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Silicon Valley From the mind of Mike Judge - the man behind the incomparable Office Space - this new HBO series is like a tech The Hollowmen. The details of life as a seed fund-chasing dev-nerd all feel spot on, while Thomas Middleditch, as the dev who may just have hit on a game-changing algorithm, and TJ Miller, as the sinister tool he works for, are perfect. thecomedychannel.com.au Betas Not yet available in Australia, so you don’t have to get past the fact that it’s as funny as hard drive failure. There’s the germ of a good show here, but nothing rings true, least of all the app that Betas’ band of lovable misfits are supposedly working on. The actors are left to struggle gamely with thin characterisation, lazy scripts and weird pacing, but LOLZ are AWOL. Amazon.com