tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post9049871151331356326..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Coco, bewareAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-85962680433615094392007-07-12T09:33:00.000-04:002007-07-12T09:33:00.000-04:00I didn't notice it until I watched it a second tim...I didn't notice it until I watched it a second time while recording it for a friend but there was a major continuity problem with the last Entourage. Check the scene where "E" is getting a shave and is talking on the phone. Notice the differing amount of shaving cream on E's face as they keep cutting back to him in the shot. Sometimes he has a lot. Othertimes, very little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-90156179798984123912007-07-11T17:15:00.000-04:002007-07-11T17:15:00.000-04:00Thought this might help some of you Entourage fenc...Thought this might help some of you Entourage fence-sitters. I took it off the season pass about five weeks back. I've noticed no adverse side effects whatsoever. Bad TV is a terrible addiction, but I think it's quite easy to kick. Give it a shot, and report back in a few weeks and let us know if your experiences are any different than my own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-67928220904768645172007-07-11T07:47:00.000-04:002007-07-11T07:47:00.000-04:00FotC: murray the manager makes me laugh with every...FotC: murray the manager makes me laugh with every single line he utters. i'm loving this showpar3182https://www.blogger.com/profile/03647653154201086767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-56878048079405442462007-07-11T02:58:00.000-04:002007-07-11T02:58:00.000-04:00This was an exceptionally bad episode of Entourage...This was an exceptionally bad episode of Entourage, and I've been one of its more fervent... well, not defenders, but tolerators. Not enough Piven (as notjon notes, they missed an opportunity), and Tobolowsky was criminally underused for a cheap and crass gag. The whole dis Harvey for the sake of it (and undoubtably without consequence) plotline is beyond fantasy, and Eric does Vince a huge disservice by not immediately taking the heat. (And wouldn't it be so much easier to send a lawyer over to work on the paperwork, and then crater the deal that way so that Vince takes no heat whatsoever?) As someone else noted, $25M is a spectacular price for a speculative Cannes piece given a director who will do counterproductive publicity.Ted Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486771226983390342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-28261568646730199172007-07-10T15:54:00.000-04:002007-07-10T15:54:00.000-04:00So I finally get around to watching Entourage and ...So I finally get around to watching Entourage and about six minutes into the episode, I thought I should just head over hear and read the spoilers and just save the the next twenty minutes of my life. Instead I watched and just felt that this show refuses to let these guys face any real conflict. How much better would it have been if Eric was a man who confronts Harvey and deals with the fallout? I mean, this episode is a microcosm of the whole show, four guys refusing to get serious and getting by on marginal talent and one pretty face. Too bad for HBO that this show did not wait 18 months to recharge the batteries and actually figure out where this show needs to head.rukrusherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005928545753221172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-73183245176411371622007-07-10T13:51:00.000-04:002007-07-10T13:51:00.000-04:00Not only is a 25 million advance for a film sight ...Not only is a 25 million advance for a film sight unseen absurd but Vince and the gang would do wise to observe the cautionary tale of Richard Kelly's Southland Tales which I believe is still sitting on a shelf of Sony's Home Video division. They should have just sold the film to Harvey. If anyone could push Vincent Chase for an acting award it would be him (and for the record, I will vomit when we get to that episode).<BR/><BR/>I really do hate this show and yet I'm compelled to watch. Baffling.Andrew Dignanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535783608109870688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81910122294828128892007-07-10T11:46:00.000-04:002007-07-10T11:46:00.000-04:00I just got your post title. Nicely done.Longer tha...<I>I just got your post title. Nicely done.</I><BR/><BR/>Longer than I thought it would take someone to spot <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ware_%28professional_wrestler%29" REL="nofollow">the reference</A>, but still under 24 hours. Good on ya. I shall now proceed to walk around the newsroom while flapping my arms.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-8932080055280423662007-07-10T11:41:00.000-04:002007-07-10T11:41:00.000-04:00So now that I actually watched it...Brett's sandwh...So now that I actually watched it...