Silicon Valley is set to return for its fifth season on March 25. However, interested individuals should be familiar with the fact that the fifth season won’t be the same as its predecessors, seeing as how T.J. Miller left the series in the fourth season. As a result, what Silicon Valley will look like without one of its stars has been one of the central issues for interested individuals ever since the fifth season was confirmed.
What Did the Cast and Crew Say About T.J. Miller?
Recently, the cast and crew of Silicon Valley spoke out about Miller leaving the series. Something that provided interested individuals with a fair amount of information about what happened as well as why it happened.
For example, a fair amount of information was released about Miller’s bad behavior on the set. In short, the cast and crew of Silicon Valley were unstinting with their praise of Miller’s comedic talent, so much so that some of them outright called him a genius. However, they were not hesitant to talk about his bad behavior, with examples ranging from him sleeping on the set to him showing up both late and unprepared when he bothered to show up at all. At one point, the cast and crew of Silicon Valley stated that matters had become so bad that it was no longer possible to predict whether Miller would manage to make it onto the set on a particular day, which was a huge problem because filming for the series couldn’t proceed without him. This was the reason that people in charge offered him the chance to exit the series with a small number of episodes in the fifth season, which Miller turned down in preference for bowing out in the fourth season so that he could focus on other pursuits.
As for the upcoming season, it is perhaps unsurprising to learn that the cast and crew of Silicon Valley voiced positive sentiments about their prospects. For example, one of the showrunners Alec Berg compared the rest of the stars to the Golden State Warriors, but when his statement would’ve led to a natural comparison between Miller and LeBron James, he instead said that Miller wasn’t Lebron James. Something that amused Miller when he heard about what Berg had to say. Meanwhile, one of the other stars Kumail Nanjiani has said that Miller’s departure might be a good thing for the series because of its timing. As he sees it, Silicon Valley has become a middle-aged series, meaning that it has become settled into its routines. In this light, Miller’s departure is the sort of significant change that promises to shake things up, which could help keep the series feeling fresh in spite of the fact that it has been running for some time.
Further Considerations
Regardless, whether Silicon Valley can continue to be successful or not remains to be seen. However, interested individuals should be able to see for themselves come March 25, which will see the start of the latest season on HBO.
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