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Silicon Valley, the comedy series that offered a hilarious glimpse into the quirks and absurdities of the tech industry, bid farewell to our screens in 2019. With how the series ended, we don’t expect it to come back any time soon—if at all. Thankfully, we can stream all six seasons of Silicon Valley on HBO Go, powered by the nation’s fastest Internet connection for five years straight, PLDT Home! However, with the continuing rise of the tech industry, we believe Silicon Valley’s satirical take on the wild and wacky world of tech is being sorely missed. These are four reasons why we think a show like Silicon Valley needs to be made again.
A look into tech’s ever-changing landscape
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There’s no slowing down the progress being made in the tech industry. New trends, innovations, and controversies emerge almost daily in this space. With Silicon Valley, we had a witty insider’s view of this constantly evolving landscape. Bringing Silicon Valley back, or having a show like it on air, would help us navigate this rapid progression in the tech industry once more with its witty and comedic insight.
Satirical brilliance
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Silicon Valley was amazing in its use of satire. By taking tech entrepreneurs' quirks, egos, and idiosyncrasies and magnifying them for maximum comedic effect. More than that, Silicon Valley mixed comedy with providing valuable insight into the tech industry's excesses and foibles. Imagine what a show like Silicon Valley can do with the tech news that emerged since it ended—Twitter’s Rebranding to X, a possible cage match between Tesla’s Elon Musk and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, or the fall of FTX are just some examples of potential storylines that a show like Silicon Valley would hilariously parody.
Making the tech industry accessible
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Silicon Valley played a huge role in making tech culture accessible to mainstream audiences. It helped demystify tech jargon, explained the ins and outs of creating a startup tech company, and made software engineers seem like rock stars. With our world increasing its dependence on technology, a show like Silicon Valley can continue its legacy of bridging the gap between the tech-savvy and the tech-curious.
A chronicle of progress
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If you stream Silicon Valley now on HBO Go, you’ll be bombarded with references to tech innovations that were recent at the time. From the start of self-driving cars to the boom of cryptocurrencies, Silicon Valley is like a history book on the tech innovations of the short period it was airing. Another show like it can be the chronicle of tech innovations and tech industry news of its era, allowing audiences to have an accessible and entertaining way to look back.
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