<BR/><BR/>Brett's sandwhich whip is the funniest thing I've seen on the telly this year.<BR/><BR/>I had the choice of watching Entourage on On Demand last night, or going to bed. <BR/><BR/>So I slept really, really well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-72851119404020725752007-07-10T09:36:00.000-04:002007-07-10T09:36:00.000-04:00I just got your post title. Nicely done.I just got your post title. Nicely done.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410282924748489507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-64297598539173125352007-07-10T08:25:00.000-04:002007-07-10T08:25:00.000-04:00Entourage is just lame now. They are going back t...Entourage is just lame now. They are going back to recycle all the jokes and parodies of seasons past, from the primadonna arty director and the producer/mogul we all love to hate. Plus, the humor has gotten so much more vulgar of late that it seems that they suddenly deciding that their target audience was ten or fifteen years younger than those who have been watching for the past several seasons. Suggestive is fine, occasionally outrageous is great, but crude/dumb/stupid humor is for Jason Biggs, not Doug Ellin.<BR/><BR/>Q. Entourage's new season? Is that something you might be interested in?<BR/><BR/>A. No.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-18835704406201097592007-07-10T07:40:00.000-04:002007-07-10T07:40:00.000-04:00FOTC I like, but for me, no episode as of yet has ...FOTC I like, but for me, no episode as of yet has had me laughing as much as the pilot. Favorite point was when he meeting with Mel and Murray was going on, and when she found out about Bret having the girlfriend, he inner rage took over in the form of a pencil being broken. That said, as far as improv-esk comedy goes, I'd put it just behind Always Sunny, which is a good thing.<BR/><BR/>Entourage I'm surprised how much I'm not liking. The script thing just felt way too shticky, as was the Deadwood/John from Cincinnati cursing going on by the wife of the apparent affairee. A few months in preproduction really would not have hurt at all. <BR/><BR/>Probably a bit much to wish that they'd kill off Turtle...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51212161426633933252007-07-10T07:04:00.000-04:002007-07-10T07:04:00.000-04:00Not sure if this was touched on last week, but it'...<I>Not sure if this was touched on last week, but it's blatantly unrealistic for anybody to expect a film to sell for more than $25 million at Cannes.</I><BR/><BR/>That's a huge logic gap -- that, and Vince's automatic assumption that the movie must be good since it got into Cannes, when Cannes excepts lots of stinkers. (Two words: Brown Bunny)Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65921517388266912692007-07-10T03:03:00.001-04:002007-07-10T03:03:00.001-04:00plot-wise not song-wiseplot-wise not song-wiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-48833088598938856182007-07-10T03:03:00.000-04:002007-07-10T03:03:00.000-04:00Considering that they weave their existing songs i...Considering that they weave their existing songs into the show, and a lot of their songs cover that theme, I'm willing to cut them slack song-wise. I want to see if they do something with their hilarious "Bowie" song. He was on Extras, so HBO should have his number for a guest spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15847410185469088722007-07-09T22:47:00.000-04:002007-07-09T22:47:00.000-04:00Entourage has become basically unwatchable. What b...Entourage has become basically unwatchable. What began as a wonderfully funny and sly parody of superficiality has turned into a sadly forced and, um, superficial show. I think I'm giving up on it.<BR/><BR/>It was up to FOTC to once more erase the bad taste in my mouth and, despite the fact they're already repeating themselves four shows in, it did the job admirably. Actually, midway through my second viewing of last night's show, it dawned on me that I don't care if they repeat themselves in every episode for the rest of the series. It's still funny as hell. The expressions on their faces at the very end as they realize they've ascended above the street were priceless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-10050881780794582422007-07-09T21:19:00.000-04:002007-07-09T21:19:00.000-04:00Although I still enjoyed the episode, when the "re...Although I still enjoyed the episode, when the "reveal" that Jemaine had tagged along on Bret's date was shown, I had the thought "Wait, is this a rerun?". Makes me wonder about the shelf life of the series.