Disagree completely. I have actually been in situations like the call between Richard and Gavin when the lawyers representing the two contentious sides start sharing pleasantries. While servers do not actually catch fire often, startup companies with no infrastructure usually have glitchy technology. Setting the server on fire was a metaphor for all the tech problems that little companies have. The dynamic between Dinesh, Gilfoyle and the girl coder was not far off how these tech teams typically interact. Of course those three are funnier than real life coders, but the premise is accurate. I would have said that Hammeman was completely unrealistic, except for the fact that Mark Cuban is apparently just like him. And real life founder CEO's are often much, much, much worse than Richard. It was also about time for Richard to be fired. The least realistic part of the show is the VC firm. The lady boss is over the top, and I pray that Monica and Richard never sleep together, because that would be ridiculous. My initial reaction to Monica was that she was way too hot to be a VC, but upon reflection, I think that women in VC are disproportionately attractive relative to women in other fields. That said, Monica is the complete package, looks, big job, brains, and she would NEVER hook up with someone like Richard, especially if her firm was invested in his company. The Monicas of the world are with two kinds of men: 1) uber achiever that they met at business school or Ivy League undergrad, or 2) hunk man-candy that is still smart and socially adept enough to not embarrass her at the firm Christmas party. Richard is neither of those things. I hope the show doesn't jump the shark there.
