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When I watched the first few episodes of Entourage I wondered what was going on and if I could be keep watching. But once you understand and get involved in this world you don't want to get out. It is both interesting, fun and full of colorful characters. This show is a hit and often drops big names like there is no tomorrow. Sometimes it even has a killer soundtrack. Great show.

8/10

I have watched this show at three very different times in my life: when it was airing in the mid 2000s, around when the movie came out in the mid 2010s, and now - mid 2020s.

The first was when I was in college - fresh into young adulthood I was having some fun/crazy times of my own and this show felt like an extension of that - sort of a validation of that feeling of life as a freshly free post-teenager stuck between prepping for the road ahead vs. Not letting go of adolescence. The show was, in part, just an extension of my own experiences at the time and I'm grateful for its companionship.

The second was when I was 6-7 years into my career - a sort of nostalgia and reflection rather than living that vicarious life. Sure, Ari's zings are still funny and the characters are still immensely entertaining, but I felt like my maturity level was leapfrogging the capacity of the show and started to feel like more like a sugary dessert rather than a main course as I binged it for a second time.

Now - 20 years later - this show has aged incredibly poorly. Hopefully it's not just me, but maybe it's just a product of getting older when this show feels like the equivalent of the entertainment value of an old dusty romance paperback written in the '80s but full of what would now be turbo-cancel jokes, extreme hedonism and endless innuendos. None of what the characters go through - as lavish and amazing as it appears - looks remotely appealing to me. Everyone is horny, fake and annoying. If I ever had friends as clingy as Vince's crew at my current age I would shake them faster than a dog taking Frontline for a case of fleas.

But... I choose to rate it high still. Even stranger, I've noticed that HBO has emblazoned "Entourage" with a 20th anniversary subtitle, but with extremely little fanfare. They know the show was huge but they're ashamed to promote any of the characters in today's landscape, while something like The Sopranos has had a bunch of promotion and even a documentary for its 25th just this same year.

Entourage is in many ways a counter-point to The Sopranos - a show (as it relates to the human experience) that gets more relevant to me every time I watch it as I navigate middle adulthood. The symbolism and script is absolutely beautiful and gets better with age, like an old Renaissance painting or vintage bottle of wine. It makes more of an impact to my adult life (probably because I'm bordering on the age of the main characters) than anything else I've watched.

On the flip-side, Entourage is HIGHLY targeted and the window of opportunity for maximum enjoyment is very short to those who watch it - a time capsule that is fun to look at but cringey when peeling back the top layers - the equivalent of a college party with a Natty Light 30 rack on a fraternity porch. Cheap, fun - but not part of my life anymore as I inch closer to the big 4-0.

However - that was an accurate descriptor of my weekends one point. Juxtaposing with the lifestyle - I was never rich, famous or spoiled but this show always makes me think of my times in similar age of the characters of this show and I appreciate those times gone by. Similarly, the show doesn't deserve regret, revision or rehashing. It just "is" - or enjoy it for what it "was".

Entourage follows and actor (Adrian Grenier) and his three buddies (Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara) as they move from Queens, N. Y. to Hollywood. There they find one of the best and most successful agents in Hollywood in loud mouth Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven). It exploits the Hollywood culture in every way. This show is strictly for people who are looking for a fun show. It shows us the life most of us will never know and has a good time doing it. It's the life most of us can only dream of. This really is one of the better shows I've ever seen...it's addicting once you start watching it! If you're looking for show just to show you a good time then give this a try. You won't be disappointed!

What can I say about Entourage that hasn't already been said? This show was absolutely amazing. When this show was originally on it was one of the most talked about shows of its time. It was vintage HBO Sunday nights where you never wanted to miss an episode. I wish binge watching was a thing back then because I hated waiting a week between episodes. I was hooked from the very first episode and couldn't get enough of this world. Almost every episode had a cameo from a famous actor, athlete or musician. The writing and acting for this show was excellent, it's what made this show so special. Also, the chemistry between the best friends and their agent is what made this show so fun to watch. Every character is likeable and you just root for them. This show is just so much fun to watch and a show where you can watch several times and never get bored.

Perfect example of - sit, relax and chill!

If you want to watch something fun, this is the series. Every episode is enjoyable. Every character in this series grows and you grow to like and love everyone too.

