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T.J. Miller is speaking out with his thoughts on the Silicon Valley series finale, two years after he left the HBO series.

The 38-year-old actor became a star with his role as Erlich Bachman on the comedy series, but after season four, it was announced that he and the network mutually agreed that he would depart the show.

After the series finale aired, T.J. told THR that he hasn’t watched the show regularly over the years, but he just binged the final season.

“It was so interesting and quite fun to be able to watch the show as an audience member and not part of the making of it. I was able to just enjoy everyone’s performance without being taken out of it by either remembering other takes from the day or what was going on in our lives the day we shot this or that, and also not having to turn into an analyst of my performance and study what was chosen and not, and then try to return to just watching it,” he said.

“I watched [the finale] Monday afternoon with [my wife] Kate and it was perfect. Not at all what I expected, but perfect. Again, so interesting to not know what was going to happen the entire season. I better appreciated the way the series was always a rollercoaster — when you are on the show you know how it’s all going to end before it even airs,” T.J. added. “That’s why I would come to table reads and do a cold read, not reading the script beforehand. I am better off the cuff, it would allow me to see jokes for the first time, and so my laughter would be genuine and a surprise — very helpful in a room full of executives and people who already knew the jokes. So, like that experience but times ten, I was able to be surprised at every turn and especially by the finale! So fun. To see them fail and succeed and fail and then fail at failing and then fail – it was perfect. Richard ended up working for Gavin Belson on ‘Tethics,’ Dinesh and Gilfoyle co-founding a company, Jared working with the elderly, Big Head the president of Stanford, Monica working for the NSA, Gabe being so so funny — again. Perfect.”

Silicon Valley is giving fans a first look at its final season!

The upcoming sixth season will follow the Pied Piper team as founder Richard Hendricks must testify in front of lawmakers and once again goes from hero to zero.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Thomas Middleditch

The show stars Thomas Middleditch, Zach Woods, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr and Chris Diamantopoulos.

The final season will run for seven episodes.

Silicon Valley premieres October 27th at 10 PM on HBO.

Watch the entire Silicon Valley trailer below…

Tom Middleditch hits the red carpet alongside Kumail Nanjiani and Zach Woods as they hit the red carpet at the 2018 Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on Monday (September 17) in Los Angeles.

The guys suited up for the event as they supported their hit HBO series Silicon Valley to the awards show.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kumail Nanjiani

Other Silicon Valley cast mates at the Emmys included Amanda Crew, Suzanne Cryer, and Jimmy O. Yang.

Silicon Valley is nominated for three awards tonight including Outstanding Comedy Series.

FYI: Thomas is wearing Christian Louboutin shoes and a Montblanc timepiece. Kumail is wearing an Ermenegildo Zegna Couture tux and Tod’s shoes. Amanda is wearing a Rasario suit, Sam Edelman shoes, a Tyler Ellis clutch, and Sylva & Cie jewelry. Zach is wearing Brooks Brothers. Jimmy is wearing a The Tie Bar bowtie.

10+ pictures inside of the cast at the awards show…More Here! »

Silicon Valley producers are not holding any details back about TJ Miller‘s exit from the series after four seasons. The interview was given in the THR cover story featuring the other stars, Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr, Kumail Nanjiani, and Zach Woods.

“There had been stretches when, multiple show sources say, he looked to have things under control, and others when he’d show up seemingly under the influence, if he showed up at all. ‘There are a lot of different ways you can find out somebody doesn’t want to do the show anymore,” creator Mike Judge said. “And it’s not fun to work with someone who doesn’t want to be there, [especially when] they’re one of the main people and you’ve got however many crewmembers and extras and people who are [not paid as well] and they’re all showing up before 7 a.m., and then are just like, ‘Oh, OK, we’re not shooting today.’”

He continued, “Table reads would start late as the cast and crew waited on the untamable actor, and when he did arrive he typically hadn’t cracked open the script. Schedules would regularly have to be rejiggered, and sources from the set recount tales of Miller falling asleep between takes, leaving cast and crew to nudge him awake.”

“There was almost a danger to having him around,” an insider continued. “He was explosive, and there were moments where you’d go, ‘Whoa, that’s not where I thought that was going at all, but that was fucking awesome’ … but it was a trade-off.” In the end, all parties involved decided it was best if he moved on.”

TJ offered a rebuttal, “In real life, I’m not always high like Erlich is. And this will blow your readers’ minds, but I’m not high when I work because it gets in the way of the comedy. I also am not a guy who’s blackout drunk, bumping into things on set…What was occurring was I was out doing stand-up all the time, even if it meant I only got three hours of sleep. So, the thing I have a problem with? It’s pushing myself to do too much.”

For more from the cast, visit HollywoodReporter.com.

Great news for fans of HBO shows Veep and Silicon Valley – both have been renewed!

This will be Veep‘s seventh season on the air, and Silicon Valley‘s fifth season on the air. No official statements have been made just yet on the two renewals, but both shows tweeted the news from their official accounts.

Veep has won a total of 11 Emmys over the years, with star Julia Louis-Dreyfus lauded for her performance as Selina Meyer. Silicon Valley has won a total of two Emmys over the years.

Stay tuned as more renewals and cancellations come in!

Thomas Middleditch, joined by wife Mollie Gates, hit the red carpet at the 2016 Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday (September 18) in Los Angeles.

Also seen on the red carpet that evening were his Silicon Valley co-stars Suzanne Cryer, Martin Starr, Amanda Crew, Zach Woods, and Kumail Nanjiani.

Both Silicon Valley and Thomas were up for awards that evening, but unfortunately, the show was not awarded in either category. Check out the complete list of winners from the Emmys if you have not seen it yet!

FYI: Thomas is wearing Valentino with Cesare Paciotti shoes and a Movado watch. Martin is wearing a Ted Baker London tux, Johnston & Murphy shoes, and a The Tie Bar tie and cufflinks. Amanda is wearing a Tony Ward dress, Lorraine Schwartz jewels, Casadei shoes, and Jimmy Choo clutch. Suzanne is wearing a Lorena Sarbu dress. More Here! »

Game of Thrones has been officially renewed for season seven by HBO!

HBO also handed out early renewals to Veep and Silicon Valley. All three shows are set to premiere new seasons this coming Sunday.

Noticably missing from the announcement was how many episodes the new Game of Thrones will feature, as news recently broke that the creators may want shorter seasons. There is only expected to be eight seasons of Game of Thrones.

Be sure to tune in to HBO this coming Sunday to see the return of the three shows.