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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This show is a perfect example of how hollywood white washes things for tv.

Giamatti's role IRL is an indian guy and [b]the overarching framework of the show (targeting insider trading buyside fund) was similar to the galleon group case - which was a fund run by Raj Rajaratnam (Sri Lankan). [/b]

Then again, Showtime wouldn't pick up this show (already picked it up for two seasons) if the producers cast two swarthy types for leads - now would they?

Ridiculous - this isn't 1950 anymore people - oh and the galleon group case is a fresh case, less than 5 years old. [/quote]

I found the Galleon case fascinating but [b]putting an ethnic element into it would be a distraction to most viewers (I'm thinking of Don Cheadle's Marty in House of Lies)[/b].

I'm loving the show.[/quote]
Pretty pathetic that you can't see past your own bias.  That thinking actually sucks and is disappointing.  :shock: [/quote]

another pp - agreed, pretty sad stuff.[/quote]

SO SAD. Cheadle is AMAZING in that role.  Are you saying that he is a distraction because he's black?!  WTF?[/quote]

Cheadle is one of my favorite actors. He is amazing in House of Lies. He is a great actor! Malin Ackerman, the wife on Billions, sucks. She was terrible in The Watchman and has in no way improved at all it seems. Not sure who she is sleeping with in Hollywood to get parts because she has NO talent.[/quote]

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