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Marty Funkhouser

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5,433 posts

188 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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New series starting on Sky Atlantic this week I think - really very good. Stars Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti as a Billionaire fund owner (Lewis) and the DA (Giamatti) out to get him. Cracking script, great support cast and great music. Highly recommended.

Greshamst

2,206 posts

127 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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Yep great series, I was watching it as it came out in the states, and can definitely recommend it.

Paul Giamatti is great as a fairly over-zealous public office official.

DuraAce

4,255 posts

167 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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Halfway through season 1, really enjoying it. Season 2 has been announced as well.

greygoose

8,643 posts

202 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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Starts on Thursday at 9.

g3org3y

21,107 posts

198 months

Sunday 8th May 2016
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I caught a few episodes while I was out in Cuba. Really enjoyed it, looking forward to watching it properly.

popeyewhite

21,383 posts

127 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Watched all S1, great series. A few bits grate but overall it's worth the effort.

Halb

53,012 posts

190 months

Thursday 12th May 2016
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Marty Funkhouser said:
New series starting on Sky Atlantic this week I think - really very good. Stars Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti as a Billionaire fund owner (Lewis) and the DA (Giamatti) out to get him. Cracking script, great support cast and great music. Highly recommended.
I'll be watching, I like Damian "Sideways chat" Lewis, and Paul Giamatti is 90% of the time amazing.

Nom de ploom

4,890 posts

181 months

Thursday 12th May 2016
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I love Giammatti in Private Parts - the Howard Stern bio a very funny film in places.

"Howard, you're the mother fking anti-christ!!!!"

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

107 months

Thursday 12th May 2016
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Looking forward to this.

Does anyone else find it amusing how Sky reference the actors to previous work...

Starring Damian Lewis (Homeland) and Paul Giammatti (Straight Outta Compton)

Is that really the thing PG is most known for and that the target audience of this show will remember him from?

-Michael-

4,079 posts

182 months

Thursday 12th May 2016
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Didn't hear of Billions until reading this thread yesterday, I've watched all of the first season, and I quite enjoyed it thumbup

GTO-3R

7,650 posts

220 months

Friday 20th May 2016
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Anybody else watching this? I've just finished episode 5 and really enjoying it smile

Smollet

11,774 posts

197 months

Friday 20th May 2016
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Downloaded all of S1 and am binge watching. Like what I've seen so far

MOBB

3,812 posts

134 months

Friday 20th May 2016
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I'm 2 episodes in, liking it so far.

The main 2 actors are great

Funk

26,577 posts

216 months

Monday 23rd May 2016
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Absolutely brilliant, good to hear it's been renewed for a second season. Shame it's rumoured to be the latter part of 2017..!

EarlOfHazard

3,630 posts

165 months

Monday 23rd May 2016
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Am up to episode 5. Really is very good IMO

GTO-3R

7,650 posts

220 months

Monday 23rd May 2016
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Just finished the whole series and really enjoyed it! The ending left it intreaging for the next series, can't wait for it smile

chris watton

22,478 posts

267 months

Monday 23rd May 2016
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I really enjoyed this, too, made better by watching 3 or 4 episodes per night. Great acting throughout.

Gecko1978

10,466 posts

164 months

Tuesday 24th May 2016
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"I'm Kaiser Soze Motherfker"......is anyone really that hard core I do hope so love Dollar Bill he is my hero sadly trading foor at our place is not like that.

anonymous-user

61 months

Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Gecko1978 said:
"I'm Kaiser Soze Motherfker"......is anyone really that hard core I do hope so love Dollar Bill he is my hero sadly trading foor at our place is not like that.
Just finished S1 in about 4 days. Loved it, big fan of Dollar Bill, him and Axe have one of my favourite scenes of the whole series a bit later on.