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Entourage Season 6 Finale’s ‘Matt Damon Bonus Scene’

Jeremy Singer — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:21:34 +0000

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Another season cometh and went for HBO’s Entourage, and what ironically made the season finale was one of the celebrity cameo appearances by Oscar winner Matt Damon- who played himself trying to “Jason-Bourne” Vince into donating money to his Children’s Charity.

It’s pretty clear that Damon’s performance was truly a gut-buster. I personally was on the couch cracking up seeing him repeatedly stick-arm Vince into joining the foundation, donating money, and then donating more money.

Though the real performance came in the post-episode credits where we see Damon really lose a gasket. Check it out.

Entourage Season 6×12 Review: Give A Little Bit

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:59:11 +0000

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This Week On Entourage:

On the day before he leaves to Italy, Vince tries to get the boys to come with him, but only manages to get Drama. Turtle still trying to get over Jamie, and tries to forget about her with the college dorm girl. And Eric says he’s going to try and get Sloan back -but the guys think it’ll be pretty hard.

Meanwhile, Ari and his wife meet with the therapist to discuss why his wife should lend him $12 million to help buy Terrance’s agency. But after Ari admits why he truly wants to buy it and pours his heart out, she agrees to spot him the money.

Despite Lloyd’s suggestion, Drama decides not to read for any acting gigs, saying he’s taking a break from it for a while. While shopping with Vince, the two run into Matt Damon who tries to pressure Vince into donating a cheque for his children’s charity.

Eric drives Sloan to a surprise location, refusing to reveal the day’s events. But after he takes her to a special restaurant that they went to while they were a couple -to tell her that they should get back together- Sloan refuses to listen to him, and tells him to take her home.

Turtle tries to forget about Jamie with the college chick, but realizes he can’t. He decides that he should go New Zealand to get her back.

At the agency merging meeting, Ari finds out that Terrance put a last-minute clause in the buying contract, stating that the agency name must remain in Terrance’s name.

Back at home, Vince and Drama get a call from Matt Damon who continues to pressure Vince into donating money. Turtle comes home and tells them that he’s been lying to himself about getting over Jamie, and that he’s going to see her. After seeing Turtle’s performance, Drama reconsiders his decision about leaving the industry, and realizes that he was born to be an actor.

Terrance drops by Ari’s office, and the two exchange their nagging thoughts that they’ve been carrying all these years. After Terrance apologizes, Ari finally accepts peace, and assures him that he’ll keep Terrance’s name in the merger.

Drama gets another shot at the Melrose audition, and nails it. Meanwhile, driving back home, Eric pulls over and confesses his love to Sloan, swearing that he’ll be committed and proposes to her.

Ari strolls through Terrance’s agency on a celebratory rant with a paintball gun, pegging everyone who he had grudges with- including Adam Davies. Though, he gives Lloyd a 24-hr window to come back to the Miller-Gold agency.

While about to takeoff on his flight, Turtle calls Jamie, but she tells him not to come to New Zealand, and that the long distance aspect will never work out. But the plane takes off, so he decides he’ll meet up with Vince in Italy.

And about to leave to Italy with Vince, Drama gets a call from the Melrose producer who admits that he and the network both loved his performance, but that he’s too old for the part. As a result, they want to give Drama a holding-deal to create his own show.

Lloyd comes back to the Miller-Gold agency in agent-fashion, giving Ari a ballsy rant. But when Ari apologizes and shows him his new agent office, Lloyd happily accepts.

About to take-off, Vince and Drama are ambushed by Matt Damon who brings along LeBron James to persuade Vince to donate $150,000 for Matt’s charity.

Eric and Sloan meet them at the airport to break them the big news that they’re engaged- Sloan showing them the diamond ring. As Vince and Drama leave on the private jet, Eric carries Sloan to the car in bliss.

Watching the new couple leave, Vince and Drama wonder which one of them will be next to get hitched.

Hookups:

None

Celeb Cameos:

Matt Damon, LeBron James, Bono, Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Overall:

Let me put it out there. Despite the opinions about the unorthodox story-line this season, if there’s one thing this show knows how to do, it’s to close the deal. Entourage knows how to close perfectly.

Not only that, but this one episode presented two of the top greatest moments in the show’s history.

A) Seeing Ari Gold go Terminator a la paintball gun through an agency.

and

B) Through an unpredicted turn of events, seeing Eric get hitched with Sloan- a feat that makes any guy, no matter how much of a man-whore he is, wish to god he found the “Sloan.”

And the celeb cameos were overflowing like a fresh bottle of Dom Pérignon. Matt Damon, a webcam Bono, LeBron James. I mean this episode was awesome, upon awesome.

Not to mention that Matt Damon gave one of the funniest celeb cameos this show has ever seen. I mean pressuring a celebrity Jason-Bourne style to donate to the charity. Hilarious.

So let’s recap.

—> Ari Gold: He buys Terrance’s agency, makes peace with his foe, and becomes the King Kong of Hollywood. And did a celebration fit for a king- paintball storming through the agency, pegging off any people he had grudges with. And putting the hardships aside with Lloyd, and surprising him with his induction as a real agent back at Miller-Gold was the icing on the cake. Who were we kidding, Ari needs Lloyd just as much as Lloyd needs Ari.

—> Vince: Funny seeing him be pressured by Matt Damon. But he’s off to FINALLY begin filming his next project, which means…the real Vinnie Chase in Season 7.

—> Eric: Oh boy, what can we say about our lovable Irish buddy. Well for starters, Mazel Tov. That spontaneous proposal couldn’t have made any dude more happier. The Sloan n’ E Saga continues.

—> Turtle: Bruuuutal. Dude, always stay with the smoking college chick. But he had to find out the hard way that long distance relationships rarely work out. We left off with him making his way to Rome. We’ll see what happens.

—> Drama: The guy finally put his antics aside and realized his passion for acting. And what did it do? It made the network want him more than ever. Way to go buddy.

ED note: It’s been a pleasure doing this blog for you guys, and I will see you come season seven.

Rating:

5/5 (Yes. That’s right, I went there)

Best Line(s):

1) Drama to Vince, after Matt Damon pressures Drama to get Vince on the phone to donate money to his children’s charity-

“Sorry, he Jason-Bourned me.”

