Thomas Middleditch and Josh Brener on ‘Silicon Valley’ (Jaimie Trueblood, HBO)
Josh Brener, who plays “Big Head” on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” will host a special night on Sept. 30 focused on HBO-related and entertainment-focused general trivia. So, The Denver Post/Shiny Objects is forming a team and we want you on it.
Team Captain, Denver Post digital editor Francie Swidler, is a trivia whiz and a Silicon Valley superfan for lucky winners. The event is at at World of Beer in Lodo, so any winners have to be 21.
Why are we doing this? Our determined that while HBO has some free passes to this event , they are so limited that the number available will not even get close to fleventyfive. Frankly, we don’t wanna live in a world where someone else makes the world a better place better than we do.
Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr, Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods and T.J. Miller of Silicon Valley. (Isabella Vosmikova, HBO)
The event, sponsored by , will follow the traditional Geeks Who Drink model of two audio rounds — the first will be “Name that Tune” style and the second is comprised of soundbites from various HBO shows. Lots of giveaways, too. (Read: HBO has awesome shows with awesome schwag.)
Here’s how it works.
- How do I enter?.
- Are there bonus entries?: Yes. Tweet the following for an additional chance to win: I entered to win a night with @SiliconHBO’s Big Head and @DenverPost. You can too: (PUT LINK HERE PLEASE) #SiliconValleyDen
- When does the contest end? Entries must be received by Monday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. MST.
- When will I know if I won? HBO will contact each winner by email on Monday by 10 p.m. and we will post winners on this site. Winners must confirm by noon Tuesday, Sept. 29.
- What else do I need to do? Have your favorite Silicon Valley quote ready for aforementioned Google form.
- Will Big Head really be there? Yes, actor Josh Brener, who plays Big Head, is the host.
- What is the fine print? Since this is at a bar, all winners must be 21 or older. If you’re not 21, you can not
come. No exceptions. We don’t make the laws. - Why Denver? HBO loves Denver, says company regional PR director David Castro, who pointed out the success of March’s . And to promote HBO NOW to Denver’s tech-driven consumers, of course.
- Why are you doing this? We already told you: We don’t wanna live in a world where someone else makes the world a better place better than we do. Also, beer and trivia, duh.
Our lucky winners will also get an exclusive hoodie. Our only requirement is that we get a photo of the team in their hoodies. Why? Because we want to see if Gavin Belson’s “five programmers” theory applies to trivia teams, too.
Silicon Valley begins production on season 3 this fall.
