History Trivia / SiliconValley

-->“I hope to not ruin it for you, but Creator/TJMiller was a bully and petulant brat".

** According to Creator/MikeJudge, and Alec Berg they came "very close" to having the series finale explicitly show that [[spoiler:Jian-Yang murdered Erlich [[DeadPersonImpersonation to steal his identity]]]] but then decided to leave it ambiguous.

** The opening scene of the pilot was inspired by a party Judge attended where Creator/RunDMC was playing to a similarly uninterested tech crowd. Judge went with Creator/KidRock mostly because Rock owed him a favor.

** According to Creator/MikeJudge, and Alec Berg they came "very close" to having the series finale explicitly show that [[spoiler:Jian-Yang murdered Erlich [[KillAndReplace to steal his identity]]]] but then decided to leave it ambiguous.

** According to Creator/MikeJudge, and Alec Berg they came "very close" to having the series finale explicitly show that [[spoiler:Jian-Yang murdered Erlich [[KillAndReplace to assume his identity]]]] but then decided to leave it ambiguous.

** According to Creator/MikeJudge, and Alec Berg they came "very close" to having the series finale explicitly show that [[spoiler:Jian-Yang murdered Erlich [[KillAndReplace to assume his identity]] but then decided to leave it ambiguous.

** Creator/TJMiller said that the reason he left the show was because it had become [[StatusQuoIsGod too cyclical]] and was in danger of wearing thin. Ironically, the producers (including Creator/MikeJudge) give the same reason for their plan to write Erlich off for most of season 5 as was originally planned before Miller outright quit, as they got tired recycling the same old plots to keep him relevant to the various storylines and Miller's bad behind the scenes behavior gave them the sword to cut the Gordian knot and write out the actor. Miller's increasingly bizarre and even dangerous behavior since has given this a lot of credence.

* BigNameFan: UsefulNotes/BillGates is an outspoken fan of the show and how it very accurately skewers the tech industry. He even had a cameo in the series finale.

** Due to Creator/TJMiller’s scedule, As well as his lack of dedication to being on the show, with Miller often being late to tapings, and alleged clashes with Co-creator, Alec Berg, as well as difficulty by the writers in finding stuff for Erlich to do, the writers only planned Erlich’s bus trip to China to be temporary, with Erlich returning for three episodes in Season 5 before writing him out of the show for good. Miller declined to return at all, making his departure permanent.

** TJ Miller said that the reason he left the show was because it had become [[StatusQuoIsGod too cyclical]] and was in danger of wearing thin. Ironically, the producers (including Mike Judge) give the same reason for their plan to write Erlich off for most of season 5 as was originally planned before Miller outright quit, as they got tired recycling the same old plots to keep him relevant to the various storylines and Miller's bad behind the scenes behavior gave them the sword to cut the Gordian knot and write out the actor. Miller's increasingly bizarre and even dangerous behavior since has given this a lot of credence.

** Due to T.J. Miller’s scedule, As well as his lack of dedication to being on the show, with Miller often being late to tapings, and alleged clashes with Co-creator, Alec Berg, as well as difficulty by the writers in finding stuff for Erlich to do, the writers only planned Erlich’s bus trip to China to be temporary, with Erlich returning for three episodes in Season 5 before writing him out of the show for good. Miller declined to return at all, making his departure permanent.

** Mike Judge based the show on his own experiences as part of the F/A-18 program.

* CaliforniaDoubling: Very little of the series films in Silicon Valley or the ajoining areas featured in the show. All interiors are filmed in and around Los Angeles.
** Most establishing shots are however, filmed on location in and around Silicon Valley, this includes resturaunts as well.
** Most real locations were filmed on location as well, such as AT&T Park, Oracle Arena, and Moscone Center.

** A year later, Alice Wetterlund accused the rest of the cast and crew of being complicit in Miller's antics, which were already at a level that should have been unacceptable even back during her time on the show. She concluded "they can all fuck off forever."