2) Ari’s epic rant in the therapist’s office to his wife as to why he truly wants to buy the new company-

“Ok yes. If I could gauge out Terrance McQuewick’s eyeballs for what he did to me, I would. And I would sell that Benedict Arnold Adam Davies in a white slavery if we lived in a place that had a market for it. And Lloyd, that little queen, who I welcomed into my home, play with my children and care for my dog, I would tie him up and allow for the entire Screen Actors Guild to anally rape him if not for the fact that I think he would enjoy it. I hate’em all. And yes I would like to see them destroyed. But THAT is not the reason why I want this company. I want, no I need this company because it’s good business, good god damn business. And if I don’t buy it someone else will, and that’ll be VERY, very bad for my business. And my wife of all people should know that when it comes to business my judgment is never clouded. So please, please support me like you always have, and I will deliver for us, like I always have.”

3) Ari storming through the new company, paint balling everyone who he had grudges with-

“I’m back…and you’re fired.”

Best Moment(s):

1) Ari going “Terminator a la paintball gun” through the new agency.

2) Ari’s beautifully acted rant at the therapist’s office.

3) E proposing to Sloan.

4) Matt Damon pressuring Vince into donating money.

Entourage Season 6×11 Review: Scared Straight

Jeremy Singer — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:47:03 +0000

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This Week On Entourage:

On the way to a night club, Turtle has to bail to spend time with Jamie on her last night in the city. Vince and Drama then find Eric making out with a girl- who Drama recognizes as a previous one-night-stand four months ago.

Later on, Drama warns Eric that the girl tends to “get around” and he should be careful. But Eric realizes that he didn’t wear protection.

At the Miller-Gold Agency, Ari is having a tough time without Lloyd- firing every assistant that HR sends over to him. In his office, he finds Terrance McQuewick who wants Ari to buy-out his company for $100 million. Afraid of a hidden agenda, Ari tries to interrogate Terrance’s wife, to see if there’s any other information- to which he finds that Terrance is heading for a divorce.

Meanwhile, on her last day in the city, Jamie-Lynn discovers that Turtle added the sorority girl on Facebook- sparking an argument over whether they can make a long distance relationship work. At the airport, she shocks Turtle by breaking it off, saying that she loves him too much to keep him from seeing other people.

At his audition, Drama finds out that the Director of the new Melrose Place show, is a guy who he had a past conflict with. This causes him to become extremely nervous and anxious to the point that he experiences a severe nervous meltdown in the middle of the audition. After being rushed to the hospital, he decides that he needs to take some time off to re-evaluate his life.

Eric makes a trip to the doctor’s office to get tested for any STDs- but fortunately finds clean results. When he gets back home, he tells the guys that he’s done with sleeping around and wants to get back in a relationship with Sloan- no matter what.

After finding out that Terrance wants to sell his company quietly to avoid a battle during his divorce, Ari offers him $75 million- which he accepts.

Hook ups:

Vince and a Clinic assistant.

Celeb Cameos:

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, David Faustino, Melinda Clarke, Dean Cain

Overall:

Is it just me, or did this feel like a good old-school episode of Entourage? I’ll admit the past few were mediocre at best, but the vibe in this one had some spunk to it. E freaks out over a possible STD, Drama has an insane breakdown, Ari makes another conquer. Boom.

Ari Gold—> On that note, it’s amazing how you would think that Ari couldn’t climb any higher. But he did. If he was already owned the most powerful agency in Hollywood, then adding Terrance’s (and his old) agency would make him, what…the best in all of North America? I’m not sure, but either way, that is a ballin’ move on Mr. Gold. But the question is will he be able to handle the pressure and meet those expectations. Well, check him out in the therapist’s office in next week’s season finale.

Turtle—> Kinda sad to see Turtle and Jamie-Lynn break it off. So far he’s still trying to call her. Will he end up just going for the co-ed chick at school, or continue to convince Jamie to pursue a long distance relationship?

Drama—> We’ve seen his meltdowns. But to be rushed to the hospital? Wow. Either the guy’s really old, or the guy’s…just really old. I’d like to see how he re-evaluates his life. Let’s just say he might be thinking of another career (check it out next week).

Vince—> Banging a chick on a giant inflatable mattress in a pool…good god. That was awesome. And now he has one week left until he peaces to Italy to begin shooting the new film. I’m feeling a crazy party segment next week.

Rating:

4/5

Best Line:

1) Drama to Eric, after Eric finds out that Drama hooked up with the same chick as him-

“E, I’ve had most of this town, so it was bound to happen that our trees would dabble in the same forest at some point.”

Best Moment(s):

1) Ari stuffing a muffin in his new assistant’s face.

2) Ari’s little illustration on the offer sheet to Terrance. Hilarious.

Next Week:

**SEASON FINALE** Give a Little Bit- Vince prepares to film in Italy. Eric’s luncheon date with Sloan doesn’t go as planned. Drama considers leaving the business, and Turtle tries to win back Jamie-Lynn Sigler. Ari and his wife debate on whether or not to buy his old company.

Entourage Season 6×10 Review: Berried Alive

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:46:13 +0000

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This Week On Entourage:

Having relationship woes with jealous girlfriends, Eric and Turtle discuss with Vince how to solve it.

The boys meet up with a stressed out Drama who is afraid he’ll get cut from Five Towns. Although when he runs into a Melrose producer who offers him a part in the new show, Drama strongly considers dropping out of his current show.

He discusses the possibility with the boys about somehow getting out of his contract, and the boys advise him to call his agent.

Lloyd, feeling nervous after leaving Ari, tries to convince Drama to stay with him as his client at the new agency. Drama says if he gets out of the contract, then he’ll consider signing with Lloyd.

Meanwhile, Turtle gives Eric a lift to Ashley’s house, to settle some relationship trust issues. She’s suspicious about the identity of “Rupert Pupkin” (the name she saw on his cell phone), which happened to be Vince’s alias name. Ashley suggests that she have access to all his e-mails- this has Eric a bit sketched out.

When Ari finds out the news that Lloyd left the agency, he flips out, promising that he will destroy his life.

As this results in a tug-o-war over Drama, Ari ends up bribing Dan Coakly out of Drama’s contract.

On the way to school, Jamie senses that Turtle is acting odd and confronts him about it- realizing that it might be the sorority whores.

Making a final stand, Lloyd preaches to Drama his un-dying loyalty to him and the promise that he will be his no. one client. After Drama confronts Ari and questions his actual interest in his talent, Drama decides to sign with Lloyd.

Elsewhere, Eric meets Ashley for dinner to break-up with her over her paranoia. He and the boys then meet up to party with his assistant and her friends. And Turtle then gets a call from Jamie who informs him she got a part in a series that films in New Zealand.

Hookups:

Eric and Ashley

Celeb Cameos:

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Overall:

Eric dumps Ashley. Ari plays tug-o-war with Lloyd. Not too bad of an episode. But nothing great.

