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'Entourage' pivots on Piven
CNN ^ | June 8

Posted on 06/09/2006 9:42:41 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde

Jeremy Piven is not a cutthroat superagent. He's not married and he hasn't just been ousted from a high-powered Hollywood firm.

In other words, he's nothing like Ari, the character he plays on HBO's "Entourage," which returns Sunday night for its third season.

Piven does have plenty in common with the show, which follows up-and-coming actor Vince Chase and his entourage of New York pals as Ari and other Hollywood forces shape his future. As real-life actors, each cast member brings personal experiences to "Entourage," Piven says.

"It's not a documentary, but there are certain energies out there in this arena that are, to lesser and greater extents, what we're showing," he says. "We're all coming from a place where we have some serious references so I think that lends some authenticity to it."

Piven, 40, spent part of a rare afternoon off talking with The Associated Press -- quite Ari-esque: on his cell, juggling calls -- about life in Hollywood and the flawed characters he loves to play.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: entourage; greatestshowontv; hbo
I have been waiting for season 3 to start from the minute season 2 ended.
1 posted on 06/09/2006 9:42:44 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde
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To: Mr. Blonde

This Sunday?


2 posted on 06/09/2006 11:08:24 PM PDT by Hugin
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To: Hugin
Yep. I have used the season 2 DVD as a major recruiting tool to get my friends to watch.

I was telling one of my friends to watch the re-runs HBO was running and he was reluctant. He happened to catch it one night and 10 minutes in he called me to ask to borrow the DVDs.
3 posted on 06/09/2006 11:28:12 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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To: Mr. Blonde
I've never watched Entourage, but everyone whose TV opinion I respect tells me it's a great show. I was traveling and without HBO during its first season, and was reluctant to watch any of the other seasons without seeing the first. I plan on getting the first season in the near future and seeing what all the hype is about...
4 posted on 06/10/2006 12:22:48 AM PDT by Welsh Rabbit
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To: Welsh Rabbit

The show is almost better on DVD than on actual tv. Seeing several episodes at once is great.


5 posted on 06/10/2006 3:42:18 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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