HBO Just Greenlit a Silicon Valley Comedy By Mike Judge That Could Actually Be Good

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HBO Just Greenlit a Silicon Valley Comedy By Mike Judge That Could Actually Be Good

If Bravo's Start-Ups: Silicon Valley makes you gag and, in turn, makes your gags want to gag, you could be in luck. HBO has bought the pilot for a very different Silicon Valley that might serve as an effective antidote to that reality TV schlock.

The Silicon Valley that HBO is interested in is reportedly a dark, single-camera comedy directed by Mike Judge who, for the crtically unhip, was responsible for Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, Idiocracy and, of course, Office Space. Written by Judge and partners John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky, the pilot "is set in the high tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success," according to Deadline. You can't say that description doesn't sound promising.

The pilot is set to shoot in 2013 and hopefully it'll serve as a much needed counterpoint to that Bravo trash. Could this be the tech-related show we all want and deserve? Here's to hoping.

Office Space is still one of may Fav movies of all time. This should be GREAT!

haha..I just watched idiocracy the other day! Judge is warped! Hahaha

I watch far too many shows on HBO.

As long as it doesn't cause DVR conflicts, I will give it a shot though.

we'll see..... "i tell you what".