Tag: David Levien
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LI’s Surprising Role in Showtime’s Billions – March 7, 2019
Billions: Baseline Axioms by Verne Gay | Newsday | March 7, 2019 If “Billions†— which returns March 17 for a fourth season (Showtime, 9 p.m.) — was a board game, it would seem to need a set of operating rules, or principles. But which ones? Superficially, “Billions†might seem like just another high-finance procedural…
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Final Table Read of Billions Season 4 – Feb 27, 2019
The 48th Episode by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | February 27, 2019 On Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Billions co-creator and showrunner Brian Koppelman gave fans a behind the scenes look at the final table read of Billions season four. Scroll through the five images: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman)…
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Some Enemies Make the Best of Friends – Jan 16, 2019
“Billions Has Become Something of an Obsession…” by Kevin Yedman | Screenrant | January 15, 2019 Season 4 of Showtime’s Billions is just around the corner, and the new full trailer suggests Axe and Chuck will be making deals to ensure their enemies pay dearly. One of the most consistently entertaining series on television, Billions…
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71 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2019 – Jan 4, 2019
Conspicuous Excess by Matt Zoller Seitz | Vulture | January 4, 2019 The year ahead promises to be a pivotal one for the TV industry: HBO is charting a path into its post–Game of Thrones future with a flurry of high-profile adaptations; Netflix will face serious challenges from a trio of new streaming services by Disney,…
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Sean T. Collins’s Eight Best TV Shows of 2018 – Dec 28, 2018
Billions: “A Whip-Smart, Drum-Tight Financial Thriller” by Sean T. Collins | Decider | December 28, 2018 Weird ‘Flix, but okay: 2018 saw a certain streaming behemoth finally achieve the approximate cultural reach and clout the Big Four broadcast networks still enjoyed as recently as a decade ago. Unfortunately, the level of artistic quality and risk-taking…
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Billions Season 4 Table Read – Aug 27, 2018
Back to Billions by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | August 27, 2018 Billions is back! The first table read of season four was held Monday, August 27, 2018. According to co-creater Brian Koppelman’s tweet, he and fellow co-creator David Levien, as well as much of the entire cast read aloud the teleplay for episode 401. https://twitter.com/briankoppelman/status/1033890553170153474…
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Bobby Axelrod’s Fixer on Billions – June 6, 2018
TV’s Fixers Crank Up the Tension by Hugh Hart | LA Times | June 6, 2018 In real life, Michael Cohen, lawyer to President Trump and self-declared fixer, embodies the risks that come with cleaning up messes for the rich and powerful. On television, fixers tend to be more effective. They might be a PR…