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Generating Buzz in All the Right Places, 'Entourage' Fills a Gap for HBO
New York Times ^ | August 28 | Bill Carter

Posted on 08/29/2006 8:34:36 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde

On the elegant office set representing the headquarters of Ari Gold’s new palatial Hollywood talent agency, Doug Ellin sat in the glass-walled ersatz conference room, about where the fictional über-agent Ari might sit, talking about the utterly unexpected phenomenon of the series he created, HBO’s “Entourage.”

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: arigold; entourage; godsgravesglyphs; hbo; hollyweird; romans
I think he is right to a certain extent about Entourage being a group watch type show. It is rare when I watch it with less than 5 friends.
1 posted on 08/29/2006 8:34:38 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde
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Entourage is cool and all, but HBO needs to bring back Deadwood. And get the next season of Rome on the air ASAP.


2 posted on 08/29/2006 8:36:20 AM PDT by CollegeRepublican
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I tried to get into Deadwood but couldn't. It is way too much work to understand what they are saying (at least for me). Where I'm pretty much on the same sophmoric level of all the guys on Entourage.


3 posted on 08/29/2006 8:42:44 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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It's one of my favorite shows. The Ramones teaser was NOT nice. :)


4 posted on 08/29/2006 8:47:39 AM PDT by L98Fiero (Evil is an exact science)
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To: CollegeRepublican

Deadwood has four episodes left. Then it's gone. I don't know what the deal is with Rome.


5 posted on 08/29/2006 8:49:48 AM PDT by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: L98Fiero
Not to give out spoilers, but....

I have heard that Medillen might be back on the table when the show comes back in March. Probably a good way for Ari to get his job back.
6 posted on 08/29/2006 8:53:25 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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To: CollegeRepublican

The full article says that Rome will have only one more season. Since the first season culminated in the assassination of Caesar, I presume the second will culminate in the triumph of Caesar Augustus.


7 posted on 08/29/2006 8:54:28 AM PDT by wideawake ("The nation which forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten." - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: Mr. Blonde

I heard Entourage is an accurate portrayal of the behind the illusion illusion world of Hollywood stars: Where to be seen, what to buy, who to meet, and where to party.

I also heard Swingers, The Big Picture, and Get Shorty are funny portrayals of Hollywood too. My favorite is Swingers...it's money.


8 posted on 08/29/2006 8:56:08 AM PDT by sully777 (You have flies in your eyes--Catch-22)
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To: wideawake

Deadwood is done. Sunday was the last episode.


9 posted on 08/29/2006 9:16:48 AM PDT by CollegeRepublican
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Deadwood does take some getting used to. Reading the episode guides after watching a show can reinforce certain plot lines that may have been hazy after the viewing.


10 posted on 08/29/2006 9:18:14 AM PDT by CollegeRepublican
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I tried to get into Deadwood but couldn't. It is way too much work to understand what they are saying (at least for me).

Every third word is the F-bomb, so you only have to catch 66% of the dialogue to know what they are saying.

11 posted on 08/29/2006 9:24:34 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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True enough. Still not a real easy feat for me.


12 posted on 08/29/2006 9:37:19 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You know, Happy Time Harry, just being around you kinda makes me want to die.)
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13 posted on 09/30/2006 7:35:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (If I had a nut allergy, I'd be outta here. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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i caught an episode of Entourage on TV this weekend. There was a marathon of them. All in all not a bad show. I’d love to see it from Season 1.


14 posted on 11/16/2010 10:09:23 AM PST by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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