On Showtime, starting January 19, starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti. Looks like it might be fun.
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I kept waiting for Damien Lewis's wife to get naked (she is a complete smokeshow) but alas it never happened. I did kindof like the cartoonish way of showing Capital Investment Firms though. May give it one more episode.I thought it was pretty silly. Its going to need some nudity if it wants to keep me.
B00Bs?I watched the second episode last night, I'm in. I'd say to anyone watch the second episode before you check out on this completely.
I don't want to give anything away but this episode really gave more depth to the characters.
Shes been naked in a few movies.I kept waiting for Damien Lewis's wife to get naked (she is a complete smokeshow)I thought it was pretty silly. Its going to need some nudity if it wants to keep me.
Accidental tranny BJ?Poke_4_Life said:B00Bs?I watched the second episode last night, I'm in. I'd say to anyone watch the second episode before you check out on this completely.
I don't want to give anything away but this episode really gave more depth to the characters.
Glad the white dude finally took the black girl down.Just power watched a bunch. Caught up now. Only thing that bugs me is that Giammati's wife works at the place making big bucks. No way the DA or whatever he is could have a wife working at one of those places. Small nit. Oh, and Giammati involved in BDSM is not a pretty thought.
The ironic part is that character is probably the most accurate in real life. The show's entertaining, but in no way accurate in a business or law sense on a day to day basis.Kraft... said:The main characters wives are my two least favorites on the show. Especially Giammati's wife, I find myself rolling my eyes 90% of the time she speaks. She comes off like she thinks she's some sort of rain maker, I just don't see it in that kind of environment.
Accurate?? Does anyone want it to be?The ironic part is that character is probably the most accurate in real life. The show's entertaining, but in no way accurate in a business or law sense on a day to day basis.
You mean Vinyl, right? I watched these both last night and want to make sure I'm not confusing them myself.It took a few episodes for Damian Lewis's role to grow on me but it's worth a watch. Plus, any show with two chicks making out and doing blow makes it an instant hit for me.
No, remember the Indian girl in the State's Attorneys office got blackmailed by Axe's shady henchman (Guy with the glasses, does the dirty work). First couple episodes.You mean Vinyl, right? I watched these both last night and want to make sure I'm not confusing them myself.
Ah, yep forgot about that. My bad.No, remember the Indian girl in the State's Attorneys office got blackmailed by Axe's shady henchman (Guy with the glasses, does the dirty work). First couple episodes.
No gun fights yet or overly long music montages.Show is pretty good, but agree some of the writing is not the greatest. The writing is not as awful as Sons of Anarchy, but it has potential to get there....
Thanks for linking that. I was reading about Steven Cohen the other day, had never heard of him before, what a badass.If you want a good look at the man they based Billions on, then check out this Frontilne documentary. Enjoyed it much more than Billions.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/to-catch-a-trader/
After Wharton, Cohen got a Wall Street job as a junior trader in the options arbitrage department at Gruntal & Co. in 1978, where he eventually managed a $75 million portfolio and six traders.[10]
His first day on the job at Gruntal & Co., he made an $8,000 profit. He would eventually go on to make the company around $100,000 a day.[11] Cohen was running his own trading group at Gruntal by 1984, and continued running it until he started his own company, SAC.[11]
In 1992, Cohen started SAC Capital Partners with $20 million of his own money; today the firm manages $14 billion in equity.[13] Originally known as a rapid-fire trader who never held trading positions for extended periods of time, Cohen now holds an increasing number of equities for longer periods of time.[10][14]
Steven Cohen Pledges $275 Million to Veteran Mental Health CareIn 2014, Forbes Magazine estimated Cohen's fortune at $10.3 billion in September 2014, ranking him the 35th richest person in the United States.[15]
In 1998, the Cohen family purchased a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) home on 14 acres (57,000 m2) in Greenwich, Connecticut.[16]
His 2005 compensation was reportedly $1 billion,[17] considerably higher than his 2004 compensation ($450 million),[18] 2001 compensation ($428 million),[11] and 2003 compensation ($350 million).[19] In addition, Cohen owns 7% of search engine Baidu[20] and owns 5% of SSD design firm OCZ Technology.[21]
In February 2013 Forbes listed Cohen as one of the 40 Highest-Earning hedge fund managers.[22] In December 2013, Cohen's New York penthouse in the highly coveted Bloomberg Tower was listed for sale for 98 million dollars.[23] Cohen is one of the minority owners of the New York Mets, and holds a four percent stake in the baseball team.[24]
First ep seemed very much in the style of tone of S1. So whatever gripes anyone had (it is pretty over the top, yet here I am) probably aren't going to be resolved this go-around.Any signs of better writing so far?
Keeps me tuning in so I guess I like it. Not top shelf, but not one to dismiss.Anyone still watching? Show is meh, but it has landed a spot in my rotation - I don't see it lasting long enough for a Chuck Governor run.