Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
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Posted Thursday 4/14/22 at 2:55AM EDT
Why TV's true-story addiction has been so disappointing: "Reality has its virtues. But there ain’t nothing like the fake thing"
Television is in the midst of a glut of shows based on true stories, including Pam & Tommy, The Dropout,...
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Posted Thursday 4/07/22 at 2:48AM EDT
Journalists are the unsung heroes of tech scam series The Dropout, WeCrashed and Super Pumped
"You might have noticed that these are shows largely populated not by anti-heroes, but by evil billionaire villains," says Dustin...
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Posted Saturday 4/02/22 at 1:12AM EDT
WeCrashed, Super Pumped and The Dropout have a "workism" and "hustle culture" throughline
The "ethos of so-called 'hustle culture' – the idea that work is life and the self derives value through constant...
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The Dropout, Super Pumped and WeCrashed are creating a "Startup Prestige TV Show Bubble"
With Hulu's The Dropout, Showtime's Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber and Apple TV+'s WeCrashed premiering within weeks of each...
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Posted Saturday 3/12/22 at 4:05AM EST
A**holes are all the rage on TV these days: From The Dropout to The Thing About Pam to Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
"If you doubt a**hole season is upon us, simply turn on your TV," says Melanie McFarland.
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Winning Time is so captivated with its Adam McKay style, it forgets what made the Lakers exciting
"Winning Time showcases many of the most grating tendencies of McKay’s recent work," says Jack Hamilton of the HBO's Winning Time:...
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TV keeps telling the same stories about "evil tech dweebs"
Hulu's The Dropout, Showtime's Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber and Apple TV+'s WeCrashed premiering in the span of three weeks "isn’t just a...
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Posted Tuesday 3/01/22 at 3:10AM EST
With "hot" actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt as its star, Super Pumped is glorifying former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
"Gordon-Levitt is the latest acclaimed actor to portray an infamous businessperson in a Hollywood drama," says Alison Griswold.
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Posted Tuesday 3/01/22 at 3:10AM EST
Inventing Anna, The Dropout, WeCrashed and Super Pumped should've waited 20 years to dramatize their real-life stories
"These stories are just too fresh!" says Sarah Hagi.
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Posted Saturday 2/26/22 at 4:55AM EST
TV's docudrama trend is worrisome, from Inventing Anna to Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
While there have been stellar shows depicting real-life events -- from Chernobyl to Unbelievable to When They See Us -- the many...
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Posted Saturday 2/26/22 at 4:55AM EST
Showtime's Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber is the "tech bro" of anthology series
"It should be clear that a film or TV series needn’t focus on a person with redeeming social qualities, especially...
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TV Today: Vikings: Valhalla, Super Pumped, and Killing Eve Lead a Weekend of Premieres
There’s something for everyone on TV this weekend as Netflix expands the Vikings franchise, Joseph Gordon-Levitt dramatizes the rise and...
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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Presents TV's Latest Bad Tech Bro
We live in an age of cretins.
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Posted Wednesday 2/23/22 at 2:16PM EST
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber will "probably" keep the Super Pumped title for future seasons
The reason Super Pumped has its title is because the phrase is one of Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick's...
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Posted Tuesday 2/22/22 at 6:54PM EST
Quentin Tarantino being a massive Billions fan led to him narrating Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Brian Koppelman, who co-created both Super Pumped and Billions with David Levien, says he reached out Tarantino to serve as...