Category: Billions
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Why the Creators of Billions See the Show as a “Rorschach Test†for the Trump Era – March 16, 2019
“It’s hard to find the people in positions of power who don’t at least dance with hypocrisy” by Tonya Riley | Mother Jones | March 16, 2019 Billionaires, Saudi investors, political favor-trading —it sounds a lot like the basis of a Mother Jones article on any given day under the Trump administration. But in fact,…
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Smart Watch: Billions Makes Organized Crime on Wall Street and in Politics Fun to Watch – March 16, 2019
Hard Power, Soft Power, Strategic Smart Power by Melanie McFarland | Salon | March 16, 2019 Last week, Francesco “Franky Boy†Cali, reputed boss of New York’s Gambino crime family, was shot to death in front of his Staten Island home. News outlets treated his killing as a reminder that the Mafia still exists, although…
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Damian Lewis on Brian Koppelman’s Podcast – March 16, 2019
The Most Requested Guest Who Hasn’t Appeared…Until Now by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | March 16, 2019 Exclusive! Our team and other Billions fans have been asking show-runner and co-creator Brian Koppelman when he was was going to have Damian guest appear on his podcast, The Moment with Brian Koppelman. I know our team has asked…
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Billions Shakes Up Alliances with Phenomenal Fourth Season – March 16 2019
“Billions just keeps getting better and better, with surprises and luminously crafted scenes waiting in each episode” by Mark Dawidziak | Cleveland | March 16, 2019 Every few years, there seems to be a drama generally regarded as an excellent show yet consistently given the back of the hand when it comes time to hand out…
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Billions Gets Language and Ego to do What Game of Thrones Does with Slaughter and Nudity – March 15, 2019
Jeffrey DeMunn: Wry and Witty and Bright an Actor He Can Be by Jeff Simon | Buffalo News | March 15, 2019 Jeff DeMunn was a couple of years behind me at Nichols School. I never knew him, nor knew nothing about him except that we shared a first name (which, believe it or not,…
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The Rundown: Oh Heck Yeah, It’s ‘Billions’ Time, Baby – March 15, 2019
Billions of Thrones by Brian Grubb | Uproxx | March 15, 2019 The Rundown is a weekly column that highlights some of the biggest, weirdest, and most notable events of the week in entertainment. The number of items will vary, as will the subject matter. It will not always make a ton of sense. Some…
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Billions is ‘Prestige Trash’ TV and That’s Why We Love It – March 15, 2019
The Showtime Series Returns For Its Fourth Season Sunday, With More Greed, Lust and Paul Giamatti by Allie Pape | San Francisco Chronicle | March 15, 2019 Prestige TV is the defining art form of America right now, as the streaming wars offer up a endless array of shows that probe the intricacies of gender,…