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    By Kenneth Butler published 22 September 2017

    Do you miss Silicon Valley? Here are 13 shows that use the tech world as a punchline with the same satirical acid as HBO's hit series.

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    What to Watch After Silicon Valley

    What to Watch After Silicon Valley

    There’s no show quite like Silicon Valley, HBO's raunchy satire of stupid things done by smart people in the world of tech startups. If you've watched all of Silicon Valley’s three seasons and are thirsty for more television with a startup-savvy view,  quirky characters and sick burns that scar like a grease fire, here are 13 shows you'll want to watch.

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    Party Down

    Party Down

    Where Silicon Valley satirizes north California's brilliant, competitive coder industry, Party Down jokes aim a little lower — specifically, down to Los Angeles. A group of Hollywood failures that includes actors, writers, comedians and just plain mopes get together for odd jobs as party caterers in and around America's hollow entertainment mecca. What follows is a hilarious ensemble of idiots who get into humiliating scenarios.

    Seasons:  2

    Where to Watch: Netflix

    Party Down: Casey Should be More Discrete

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    Page 2 of 14
    Veep

    Veep

    This look at the Washington, D.C., political elite, told from the viewpoint of U.S. Vice President Selina Meyer, pulls absolutely zero punches. Shallow, foul-mouthed, uncompassionate and self-serving, Meyer is everything a politician shouldn't be. And that's what makes the savage barbs Meyer, and her sheep herd of a staff, hurl ruthlessly at one another so much fun to watch.

    Seasons: 5

    Where to Watch: HBO Go

    Veep Season 5: Clip Tease (HBO)

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    Betas

    Betas

    Even if you don't recall the Amazon Studios comedy about startup culture that launched a year before Silicon Valley, you can still get acquainted. Betas follows Trey, a driven young project manager with big algorithmic dreams and a cast of geeky, maladjusted friends to help him, each oddly antisocial in his or her own way. One friend, Hobbes, is played by Jon Daly of the Kroll Show.

    Seasons: 1

    Where to Watch: Amazon

    Amazon Originals: BETAS pilot trailer

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    Happy-ish

    Happy-ish

    The legendary Steve Coogan stars in this single-season Showtime comedy-drama about a middle-age advertising director who's generally dissatisfied with everything in his perfectly wonderful life. Thom Payne (Coogan) and his wife Lee (played riotously by Kathryn Hahn) butt into annoyances everywhere and can't help but ruminate on — or aggressively attack — the frivolity floating in front of their faces.

    Seasons: 1

    Where to Watch: Hulu (with Showtime add-on)

    HAPPYish | 'Not Sunday' Official Clip | Season 1 Episode 1

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    Dreamland

    Dreamland

    Dreamland, an Australian show about the endless bureaucracy of city planning, derives comedy from stupidity and perversity, like Silicon Valley. Its cast of characters rotate in and out of an office called the Nation Building Authority. The NBA's job is overwhelming, and in each episode the team deals with chaotic, mind-numbing mix-ups. It's a testament to the show that you keeping rooting for this weary band of sandbagged bureaucrats.

    Seasons: 2

    Where to Watch: Netflix

    Dreamland Series 1 (Trailer)

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    Halt and Catch Fire

    Halt and Catch Fire

    Halt and Catch Fire isn't a comedy, but if you like the door that Silicon Valley opens into the world of tech-corporate boardrooms, you'll enjoy this well-acted AMC drama about three dreamers hunting greatness in the early '80s computer boom. The show offers a twisty, enthralling narrative that also shines a light on the inner workings of the PC industry way before Apple and Microsoft.

    Seasons: 2

    Where to Watch: Amazon

    Sneak Peek Scene From the Season 2 Premiere: Halt and Catch Fire

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    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill, Silicon Valley creator Mike Judge's longest-running and most acclaimed project, is an animated sitcom that provided an alternative to the cartoony hijinks of the Simpsons. The Hill family is nowhere near as smart or as ambitious as the characters on Silicon Valley, but red-state suburbia has its own brand of hilarity, not to mention a heart-warming type of community that makes the show intelligent and entertaining.

