Nice: HBO renews its summer slate

August 3rd, 2009 | by | entourage, hung, true blood

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03

Let’s hug it out, bitches – in a congratulatory kinda way: Entourage, Hung and True Blood each are getting another season.

So said HBO today, according to Backstage.

For those who are counting, that means Season 7 for Entourage, Season 3 for True Blood and Season 2 for Hung. All well-deserved.

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Let’s face it, the Entourage boys are fun. How could you not be happy for Turtle that he’s dating an honest-to-goodness Hollywood starlet? And how could you not be touched by Turtle’s deep-seated friendship with Johnny Drama that he was even willing to ask Jamie-Lynn to do a makeout scene with Johnny on his TV show?

I was even feeling badly for Vince that he’s all alone, kinda. And E that he’s bored at his work. Though his little girlfriend was totally right – why was he bothering with that when he doesn’t have to? Especially when it isn’t really working out.

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As for Hung, well, that show is a winner. It’s not what I expected, except it is exactly what I expected – something funny and whimsical and smart from HBO. HBO has rarely disappointed. And even when it’s not quite hit (John From Cincinnati), it’s still been … interesting.

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Entourage: The boys are back in town

July 13th, 2009 | by | entourage

Jul
13

Yeah, that was a cliche, but I couldn’t help myself.

I’m so excited to see my favorite boys back on TV.

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From everything-ist Ari Gold (sexist, racist, etc-ist) and his perhaps-no-longer-long-suffering assistant, Lloyd to Vince, Drama, Turtle and E, as well as the long-missed Shauna (her response to Ari’s remark about having only 4 percent body fat was lovely and profane, as usual) – the show’s return to the airwaves last night was a breath of fresh air.

It made me mourn for the heady days when it started and Sopranos and Six Feet Under were still on the air, but it has a couple of good new shows as its lead-in: True Blood and Hung. All in all, an enjoyable two hours of television.

But we are here to talk about Entourage, and all that’s happened since we last saw our boys, when Vince found out he was gonna be the lead in Scorcese’s Gatsby.

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