You know it's a good show when you watch it for the second time and you like it more than you did before. Can you imagine a show with all the great modern actors? Well there you have it. I must say that these guys have simply just rocked this show and they have portrayed their characters as if it was all real. Not to mention Ari Gold's character who you may fall in love with starting episode 1. This show was and still is a masterpiece! p.s: I will watch it again in a few years. I cannot wait.

One of the best new shows in the last few years. Entourage brings the lifestyle of the young and famous in a likable sharply written easy to take in way. The key to this show is the writing, always witty and hard hitting. The writer's don't tame it down, it makes it easy to believe these are real people and gets you connected to the cast quickly. The realism of the series and the great guest stars they get is also a wonderful treat (sara foster, Scarlett Johanson, Jaime Presley, Ali larter to name a few). Ari Gold the super-agent is rapidly becoming one the most recognizable characters on HBO series with his hilarious lines and over the top antics. WATCH THIS SHOW!

With a full season now out of the way, as a whole, I am definitely impressed with what I've seen over the last 8 weeks. I like all five of the main characters and believe all the actors to have done a good job at portraying these guys. A special nod, of course, goes out to Piven for what he's done with Ari and the same for Kevin Dillon as Drama. I realize a lot of people don't buy Grenier as 'Vinny' (to quote Ari), but I think he plays him well. Same with Ferrara as Turtle. This guy may act like a loud-mouth goof ball most of the time he's in front of the camera, but I definitely see Queens coming from him. And then there's Eric, the "cynic" of the group. He may be cynical, but he's also very practical and seems to be the sole reason that things haven't fallen apart up at the mansion. He keeps them all in line and makes the decisions for Vince. A very cool character indeed.

Doug Ellin, a guy I had never heard of before this show came on, along with Larry Charles, formally of Seinfeld, both write the lights out in this one and deserve much of the credit for its ability to appeal. I will admit that during the early trailers I was bit skeptical, but am now a definite fan. Good writing equals greater success.

There is no doubt in my mind that the most interesting shows have came out of cable in the last two years and this one is no exception. This show revolves on the life of a movie star and his entourage that consists of 3 friends and an agent (played brilliantly by Jeremy piven) If I have to sum up this show in one sentence it would be:

Larry sanders meets sex and the city.

since it revolves around tinsel town it has endless plot possibilities, and its always interesting to see more of the back stage of the movie business especially when it feel like the real deal as the old Larry sanders show did for late night talk shows.

I Highly recommend giving this one a chance, it might turn out to be the dark horse of the season.

I've always heard tell that this show was a guys show, but I found it enjoyable (didnt necessary agree with everything the guys did... ).

One reason to like this show: Cameos, cameos, cameos! I mean, I never imagined Bob Saget would say the F word! (Having grown up watching Full House, this one had me like :O )

But what got me hooked and got me going after every episode was Jeremy Piven. It was more than his character's dialogue, it was they way Ari Gold delivered dialogue. He is cruel, homophobic, racist, sarcastic. And thats all just his attitude towards his assistant. Despite the character's obvious negative attitude, he was a genuine pleasure to watch. I genuinely think he got the best lines in episode, in fact, the whole show even. I mean its saying something, when he can deliver lines like

-Ari Gold: All right. Well, I'll just sexually harass her until she quits. -Ari Gold: That was a good speech, Lloyd. If I was 25 and liked cock, we could be something. -(Lloyd: Are you hiding something from me, Ari?) Ari Gold: Only my cock and my asshole, Lloyd

and not only get away with it, but make you laugh and make you like him despite having morals yourself.

Another mention why I loved certain episodes: Rhys Coiro as Billy Walsh. His disdain for E, his creative process. He was great fun to watch on the show.

I'll recommend this to those who want to watch something lighthearted and that doesn't require brains or concentration.

Hands down one of the best shows ever created. This series could have gone forever, really. Every character was a bullseye from the first episode, and every episode leaves you smiling ear to ear, not often you can say that.

If I had to watch one show forever this would be it.

Wow. Ok. I came expecting the men's version of sex and the city (I'm a male). While sex and the city was a clever dark comedy, the humor in entourage could not be more obvious and juvenile, the lead could not have less of a personality, and no scene will make you laugh out loud. That said, it's a great way to pass the time while you look for a more permanent tv show to start watching.

