Veep

You, Me, and TV

In this episode we break down the pilot episode of Veep, which was created by Armando Iannucci, and premiered on April 22, 2012. Seasons one and two available on Amazon Prime, and all seven seasons are available with an HBO subscription. The title of the pilot episode is “Fundraiser.”

As always, we take a look at the Amazon Prime Description description: “Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the Vice President of the United States in this HBO comedy series. Season One follows her whirlwind day-to-day existence as she puts out political fires, juggles various demands and defends the interests of the chief executive.” And as we see in this episode, Vice President Selina Meyer may be setting most of those political fires herself.

We discuss some of the standout quotes from the episode, such as press secretary Mike McLintock’s damage control strategy of: “Let’s not make it the story and panic, okay? What if Tom Hanks dies?”

In addition to our detailed breakdown of the episode, we conclude the episode by highlighting some of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s other performances over the years--including the baffling Watching Ellie.

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