It’s clear that this episode was done to have some closure on the theme of relationships. The problem with Ashley has been dragging on for way too long, it’s about time that Eric finally dropped her. But with Jamie going to New Zealand, leaving Turtle with those “sorority whores” will he manage to stay loyal? Who knows. He’s already thinking about it, apparently.

But I think that this season is closing pretty well. Assuming that Drama will get the Melrose part, next season will boast Vince’s new movie, Drama’s new show, Lloyd being an agent, Turtle in business school, and Eric being a full-time manager (with some possible big clients).

And hey, Eric might even consider Sloan, who knows.

That sounds like a pretty interesting beginning for season seven. So in a way, this character development season story arc was more crucial to the show’s existence than ever.

It was an investment. An investment for the writers to say:

“Hey let’s take a season off of the Vinnie Chase block-buster films, let’s deepen the other characters, expand their development, and then switch back to a Vince story line the following season- with the rest of the crew already having fresh arcs.”

So we’ll see what happens with two episodes left. All I can say is next week will be interesting. The issues will be plentiful.

And with the finale supposed to be featuring Lebron James and Lil’ Wayne, there’s still tons of wicked stuff ahead.

—> andPOP’s insider secret: Ari having another massive therapist meltdown.

Rating:

3.5/5

Best Line:

1) Lloyd trying to convince Drama to sign with him-

“I’ve seen everything from Viking Quest to the New New Love Boat…you were a tremendous young Merrill Stubing.”

2) Ari talking to Lloyd on the phone from Dan Coakley’s office-

“Why would he (return your phone call) when you’re a dead man? I’m everywhere Lloyd!”

Best Moment(s):

1) Ari going ballistic at Lloyd, after finding out he left the agency to work with Adam Davies.

2) Eric breaking up with Ashley.

Next Week:

Scared Straight- Suspicions arise when Terence wants to sell Ari his share of Ari’s old agency. Drama goes on an audition for the new “Melrose Place.” Eric goes to the doctor after receiving some disturbing news.

Entourage Season 6×8 Review: The Sorkin Notes

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:08:10 +0000

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This Week On Entourage:

Eric cuts a business call to take a phone call from Sloan- who wants to make sure that he’s not mad at her for the fight between him and Ashley.

He then leaves to meet Vince at the mansion for the meeting with the “security guy.” Ari calls him on the way, and reassures Eric that this guy is the best there is.

Meanwhile at the Miller-Gold agency, Ari finds Andrew in his office, passed out in pajamas. Angry and confused, Ari finds out that Marlo kicked him out of the house, and froze his credit cards.

But Andrew promises Ari that he is signing Aaron Sorkin today. Barbra Miller wants him fired if he doesn’t follow-through.

At the mansion, Vince and the boys meet the “security guy”- who suggests extreme measures to turn the house into Fort Knox. This leaves the boys wondering if all this is necessary.

Vince advises Eric to call back Sloan to apologize for being rude on the phone. She invites him for a “friendly drink”- to discuss his new job, and reassures him that she’s with someone. So he agrees.

At the agency, Andrew Klein is M.I.A 13 minutes before his big meeting with Sorkin. Ari finally locates him at his house trying to get his notes for the meeting, but Marlo won’t let him in. When she then burns his notes, he crazily drives his car through the front window, into the house. This lands him in jail.

Eric discusses the Sloan issue with the boys, sort of confused about the mixed signals he’s getting from her. They suggest he find out what she wants.

Things aren’t going well at the Sorkin meeting, but when Sorkin hears that Andrew is in jail, he decides to go there to continue the meeting to listen to his ideas.

Eric gets a call from Ashley right before his drinks with Sloan. She tells him she misses him, and asks him to come back. Eric ditches the meet-up with Sloan- telling her he rather be with a girl he sort of likes, than with a girl who keeps on sending him mixed signals.

In jail, Ari tells Andrew to make the pitch, but when he breaks down, Sorkin sympathizes with his divorce, and agrees to sign with him- leaving Andrew and Ari in total shock.

Eric makes up with Ashley, and the security team find a driver’s license in Vince’s couch. They may have found the stalker.

Hookups:

None

Celeb Cameos:

Aaron Sorkin

Overall:

It had the Hollywood trifecta: well written, well directed and well acted.

- Andrew Klein is the unpredictable man.

First off, I haven’t seen anything so crazy on the show like his little car maneuver, since Drama went to jail in season two for taking a golf club and beating up another dude’s car out of road rage, or Ari bitch-slapping Adam Davies in season five.

Nor has anybody ever seen, or could predict, Klein signing Aaron Sorkin…in jail.

But they all happened. And that’s why this episode probably left everyone on a high of adrenaline.

- Also funny how Ari’s “security guy” ended up being an Israeli security team. It shows that the writers knew what they were doing. The I.D.F (Israeli Defense Force) is top notch.

And their drills on Turtle and Drama were hilarious.

But this stalker? Too bad it wasn’t the hot-type that Vince hoped, but instead, some creepy looking dude. Fuck I’d be sketched out too.

- Let’s talk about Sloan for a second. She’s hot. No, she’s uber hot. Usually, you would tell E to stop whining and take any chance he can get with her. But I must say, there comes a point where he just has to confront her, and say enough bullshit, make up your mind. And he did, and I’m proud of E-Murph.

Like Drama said “Sloan is all powerful. She stops him from getting pussy, and then doesn’t give him any.”

It’s also a nice change seeing Sloan making a move and then getting shutdown, rather than E (like at the Gatsby premiere).

Rating:

4.5/5

Best Line(s):

1) Marlo Klein to her husband Andrew-

“Get back together? I’d fuck Hammas before I’d fuck you again!”

2) Turtle telling the guys what rating the security guy would give him, if he saw him smoking his bong-

“An A, for calmness under pressure.”

Best Moment(s):

1) Oh let’s see. Probably Andrew Klein ramming his car through his house front window.

2) Then going to prison, but still signing Aaron Sorkin there.

3) Seeing Drama and Turtle be the test dummies for the security team. Funny stuff.

Next Week:

Security Briefs- The boys worry about security at the house. Adam Davies’ revenge for Ari stealing Zac Efron as a client involves Lloyd. Drama turns into a private eye to find Vince’s new stalker. Ashley demands a more honest relationship with Eric.

Entourage Season 6×7 Review: No More Drama

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:10:09 +0000

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This Week On Entourage:

After the mansion is broken into the night before, the cops can’t find any sign of an intruder. However the maid finds that all of the guys’ underwear have been stolen. Ari recommends to the guys that they call his “security guy.” Lloyd calls Drama to tell him that he won’t be needed on set today for Five Towns. So the boys advise him to go an apologize to Dan Coakley.

