When it was announced last May that T.J. Miller was leaving his role of blowhard Erlich Bachman on “Silicon Valley,” HBO deemed it a “mutual agreement.” But Miller's departure may not have been as amicable as producers wanted the world to believe at the time. ... Miller was also accused of falling asleep between takes.

Why did they get rid of Erlich Bachman?

“We wanted to deal with that character one way or another. And we went around to a lot of different versions, including one we came very close to where it was pretty clear that Jian-Yang (Jimmy O. Yang) had actually murdered him. But we backed off from that one and decided to leave it.

Did Erlich leave Silicon Valley?

The actor, who rose to fame playing Erlich Bachman on the HBO comedy, may have left the show unceremoniously after its fourth season, but that doesn't mean he hasn't kept up with the series.