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Wolfe: Viewing data algorithms cannot crack the recipe for hit shows
“They've put a lot of money into this, but it hasn't yielded the recipe maker for, like, the next perfect show, and oftentimes the thing that you want to see is almost something that's orthogonal from what you've been watching.”
Josh Wolfe Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 27:54 Josh Wolfe: Human Advantage in the World of AI
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Koppelman co-created Billions after a box-office flop and HBO firing
“David and I wrote a movie that completely bombed at the box office. It was a disaster on Rotten Tomatoes. We were involved in a high profile project that was going to be on HBO and it never happened. We got fired from it before it even begun. And we had a movi…”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 42:51 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
Disclosure
Koppelman: HBO hedge fund project died during the 2008 financial crash
“David and I started trying to write about them eight years before billions ever happened, and almost did a project about them at HBO, and the last minute didn't happen because of the financial crash of”
Brian Koppelman May 12, 2020 ▶ 33:35 #83 Brian Koppelman: What Really Matters
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