Nathan Barley - Episode 1
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as a savage, ahead-of-its-time parody of startup and tech culture.
What it is
The first episode of Nathan Barley, Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker's British sitcom satirizing hip media and startup scenesters in mid-2000s Shoreditch. Cynical writer Dan Ashcroft finds himself idolized by the moronic Nathan Barley.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2018 to 2023.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec qingcharles · 2023-07 · on “When did Alan Partridge first appear on television?”
If you like Chris Morris material I can highly, highly , recommend Nathan Barley which was ahead of its time: [this video] Sad that his web site is now offline... www.trashbat.co.ck
Recommends cutler · 2018-11 · on “If you want to understand Silicon Valley, watch Silicon Valley”
You might also like "Nathan Barley (2005)" - a savage British TV parody of the mid-2000s startup scene in Shoreditch, London. [this video]
Cites smileypete · 2020-01 · on “How Swedes were fooled by the book “Surrounded by Idiots””
Late to this, but it reminds me of 'the rise of the idiots' from the 2006(!) series 'Nathan Barley' [LINK] [this video]