2008 Woodie Awards
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The Fabulous Life of "Entourage"
5-Star Cast Goes Hollywood In Style
Rama Gottumukkala
Issue date: 4/18/07 Section: Scene
One of the defining moments in the charmed life of Vincent Chase, budding Hollywood superstar and the fictional centerpiece of HBO's "Entourage," takes place, appropriately, in a darkened movie theatre.
Seated incognito in the back row of a packed auditorium, Chase (Adrian Grenier) nervously fidgets and wonders how his fans are taking in "Aquaman," the movie playing on screen. This is his first crack at a summer blockbuster and with "Terminator" and "Titanic" mastermind James Cameron directing him, how could anything go wrong? Still, Chase's ever-loyal quartet of amigos - half-brother Johnny "Drama" Chase (Kevin Dillon) and best friends Eric "E" Murphy (Kevin Connolly) and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) - are quick to reassure him that the fans are eating it up.
"Wait'll they get a load of this next part," Turtle says excitedly.
And for the briefest of moments, we get a tantalizing glimpse of Vince's Aquaman in action. Jostling past the frantic and unruly summer beach crowd on an ocean pier, he unbuttons his suit while racing to stop an incoming tidal wave. But at the last second, as he does a death-defying leap off the edge of the pier, the theatre projector breaks.
An usher tries to quiet the grumbles from the audience, blaming the malfunction on rolling blackouts caused by a sudden heat wave. It's a clever and painfully frustrating way to begin the third season of "Entourage," but an effective one nonetheless.
Recently released on DVD, "Entourage: Season 3, Part 1" collects the first 12 episodes of the show's third season, which follows the rise of Vince from indie darling to A-list star after the success of "Aquaman." While the second season of "Entourage" remains the show's best, Season Three thrives by stringing together the misadventures of Vince's crew in smaller, two to three-episode arcs. What it lacks in plot, this season makes up for in superb comedic situations that never let Vince and the boys get too comfortable with their comfortable lot in life.
Seated incognito in the back row of a packed auditorium, Chase (Adrian Grenier) nervously fidgets and wonders how his fans are taking in "Aquaman," the movie playing on screen. This is his first crack at a summer blockbuster and with "Terminator" and "Titanic" mastermind James Cameron directing him, how could anything go wrong? Still, Chase's ever-loyal quartet of amigos - half-brother Johnny "Drama" Chase (Kevin Dillon) and best friends Eric "E" Murphy (Kevin Connolly) and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) - are quick to reassure him that the fans are eating it up.
"Wait'll they get a load of this next part," Turtle says excitedly.
And for the briefest of moments, we get a tantalizing glimpse of Vince's Aquaman in action. Jostling past the frantic and unruly summer beach crowd on an ocean pier, he unbuttons his suit while racing to stop an incoming tidal wave. But at the last second, as he does a death-defying leap off the edge of the pier, the theatre projector breaks.
An usher tries to quiet the grumbles from the audience, blaming the malfunction on rolling blackouts caused by a sudden heat wave. It's a clever and painfully frustrating way to begin the third season of "Entourage," but an effective one nonetheless.
Recently released on DVD, "Entourage: Season 3, Part 1" collects the first 12 episodes of the show's third season, which follows the rise of Vince from indie darling to A-list star after the success of "Aquaman." While the second season of "Entourage" remains the show's best, Season Three thrives by stringing together the misadventures of Vince's crew in smaller, two to three-episode arcs. What it lacks in plot, this season makes up for in superb comedic situations that never let Vince and the boys get too comfortable with their comfortable lot in life.