SILICON VALLEY: The Complete Third Season Blu-ray Review

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When we last saw our heroes, Richard had the company swept out from under him and lost the ability to do things the way that he wants to do. He has been bumped down to the CTO with Jack Barker as his boss. The company has lost its direction and the overall vision that is what moved he and his friends to keep going. Jack wants to sell out and they may have to do what Jack says but they will try to derail the project as best as they can.

SILCON VALLEY is a comedy series on HBO that follows a group of programmers, a very strange marketing/finance guy, an eccentric entrepreneur, and a man who fails upward. Mike Judge created the show and he shows some of the backwards thinking when it comes to people in the technology industry but delivers it in a comical way like OFFICE SPACE.

The group of programmers are Thomas Middleditch (Richard), Martin Starr (Gilfoyle), and Kumail Nanjiani (Dinesh). They work with Zach Woods who plays Jared; a guy that if you called him awkward, it would be an understatement. When they’re together, you know that they’re friends but they do not make life easy for each other at all. Gilfoyle and Dinesh are easily the worst and the most vulgar but some of the dry comedy is funny. The tech that the show tackles is also part of the appeal for those who are interested in that kind of thing.

Cast
Thomas Middleditch – Richard Hendricks
T.J. Miller – Erlich Bachman
Josh Brener – Nelson ‘Big Head’ Bighetti
Martin Starr – Bertram Gilfoyle
Kumail Nanjiani – Dinesh Chugtai
Amanda Crew – Monica
Zach Woods – Donald ‘Jared’ Dunn
Matt Ross – Gavin Belson

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VIDEO QUALITY:

The video is a 1080p presentation and the images are clean. The details are sharp and when I say clean, I’m saying it in the digital way. Clothing patterns and materials are easily seen as well as facial lines. The skin tones have a coloring that is tough to explain. They’re natural however, they look a little washed out in some scenes rather than having the level of warmth. At the same time, the coloring really pops in certain places that are apparent in the screen shots here.

AUDIO QUALITY:

The audio is a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix and it’s adequate for the series. The show is dialogue heavy with the voices coming through clearly. Also, the sound effects are reproduced well regardless of the situation. The only times that the LFEs kick in is when there is music playing because buzzing computers and servers don’t really make all that much noise. At the same time, there is great use of the surround speakers for ambient office noise and goings on at Erlich’s house. It is a busy environment with everyone doing their own thing simultaneously.

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SUPPLEMENTS & PACKAGING

Disc One
-Deleted Scenes

Disc Two
-Deleted Scenes

Disc Details
2-disc Blu-ray Set
digital copy
slipcover is included with the first pressing

Episode List
1. Founder Friendly
2. Two in the Box
3. Meinertzhagen’s Haversack
4. Maleant Data Systems Solutions
5. The Empty Chair
6. Bachmanity Insanity
7. To Build a Better Beta
8. Bachman’s Earning’s Over-Ride
9. Daily Active Users
10. The Uptick

Edition Ratings
TV-14

Region Coding
Region Free

Video Resolution
1080p AVC MPEG-4
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1

Audio Mixes
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
French DTS 5.1
Spanish DTS 2.0

Subtitles
English SDH
French
Spanish
Danish
Finnish
Norwegian
Swedish

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THE BOTTOM LINE:

This season has a lot of funny moments but it’s a little slow out of the gate. About 3 episodes in, it rights itself back to normal. The video is right on par for HBO and the audio follows suit. Both are strong and they make sense for the release. The extras are on the lighter side with only deleted scenes on each disc. So if you’re a fan of the show and you have picked up the previous seasons, this one is worth picking up.

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MEDIA JOURNALIST | Michael is a fanatic about all both cinema old and new. He collects anything from 1:6 Scale, 1:12 Scale, and vinyl Collectibles plus Slipcovers and Steelbooks. He loves pop culture, writing, reviewing films & collectibles, and journalism. An avid Batman, The Joker and anything comics junkie, he will also chat it up about pretty much anything. Go ahead and ask...