Stereotyping people is never cool!

This show is suppose to be cool, clever tale about young, handsome, clever and talented urchins, who enjoy their high style life in Hollywood.

And it's not surprise that show is conceived by one such street kid from Boston, whom I always appreciated as a good actor, but who now suddenly trying to pretend to be artistic genius and intellectual author and able to produce TV homage to Hollywood style street scamp wisdom.

That's suppose to be funny and entertaining, intelligent and cool !? When you append constant sex, which has sense and substance as any cheesy soft-porn, in which women are present only as object and with sole purpose to serve and please our boys, and to some extent to trill our fellow viewer imagination. In these long eight years we have been subjected to episode after episode of one and the same plot, flavored with stupid, immature jokes and criminally stupid and immature dialogs, lots of Ferrari, Porsche, and other flashy sports cars, and women portrayed as brainless sex-toys, Hollywood assistants and secretaries as slaves, managers and bosses as dealer/mongers at some early 1990's East-Europena provincial street vegetable open market or rather as cavemen whose only way of communicating is humiliation, swearing, bulling, abusing sexually or otherwise, laying, and appreciation of as vulgar as possible obsequiousness above all.

While I accept that Hollywood is exactly like show portrays and certainly much worst, full of beautiful young talents with their IQ smaller then their shoe size, I am still nowhere near the state of mind which craves for this kind of masochism.

But you can always find some great inside look films, for instance about low-level Hollywood in "Mistress", my favorite.

Entourage follows the great HBO series tradition of sharp cutting edge comedy and, as other HBO shows have been, addictive. The first season was a trial balloon for this very hip, and hip hop, version of life in the fast lane. It succeeded better than HBO envisioned. The second season was a full 15 episodes and now fans are eagerly awaiting Season 3 in June.

The storyline is not new, just well conceived in this fast paced and energetic venue. Vincent Chase, played very well by Adrian Grenier, is the "IT" new actor in Hollywood. Surrounded by his "entourage" including his brother Johnny "Drama" Chase(played by Kevin Dillon), the erstwhile Turtle (played by Jerry Ferrara), and Eric "E" (played by Kevin Connolly. Like most modern day posse's these boys serve specific roles in their support of their guy. Vince is, after all, the meal ticket and these guys know it to varying degrees. "E" has assumed the role of Vince's Manager since he is quick witted, knows people, and has Vince's undying trust. As a former manager of a Sbarro's Restaurant in Queens, NY he has all the qualifications, at least for Vince! Yet "E" is intuitive and handles himself well among the sharks in LA. "Drama" preceded Vince to Hollywood having starred in the 90's TV show Viking Quest. But Johnnie's career never took off and hit the skids a while back but with Vince's help he'll get the chance to show his stuff as a bit player in all of Vince's projects. He also serves as the family cook. Turtle is the ultimate hanger-on. His role is that of "gopher" or a man servant who does all the menial chores around the house. However, toward the end of the second season Turtle begins to spread his wings and shows he may have some real street smarts as well.

Keeping this vehicle moving in the right direction is Ari Gold, Vince's agent, played brilliantly by Jeremy Piven. Ari is a fast talking, on top of the game and industry action agent who has finally found his actor that can catapult him to the top of the agent game. He resents "E" because they have diametrically opposite backgrounds in as much as Ari has an MBA and J.D. from Harvard and has paid his dues while "E" was born in the right neighborhood near Vince. But Ari learns that he can't steamroll "E" as Vince ultimately trusts his best friend more than anyone in the world.

Other characters of note are Shauna, played by Debi Mazur. Shauna is, like Ari, very sarcastic and witty and clearly has a vision as Vince's publicist as to what and how she wishes Vince to be shown in the public. A myriad of Hollywood A,B, and C list people show their faces in cameo's as they interact with Vince and the guys. Romance, ego, opportunity, greed, and family love all play out in the fastest paced half hour ride you'll have in a long time.

