scrb June 12, 2020 Share June 12, 2020 Free or cheap Axe Capital T-shirts with your name on it. https://viewfromthewing.com/free-personalized-axe-capital-t-shirts-billions/ Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6179358
Lone Wolf June 20, 2020 Share June 20, 2020 Latest on Season 5, Part 2 return: https://www.newsweek.com/billions-season-5-part-2-release-date-midseason-air-date-2021-showtime-1510458 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6192320
Artsda October 2, 2020 Share October 2, 2020 Renewed for Season 6. https://deadline.com/2020/10/billions-renewed-showtime-season-6-corey-stoll-series-regular-1234589401/ 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6380542
dwmarch October 3, 2020 Share October 3, 2020 Ever wanted to watch Mafee get his ass absolutely handed to him by a professional foosball player? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6381935
aghst January 27, 2021 Share January 27, 2021 So what's happening with some stocks ruining some hedge funds now (see Gamestop stock) because a bunch of kids on Reddit decided to try to hurt top hedge fund firms could be an interesting story line for Axe Capital. Maybe not this season but some time in the future or maybe the end game for the series. Now if a bunch of kids on Reddit can screw up funds with billions in assets, imagine what Taylor could have done if she really wanted to ruin Axe. But I don't know I think Koppleman probably idolizes Axe and some of these other super-wealthy characters to take them down like that. Axe is too much of a mastermind as the show depicts him to be outsmarted by anyone, let alone some kids up to mischief on the Internet. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6571240
aghst January 31, 2021 Share January 31, 2021 So Steve Cohen, the hedge fund billionaire on whom the Bobby Axelrod character is based, was involved in the GameStop controversy. He apparently tweeted that he was involved to provide for his family. He was already worth over $10 billion. Now he closed his Twitter account after allegedly receiving death threats. He took over controlling interest in the New York Mets in September and then took to Twitter to take suggestions from Mets fans. Cohen still providing a lot of story ideas for the show. 😂 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6578586
l star May 1, 2021 Share May 1, 2021 Has anything been announced regarding whether or not this show is coming back? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6753891
Artsda May 1, 2021 Share May 1, 2021 It was renewed in the fall scheduled to return this year. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/showtimes-billions-renewed-season-6-1234788989/ Damian Lewis just lost his wife, so maybe they are't filming. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6753975
l star May 1, 2021 Share May 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Artsda said: It was renewed in the fall scheduled to return this year. https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/showtimes-billions-renewed-season-6-1234788989/ Damian Lewis just lost his wife, so maybe they are't filming. Thanks! I missed that. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6754040
l star June 13, 2021 Share June 13, 2021 The show will return on September 5th for five new episodes. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6837551
l star July 16, 2021 Share July 16, 2021 Teaser promos. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6895528
Artsda July 17, 2021 Share July 17, 2021 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6897938
aghst July 17, 2021 Share July 17, 2021 I wonder if Billions and Succession will overlap in the fall. They never have before. Two shows about plutocrats, both were critical darlings. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6898107
Joimiaroxeu July 31, 2021 Share July 31, 2021 Billions is back, baby! Billions Season 5 Part 2 (2021) Official Trailer 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6924842
nb360 August 2, 2021 Share August 2, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 11:25 AM, aghst said: I wonder if Billions and Succession will overlap in the fall. I would watch this! Axe going head-to-head with... Kendall? Logan? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6928044
aghst September 4, 2021 Share September 4, 2021 On 7/31/2021 at 3:29 PM, Joimiaroxeu said: Billions is back, baby! Billions Season 5 Part 2 (2021) Official Trailer Wow it’s tough to hear about Damian Lewis losing his wife. I just saw the trailer, several in the cast look visibly older. Understandable for Damian. Giamatti looks gaunt and his eyes seem much bigger on his thinner, smaller face and head. The guy who plays Chuck Rhoads Sr. Also looks a lot older. Prince needs to lose that beard. Pandemic really did a number on this cast but other shows with older cast are probably going to have the same problems. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-6987831
aghst October 4, 2021 Share October 4, 2021 So the season 5 finale, the reasons why it ended the way it did. Spoiler https://ew.com/tv/billions-season-5-finale-postmortem/ Lewis asked to be written out, wanted to spend more time with family in England. Unfortunately his wife passed away recently but his exit, and the end of Axe as a character, was in the planning for a couple of years. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7040899
Artsda October 4, 2021 Share October 4, 2021 Aww show won't be the same. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7041306
grommit2 October 4, 2021 Share October 4, 2021 Ya' know who would be a perfect fit for this show?Rupert Friend, the CIA hitman from Homeland. Just picture it...Axe Capital doesn't like a competitor? Just send in the hitman. Eh? Is that a great idea or what? Geez...I'm so smart. 😎 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7042293
l star October 5, 2021 Share October 5, 2021 How Wags Became the Hedonistic Heart of Billions 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7043165
