'Billions' producer Brian Koppelman

Channels with Peter Kafka

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Technology, Tv & Film, Business News, News

4.4 • 585 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2018

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Writer and filmmaker Brian Koppelman talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about co-creating the hit Showtime series "Billions." Koppelman has made a habit of engaging with the show's fans online, but says that when he's writing new episodes, he has to completely unplug from the rest of the world and not think about how Twitter will react to the latest twists and turns. He also talks about the show's intense commitment to detail, including its frequent visits to real-life New York restaurants, and whether he thinks the viewers of "Billions" are watching for the characters or for "wealth porn." Plus: How Koppelman accidentally became a Vine star and why Wall Street power players are similar to experienced poker players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.4	This is Recode Media with Peter Kafka.
1:02.7	That is me.
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1:07.7	I'm here at the Billions Den of Brian Cobbleman. Hi, Brian. Thanks for
1:12.7	having me here. Hey, man. Pleasure. What's happening? This is, this is where the magic happens. This is where you co-create billions. What would we say if there was never, if there were never an MTV Cribs, what would we say? We wouldn't know to say that's where the magic happens. Is that where I came from?
1:25.0	I think so.
1:25.5	All I know about MTV Cribs is that's where you go to see what someone's empty fridge looks like.
1:30.0	Yeah, but the... happens. Is that where I came from? I think so. All I know about MTV Cribs is that's where you go to see what
1:28.0	someone's empty fridge looks like when they're a temporary millionaire. The meme before we had
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