At his first day of work, Eric runs into a bit of trouble with a fellow colleague Scott who’s determined to sign Bob Saget- but he won’t return his calls. When Eric mentions at the meeting that he’s good friends of Saget and can give him a call, Scott tells Eric to stay out of his business. Drama tries to apologize to Coakley, but loses his temper once again on the phone when he talks about Jamie-Lynn. When Bob Saget agrees only to speak to Eric, and demands to have sex in Murray’s office in exchange to sign as a member, Scott decides to make Eric the one to forward the insane idea to Murray.

Vince and Turtle are out shopping for guns for protection, but are stumped by the 10-day waiting period. Lloyd reminds Drama that he is still forbidden from the TV set, so Drama decides to get some proof and tries to unsuccessfully secretly record Coakley speaking about Jamie-Lynn. Coakley tells him he’s not going to fire him, but that he’s going to torture him instead. When Eric reveals to Murray Bob Sagets’ terms, he agrees and gives Eric praise- adding that maybe tomorrow he can go for Christian Bale. When Drama brings home some guns and one of them goes off -shattering a window- Vince decides it’s time to call in Ari’s “security guy.”

Hookups:

None.

Celeb Cameos:

Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Bob Saget.

Episode Importance:

Stalker on the loose

Sure Vince isn’t too scared of the idea of a hot stalker, but it’s the first time ever that the house has been broken into (well excluding the time Dom broke into it to greet the boys). So the crew should definitley be amping up the place, and we’ll see just how intense Ari’s guy really is next week. Maybe build a moat, or make the place looking like a scene from MI:3. So locked down that Ethan Hunt would have nothing on it.

Because Arnold, as scary as he looks, seems to be losing his touch.

Overall:

I have to put it out there. I’m a huge fan of the show (or I wouldn’t be doing this blog), but I do have the balls to give critique when it’s necessary. I think everyone knows that this season has been strictly about character development- which is crucial for any show. But this was a weak episode. Probably the weakest this season.

It was just…bland.

I mean thank god for Bob Saget and his hilarious rants- but think about if Saget wasn’t making a cameo in the episode, it might just be one of the worst ever. It’s also so clear, without a doubt, that without Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold) on-screen for more than one scene, the show loses a considerable amount of points and appeal.

Now onto Vince. I know that most of us are sitting on the couch feeling that the fair-eyed star basically just looks brain-dead on the show with no story-line, but apprently he’ll be getting one with the remaining five episodes: a stalker alert. Wow. Not exactly what we’ve been waiting for. But it’s obvious that the Enzo ferrari film will begin filming next season, so that’s when we have to wait for Vince to get a real story-line.

On a more positive note, I did like seeing Eric hit a homerun at his first ever at-bat- signing Saget, wow. Looks like he’s got the right amount of charm, commitment and down-to-earth vibe that most hot-shot stars may look for in a manager- plus it always helps to have connections through Vince. And this new addition to Eric’s story-line could also present some other funny and interesting scenerios with him signing big clients.

And Saget? Well the guy is a rambling joker. We’ve seen him have a scene or two in past episodes of the series, but with an episode geared specifically for him, it was a delight seeing him bust people’s chops.

Rating:

2.5/5

Best Line(s):

1) Bob Saget bashing on the sleazy manager Scott who assures him that he’ll be around for Saget 24/7-

“That’s just what I want to look for when I’m sniffing a line of blow off her ass. Your fucking face.”

2) Ari talking to the boys about getting more security, after Arnold (their dog) failed to hear an intruder-

“He’s not deaf, he’s stoned.”

3) Turtle trying to tell Ari that they should get guns for protection instead-

“I have a good shot Ari…I think so, I’m a good free-throw shooter.”

Best moment(s):

1) Bob Saget in a meeting in Scott’s office, but tells Scott to leave his own office, because he wants to talk to Eric now.

2) Ari Gold sending dozens of pizzas to Eric during a staff meeting at his first day of work, with the message “good luck and that you are no a longer a pizza boy, you’re a pizza man.”

Next Week: The Sorkin Notes- Eric rethinks his status with both Sloan and Ashley. Ari must perform damage control due to Andrew Klein’s meltdown. The boys beef up security at the house.

LeBron James On Entourage

Jeremy Singer — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:21:52 +0000

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It appears that Entourage is really reaching new heights with it’s cameos of athletes.

First Tom Brady- beyond awesome, then a brief Steve Nash- cool stuff, but now viewers should prep themselves to see one of the biggest global superstars on the planet, the King himself, LeBron James!

Not sure exactly which episode it’ll be, but Jeremy Piven -a huge fan of the NBA and James himself- took a little video of the guy on the set:

Entourage Season 6×6 Review: Murphy’s Lie

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:26:14 +0000

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This Week On Entourage:

Turtle watches on in pain as Drama and Jamie-Lynn kiss on-screen for the Five Towns episode. Eric joins the gang and tells them about his slip-up of calling Ashley “Sloan” the night before.

Drama advises him to continue lying, and Turtle heads off to his first day as a UCLA college student.

Meanwhile, Ari finally makes amends with his wife, but experiences a huge problem at work when Marlo storms through the agency yelling and screaming like a demon to find Andrew’s “whore.”

Eric drops by Ashley’s place and apologizes again for the mistake. When she becomes skeptical, he promises to never lie to her again.

After Drama and Jamie finish their scene, studio exec Dan Coakley decides to drop by on-set to have lunch with Jamie. But Drama’s concerned that he wants to sleep with her.

While Eric is showering, Ashley listens to a voicemail on his phone from Sloan, realizing that she got Eric the job offer. Upset, Ashley walks out.

Vince drives Turtle to the UCLA campus, where they both experience a bit of popularity- Turtle being Jamie-Lynn’s boyfriend, and Vince…being Vince.

After Turtle leaves for class, Drama calls Vince to warn him that the studio exec is trying to hit on Jamie-Lynn. While Vince is off keeping himself busy with a college girl, Drama continues his spy up-dates on the lunch with Jamie and Coakley.

At the agency, Ari calls Lizzy and Andrew to his office and ends up firing Andrew. He tells him to go home and sort all this out with his wife.

Eric ends up taking the management job, after being assured that it has nothing to do with the fact that he’s friends with Vince.

After Drama can’t focus during his next scene -not knowing where Jamie and Coakley are- he bolts to the head office to confront the studio exec. When Coakley tells him that they didn’t fuck but now he’s setting his eyes on the Soprano star, Drama chokes him.