HBO is now replaying Season 1 and then Season 2 before premiering the third season and if you have not yet experienced this show you owe it to yourself. See if you don't get hooked by it as well................a quick hint as to one of the hooks that got me...in the first episode the guys are wondering if they're gonna go back to Queen's for their High School reunion. They decide to do so and at the end of the show we see them getting ready to depart for the airport. We see Turtle wearing a Bayside High School letterman jacket and Vince is wearing a hooded sweatshirt with BAYSIDE written across the front. That is where I went to High School so my connection was set.

Brilliantly entertaining show.

Something like this is impossible to shoot today because today's film production has almost ruined the entertainment, and most movies and TV shows are unwatchable.

We have four main characters here, and you could say five, because Jeremy Piven is great in the role of Ari Gold, but the most in focus are four friends. And those four friends are incredibly entertaining, all the more so because they're not like the characters the so-called entertainment industry puts into almost every series and movie today.

Today, comedy is almost dead, and every movie and series is predictable and boring. This is pure fun, without the usual unnecessary things, and that in itself makes it great.

Adrian Grenier is Vincent Chase, an actor who shares everything with his friends and his brother, Johnny Drama, played by the great Kevin Dillon. Vincent Chase is a likeable actor who lives his dream, and his friends give him support and in a way take care of his career and sometimes save him from himself.

Kevin Connolly did well in the role of Eric Murphy, Vincent's friend who is in a way also his manager and sometimes steers him on the right track.

Jerry Ferrara is Turtle, and he definitely contributes to the fun with his comic behaviour.

Perhaps the funniest character is Johnny 'Drama' Chase, Vincent's brother, brilliantly portrayed by Kevin Dillon. Jeremy Piven is great in the role of Ari Gold, a fast-talking manager who is definitely a great addition to these characters.

The characters are offensive by today's standards, and that's exactly what makes them so much fun.

The show does not burden the viewer with unnecessary things, but gives him an escape from reality, which is the basic function of any entertainment.

Simply great.

I could tell you that Entourage is a self critiquing magnifying glass on what it means to live the Hollywood life. In some ways that's true, Entourage is about that. Ultimately though I suggest you don't take the show too seriously and just enjoy the ride for what it's worth. Either you'll enjoy it or you won't, just don't waste too much time thinking about it.

I watched all 8 seasons (and the movie), and while I wouldn't say I got bored of the show it does become a bit samey. Still, watching Vince navigating his way through stardom with the support of the buddies he grew up with back in Queens is great fun. Just don't dig too deep, as much like the real Hollywood you might find out there's not much more to it.

This show is the epitome of what all men want in their lives. Ari Gold is the best tv character of all time!!

Great show but Vince & E are boring, it's all about Drama & Turtle, Hollywood's greatest true bromance

VICTORY!!!

this show is the real deal and i enjoy very much. so i don't know what all you other people are talking about. its not cliché.. its a straight up entertaining well written show! so enjoy. stop hating..everyone cast in the show are good actors and new yorkers!! so that counts for something too. everyone i knew liked that show and thought it was one of the funniest shows. Ari's character was hysterical and non stop humor. Vince chase was laid back and cool. turtle was a little fat pimp who was funnier than anybody. Matt Dillon's little brother is so funny. The whole story and concept of the show seems very realistic to me and very enjoyable.

The basic idea of this show offers similar things what Sex And New York does, but for the male audience.

One of the first series to use the 30 minutes episode format in the modern era. Which offers more story than a sit-com episode but it is more light than the regular 45 minutes episodes. That is just perfect for a summer show, a good refreshing limonade. While highly focusing on the lifestyle of people who live in Hollywood it also gives lot of clues how behind the scenes works in the movie industry. Not many people thinks that but most of this show is based on true experiences. The dozens of cameos and the stars who play themselves in it makes integrity to that. While not telling all of the secrets, Entourage manages to present layers and layers of the actual Hollywood life with it's flaws and greatness at the same time. Yes, sometimes it is not showing enough but this project still has balls to offer more than what has been shown before. The acting performance is great, specially Jeremy Piven's but others do a solid job too. When this series aired it was up to date, trendy, a few times even shallow but it has a style which never could have changed. It represents the pop-culture of it's era perfectly, and that is why many people, including me is a big fan of the series.

On the other hand many people criticise Entourage for using sort of like "The Sun Always Shine On TV" mentality, which is true but we need that kind of media as well, afterall life isn't drama and tragedy all the time either.