dwmarch October 5, 2021 Share October 5, 2021 18 hours ago, grommit2 said: Ya' know who would be a perfect fit for this show?Rupert Friend, the CIA hitman from Homeland. Just picture it...Axe Capital doesn't like a competitor? Just send in the hitman. Eh? Is that a great idea or what? Geez...I'm so smart. 😎 Hall offered to kill Grigor a couple of seasons back but he wasn't enthusiastic about it. This show has had occasional moments of violence but has never really leaned into it. That paid off in the season 5 finale when Axe is getting off the plane and there are guys with guns waiting for him. He's a little taken aback by the presence of firearms. It was a nice moment. I would like to see Rupert Friend come back but playing someone totally different from Quinn. I think this show has done well casting actors in roles that are nothing like their previous characters with Axe and Wags being the standout examples and honorable mention to casting Frank Grillo (who normally comes straight out of central casting in the role of Mook #1) as a painter. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7043606
l star October 5, 2021 Share October 5, 2021 (edited) Interview with the showrunners Quote "If I think about what we were trying to do before we knew the pandemic was going to happen, we were focused on talking about the fact that even with all of his success (Axe) is not feeling engaged, or connected or really alive and free,” Koppelman said. “And he’s a guy who has won and won and won. And it’s not working for him anymore.” The first time Axe really smiles all season is when he steps out onto the snowy tarmac in the closing moments. “He’s lost 75% of his wealth. He’s lost the connections and the people who are near and dear to him,” Koppelman said. “But you don’t see him smile and lower his shoulders until he’s on the tarmac. He’s found a freedom that he can’t have in America.” They lost me with this. First off, Axe has smiled several times over the season just like he did in the finale. Second, that’s what the bank nonsense was all about? I thought he was too involved and too emotional about his fight with Prince. I never thought he was disconnected from it all or unengaged. If anything, the eps with his family showed how personal this one was. He even said in the finale that Chuck had gone after 'something more important than business' when he affected Axe's relationship with Wendy which again, making it personal. But he was disconnected? Edited October 5, 2021 by l star 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7044258
l star January 5, 2022 Share January 5, 2022 (edited) Promo photos for the premiere. There is a second, longer promo here. That’s a lot of Chuck. Very little Wendy, who I like, and very little Prince, who I thought was going to be the next big guy. If the loss of Axe brings Chuck to the forefront as the main guy, I’m not into that. Edited January 5, 2022 by l star Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7211052
SnapHappy January 19, 2022 Share January 19, 2022 I'm really looking forward to an Axe-less season. That grin as he left the plane in Switzerland really illustrated how his life had warped & changed. No wife, no kids, no real friends, no company to nurture. Just a lot of money and probably a stream of perfect, brainless, plastic young women to share it with. No accomplished or successful women would get near him after his cowardly exit. He can't go back to the US, so his boys will have to visit him, if they bother. And he's made sure they know running away is preferable to facing consequences, so Lara better do damage control while they're still slightly manageable. Damian really did a good job making him odious and despicable. But I'm anticipating more Prince eye candy, so I hope the show-runners aren't stingy with it. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7239349
l star January 20, 2022 Share January 20, 2022 Press release and promo photos for the premiere. Press release and promo photos for episode 2. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7241659
SnapHappy January 20, 2022 Share January 20, 2022 (edited) So this will be the season of the mock turtleneck for both Taylor & Wendy. Good to know. I like the smooth and innate nastiness of Chuck Sr. I'm glad to see him back as one of the little Big Bads. Going out with a blown kidney would have been humiliating for him. He probably needs a stake through the heart to kill him. Edited January 20, 2022 by SnapHappy Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7242090
l star February 8, 2022 Share February 8, 2022 David Costabile talking about singing Lyin’ Eyes. The source for promotional photos. It has additional pictures from the latest episode followed by pictures from upcoming episodes. Promo, promotional photos and press release for 6.04. Promotional photos and press release for episode 6.05. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7280569
aghst February 15, 2022 Share February 15, 2022 Not a surprise, Showtime renews Billions for season 7. Probably will renew for season 8 as well. That means longer than Ray Donovan or Homeland. Even when the lead leaves the show, it keeps going. May be another Shameless. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7294825
chocolatine February 16, 2022 Share February 16, 2022 6 hours ago, aghst said: Not a surprise, Showtime renews Billions for season 7. Probably will renew for season 8 as well. I'm out. I thought this season was supposed to be the last, so I only started watching it to see how the show ends. It's been pretty boring and trite (especially with Chuck becoming more and more of a caricature), so I'm not going to stick around for 2-3 more seasons. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7295400
grommit2 February 16, 2022 Share February 16, 2022 A few observations: The office set up, with each analyst sitting at a desk with several monitors: is this what a fund management office actually looks like? No one with a pen and paper jotting down notes? Certainly does not look like the office scenes in other investment/money companies. The writers have really amped up their use of sports and entertainment analogies. I wonder if there is a betting pool to see which writer can get the most references into the script. Gasp! IMDB's info on Billions still has Damian Lewis listed. And the synopsis references Bobby Axelrod. But no references to Corey Stoll/Prince. Eh? Gasp#2: Wags was kicked out of the Eagles "garage band"...that is a real gut punch. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7295932
janeta February 22, 2022 Share February 22, 2022 And there's Dollar Bill in the pilot for The Endgame… he's also in some other new series. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7305980
