By Mark La Monica
Boom!
That's how you open up a brand new season of "Entourage."
To quote Jimmy Conway (Robert DeNiro) in the "Goodfellas" scene where Henry Hill pays Paulie his tribute, "It's gonna be a good summer."
After an up-and-down Season 3.5, the boys came back strong and full of original stuff. Season 3.5 dragged a bit. It felt a little dated, since the episodes were shot more than a year before they aired.
Not so anymore. Billy Walsh had an expanded role. And in talking with Rhys Coiro (the actor who plays Billy Walsh) last week at the New York premiere, that's something we can expect in Season 4. More Billy Walsh! Seriously, don't we all need a little more Billy Walsh in our lives.
That character is turning into a gem. I fully expect every one of my readers to morph into Billy Walsh this week at work. When your boss asks you where that report is or why you didn't do something yet, if you don't respond with "Percolating, suit!" please stop reading this space. The judges will also accept "Percolating!" as a fair response and award your points accordingly.
Fat Vincent Chase is hilarious. He looked like former Saturday Night Live cast member Horatio Sanz trying out for a remake of The Beastie Boys' video for "Sabotage."
We even got to see Adrian Grenier acting as Vincent Chase acting as Pablo Escobar. That was kinda cool. And, any time Drama speaks in a foreign language, it bankrupts insurance companies from all the broken rib cases in the emergency room. Instant hilarity.
The idea to do the first episode as a behind-the-scenes documentary made for intriguing viewing. It had all the elements that we've come to expect from the show: Turtle-Drama comedy, E-Vince work dynamics, Ari Goldisms and a real plot line. Mixing in this new way to present those elements helped us not even realize until the end that the actual episode ran 28 minutes.
Keep it up, dear Entourage creators, producers, writers, directors and actors. A strong beginning.
Coming Tuesday: "It's Always About The Girl"
Coming Wednesday: Video interviews from red carpet
Comments (8)
If you like Adrian Grenier, check out his latest indie film, A Perfect Fit. He plays a real crazy guy, and he's crazy good!
Gotta Love E's representing w/ the Islanders Hat
Highlight of the 1st show for me was the clearly visible Islanders cap worn by E throughout the entire episode.
GO ISLES!!!
There can't be a human being that didn't almost pass out laughing when Drama popped into frame and yelled that beautiful line.
By the way, I have been percolating all day at work today.
Who doesn't want more Wally Balls AKA Billy Walsh?? He is too funny. When he was questioning the fat guy about sleeping with that actress--I was cracking up. I am looking forward to Drama's"Get Together" next week---should be classic.
You know, there was one drawback to everything... I mean, I loved the episode and was surprised they condensed the entire movie shoot into one episdoe...
But with the documentary style of the show this time around - it felt like they were trying to copy "The Office". Entourage is great by itself and doesn't have to copy another successful comedy.
And Chicbn is right -- Drama popping into the attack sequence was hysterical!
Score one for all the Islander fans from Queens!
Am I the only one who thought this episode sucked? Seriously, Wahlberg, never do this documentary crap again. Back to basics this Sunday, k?