Coakley threatens to have Drama killed- by the writers- but Drama’s loyalty to Turtle is stronger.

Eric drops by Ashley’s place, who accuses him of having feelings for Sloan. Giving him one chance to admit it out in the open, Eric agrees that he still likes her.

Hookups:

Eric and Ashley, Vince and a college co-ed.

Celeb Cameos:

Steve Nash, Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

Episode Importance:

Manning up

Drama deciding to put his friendship with Turtle before his career as an actor, Ari firing his best friend Andrew, and Eric finally admitting that he still has feelings for Sloan- in front of Ashley.

Not gonna lie, that takes balls boys.

Overall:

It could be…yes it is, she’s going, going…Ashley…is…GOOOONE!! (Well maybe not for good, but at least E admits that he’s still a Sloan-lover).

Nicely equipped episode. In fact, I’ll say it’s the best one of the season so far.

What makes a great episode is as follows: Ashley getting the boot. Nah, just kidding, but that was a relief.

Actually in my opinion, it’s a healthy combination of Action/Drama, Comedy, Sex, Partying and a Celeb cameo for brownie points.

1. Now there was tons of Action/Drama, as you can see- Drama choking a studio exec, E admitting to Ashley that he likes Sloan, Ari firing Andrew, and Marlo bursting into the agency trying to find Andrew’s “whore.”

3. Ari Gold is all the comedy you need- just take a look at his quote that made the Best Lines.

4. A very nice Vinnie Chase college dorm sex scene- which could very well turn into a interesting sex tape scandal for a story-arc.

and..

5. Steve Nash- whether he had half a line or not, still pretty wicked.

**True, there wasn’t any partying with the boys, but with the story-line of everyone growing up, we gotta take what we can get.

Rating:

4/5

Best Line(s):

1) Ari warning junior agent Lizzy about inner-office relationships – “You so much as eye-fuck another agent in this building, and I will deport you naked to the Taliban.”

Abso-fucking-lutley Brilliant.

2) Drama’s advice to E about keeping secrets from Ashley- “I know you like to think about yourself as honest-Abe and all, but in this situation, lie like a mattress.”

Best Moment(s):

1) Marlo storming into the Miller-Gold Agency like a mad woman. Well executed.

2) Drama’s confrontation with Dan Coakley.

3) After Drama just finished the kissing scene with Jamie-Lynn Sigler while Turtle watched, Jamie then kisses Turtle, and Drama blurts out “Ew, it’s like you just kissed me.”

Next Week: No More Drama- The house has a break-in. Drama must make amends with a studio executive, and E goes up against a co-worker at his new job.

Jeremy Piven Interview For The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Robert Ostfield — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:37:01 +0000

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Well you may not have noticed but we are in love with Jeremy Piven. Call it a bro-mance (or in Jenn’s case a romance) but Piven is a god to us. Here is the interview in its entirety where Jeremy talks about his newest movie The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, in theatres August 14th. Jordan has seen the movie and confirms it’s one of the funniest films he has seen in a while.

The ‘Entourage’ Hotel

Jeremy Singer — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:00:13 +0000

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What do a stainless steel ping pong table, personal limousine driver, PlayStation 3 console, personal poolside cabana, private yacht excursion cruise, jet skis, and dinner for four all have in common?

They’re some of the many bells n’ whistles included the “Entourage Package” at the W Hotel in South Beach, Miami.

You read correctly. According to promomagazine.com, now for those yearning to get as close as possible to the HBO hit comedy series, the three-level bungalow inspired by the boys’ extravagant Hollywood lifestyle is as good as it gets- ringing up at $5,000 per night with a two-night minimum.

“It’s a true branded experience in terms of the experiential elements and has a very strong brand personality,” Chris Spadaccini, HBO’s vice president of advertising and promotions, said.

The promotion, launched in anticipation of season six, is being marketed at the hotels and on parent Starwood Hotels Web site. Throughout the promotion, which ends Sept. 27, all guests will also have access to a complimentary “Entourage” channel that includes episodes from seasons four and five, in addition to behind the scenes clips from season six.

“If Vince and the boys were to jet to Miami, this is where they would want to stay,” Spadaccini said.

The following is a detailed list of all the perks:

* Limousine transportation to/from airport

* A personal driver

* Cabana- including beverage and food

* Complimentary dinner at Soleà, the hotel’s high-end restaurant.

* VIP access and bottle service at WALL, the hotel’s exclusive nightclub.

* Courtside Coronas and reservation at Swoosh, W South Beach’s basketball court

* Bliss bag of goodies

* Private Yacht Excursion Cruise with full crew, lunch and limo to arrive in style

* 2 Entourage Bungalow branded Jet Skis

* Golf foursome at Diplomat Golf Course

* Free alcohol in the room!! Courtesy of Grey Goose and Heineken and you even get Sony Playstation3 consoles (it’s not clear if you get to keep them). Don’t they know the guys switched over to a Wii?

Entourage Season 6×5 Review: Fore

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:22:06 +0000

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This Week On Entourage:

While eating dinner with Ashley, Eric gets a phone call from Sloan who tells him she’s co-chairing a charity golf event that he’s participating in with the boys. But Eric keeps that news on the down-low from Ashley.

At the tournament, the boys meet an exhausted Ari who was forced to sleep on the couch for the first time in 15 years, because of the lie he told his wife about Andrew. He also has Lloyd caddying for his group the entire day to build his self-esteem, and plays with the annoying Jeffrey Tambor who cheats to impress his children.

Vince and Drama are paired up with Mark Wahlberg and Tom Brady, while Sloan tells Eric that mega-manager Murray Berenson requested to pair up with him.

Drama tries to spice up the day and puts a wager of a grand per hole, but ends up being the laughing stock due to his poor golf game and temper.

Eric gets a job offer to work as a manager at Berenson’s “big shop,” and Turtle -a Giants fan- tries to convince himself to tell Tom Brady he “sucks balls,” but decides not to last minute when Tom invites Turtle and Jamie-Lynn out for dinner with him and his wife Gisele.

Ari gets more guilt from his wife, who calls him regarding the new Maserati gift for her- assuming it’s a way of trying to buy her off rather than simply apologizing. But Ari explains that there’s a man-code, and it wasn’t his business to spread the news about Andrew’s affair.

When Eric finds out that it was Sloan who recommended him to Berenson, he questions the job and decides to confront her about it.

Later on that night while discussing the job offer with Ashley, Eric mistakingly calls her “Sloan.”

