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Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jerry Ferrara Breakup?

Robert Ostfield — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:40:39 +0000

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Say it isn’t so? E!Online is reporting that real life Entourage couple Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jerry Ferrara have called it quits. The couple had met on the set of the HBO show, however in September 2008 it surfaced that in real life the couple were dating. E!Online tried to get a comment from Ferrara’s representative about the possible breakup, who had this to say, “I don’t know anything about that. It’s news to me if it’s true.”.

So if this news ends up being true, it is certainly a let down for all the Entourage fans out there. Additionally this comes as a shock as very recently reports surfaced that Sigler and Ferrara were looking to buy a home together in the Hollywood Hills.

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 6×6 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.