    Seasons: 13

    Where to Watch: Netflix, Hulu, YouTube

    King Of The Hill Full Theme

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    The IT Crowd

    The IT Crowd

    If you like the socially challenged characters of Silicon Valley, the IT Crowd should go on your binge-watch list. This British export is set in the basement of a purposeless corporation. There, Roy, a work-shy slacker, and his best friend, Moss, a geek savant with little grace and few friends, work with a know-nothing boss named Jen. The IT Crowd finds comedic water the overdrawn well of geek tropes.

    Seasons: 4

    Where to Watch: Netflix

    Best scenes IT crowd

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    The Goode Family

    The Goode Family

    The Goode Family, Mike Judge's animated comedy about a family of ultra-liberal do-gooders, landed some laughs about just how far political correctness can go. When Gerald Goode suggests to his wife that "people of color" is an acceptable way to refer to their nonwhite neighbor, she scoffs: "That's just 'colored people' in reverse, and I know that's not right." The punchlines get even more uncomfortably funny from there.

    Seasons: 1

    Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon, Crackle, YouTube

    The Goode Family Pilot

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    Battleground

    Battleground

    Battleground focuses on the unpolished campaign team of a Wisconsin state senator looking to win a seat in the Congress. Shot in the mockumentary style of The Office, Battleground follows campaign manager Chris "Tak" Davis as he labors to earn his losing candidate a win. As with Silicon Valley, you'll immediately root for Tak and his team of diligent volunteers as they take on much bigger forces.

    Seasons: 1

    Where to Watch: Hulu

    Battleground - A Hulu Original Series (Trailer)

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    The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

    The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret

    If you like Silicon Valley for the shaky heroes who aren't always equipped to handle the challenges of managing their own company, get ready for Todd Margaret, who's equipped to handle absolutely nothing. The linchpin to this show is just how increasingly poor the title character's decisions become. No matter how deep the hole Todd digs, he'll tell a boldly stupid lie that digs him even deeper.

    Seasons: 3

    Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Crackle

    Brent Wilts (Will Arnett) at Todd Margaret's trial

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    Page 12 of 14
    Mr. Robot

    Mr. Robot

    Though there's not much to smile about in Mr. Robot, there is a server-load of well-researched digital espionage. By day, Eliot Alderson works in corporate cybersecurity but by night he's trying to bring down the very corporation that signs his paychecks. The show has garnered praise, for both its intense, moody directing and its accurate representation of hacking culture, which was even hailed as authentic by hackers in Anonymous.

    Seasons: 2

    Where to Watch: Amazon (Season 1 only)

    Mr. Robot: Official Extended Trailer - Season 1

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    Start Up

    Start Up

    Start Up's title might imply San Jose sunshine and bright young coders, but the show is anything but. Martin Freeman plays a Miami FBI agent chasing down a team of digital thieves that includes a hacker named Izzy. Izzy knows how to digitize cash via bitcoin, and so the plot begins. If you love a good cop drama/tech thriller, Start Up might be up your dark, gritty alley.

    Seasons: 1  

    Where to Watch: Crackle

    StartUp - Official Teaser Trailer - Crackle

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    Page 14 of 14
    Kenneth Butler
    Kenneth Butler
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    As social media editor, Kenneth Butler arms readers with Tom’s Guide’s limitless advice and know-how, digging into the tech world to help tell stories that get readers looking, voting, sharing, thinking and laughing. In the past, he’s worked as a fact checker, staff writer and production director for Laptop Mag and Tom's Guide. His off-hour hobbies include early morning runs, writing comedy, writing about pop culture, obsessing over details in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and planning his ultimate Halloween costume, Major Payne. He's also on an unending quest to try every flavor of Oreo. Lemon Double-Stuff is still the best.

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