New season kicks off, and storylines are aplenty
Season three, part two of “Entourage” premiered Sunday night and the phenomenal ensemble cast solidified its place as one of the most cohesive groups of actors ever assembled.
Roughly based on executive producer Mark Wahlberg’s experience while breaking into the business, “Entourage” follows the dream life of up-and-coming actor Vincent Chase, played by Adrian Grenier. His entourage comes in the form of his childhood friends Eric and Turtle, played by Kevin Connolly and Jerry Ferrara, and half-brother Johnny Drama, played by the hilarious Kevin Dillon.
Following the Los Angeles status quo and promoting its own hip image, “Entourage” has popular music inserted in nearly every important moment in the show. The pilot episode had Jay-Z’s “Lucifer” blaring while the credits rolled and from that point on it was destined to be a hit.
The end of Season three, part one, saw Vince firing his friend and trusty agent Ari Gold, played by Jeremy Piven, in one of the best cliffhangers in recent memory. Part two begins with Vince and new agent Amanda, played by the smoking hot Carla Gugino, and her attempts to get him to do a painfully boring Edith Wharton period piece.
Of course Ari won’t let that happen and he whole-heartedly tries to get Vince back by promising him his dream role, Pablo Escobar. Piven is the best actor on the show and his mastery of Gold is worthy of every major award for a television actor. His biting one-liners are some of the best dialogue on television and without his asinine assistance the show wouldn’t be where it is today.
Never in the history of television has a show captured modern pop-culture in such an accurate way. The fa
