Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Uber founder Travis Kalanick in Showtime's "Super Pumped."Showtime The new series "Super Pumped" tells the story of Travis Kalanick and Uber's early days. The show is based on a book by a New York Times reporter, but it can be hard to tell what's real. The show embellishes, but most of episode 1 includes things that actually happened in real life. At the Uber depicted in the new Showtime series "Super Pumped," brashness is celebrated, rules are flouted, and winning is the only priority.