Hookups:

None.

Celeb Cameos:

Mark Wahlberg, Tom Brady, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Jeffrey Tambor.

Episode Importance:

E’s love triangle

Now it’s finally starting take its shape, a nice solid mother fucking equilateral triangle. Sure E admits that he’s with Ashley, but it’s clear this guy is gonna have to make a decision soon- considering that lil’ slip-up at the end, mistakingly calling Ashley “Sloan.”

But I’m sure 99.99% of viewers are rooting for the re-DONK-ulously smoking Emmanuelle Chriqui.

Overall:

Kind of a random episode, but it had a nice touch- t’was pretty sweet seeing Wahlberg and Brady making cameos. E’s story-line progresses even more this week, as he gets a job offer to bigger and better things, and don’t forget his love drama shaping up between Sloan vs. Ashley.

Also by the way, I’m keeping with my earlier statements that this Ashley character his utterly useless. I think Lloyd’s left nut has a more important role, and it’s clear that she is only there as part of E’s individual story-line- and nothing else in the show.

On a better note, it was great seeing Drama this episode. Although he’s been spazzing out since his days of road-rage, Drama’s temper always gets me cracking- especially when he complains about his poor golf game and breaks Tom Brady’s custom-made club.

Speaking of complainers, Jeffrey Tambor had an excellent cameo appearance as he made Ari’s day at the event a living hell- cheating every chance he got to impress his brat kids and whining about everything.

But here’s the thing though, I’m kind of annoyed that Vince is just coasting the entire season so far though- I mean the guy’s story line is basically nothing besides dishing out cash when possible. I would really like to see the boys get occupied with another movie project already, otherwise, we’re bound to see the next few episodes only revolving around E or Turtle’s story-arcs.

And on another note, like I said last week, I think Ari’s gonna pack on some serious stress regarding his white-lie to his wife, and according to his interview with andPOP, we’ll see him breakdown soon.

Rating:

3.5/5

Best Line(s):

1) Jeffrey Tambour cautioning his kids to stop using foul language on the golf course- “Hey this is a family day, so shut the fuck up and hit the ball!”

2) Mark Whalberg’s first line, greeting Vince and the boys- “Yo, Gatsby and the funky bunch.”

T’was pretty smooth coming from Whalberg.

3) Turtle trying to suck-up to Tom Brady, yelling at Drama for breaking Brady’s golf club- “You broke Tom Brady’s club? You asshole. Sorry about that, Tom.”

Best Moment:

1) Drama freaking out over his horrible golf game with his $1000 per hole bet. His excuses: first it’s his lack of concentration, then it’s his apparently newly re-gripped club, then it’s the actual field. But breaking Brady’s club was hilarious.

Next Week:

Murphy’s Lie- Drama warns Jamie-Lynn about a sleazy network executive. E must clear the air with Ashley. Ari has problems at work with Marlo Klein.

Entourage Renewed For Seventh Season

Jeremy Singer — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:01:29 +0000

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Good news: Entourage was renewed for a seventh season.

Bad news: We’ll only be able to see it summer 2010.

As I said a while ago, it was announced – according to Variety - that the show reeled in 3.4 million viewers for the season premiere- which was their best in two years. And although those are not the craziest numbers compared to big-time shows, I guess that’s a huge deal considering the fact that not many people across America actually even have the HBO channel.

Beats me why the network makes us wait for such long periods of time for a half hour TV series with 12 episodes per season. But at last we know that the boys will be back in town next year!

Entourage Season 6×4 Review: Runnin’ On E

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:42:57 +0000

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This Week On Entourage: As Eric reviews the late-night box office results for Gatsby, Ari calls to inform that Vince’s upcoming film is being pushed back three months.

This leaves a stress-free 12 weeks of vacation for the boys.

But not so with Ari, as his wife gets a call from Marlo Klein who’s looking for her husband Andrew. Ari covers it all up temporarily saying he’s probably with a client, but gets to the bottom of things at work, warning Klein that the affair with junior agent Lizzie better be over.

Andrew assures Ari it’s done, however when David Schwimmer shows up for a meeting and begins flirting with Lizzie, Andrew reveals his jealously.

Meanwhile, Vince is trying to figure out what he should do while on hiatus. Disappointed that all his buddies are too busy with their own lives, he decides to occupy himself with a waitress named Nicki for the afternoon…and Facebook too.

Drama, who’s being scripted a love interest for Five Towns, takes part in a model make-out casting session to see if any chemistry sparks- but nothing. He demands that the show get some real talent, but there’s not enough time for another casting session.

As a result, he pleads with Turtle to ask Jamie-Lynn if she would consider doing it. Turtle, out shopping for new wardrobes for school with Jamie-Lynn, immediately refuses.

When Lloyd tells Ari that Mr. Klein is crying alone in his car, Ari tries to figure out Andrew’s meltdown. He tells Andrew to think of his family, which he then takes the wrong way, and decides to leave his wife Marlo.

This leaves Mrs. Ari furious with Ari, when she hears from Marlo that Andrew broke off the marriage based on Ari’s advice.

When Turtle gets back to the house, he tells a depressed Drama that Jamie has agreed to do the brief make-out scene in Five Towns. And Eric breaks the news that he’s shutting down the Murphy Group.

Hookups: E and Ashley, Vince and a waitress named Nicki

Celeb Cameos: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Jason Schwimmer

Episode Importance: Ari dealing with stress-

Seriously, the guy has to balance being one of the most powerful Hollywood agents, a husband, a father, a best friend…it’s obvious that the stress is going to start to get to him.

Now he has a decision to make: Side with his wife and get rid of Andrew before he makes even more commotion, or keep Klein- his latest agent gem (who’s bringing in a lot of business at work).

Ari has no time to babysit Andrew, and it’s clear that their relationship is on thin ice.

Overall: Truly amazing. Last week’s episode was one of the best produced in the series, but this one was by far the funniest of this season. Almost every scene left me laughing.

Sad to see our irish nugget close down the Murphy group, I really hope he continues working in the business somehow…and apparently next week, he’ll get just that.

And Jason Schwimmer at the agency was brilliant.

Rating: 4/5

Best Line(s):

1) Jason Schwimmer responding to an agent’s idea for a TV show he should do-

“Wow, so it’s kind of like ‘Raymond’ meets the ‘Loveboat.’ Cool…or I I just shoot myself in the fucking face right now.”

2) Ari telling Lloyd to keep an eye on Andrew- “Pretend he’s Zach Efron’s ball-sack!”

