Billions (Showtime) -- Series Thread -- S: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis
07-29-15, 09:24 AM
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Billions (Showtime) -- Series Thread -- S: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis
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07-29-15, 05:13 PM
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Looks awesome.
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"But then again, what's the point of having fuck you money, if you never say fuck you."
01-08-16, 01:02 PM
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Seeing a ton of ads for this lately, since the debut is a little over a week away. I didn't realize how sick I've become of Paul Giamatti playing the same character until I repeatedly saw him sneering in these ads. Might watch regardless. Reviews I've read have been positive.
01-08-16, 03:33 PM
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Seeing a ton of ads for this lately, since the debut is a little over a week away. I didn't realize how sick I've become of Paul Giamatti playing the same character until I repeatedly saw him sneering in these ads. Might watch regardless. Reviews I've read have been positive.
01-08-16, 07:09 PM
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01-08-16, 08:01 PM
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Between this, Ray Donovan, and House of Lies, Showtime really wants to be the rich asshole network, don't they?
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01-08-16, 11:35 PM
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01-17-16, 12:20 PM
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Billions (S1E01) -- Series Premiere -- "Pilot" -- 1/17/16
BILLIONS – Episode 101 – Pilot
Premiere Date: January 17, 2016
Written by Brian Koppelman & David Levien & Andrew Ross Sorkin
Directed by Neil Burger
Chuck Rhoades, the powerful U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is tipped to a case of insider trading with links to Axe Capital and the billionaire hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. This sets Chuck on a collision course with one of the most powerful men on Wall Street. While it could be a career-defining case for Chuck, he must tread carefully, because his wife, Wendy Rhoades, is the in-house performance coach at Axe Capital and Axe’s key confidante. But a costly purchase by Axe gives Chuck the opening he needs, setting off a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and intensely personal.
Premiere Date: January 17, 2016
Written by Brian Koppelman & David Levien & Andrew Ross Sorkin
Directed by Neil Burger
Chuck Rhoades, the powerful U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is tipped to a case of insider trading with links to Axe Capital and the billionaire hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod. This sets Chuck on a collision course with one of the most powerful men on Wall Street. While it could be a career-defining case for Chuck, he must tread carefully, because his wife, Wendy Rhoades, is the in-house performance coach at Axe Capital and Axe’s key confidante. But a costly purchase by Axe gives Chuck the opening he needs, setting off a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and intensely personal.
12 episode 1st season
The Pilot has been available on demand for a few weeks now.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Condola Rashad as Kate
· Damian Lewis as Bobby "Axe" Axelrod
· David Costabile as Mike "Wags" Wagner
· Kerry Condon as Lara Axelrod (Originally Cast)
· Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades
· Malin Akerman as Lara Axelrod
· Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhodes
· Toby Leonard Moore as Bryan Connerty
· Condola Rashad as Kate
· Damian Lewis as Bobby "Axe" Axelrod
· David Costabile as Mike "Wags" Wagner
· Kerry Condon as Lara Axelrod (Originally Cast)
· Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades
· Malin Akerman as Lara Axelrod
· Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhodes
· Toby Leonard Moore as Bryan Connerty
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I didn't watch the Pilot yet, decided to wait until tonight.
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01-17-16, 06:35 PM
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re: Billions (Showtime) -- Series Thread -- S: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis
Just set my DVR for this. Looks like it could be pretty good. If not, at least I can cancel Showtime till next season of Homeland...
01-17-16, 07:20 PM
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Not exactly a ringing endorsement from Sepinwall.
Not exactly a ringing endorsement from Sepinwall.
01-17-16, 10:57 PM
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re: Billions (Showtime) -- Series Thread -- S: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis
I watched the first episode last week. It was pretty meh.
But I'll forgive it since the first episode has to set things up - so it needs a bit of time to get going. Hopefully it actually gets interesting soon.
But I'll forgive it since the first episode has to set things up - so it needs a bit of time to get going. Hopefully it actually gets interesting soon.
01-18-16, 08:07 AM
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re: Billions (Showtime) -- Series Thread -- S: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis
I've read a few reviews that indicate this takes a while to get going. Perhaps Showtime knew this and sent out screeners for more episodes than what they typically do? Are people patient enough to give it a month and a half? We'll see.
I plan to catch last night's episode sometime this week.
I plan to catch last night's episode sometime this week.
01-18-16, 08:14 AM
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re: Billions (Showtime) -- Series Thread -- S: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis
I liked it... it had its moments. I could've done w/o the bondage sex part.
01-18-16, 08:53 PM
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re: Billions (Showtime) -- Series Thread -- S: Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis
The second episode was a bit better. I'll continue watching for now in the hopes that it gets much better.
One thing I remember from the first episode that I found funny/dumb... Bobby's got a fish-bowl office (ie . front glass walls), and yet he has a secret safe hidden behind a wall tile. Not much of a secret when anyone passing by can see you open it.
One thing I remember from the first episode that I found funny/dumb... Bobby's got a fish-bowl office (ie . front glass walls), and yet he has a secret safe hidden behind a wall tile. Not much of a secret when anyone passing by can see you open it.
01-19-16, 05:36 AM
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I thought it wasn't bad as it definetly was a setup episode for the series. It is sort of refreshing that someone out there isn't going full throttle in the pilot episode and throwing everything at you at once. I guess in this day and age of so many TV shows they fear they will lose the viewer if the pilot episode doesn't knock it out of the park.
I do love all of the actors on the show as its a great cast.
I do love all of the actors on the show as its a great cast.
01-19-16, 09:56 AM
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It bugged me that Giamatti said "attorney generals". Shouldn't it be "attorneys general"? After all they're not generals.
01-19-16, 10:58 AM
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