Hendricks announced himself in the pilot of "Silicon Valley." The protagonist of Mike Judge's new comedy -- that aired on HBO and ended its first season this Sunday -- is a cerebrally gifted yet socially awkward programmer, a nebbish among nerds. Hendricks has an idea for an app called "Pied Piper" that could help musicians find out if they are infringing on any copyrights, but what sets the Valley abuzz is the revolutionary compression algorithm driving his app's search engine. Soon, Hendricks is in over his head as two egomaniacal investors fight over him and his creation. He has a choice: a $10 million buyout and a comfortable life thereafter, or an investment of $200,000 to continue building Pied Piper. He refuses to let go of his baby, but soon realizes...
- 6/3/2014
- by Laya Maheshwari
- Indiewire
If you really want to get Thomas Middleditch fired up, ask him about Gurps. The 32-year-old Canadian actor and comedian, who plays the lead in Mike Judge's tech-world-skewering TV show Silicon Valley, will hem and haw a bit before describing a role-playing game so deeply geeky it makes Dungeons & Dragons seem like varsity lacrosse. "It stands for 'Generic Universal RolePlaying System,'" Middleditch explains. "In D&D, you're only in that fantasy world. But with Gurps you can, like, play a game that's Los Angeles film noir, or a...
- 5/12/2014
- Rollingstone.com
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