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What Would Diplo Do?

  • TV Series
  • 2017
  • TV-14
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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James Van Der Beek in What Would Diplo Do? (2017)
James Van Der Beek plays Diplo in this Viceland series.
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Being an international superstar DJ and producer doesn't make you good at life. But ain't nobody got put on this earth 'cause they were perfect, right? So as long as we're still in the game,... Read allBeing an international superstar DJ and producer doesn't make you good at life. But ain't nobody got put on this earth 'cause they were perfect, right? So as long as we're still in the game, we got a chance to get it right.Being an international superstar DJ and producer doesn't make you good at life. But ain't nobody got put on this earth 'cause they were perfect, right? So as long as we're still in the game, we got a chance to get it right.

  • Stars
    • James Van Der Beek
    • Bobby Lee
    • Dora Madison
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    659
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    • Stars
      • James Van Der Beek
      • Bobby Lee
      • Dora Madison
    • 11User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    James Van Der Beek
    James Van Der Beek
    • Diplo
    • 2017
    Bobby Lee
    Bobby Lee
    • Brian
    • 2017
    Dora Madison
    Dora Madison
    • Karen
    • 2017
    Dillon Francis
    Dillon Francis
    • Jasper
    • 2017
    Michael Croner
    Michael Croner
    • Kröner
    • 2017
    Jamar Malachi Neighbors
    Jamar Malachi Neighbors
    • Jamar
    • 2017
    Renzo Romero
    • 2017
    Nick Colletti
    • 2017
    Brandon Wardell
    Brandon Wardell
    • Skrillex
    • 2017
    Leah Kilpatrick
    Leah Kilpatrick
    • 2017
    Joy Bryant
    Joy Bryant
    • Chandra
    • 2017
    Dave Rispoli
    Dave Rispoli
    • Earnest
    • 2017
    Ben Jenkin
    Ben Jenkin
    • 2017
    Lyduan Gonzalez
    Lyduan Gonzalez
    • 2017
    Linday Blaufarb
    • 2017
    Emjay Anthony
    Emjay Anthony
    • Jackson
    • 2017
    Emiliano Díez
    Emiliano Díez
    • 2017
    Courtney Friel
    Courtney Friel
    • Robyn
    • 2017
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    9piracymoney-339-482403

    Funny show

    Not an accurate depiction but a really funny show. Just off the cuff comedy. Bobby lee and Van are hilarious both on their podcasts and the show.
    2Mykle_Ykle

    Waste?

    Not funny to me. It was severely dumb. I was like a Disney sitcom for stupid adults.
    8korinez

    Unexpectedly funny

    This comedy series depicts life of Diplo, a star DJ. Diplo is a real person and he very well knows about this show since he is an executive producer of the series and he definitely takes part in writing the scenario. Somebody on the Internet called this show 'Spinal Tap' for the dance music world and I do believe that it is the best possible way to describe it. There is a movie, 'Spinal Tap' which is celebrated for the way it depicts a story of a fictional rock band. It mocks all the existing clichés related to a life of a rock band in a grotesque and elegant way. (Run and watch it if you haven't, it's golden.) This series does the same to the world of popular music, constantly referring to the stars that we all know or have at least heard of once like Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift or Calvin Harris. Some of them are featured in the series, played by actors, obviously. The humour is definitely above-the-waist, the show is witty, the jokes sound neither vulgar nor cheesy. The dialogues felt like a holiday for my ears because after piling through first 10 minutes of dozens first episodes of dozens of comedy series I finally found something that sounds smart.

    Played by James van der Beek who showcased his comedy talent in 'Don't trust the B-- in Apartment 23', Diplo is nothing but a talented, naive child who wants to have everything delivered to him right this instant. What's precious is that he is absolutely impossible to be seriously mad at, like Peter Pan. His crew is constantly moaning about how unbearable Diplo is yet you can see that none of them would trade the chance to spend their days in such a fascinating way for anything else. Other actors did a pretty good job as well, none of their performances seemed cringy or hard to believe.

    For me, this series is a breath of fresh air. Will definitely recommend it to all of my friends.
    10tylerpurrden-783-365614

    The only had thing about it

    Is that there's only one season!! Would love to see more behind the scenes stuff; would love to see Diplo actually talk about anything as far as references or did it just spring fully written from James Van DER Beek's cranium.
    6SnoopyStyle

    a laugh every once in awhile

    Diplo (James Van Der Beek) is an international electronic DJ superstar. He is self-obsessed and an unaware diva. His assistant Karen has to cater to his every whim. Jasper is his idiot school friend and hanger on posse. Brian (Bobby Lee) is his manager. Kröner is his stat-obsessed tech. Jamar is his ball-busting best friend.

    Everybody is trying to do original material for the streaming world. This is probably Viceland dipping its toe in the water. It's low budget, high concept. Van Der Beek has done the deadpan realistic idiot character before. It's modeled after someone like Calvin Harris. Here's the deal. There isn't much in terms of writing. It is like a concept being produced for each episode and let the inmates run wild. There may be a laugh a show. This is somebody trying something and having fun with it. There are worst things in the world.

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      James Van Der Beek (Diplo) and Michael Croner (Kröner) both appear in "Don't trust the b---- in apt 23"
    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: Conor McGregor/James Van Der Beek/Dan St. Germain (2017)

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ¿Qué haría Diplo?
    • Production companies
      • Matador Content
      • Viceland
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