entourage
Ezra's completely right about Entourage. It's weird. Not Ezra being right about something — he does that all the time. Rather, he's right in noting the weirdness of the show being so entertaining despite its almost complete lack of actual conflict. I was talking with some folks about this last night, and we all basically agreed: people like happy endings, and there's only one place to get them on HBO.
But I'm still conflicted about liking the show. If I ever met anyone like the main characters (aside from E), I have no doubt that I'd hate their guts. I'd probably spend the evening trying to make them look dumb, then cowardly backing down from any resulting threats. You know, like that jerk from that scene in Good Will Hunting who ended up not liking those apples very much.
Seriously, Turtle is a perfect instantiation of some of the most despicable Dude Archetypes of all time. The show's apparent endorsement of the douchebag lifestyle makes me wonder what company I'm putting myself in by liking it. Whatever demographic it is, I have a feeling it includes a lot of dudes who spent most of their college years proclaiming how "money" various things were. I'm not particularly comfortable with that.
But there's no helping it. The show's got sharp writers, nonstop wish-fulfillment and an unpretentious way of presenting its thoroughly pretentious subject matter. Plus, Jeremy Piven is a comedic force of nature (his thoroughly wussy yogic journeys notwithstanding). Who am I to stand in his way?
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I'm addicted to the show, however I hate myself for it. From a purely superficial perspective, It's a LA, Hollywood masturbation buddy film. However, the writers have stellar moment, especially with Jeremy Piven's character. And it is in those moments that the show shows that it doesn't take itself too seriously. In fact, we hate ourselves for working on it too.
And the girls are stunning...someone had to say it. But most of television is focused on attrative women since beautiful women attract both male and female viewers.
I find the wish fulfillment stuff more grating than entertaining, but I'll watch the show for Jeremy Piven.
you're money baby
Also, should note that the current advertisement on Ezra's sidebar is an insipid movie against network neutrality
http://www.internetofthefuture.com/
I love the show. I am not sure why...but I do.
It is probably Jeremy Piven. Yeah. I think that is it.
Hmm, this post never came up on my RSS reader, FYI. Anyone else have that problem?
Anyway, this is the crucial point for me: If I ever met anyone like the main characters (aside from E), I have no doubt that I'd hate their guts.
I've met plenty of people like these guys, therefore I find the show somewhat nauseating. The thing about it is that it's not really very exaggerated -- L.A. is often really like this. And it's almost perfectly designed, through its wish-fulfillment plots, to produce more and more douchebags who go to Hollywood to live out their ridiculous fantasies and never grow up to be men or have any redeeming value or character. Ick.
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