satire [n]: the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc There are two major criticisms brought against HBO's
Silicon Valley: The first is that it just isn't that funny, at least when compared to some of Mike Judge's other films and television shows, including
Idiocracy, Office Space, and
King of the Hill. The second, less subjective critique is that as the preeminent commentary on the new tech economy, the […]
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