* CreatorBacklash: TJ Miller said that the reason he left the show was because it had become [[StatusQuoIsGod too cyclical]] and was in danger of wearing thin. Ironically, the producers (including Mike Judge) give the same reason for their plan to write Erlich off for most of season 5 as was originally planned before Miller outright quit, as they got tired recycling the same old plots to keep him relevant to the various storylines and Miller's bad behind the scenes behavior gave them the sword to cut the Gordian knot and write out the actor. Miller's increasingly bizarre and even dangerous behavior since has given this a lot of credence.

** Due to T.J. Miller’s scedule, As well as his lack of defication to being on the show, with Miller often being late to tapings, and alleged clashes with Co-creator, Alec Berg, as well as difficulty by the writers in finding stuff for Erlich to do, the writers only planned Erlich’s bus trip to China to be temporary, with Erlich returning for three episodes in Season 5 before writing him out of the show for good. Miller declined to return at all, making his departure permanent.

** Due to T.J. Miller’s scedule, as well as difficulty finding stuff for Erlich to do, the writers only planned Erlich’s bus trip to China to be temporary, with Erlich returning for three episodes in Season 5 before writing him out of the show for good. Miller declined to return at allo, making his departure permanent.

** Due to T.J. Miller’s scedule, as well as difficulty finding stuff for Erlich to do, the writers only planned Erlich’s bus trip to China to be temporary, with Erlich returning for a handful of episodes in Season 5. Miller declined to return at all, making his departure permanent.

** Most establishing shots are however filmed on location in and around Silicon Valley, this includes resturaunts as well.
** Most real locations were filmed on location as well, such as AT&T Park Oracle Arena, and Moscone Center.

** Due to T.J. Miller’s scedule, the writers only planned Erlich’s bus trip to China to be temporary, with Erlich returning for a handful of episodes in Season 5. Miller declined to return at all, making his departure permanent.

* CreatorBacklash: TJ Miller said that the reason he left the show was because it had become [[StatusQuoIsGod too cyclical]] and was in danger of wearing thin. Ironically, the producers (including Mike Judge) give the same reason for firing TJ Miller from the show, as they got tired recycling the same old plots to keep him relevant to the various storylines and Miller's bad behind the scenes behavior gave them the sword to cut the Gordian knot and write out the actor. Miller's increasingly bizarre and even dangerous behavior since has given this a lot of credence.

* CreatorBacklash: TJ Miller said that the reason he left the show was because it had become [[StatusQuoIsGod too cyclical]] and was in danger of wearing thin. Ironically, the producers (including Mike Judge) give the same reason for firing TJ Miller from the show, as they got tired recycling the same old plots to keep him relevant to the various storylines and Miller's bad behind the scenes behavior gave them the sword to cut the Gordian knot and write out the actor

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Pied Piper’s Skunkworks was planned as a multi-episode arc spanning most of season 3, it was abandoned, after it was believed it would be funnier to have the plan immediately blow up in their face.

* CreatorBacklash: TJ Miller said that the reason he left the show was because it had become [[StatusQuoIsGod too cyclical]] and was in danger of wearing thin. He criticized Executive Producer Alec Berg for guiding the show in this direction.

** Jared's inexplicable nighttime German ramblings originate from an experience that actor Zach Woods had. According to his roommate, he awoke from a sound sleep and announced, "I hate the Jews!" before promptly felling back asleep. Woods, who is Jewish, has no memory of the event.

* ActorAllusion: [[Film/TheInternship It's not the first time Big Head works at a giant tech company.]]

* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: The core cast is made up of seasoned improv comedians. So much of the show's dialogue comes from them riffing off of one another.

* CreatorBacklash: TJ Miller threw some major shade at Alec Berg (and by extension all Harvard graduates) after leaving the show. He also implied that Thomas Middleditch was making things increasingly tense due to feeling that Miller was upstaging him.