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i want to know WHO(!) was responsible for all the product placements in the latest episode of silicon valley! if you watch this HBO series - which is pretty danged funny - my favorite in the series, Gavin Belson, played by Matt Ross ("I don't know about you people, but I don't want to live in a world where someone else makes the world a better place better than we do") takes part in a triathlon.

very obviously ROKA owns this. but also wattie ink, rudy project, quintana roo, diamondback (andean) and others. i couldn't keep track of them all. terrific.

my guess is either matt dixon or michael epstein (malibu tri, MESP), had their fingerprints on this. or, perhaps, ryan coelho (USA productions, who puts on most of the bay area triathlons). and, who is the writer on this series who obviously does triathlons? own it! whoever you were! come clean! it was a great get. fun to watch.

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Last edited by: Slowman: Nov 11, 19 7:10
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Was hilarious and on-point as always
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Re: Silicon Valley [USCoregonian] [ In reply to ]
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USCoregonian wrote:
Was hilarious and on-point as always

i traded some emails with ROKA. it wasn't a thing they sought. i mean, how would you? who knows when a triathlon is going to pop up in a script? the production company contacted ROKA and i just got off the phone with the point person at ROKA for such a reachout and she thought it was a gag. anyway, i'm getting to the bottom of this. and i'm going to try just to get a clip of the scene from the production company, to embed in an article (if they're willing to offer it up).

Dan Empfield
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Re: Silicon Valley [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Pretty suspicious they were riding Quintana Roo(f) bikes, don't you think?

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Re: Silicon Valley [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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We're talking about it in Team Wattie Ink. So far nothing has come up about them being sent anything.

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Re: Silicon Valley [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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So my company was actually in a similar situation last season (of Silicon Valley). They do a ton of research to figure out the most prevalent/ essential brands in whatever scene they're setting, then reach out. If anything it's a pretty ringing endorsement of the tri brands here, and probably represents a cross section of what people are riding and wearing in the bay area.
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klehner wrote:
Pretty suspicious they were riding Quintana Roo(f) bikes, don't you think?

i don't remember all that was being ridden. at least one QR, and a diamondback andean. i'd have to see it again.

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Re: Silicon Valley [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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HBO posted this on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM92SsicCoU
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Re: Silicon Valley [klehner] [ In reply to ]
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klehner wrote:
Pretty suspicious they were riding Quintana Roo(f) bikes, don't you think?

Would be better if there was a Leon's QEM throw-back product placement.
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Re: Silicon Valley [EndlessH2O] [ In reply to ]
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That guy was CRAZY! blast from the past

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Re: Silicon Valley [Sbernardi] [ In reply to ]
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Sbernardi wrote:
That guy was CRAZY! blast from the past

he's on our front page today.

Dan Empfield
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Re: Silicon Valley [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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Mike Judge is the greatest and the seasons just keep on getting better. Gavin looked like Brian Ross from London Real in his kit, lol.
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Re: Silicon Valley [fulla] [ In reply to ]
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fulla wrote:
HBO posted this on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM92SsicCoU
Well I guess I need to start watching SV again. Also did they intentionally misspell "Triathalon" in the title of that video?

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Re: Silicon Valley [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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I was still at DBack when filming happened, and their production staff sought us out directly. Seemed like an in house effort, with the usual attention to detail that characterizes this show.

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fredly wrote:
I was still at DBack when filming happened, and their production staff sought us out directly. Seemed like an in house effort, with the usual attention to detail that characterizes this show.

thank you for your part in making the world a better place ;-)

Dan Empfield
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Re: Silicon Valley [Slowman] [ In reply to ]
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FYI the wattie ink kit and hokas are being sold off with some other memorabilia from the show.

https://auction.screenbid.com/...ge%3D4%26items%3D100

It's a steal at $50 for all that right now, although I imagine it will go a bit higher after being posted here. Hope a ST'er nabs it and posts a pic
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