joining me today, silicon valley creator mike judge and executive producer alec berg. thank you for joining us. i am a big fan and i have seen every episode. you have written, produced, and directed several different episodes. what is different about season two? mike: alec? alec: the biggest thing we have had to deal with was the loss of christopher evan welch, who played peter gregory. he was the cornerstone of season one, the guy financing-wise. that was a huge, huge hole to fill and writing-wise a challenge to figure out what to do. emily: he was terrific and i understand he is being replaced by a woman. mike: not necessarily replaced. his firm, she becomes the lead partner, this new character that was not in season one. played by suzanne cryer. but he is -- it is not necessarily one for one. he is not, necessarily -- you cannot replace him with anyone. we had to write around that. the second season is the story about what happens to a company. it is them going to the next level. emily: everybody wants to know, is there a good dick joke in this series? i mean, that

mike judge of "office space" and "beavis and butthead," and alec berg, writer on "seinfeld."day, silicon valley