3) Timothy Busfield explaining to Drama why it took so long to get him a love interest-

“The network was resistant to the idea…they didn’t think the audience would believe you could get laid.”

Best Moment(s):

1) Jason Schwimmer’s performance at the agency. Hilarious.

2) Drama at the model-casting session for his love interest in Five Towns.

3) And then Drama- upset over the lack of talent in the pool of models- demanding that the show audition real A-List actresses for the role, such as Natalie Portman, Rachel McAdams, Jessica Alba or Scarlett Johanson…only for this brief kiss in one scene in an episode of the show.

The usual funny Drama shtick.

Next Week: Fore- Vince and Drama take on Tom Brady and Mark Wahlberg at a charity golf event. E gets an unexpected job offer. Ari is in trouble with Mrs. Ari.

Exclusive: Ari Gold Gives A Sneak Peek Into The Rest Of Season 6 Of Entourage

Robert Ostfield — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:54:27 +0000

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Yes more Jeremy Piven content (do you get the feeling we love this guy?) We met up with Jeremy on Thursday to talk about his newest movie, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, in theatres August 14th. We asked some questions about Entourage and he gave us the low down into the rest of Entourage Season 6. Please accept our apologies for the shabby editing as we wanted this up ASAP. Also check back for the full interview coming soon.

Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold) Becomes Honourary Argonaut And Gets A Kiss From One Of Them

Ilan Mester — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:06:51 +0000

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Before the event with Jeremy Piven, our editor here at andPOP told me to “hug it out” with the “Entourage” star. Piven didn’t get a hug from me, but it’s okay because he got more than just a hug from someone else (see photo).

On Thursday (June 30), Piven made an appearance at the Rogers Centre in Toronto to become an honourary team member of the Argonauts.

With a wide grin, Piven told reporters he’s a huge sports fan, saying this is “the closest I’ll ever come” to being a football player. A jersey with the actor’s name was presented to him by Quarterback Kerry Joseph, Defensive Tackle Adriano “The Kissing Bandit” Belli and Vice Chair Michael “Pinball” Clemons.

Members of the Argos cheerleaders were there to shake things up and perform a special cheer to help celebrate.

Piven was in town to promote his latest comedy “The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard.” The movie tells the story of Don Rady (played by Piven), who is hired by an auto dealership in the hopes that he can turn their Fourth of July sale into a smash hit.

Keep checking andPOP.com for an exclusive interview with Piven!

Our 5 Minutes With Jeremy Piven

Robert Ostfield — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:42:37 +0000

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Today was a monumental day in the careers of everyone at andPOP – the day we met Jeremy Piven. I don’t think as a group collectively we all have been so excited to produce an interview. The good news is Jeremy’s a really friendly dude who was very receptive to your friends at andPOP. His movie The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard is hilarious and he even gave us an exclusive into the rest of Season 6 of Entourage. Check back tomorrow night to see the footage. Also check out the restricted trailer for The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard thanks to Funny or Die.

Entourage Season 6×3 Review: One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:12:13 +0000

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This Week On Entourage: Eric, nervous about the pilot screening for Charlie’s new sit-com, is pissed off when Ashley- who just spent the night at his house -admits that Charlie sucks in the pilot.

Meanwhile, the boys are all celebrating Turtle’s 30th birthday, but Turtle is experiencing the birthday blues. After a phone call from his mother who chews him out after looking like an idiot in People’s Magazine- for the sneaker shot at the premiere with Jamie-Lynn -Turtle decides it’s about time that he make something of himself.

Vince decides to cheer him up by taking him and the boys Ferrari racing on a racetrack, and then gives him a $240,000 Ferrari as a birthday gift.

Only Jamie then comes by to deliver her birthday present: a balling black Porsche- leaving Turtle even more down on himself that he can’t man-up and buy his own stuff.

At the Miller-Gold agency, Lloyd’s latest challenge is to refrain from smiling, refer to each client by last name, and memorize their favorite drink.

Eric discusses Vince’s new lucrative movie offers with Ari, before then getting a phone call from the CW for the pilot screening: the show rocked, but Charlie flopped. They gotta replace him.

He then goes home and tries to figure out how to break the news to Charlie, and decides to listen to Ashley’s advice about the show.

On the advice of Ari, Eric then decides to go badass-agent and storm into the CW office to protect his client, telling off Amy Miller and calling her a racist. But no luck.

Not an Ari Gold-like line, but Ari tells Eric that he’s proud of him for trying.

Turtle, still trying to figure out what he should be doing with his life, goes to Ari for potential investors for a business he wants to start. But Ari tells it to him straight-up, there’s more to just having an idea…come back when you can prove it.

So at the birthday dinner that night, Turtle surprises everyone by telling them he’s going back to school- UCLA night courses in business. Drama decides to cover Turtle’s tuition as a birthday present.

Finally a busy and tired Eric arrives, and confesses to Vince that he likes Ashley rather than Sloan, and decides to take the bill for Turtle’s birthday dinner.

Hookups: Eric with Ashley twice

Celeb Cameos: 50 Cent, Jamie Lynn Sigler

Episode Importance: Vince said it best “Everyone wants to be their own man”

Eric is slowly showing glimpses of breaking into the world of being a Hollywood agent, and wants to try and make it on his own without having Vince’s name as a producer on the shows. He had to deal with his first network rejection for a client, and also his first time telling his client the rough news that he’s off the show.

Tough, but even Ari says that Eric’s making progress.

And Turtle, who’s been merely Vince’s sidekick and chauffeur, finally got a wake-up call, and has decided to pursue bigger and better things. Although after the meeting with Ari, Turtle learns that there’s tons of factors that he hasn’t even considered or heard about yet, and realizes he’s going to have to put in a lot of work and pay his dues for this one. Deciding to go back to school shows that he’s also trying to forge his own path and break out of the frat house.

Overall: Well done guys. Much better than last week.

The fact that E and Turtle are both trying to branch out makes the story-line for this season more and more interesting. I love seeing Ari sort of taking E under his wing and teaching him how to be a bad ass, and then in the end when nothing came out of it, saying he’s proud of him.

I’d also like to see Drama getting a storyline though- he’s always at his best when he has some work-related stress (we might be seeing it next week).

Turtle’s phone call with his mother was hilarious, and E barging into the network’s office- on the advice of Ari -was probably the best part of the episode.

But once again, really not feeling this Ashley character. Totally useless.

Overall, some great humor, solid plot advancements, and time with the boys. Nothing better.

Rating: 4/5

Best Line(s):

1) Drama recalling how mean Turtle’s mother was when they were growing up- “Remember your 13th birthday? She got you a Weight Watchers membership.”