l star February 25, 2022 Share February 25, 2022 Press release and photos for episode 7. All I can say to that last sentence is noooooooooooooo! I love Wendy, but I hate Chuck. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7311911
aghst November 8, 2022 Share November 8, 2022 UK paper has spotted Damian Lewis on the set. No official word yet, maybe CBS/Showtime is holding the new until they're ready to announce a premier date. Show wasn't in a great place when he left, supposedly the character was in legal jeopardy that he couldn't get out of so he ran. Sure they will find a way out if the character is really coming back. Maybe the ratings of the season without DL were so bad that they backed up a truck full of money at DL. Succession was already eclipsing Billions before DL left. Would be interesting if they schedule the next season to avoid overlapping with Succession. But Billions is coming up on its 7th season, so they're kind of running out of fumes. What can they do to show how awful billionaires are that earlier seasons of Billions and now Succession haven't already depicted? Maybe Bobby will buy a social media network ... 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7741180
l star November 12, 2022 Share November 12, 2022 This makes me so excited! I just haven’t warmed to Prince. Plus it’s Axe and Wendy! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7746419
BetterButter February 6, 2023 Share February 6, 2023 Premium cable network formerly known as Showtime announces multiple Billions spin-offs Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7859542
aghst February 7, 2023 Share February 7, 2023 3 hours ago, BetterButter said: Premium cable network formerly known as Showtime announces multiple Billions spin-offs I guess with the name change, they're under pressure to find potential hits. They've bailed on American Gigolo and Let the Right on In after just one season. They're going to have to have shows to attract people to subscribe to Paramount + with Showtime. Seems like you won't be able to subscribe to Showtime by itself any more? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7860022
aghst February 28, 2023 Share February 28, 2023 Showtime says Damian Lewis returning in season 7 to reprise his Bobby Axelrod character. Must have brought a lot of cash to entice him back but since they plan to do a lot of spinoffs of the show, which is well past its best days, they probably want to try to boost the original. Meanwhile, this week, Succession announced they will end it after 4 seasons. The creator says he may do a spinoff but HBO is not on board with the idea yet. Which network is milking things and which one is ending an acclaimed series before it gets stale? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7890297
katenm February 28, 2023 Share February 28, 2023 More info on Bobby's return. https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/damian-lewis-return-billions-season-7-1235537967/#recipient_hashed=0bbdfaf7b43dff1cc6d6295a4d5cf0b6492b698dbace409d1c5ccc4d33267c34&recipient_salt=057eb8433ef736aeb420c1e362bfadf36ede36466d9ed31c3e15ed46d6f86dd4 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7890863
grommit2 February 28, 2023 Share February 28, 2023 Oh boy! This is good news. Almost as good as another robot getting blasted in Battlebots. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7890926
AntFTW March 5, 2023 Share March 5, 2023 (edited) Does the character join forces with Chuck to take down Prince? I'm very curious to see how they fit Axe back into the storyline. Edited March 5, 2023 by AntFTW Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7898270
paigow April 28, 2023 Share April 28, 2023 Chuck and Axe collaborated before, Pence Prince is the greater of two evils. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-7978183
WildFlower87 June 15, 2023 Share June 15, 2023 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8043655
aghst June 16, 2023 Share June 16, 2023 So are any of the cast going to be in the spinoffs? Or are the creative staff also going to spinoff-o-rama? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8043977
AntFTW June 16, 2023 Share June 16, 2023 1 hour ago, aghst said: So are any of the cast going to be in the spinoffs? What’s the news on spin-offs? If I had to guess which character gets a spin-off, it’s Taylor. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8044083
aghst June 16, 2023 Share June 16, 2023 Actually, they may not be spinoffs in the classical sense, that is use characters from the show for their own shows. They may have the Billions branding but may have little to do with the original show except the branding. I don't know if the show runners or the people who own the show will actually have involvement with these other shows. They will at a minimum probably collect license fees or something. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8044106
paigow June 17, 2023 Share June 17, 2023 22 hours ago, AntFTW said: What’s the news on spin-offs? https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/news/showtime-confirms-billions-spinoffs-1234804831/ This is going to be a Law & Order / CSI universe Proposed Extensions: Billions: Miami Billions: London Millions Trillions 1 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8045123
AntFTW June 17, 2023 Share June 17, 2023 1 hour ago, paigow said: https://robbreport.com/lifestyle/news/showtime-confirms-billions-spinoffs-1234804831/ This is going to be a Law & Order / CSI universe Proposed Extensions: Billions: Miami Billions: London Millions Trillions I remember some speculation about “Trillions” and “Billions Miami” before but that was some time ago and I forgot all about it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8045210
dwmarch June 28, 2023 Share June 28, 2023 Season 7 official trailer: Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8057995
aghst August 7, 2023 Share August 7, 2023 Final season starts in 5 days. Anticipation or just girding up for the slog to the finish line? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8099815
dwmarch August 7, 2023 Share August 7, 2023 I'm ready. I hate-watched all 10 seasons of The Blacklist and I actually enjoy this show so I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/28909-billions-in-the-media-make-it-rain/page/2/#findComment-8100225
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