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35237599004126657972007-07-09T20:02:00.000-04:002007-07-09T20:02:00.000-04:00When is something actually going to HAPPEN on Ento...When is something actually going to HAPPEN on Entourage? Everything so far this season has been so completely inconsequential. Plus, this episode felt like a bad Three's Company rip-off with all of its wacky misunderstandings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-17839596637302777622007-07-09T19:05:00.000-04:002007-07-09T19:05:00.000-04:00Not sure if this was touched on last week, but it'...Not sure if this was touched on last week, but it's blatantly unrealistic for anybody to expect a film to sell for more than $25 million at Cannes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-60933246740648120492007-07-09T18:45:00.000-04:002007-07-09T18:45:00.000-04:00I just deleted a long comment describing the bands...I just deleted a long comment describing the bandshell because I couldn't find it, but I just did. It's the Amphitheater in the East River Park. <A HREF="http://www.cakehead.com/archives/2006/06/best_spots_to_p.html" REL="nofollow">Photo</A><BR/><A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=east+river+park+new+york+NY&ie=UTF8&ll=40.711162,-73.977685&spn=0.002009,0.005021&t=h&z=18&om=1" REL="nofollow">View on Google maps</A><BR/><BR/>I wasn't sure if Murray was right, if only because I always considered Papp and Shakespeare to be "Shakespeare in the Park" in Central Park, and this park obviously was looking across the East River. <A HREF="http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_historical_sign.php?id=12173" REL="nofollow">But he was correct</A>:<BR/>"An amphitheater was built in the park in 1941, along with an adjacent limestone recreational building, as part of an urban renewal project for the Lower East Side. Joseph Papp (1921-1991), founder of Shakespeare in the Park and the Public Theater, staged Julius Caesar there in 1956."<BR/><BR/>(Next week, it's "Business Time!")afogliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820361829972093800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-17580541959643172632007-07-09T18:41:00.000-04:002007-07-09T18:41:00.000-04:00I sense that someone on the show went to this exhi...I sense that someone on the show <A HREF="http://www.queensmuseum.org/exhibitions/moses.htm" REL="nofollow">went to this exhibit</A>. That's showing a lot of love for Queens, which I'm cool with.<BR/><BR/>AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-87305301952934397192007-07-09T18:23:00.000-04:002007-07-09T18:23:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.afogliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820361829972093800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75771497973831059422007-07-09T16:07:00.000-04:002007-07-09T16:07:00.000-04:00And please note, for hilarity purposes I choose to...And please note, for hilarity purposes I choose to believe that Murray's description of the bandshell was basically accurate. To specifically mention Vaughn, Papp, and 1957 and have the <I>wrong</I> bandshell...Why go to the effort in the first place?<BR/><BR/>AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51337346371319403282007-07-09T16:02:00.000-04:002007-07-09T16:02:00.000-04:00Alan, Does this description of the bandshell loca...Alan,<BR/><BR/> Does <A HREF="http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/0543,50thtallmer,69162,31.html" REL="nofollow">this description</A> of the bandshell location help? If not, it may be mentioned <A HREF="http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E17FB385C127A93CAAB178DD85F438585F9" REL="nofollow">here </A>, if you use your TimesSelect access.<BR/><BR/> Murray and Mel owned that episode. <BR/><BR/>AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-15500829825074936642007-07-09T15:58:00.000-04:002007-07-09T15:58:00.000-04:00"It seems that it's "OK" to It seems that it's "OK..."It seems that it's "OK" to It seems that it's "OK" to dehumanize transsexuals/transvestites now".... that's becuase it is okay to transsexuals/transvestites. It's funny every single time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23212637615186681492007-07-09T15:39:00.000-04:002007-07-09T15:39:00.000-04:00homertojeebus - I think you need to lighten up a t...homertojeebus - I think you need to lighten up a tiny bit. What exactly was so offensive about it to you anyway? Transexuals do exist, they do pick up unsuspecting guys, and it usually ends a lot uglier than it did on Entourage, where they showed the "Mayor" as actually accepting of it.<BR/><BR/>If a straight friend is about to unsuspectingly hook up with a GUY, would you expect a different reaction?<BR/><BR/>I'm amazed you even watch Entourage if you're so touchy.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Moving on, loved Flight of the Conchords, which is just getting better and better. The best part of the show is the rewatchability of it - between the songs and the subtle background humor, every episode just gets funnier on the second and third viewing.Bobmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604050338240551711noreply@blogger.com