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Mike Judge and Alec Berg on Making HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’
Making 'Silicon Valley', testing 'Beavis and Butt-head' and losing an actor to cancer -- this and more from Mike Judge and Alec Berg.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenMike Judge and Alec Berg talk with Kim Masters about making Silicon Valley and handling the sudden death of a key actor in the series. Plus, how Mike Judge focus-group tested Beavis and Butt-head and why he’ll never do a broadcast television series again.
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Kim Masters and John Horn banter about top entertainment news stories of the week. - NBC makes huge deal for Olympics. - The state of the broadcast networks pre-Upfronts. - Neilson study on cable bundling and how few channels people actually watch. - The real-life Bernie is released from prison to live in Richard Linklater’s garage.
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Mike Judge ( Beavis and Butt-head , King of the Hill , Office Space) returns to TV with his first live-action series, HBO’S Silicon Valley. He and collaborator Alec Berg (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld) talk with Kim Masters about reshooting the pilot and why there aren’t a lot of female characters of substance on the show.
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