Corporate/tech film and show recommendations

[Spymaster]

I always plug Corporate as one of the most underrated shows of the past few years, and this seems like as good a thread as any to plug it on. Thoughts on Silicon Valley? I think I gave up after the first series, there's a fine line between "all the characters are dicks and I love it" and "all the characters are dicks so I can't be arsed watching" and think Silicon Valley was maybe just on the wrong side for me.

Cheers. I've tagged both of these.

 

[Spymaster]

For my sins, I watched Silicon Valley right through. It's OK but I wouldn't invest time in it unless I had a lot to spare and there was nothing else on TV.

I'm going to start this tonight. Six seasons too, so hoping I get into it.

 

[Orang Utan]

Dull boring people streaming dull films celebrating people making money really boringly. If you’re gonna rob people on film, depict it as a daring heist on one night, not as a decades-long tale of marketing and sales.
We need more subversive films about workers in the workplace, not overbearing tech bros landing deals and smoking cigars. Last good one to spring to mind isSorry To Bother You

 

[Saul Goodman]

I'm going to start this tonight. Six seasons too, so hoping I get into it.

I watched it all the way through, so there must have been some good bits in it, but it's not one I'd watch again.

 

[Spymaster]

Last good one to spring to mind isSorry To Bother You

Looks shit.

No more recommendations from you please!

 

[Saul Goodman]

Dull boring people streaming dull films celebrating people making money really boringly. If you’re gonna rob people on film, depict it as a daring heist on one night, not as a decades-long tale of marketing and sales.
We need more subversive films about workers in the workplace, not overbearing tech bros landing deals and smoking cigars. Last good one to spring to mind isSorry To Bother You

That's definitely what we need. A blockbuster about Amazon warehouse workers sticking it to the man by stacking boxes slower.

 

[Orang Utan]

Wasn’t recommending it to any business cunts, but the horsemen are coming for you, dicks-a-swinging anyway. Try and outrun them, I dare ya

 

[souljacker]

Oh look, OU's being controversial again! He's such a laugh. I wish he would shit post on every thread! What a guy!

 

[Orang Utan]

That's definitely what we need. A blockbuster about Amazon warehouse workers sticking it to the man by stacking boxes slower.

There is actually a great German film set in a similar environment - In The Aisles - flavours-of-the-month Sandra Huller and Franz Rogowski both star in it and it’s more fun than films about their bosses nailing meetings with other bosses and beating their chests

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh look, OU's being controversial again! He's such a laugh. I wish he would shit post on every thread! What a guy!

Fuck off, I’m sincere. Business cunts can fuck off. And films about them can fuck off even more.
It’s more controversial to be championing this sort of shit.

 

[souljacker]

Fuck off, I’m sincere. Business cunts can fuck off. And films about them can fuck off even more.
It’s more controversial to be championing this sort of shit.

You don't know what you are talking about and should fuck off the thread if you don't like it, prick.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Fuck off, I’m sincere. Business cunts can fuck off. And films about them can fuck off even more.
It’s more controversial to be championing this sort of shit.

You do realise it's TV we're talking about, right? It's not the politics forum. There's nobody here to impress with your Citizen Smith spiel.

 

[Orang Utan]

You don't know what you are talking about and should fuck off the thread if you don't like it, prick.

No, I shall continue to offer better options and criticise and mock Urban’s recent capitalist bent. If you don’t like it, don’t be a business cunt.
Down with business cunts, up with babyeating anarchists!

 

[Orang Utan]

You do realise it's TV we're talking about, right? It's not the politics forum. There's nobody here to impress with your Citizen Smith spiel.

I only look at one forum and it’s called new posts.
I’m not trying to impress anyone, far from it. I’m hoping to dismay and deter.

 

[Orang Utan]

9 to 5 is excellent and has a great theme tune too.

 

[souljacker]

No, I shall continue to offer better options and criticise and mock Urban’s recent capitalist bent. If you don’t like it, don’t be a business cunt.
Down with business cunts, up with babyeating anarchists!

then i shall continue to call you a prick

 

[Orang Utan]

There was a very well received adaptation of Germinal on French TV recently.

 

[Orang Utan]

then i shall continue to call you a prick

Glad to be a prick rather than someone who enjoys watching business cunts sell shitty pumps. Take a good look at yourself. You’re being entertained by the sanitisation and celebration of capitalism, while the world is burning.

 

[Orang Utan]

FUCK OFF (do i get two more points if it’s in capitals?)

 

[Saul Goodman]

I only look at one forum and it’s called new posts.
I’m not trying to impress anyone, far from it. I’m hoping to dismay and deter.

Deter from what, adulting? Did that part of life pass you by, the bit where your mates all decided that tree hugging wasn't going to pay the bills, and some of them had the nous to start their own business and make a few quid?
Most people's politics tend to change as they mature...

 

[Orang Utan]

My politics have changed enormously too tbf.

 

[Fez909]

Dull boring people streaming dull films celebrating people making money really boringly. If you’re gonna rob people on film, depict it as a daring heist on one night, not as a decades-long tale of marketing and sales.
We need more subversive films about workers in the workplace, not overbearing tech bros landing deals and smoking cigars. Last good one to spring to mind isSorry To Bother You

Sorry to bother you is shite, though

 

[Orang Utan]

Sorry to bother you is shite, though

I loved it. It’s not a masterpiece by any means, but it was refreshing to see a film with those politics out on general release.
And it doesn’t celebrate business cunts.

 

[Orang Utan]

Probably don’t need to mention The White Lotus and Succession….

 

[Fez909]

I loved it. It’s not a masterpiece by any means, but it was refreshing to see a film with those politics out on general release.
And it doesn’t celebrate business cunts.

The longest thread about the most successful business cunts TV show in recent years, possibly ever, was started by...err, you

 

[Spymaster]

I loved it.

Yeah, but you watch cartoons and sci-fi stuff with monsters

 

[Fez909]

Probably don’t need to mention The White Lotus and Succession….

Hah, beat me to it by seconds.

 

[Orang Utan]

The longest thread about the most successful business cunts TV show in recent years, it perhaps every, was started by...err, you

yes, it’s fantastic. Cos it shows what cunts they are.

 

[Spymaster]

yes, it’s fantastic. Cos it shows what cunts they are.

In that case you'll love Billions.

 

[Orang Utan]

Yeah, but you watch cartoons and sci-fi stuff with monsters

You mean that I have wide-ranging tastes, and I’m not restricted to snobbery towards genre.
Well, er, hum, apart from one, if you can call films celebrating products and businessmen a genre.