"God, I hate Palo Alto," an exotic dancer exclaims inside a house full of awkward tech nerds during an episode of HBO's Silicon Valley, which debuts Sunday at 10 p.m. ET — an ideal time slot after the Game of Thrones season four premiere.

But for all of the things that this frustrated dancer hates about Silicon Valley, you'll likely find them enjoyable while watching the new half-hour satirical comedy, as the series doesn't hold back mocking the area's burgeoning startup culture. The sitcom was somewhat inspired by co-creator Mike Judge — the mastermind behind King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-head and Office Space — who worked begrudgingly at a Silicon Valley startup in the 1980s.

"It's like Asperger's Entourage," T.J. Miller, who plays self-indulgent dotcom millionaire Erlich, told Mashable. "We’ve taken great pains to make it as real as possible, not only in the fact-checking but also in the texture and the characters of Silicon Valley."

The show follows introverted programmer Richard (played by Thomas Middleditch) and focuses on his compression algorithm hidden within his music site called Pied Piper. As soon as his employer Hooli, a tech company with eerily similar characteristics to what moviegoers saw about Google in last year's The Internship, and a venture capitalist discover the valuable algorithm, a bidding war emerges.

The fictitious battle to snatch up quality products and people is reminiscent of what's happening in the real world, with Facebook recently acquiring Oculus Rift maker Oculus VR and messaging app WhatsApp, just to name a few acquisitions in 2014.

Silicon Valley gives us a satirical behind-the-scenes look at these big financial dealings as well as the mindsets of every player involved in such eye-popping transactions.

"Mike Judge is a genius," said Kumail Nanjiani, who plays Richard's arrogant yet insecure colleague Dinesh. "He’s really good at getting into subcultures — like the culture of the office or the politics of very specific worlds. He nails a lot of it."

Judge infuses the series with cameos and references to actual tech behemoths. In the premiere episode, Google chairman Eric Schmidt makes an appearance at an expensive yet stale launch party, at one point ignoring an inevitable sales pitch. Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak also get name-dropped in the show's first trailer.

Middleditch hopes viewers, after seeing the season's eight episodes, "think it’s a funny comedy that has a rewarding story," he told Mashable after riding a wrecking ball and holding Grumpy Cat at SXSW in March.

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