Silicon Valley is a decade old. And to relive the glory of the original run, we’re rewatching the HBO tech comedy classic from wire to wire. These characters have a remarkable journey given the scope of the show. Let’s break down the premiere:

What Happens: The show begins to Kid Rock playing to an empty party before we meet our group and watch a lame speech from a tech CEO who just sold his company to Google for $200 million. The group then discusses it’s software Pied Piper, and incubator “landlord” Erlich tells Richard he needs to do better. We then join Richard and Big Head as they descend into the world of Hooli, a tech empire ran by Gavin Belson. While “Brogrammers” tease Richard, they realize Pied Piper is a powerful compression and optimization tool. It’s not long before Belson hears about it and a bidding war begins between Hooli and Peter Gregory, who Richard met outside of a Ted Talk. Because of the pressure, Richard runs away and goes to an urgent care clinic.

Trivia and Tie-ins:

Kid Rock kicks off the series. This would have been just a couple of years before he went deep on the conservative politics.

Elon Musk mention to follow. How his relationship in American politics has changed as well.

Belson with the toe shoes fad is wild. Those never picked up. Did they?

“Minority” by Green Day plays the episode out. Great song.

Quotes:

(Playing to a lame party)

Kid Rock: “F*** these people”

Erlich: “There is 40 billion dollars floating around this party and you guys are sitting about drinking shrimp and talking about what c** taste like.”

Erlich: “Everybody involved in the music industry is either stealing it or sharing it. They’re all a bunch of a**h****. Especially Radiohead.”

Peter Gregory: “Go to work at Burger King. Go forage for nuts and berries. Do not go back to college.”

Peter Gregory: “I don’t even think I could say Pied Piper is a proprietary site. I just did. But it wasn’t easy.”

Richard: “Look guys. For thousands of years, guys like us have gotten the s*** kicked out of us. But now for the first time in we are living in an era where we can be in charge and build empires. We can be the Vikings of our day.”

“Always blue! Always blue! Always blue!”

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