Last night, I watched the Entourage season finale in hopes that an episode set in Queens would add some depth to a show that has been ever so shallow as of late. I was severely disappointed. I've always been the guy who defends the show for its shortcomings, which mostly include a questionable script and poor acting. However, I don't think I have it in me anymore. Despite nothing ever really happening within the plot, it has also become incredibly cliche and not nearly as funny as it once was. It's almost as if there is a template for the script. Like this:
Lloyd: (stereotypical gay greeting)
Ari: (gay bashing comment)
Eric Calls.
Eric: (smart-ass greeting and remark to Ari)
Ari: (height joke)
Drama and Turtle bicker in background
Drama: (bitch to turtle)
Turtle: (age joke).
Eric: (warning to Ari)
Ari: (hang up and scream at Lloyd)
I could write that fucking show in my sleep. In fact, I'm convinced that the team at YW could turn Entourage into the best show on television. Dead ass.
I could go on for years, but I'd rather hear what everyone else has to say.
Guys?
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Entourage Season Finale: Shit's Weak
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While the script to Entourage has never been anything to write home about, I actually thought that the last few episodes rejuvenated a dying show. It was great to see everyone challenging Vince's acting ability (especially because he's a wack actor both on and off the show). That in itself gave the show more depth. I whole heartedly agree that the script could use work, but most of the time, the shit they say doesn't sound fake. It might be cliche, at times, but it's also real. Just think about how often we talk about cock -- cliche, yes, but real, yes. I particularly thought the writing in the mushroomms episode was really good. I talked to other people who said it was stupid and cliched, but these people either have never taken mushrooms, or don't remember what they sounded like on them -- the actors did a good job of recreating a trip, and they thought everything they were saying was so cerebral and groundbreaking, which is exactly what people sound like when they're tripping.
The sideline characters, like Turtle, Drama, and Lloyd always say, act, and do the same shit week in and week out. That is annoying, but at times fun and funny. You forget that they are just meant to add color to the show. And no matter what Jeremy Piven says, he's a g on the show. In fact, his acting carries the whole show. He's perfected a character so much that we don't even see him as a character anymore.
Lastly, I wasn't the biggest fan of last night's ending just because it was too cookie-cutter perfect. Fuck, if it was that easy to get in a Scorsese, I'd have won three Oscars by now. I would've liked to see Vince struggle a little more -- that would've been more realistic -- and I wanted to really see the toll his struggles would take on his friendships. You don't fall to the bottom and then get back to the top in a matter of a few months. John Travolta is the perfect example -- dude was done for and then Tarantino put him in Pulp Fiction. Still, I liked the show this year because it played out like a Greek drama. We didn't know if it would end as a tragedy or comedy. Now, we know it's the latter. Vince has been redeemed and all is well. The entire show is cyclical -- when it started we saw Vince rise to the top, and then we saw his fall. It only seems right that he should rise again.
fuckinglongestcommenteverdotcom, its a bad show, and has been for years, but i still watch it, as does everyone else.
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