Entourage: Best. Show. Ever.

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No posts for 3 days now. Any idea why?

Did you even notice?

My lack of interest in updating here has got a fair bit to do with me finally listening to pretty much everyone and giving the TV series Entourage a bit of a watch.

Well that was the end of free time as we’ve come to know and love. I am completely and utterly addicted to the show.

Expecting to kill about half an hour, I popped the DVD into the player, hit play and… 12 episodes later decided the chirping birds outside the window indicated that it was probably bedtime.

If you are that one remaining person on the planet who has not yet seen the series, may I suggest that you get with it and go buy it – don’t bother renting when you can own it, as I can assure you that you’ll be watching it again. Trust me.

You see, now that I am a convert (only a miniscule 5 years after the show debuted) I get to be a smartass and deride those who have yet to experience the hilarity of Turtle, Eric Murphy, Johnny ‘Drama’ Chase and Vincent Chase, played in turn by Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon and Adrian Grenier.

The constant big-shot guest appearances are pretty cool too – there were lots, but of course I’m only going to mention my favourites: Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson and Holly Valance. And of course pretty much the entire cast in the episode at the Playboy Mansion. Hot, hot, hot and hot multiplied by lots.

To sum it up VERY briefly:
Vincent is a pretty-boy bit shot movie star.
Eric is his best mate & manager.
Turtle is… umm… not really sure. Kinda like a gopher, as he tends to get all the odd and far less glamorous tasks. And is hilariously terrible when it comes to chatting up the ladies.
Then there’s Johnny Drama, Vincent’s brother, the washed-up former Melrose Place actor desperate for his next acting gig.
Also, let’s not forget Vincent’s rather sleazy agent Ari Gold, expertly played by Jeremy Piven.

I could go on and on, but just go get the DVDs and watch this bunch go about their daily lives in L.A. trying to get Vincent his next big acting job and living off his success. It’s awesome. And there’s loads to watch too – I see the 6th season started this week in the US.

Awesome. 20 points to everyone involved.

I have spoken.