Entourage 5/12: New York state of mind
It took all of 0.8 seconds to know this episode wasn't going down in Hollywood. Hello, "Me Myself and I" by De La Soul. A Long Island-based rap group from the late '80s/early '90s. Another strong soundtrack choice by the producers (and I think that just might be the start of a new category for Season 6).
With that, it's time to channel my "thinking like a New Yorker" bias that I just claimed didn't exist a few minutes ago.
Does anyone else want to see more episodes shot in New York? Not a full season or anything like that because that would change the dynamic of the show, but maybe three or four episodes in Season 6?
I didn't care when Barry Bonds took the cream and the clear, and I wouldn't care if "Entourage" did the same thing here. There's such a different energy in New York than Los Angeles, and the Season 5 finale proved that. The photography of this episode felt different, too, but again, I'm a lifelong Long Islander and New Yorker, so I'm probably completely biased on this.
But filming a few episodes in New York City could reinvigorate "Entourage" among those who may not have enjoyed this season's overall story arc. Of course, we think those viewers are crazy, but five seasons is five seasons, and with the way people consume television these days, no show is above minor tweaking and storyline expansion.
Still, I'd love to see Johnny Drama have a meltdown in his own bar and then storm off into the streets of Queens. I'd like to see Turtle ride the subway. I'd like to see Vince play a plastic bucket drum with a street musician. Maybe E ordering a coffee and danish from a breakfast truck on the street? And can you imagine Ari Gold being approached by a bum on the street? Hello, future Joshie Award for Best Scene!
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I think a NY locale would give the show a grittier, more serious edge to it. Not sure the college guys would go for that... they like the glitz and the glam. But, I liked how everything felt real last night. I was just suprised (or maybe not) on how much Vince turned on E. It seems to happen way too many times for E to keep going back. I was really hoping that they would have Vince try and find a new personal manager in Season 6. I still don't feel he really appreciates his home boy and enough's enough. I haven't felt inspired to write my review yet. Think I'm gonna have to rewatch the episode again to take it all in (was this originally supposed to be 2-3 story arc, cause it sure felt like a victim of the strike).
Oh well, at least we only have to wait 3 months before the new storylines hit the web.....
I'm goin out on a limb here but making the call.
The very 1st scene where the boys exitted the bar just after daybreak was actually the "Streets of NY" set/backdrop in Universal Studios and not the real NYC.
I've seen that Universal set too many times.
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.
It sounds as though you might get your wish if Scorsese's Great Gatsby adaptation goes forward. Ari told VInce it will be filmed in New York, so we'll see. Like everything else in this show, it can be summed up in three words "you never know"
How about Eric ordering from the Sbarro's he used to manage?