Tag: David Strathairn
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Billions is Back and Still More Fun Than Your Favorite Peak TV Drama – March 27, 2018
“Exceptionally well-plotted, well-acted, and gloriously, hilariously unbridled” by Winston Cook-Wilson | Spin | March 26, 2018 The opening aerial shot of Manhattan, the throbbing electronic soundtrack that eerily fades in–suddenly, my troubles disappear like a dirty million wired to an offshore bank account. It is time for a new episode of Billions, the most enjoyable…
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New ‘Billions’ Season: The Show About Power And Money You Should Be Watching – March 27, 2018
“Billions is TV’s most compelling fable about wealth and power in modern life” by Eric Deggans | NPR | March 27, 2018 Be warned: The review below contains plenty of spoilers about past and present episodes of Billions. The biggest problem Showtime’s Billions has: It’s a show that is way too easy to underestimate. At a time when income…
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Billions Recap Reality Index: Season 3, Episode 1 ‘Tie Goes To The Runner’ – March 27, 2018
Reality Index by Staff | Comfortably Smug | March 26, 2018 The recap is back! Welcome back to the Billions Recap Reality Index, where we tally a list of events from each episode and rank on a scale of too real to fail or as fake as a toxic asset’s triple A rating, scored on our wholly…
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Billions Syllabus, Complete with Podcasts – March 27, 2018
Sit back, relax, and take a big slurp of Ice Juice — we’ve got everything you need for a new season of Billions by Staff | The Ringer | March 26, 2018 Showtime’s financial drama Billions returns this week, and The Ringer has (forgive us) billions of different ways to prepare. From deep dives on past seasons to interviews…
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Billions Season 3 Premiere Recap: The Teaser & The Stud – March 26, 2018
Just How ‘Woke’ Billions Wants Us to Believe Axe Capital Is by Molly Stout | Refinery 29 | March 26, 2018 After two full seasons of Billions, we are still no closer to choosing sides. In this extravagant chess match between Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and Bobby “Axe†Axelrod (Damian Lewis), we’re somehow still rooting…
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Superlatives: The Best, Most, and Worst From the ‘Billions’ Season 3 Premiere – March 26, 2018
Axe is shredding people’s sense of self-worth, Dollar Bill’s rocking a sick vest, guys are eating at stupidly fancy restaurants—it’s ‘Billions’ Season, baby! by Miles Surrey | The Ringer | march 26, 2018 Billions, Showtime’s superhero show cosplaying as a financial drama, finally, graciously, returned to our screens on Sunday night, promising a brand-new season of long…
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Billions Creators Discuss Their Charmingly Devious Characters Who Have Everyone on Wall Street Saying, ‘You know that was based on me right?’ – March 26, 2018
Why Axe Would Cut Off His Arm to Make an Extra Billion by Nathan McAlone | Business Insider | March 26, 2018 The third season of “Billions,” the Showtime series that looks at the high-stakes world of hedge funds, is currently airing Sunday nights at 10 p.m. The creators talked to Business Insider about how…
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Billions Premiere Recap: ‘Tie Goes to the Runner’ – March 26, 2018
“Billions is still very much intact, but what’s exciting is how things are changing.” by Kyle Fowle | Entertainment Weekly | March 26, 2018 Every time a TV show returns for a new season there’s the question of whether it can sustain the momentum of its previous years. Billions crafted something special in its second season, really clarifying…