Michael Lewis

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as writer, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they wrote, which the two lists below run through too: Moneyball (2011); The Big Short (2015); Liar's Poker.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

Friday Night Lights (2004 film) (2004): 1 line

industry (industry) · through Moneyball (2011), which they wrote: Friday Night Lights (2004 film) ⇒ Moneyball (the host's read). The film points toward the next wave of dramas that happen to be about sports.
“And Friday Night Lights is moving us toward this kind of next iteration of whatever that was, and it's leading to stuff like money ball and win-win and like dramas that also happen to be about sports.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin · 0:16:15 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

The Social Network (2010): 1 line

lineage (ripped off) · through The Big Short (2015), which they wrote: The Social Network ⇒ The Big Short (the host's read). David says The Big Short is the most obvious movie ripping off The Social Network, and that people do not make the connection enough.
“I think the big short, which is not a movie I love, is the most obvious movie that's ripping off the social network, even though people maybe don't make that connection enough.”
Blank Check — Patreon · The Social Network (Ad-Free) · 0:11:44 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Writing (3) everyone in writing

author, The Big Short (The Rewatchables, ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman)
author, Liar's Poker (The Rewatchables, ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman)
author of the source book, Moneyball (The Big Picture, The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’)

What was said about them, by kind

No claims join them to a film or another person.

Fun items about them

fun, about Michael Lewis: The book reads like a thriller even though readers already knew the sports events.
“It kind of reads like a thriller, even though it's covering sports events that most people who were reading the book already knew occurred.”
The Big Picture · The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’ · 0:05:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)