I like this show a lot. I think it lets us into a world that although comes off as very superficial is fun and entertaining to watch. I think the acting is really good. I like how each character has really developed their own personality and style. It kind of makes me wish I had a famous friend who took care of me like Vince takes care of his friends. The one problem I have with this show is that the female characters aren't very strong. They seem to be very submissive to the men, and if they are shown in a positive light, it is when they are not causing any problems for the men. Their characters aren't stylized and developed like the male characters are. I would like to see some story lines for the women in the cast, and I would like to see them as more than play things for the guys. Overall this is a good show and I enjoy watching it!

This show makes you want that Hollywood life. You cant help but want to be Vincent chase, to live the fantasy life in cali with your buddies and be able to take care of your friends, while hooking up with models haha. This series was funny, entertaining, had a awesome cast and had a great story.

The universe has many secrets that no one will be able to solve and one of those secrets is the reason this show went on for 96 episodes when it runs out of ideas by the end of 10th episode. If you've seen the first 8-10 episodes of this show, you've pretty much seen all 96 episodes because every single episode after that is exact replica of other episodes. Every episode is the same, so they might have as well filmed the same episode 96 episodes instead of making 96 episodes.

Then add in low IQ juvenile jokes that no one over age 13 would find funny that repeat every single episode, terrible acting (except for Ari character), absolute lack of plot and characters that just seem to get dumber and cringier every episode if you count that as character development.

This show is good to have as background noise but that's about it. There is zero character development, zero storyline, zero plot, just the exact same things happening in exact same order for 96 times until the show finally gets canceled. The show was bad to begin with and didn't age well over the years either.

It's too easy to be a TV producer these days. Just put same garbage out time after time after time and most people won't even notice it since most TV viewers aren't known for their high intelligence anyways. Just look at all those 10/10 reviews for this show which is 5/10 on its best day.

I watch this show only for the following reasons: the girls, the mansions, Ari and the other agents. In fact you could say I like most aspects of the show other the four douchebags on which the show is centred on.

None of Vince, Turtle, Eric or Drama are likable, in my opinion. Drama is just a whining, terrible actor shamelessly riding the coat-tails of his brother to pick up acting work. Turtle is just this annoying wannabe-homeboy leech, who does nothing other than reel off a few hit and miss jokes at Drama's expense. Vince is just this selfish, lazy and fairly simple movie star. He provides nothing to the show, no humour, no conflict really.

I used to think that Eric was the worst character and I still don't like him, but he is probably the least offensive of the four I would say. Ari is usually great as the pig-headed agent, but even his humour is becoming laboured and needs a fresh direction. I do enjoy his banter with the other agents - Harvey, Dana Gordon etc.

But I would not call this a clever show. Even Ari's character, the almost sole source of humour on the show only gets his laugh by being a loudmouth a-hole reeling off offensive one-liners about gays or his ex-Dana Gordon etc. The only way this show can derive its humour is by being offensive, which is fine really and its good to go along with the ride but its not all that clever.

It is hard for me to judge this show because it is enjoyable but tends to annoy the crap out of me as well. Maybe I should not analyse it so critically and perhaps I should just go along for the ride

Once again HBO bangs out another great TV series. This time a comedy revolving around up and coming heart throb of the moment Vincent CHase and his close group of friends and his "trusty" agent, aka, his Entourage. The writing is one of the best things about this show-it's amazingly funny and true to life, this TV show is universal for so many people, even if it is in an uncommon setting. The acting is getting close to being on par with the other amazing HBO shows (ehm...The Sapranos) and has gotten better as the two seasons have progressed. I would have to say (along with many others) that Jeremy Piven gives the best performance out of the cast as the rich, funny, and kinda frightening agent. I really am in love with this show. I watched one or two episodes of the first season and a few snippets of the other season one episodes and I loved it. I then started watching the second season and loved it even more! I got the first season on DVD and watched all of the episodes, and it really gave me all the background I needed to fully understand some of the inside jokes in season 2! I would definitely suggest watching the 1st season and getting the DVD set, and if you haven't started watching the show yet-DO IT on Sundays at 10 PM on the one the only HBO!