2) Ari giving Eric advice on how to approach the network’s rejection of Charlie- “I would make a scene of biblical proportions. I would lie, scream, beg, borrow and steal. And if that somehow didn’t part Amy Miller’s legs, then I would somehow call her out on her racism, and I would yell for all to hear, ‘you’re really gonna fire my poor black client off the show he created!? I’m calling the NAACP, the Reverend Al Sharpton and the ghost of my man, Malcom X!”

3) Drama telling Eric about his experience with network rejections- “I hate when people tell me they hate me.”

4) Ari getting a call from Eric right after he just had a meeting with Turtle- “Wow it’s be a whole 10 minutes since I’ve been called by the Jonas Brothers, whatsup E?”

Best Moment(s):

1) Seeing Eric march into the CW’s office Ari Gold-style. Priceless.

2) When Loyd who has to refer to each client only by last name, refers to Turtle simply by
“Hello Mr…Turtle.”

3) When Turtle tells Ari that the bank won’t fund him for his business plan because he has no collateral, and Ari says “did you tell them about your hat collection?”

Next Week: Lloyd is sent to spy on Andrew Klein. Drama must prepare for a romantic scene on his show. Turtle gets a new wardrobe, courtesy of Jamie-Lynn, and Vince keeps himself occupied between projects.

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard With Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Singer — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:20:14 +0000

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We are so pumped to interview Jeremy Piven next week. We love him in Entourage and no doubt we will love him in his newest movie, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. Check out the trailer for his film below:

Entourage Season 6×2 Review: Amongst Friends

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:31:10 +0000

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This Week On Entourage: Today’s the big day, it’s the Gatsby premiere, and Vince and boys are all trying to figure out who they’re taking as dates. Turtle obviously brings Jamie, E decides to ask Sloan to accompany him “as friends,” Vince decides upon some one night stand chick, and Drama ends up asking a sexy retail clerk.

At the agency, Ari has his wife get to know Andrew’s wife Mario- as they’re all going to the premiere together -but then finds out that Andrew might be having an affair with the new hot-shot agent Lizzy (The O.C’s Autumn Reeser). Not good news for Gold, who tells Andrew to end the fling right away. Also, Loyd’s struggling with his diet to lose weight during the 100 days of hell.

Meanwhile, E moves into the new apartment and already has new neighbor Ashley (Alexis Dziena) really interested in him.

On the red carpet, Turtle is introduced by Jamie to the press as her boyfriend, everyone congratulates Vince, and E awkwardly runs into Ashley who received an extra ticket from her work.

Mrs. Ari and Mrs. Andrew are becoming rowdy best friends- which causes Ari to remind Andrew to get his shit together and end the affair with Lizzy.

E, on the advice of his buddies, tells Sloan that he wants to be more than a friend with her. But Sloan refuses.

Back at the house, E gets a call from Ashley, and a text message from Sloan apologizing. E deletes Sloan’s message, and decides to go over to Ashley’s house.

Hookups: None

Celeb Cameos: Jamie Lynn Sigler

Episode Importance: E and his relationships- A good part of the episode was dedicated to E who tries to figure out if he should stay single or risk it with Sloan. But after expressing his true feelings to his ex, he gets denied and then decides to pursue his new neighbor Lizzy.

Although the E and Sloan saga is destined to be- according to Jamie Lynn Sigler -E for now, is gonna test the waters else where.

Overall: All I can say is that there seems to be more E Murph and the boys and less Vinnie Chase and the boys.

The first half of the episode was fantastic: some classic well appreciated humor, the boys trying to find dates, everyone preparing for the big night, then the red carpet scenes. Really great stuff. But after that, it doesn’t really seem to be going anywhere.

There was some focus on Ari scolding Andrew, E expressing his feelings to Sloan, and then suddenly…the premiere’s over an they’re back at the house, end of episode? Wtf?

I would have loved to see MUCH more screen time dedicated to the glitz and the glam of the premiere- some partying, schmoozing with celebs, and maybe even a bit of the actual film.

Instead, E seems to be getting all the face time with his- “Do I wanna be single or in a relationship” shtick. I mean he’s with Sloan, he’s not with Sloan. And now this new thing with that stalker-like bugged-eyed annoying neighbor Lizzy?

In the words of Ari Gold, “I rather insert needles into my cock” than see that story line all season for our little Irish man.

C’mon Doug Ellin and co. I understand that the show has always rotated through giving each character a story arc and the spotlight, but if you’re gonna hype up the Gatsby premiere in the promos, then it should pretty much be ABOUT the party- Ari, Vince and the boys, like old times.

But overall, decent episode.

Rating: 3/5

Line(s) of the episode:

1) In the opening scene, when the boys are talking about Seth Rogan in Knocked Up:

Turtle: “His ugliness is oddly fascinating. Especially in Blu-ray. It just pisses me off.”

Drama: “Why would you be pissed off? I’m the one who was too good-looking to even get a audition for the role.”

2) Gotta go with Ari Gold’s perfect moment when he sees Vince on the red carpet:

Ari: “You ready? Alright, let’s go reintroduce you to the world!”

3) Drama’s priceless quote in the suit store, as he tries to get the retail clerk as a date for the premiere:

Drama: “She loves me. You should have seen her eyes bolt like the tailor who was measuring my inseam.”

Favorite moment(s):

1) No joke, seeing Sloan on the red carpet.

2) When Mrs. Ari proposes to Ari- who’s nervous about Andrew’s office fling- if the two couples should go to Cabo for New Years Eve. Only for Ari to quickly answer “Fuck New Years Eve. Overrated, overpriced.”

2) E’s awkward scene with his new neighbor Ashley in front of the boys: Ashley wants to make plans with E that night, only for him to answer that he’s going to the premiere- and doesn’t ask Ashley to come with, because he’s already going with Sloan. After a huge awkward pause, E gives an even more awkward half-hug/kiss good-bye, before Drama then breaks the silence and says straight up, “God E, you’re awkward!”

Funny shit by Johnny Drama.

Next Week: One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car- Turtle considers a new career path and enlists Ari’s help, while Charlie’s new TV show may spell problems for Eric.

Entourage Season 6 Killing The Charts

Jeremy Singer — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:33:32 +0000

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“The numbers are in…and they’re big!”- Ari Gold anyone?

Vinnie Chase and the boys are not only hotter than ever on TV, but also in reality. According to THR, last week’s Entourage season 6 premiere drew a whopping 3.4 million viewers- more than double last season’s opener, and it’s largest audience in a few years too.