Last month I blogged TV listings for upcoming episodes of “Entourage,” which I’ve been following more closely this year… So, here’s one more listing, for the final episode when the guys go to Cannes and try to sell their movie… (more after the jump)
Episode #54: “The Cannes Kids” (season finale)
Debut date: SUNDAY, SEPT. 2 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
At Cannes, the guys party it up and attend to the business of selling “Medellin,” a not-so-easy task, since the finished film has yet to be screened. Meanwhile, Drama (Kevin Dillon) benefits from the overseas popularity of “Viking Quest.” Written by Doug Ellin; directed by Mark Mylod.
ENTOURAGE was created by Doug Ellin; executive producers, Mark Wahlberg, Doug Ellin, Stephen Levinson and Rob Weiss; co-executive producer, Denis Biggs; supervising producer, Brian Burns; producers, Wayne Carmona and Lori Jo Nemhauser.
i’ve been getting sucked into “Entourage” since catching the opening two episodes earlier this summer. Thanks to the miracle of VOD, I am now all caught up with this season and on a recent trip to LA I caught a chunk of last season (Thanks Delta!). Basically, I am curious to see if they are able to sell “Medellin” in Cannes where the film is debuting… After the jump, fresh from HBO today, summaries of upcoming episodes leading up to the boys’ Cannes trip…
Episode #50: “Gary’s Desk”
Debut date: SUNDAY, AUG. 5 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Eric (Kevin Connolly) gets an office on a shoddy stretch of Hollywood Blvd. As a gift for E, Vince (Adrian Grenier), Drama (Kevin Dillon) and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) scope out an antique desk with a rich Hollywood history, but learn it’s already been sold to an actor with whom they have their own colorful past. Ari (Jeremy Piven) preps for his annual meeting with an r’n'b super-diva, but first must squash some twin-sibling office drama. Written by Ally Musika; directed by Julian Farino.
Episode #51: “The Young and the Stoned”
Eric gets in a fender bender with Anna Faris and believes they shared “a little moment.” Turtle picks up a few provisions (and a few girls) at the market for an impromptu afternoon party, but gets momentarily sidetracked on the way home. Mrs. Ari (Perrey Reeves) is asked to reprise her role on a “Y&TR” anniversary special, to Ari’s chagrin. Written by Dusty Kay; directed by Mark Mylod.
Episode #52: “Snow Job”
Debut date: SUNDAY, AUG. 19 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Ari receives Billy’s (Rhys Coiro) script for Vince’s next project, but Billy’s interpretation is vastly different from the adaptation he was commissioned to write. While Ari scrambles to keep the studio interested in the project, Eric is busy managing domestic issues between his new client and her needy boyfriend. Written by Doug Ellin & Ally Musika; directed by Ken Whittingham.
Episode #53: “No Cannes Do”
Debut date: SUNDAY, AUG. 26 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
A code orange at LAX threatens the guys’ chances of getting to Cannes in time for the “Medellin” premiere. Ari attempts to assuage the feelings of Mrs. Ari and Lloyd (Rex Lee), who both make it clear in their own way that they want to accompany him on the trip. Billy finds room in his script for Eric’s new client, but will Eric’s ambivalence ruin his relationship with her, and with Vince? Written by Doug Ellin; directed by Dan Attias.
Don’t call Ira Glass upcoming TV show a ‘documentary’. The creator of the popular radio series This American Life is bringing the program to Showtime, but in an interview with the New York Times Magazine he shies away from using the “D word” to describe his show:
We don’t say “documentary” because “documentary” sounds boring. We try to avoid that word.
The question reminds me to linke “Iraq in Fragments” producerJohn Sinno‘s open letter to AMPAS (published yesterday in indieWIRE), in which he criticizes Jerry Seinfeld‘s dis of non-fiction films when he presented the best documentary Oscar the other night. The comedian quipped that the five nominated films were “incredibly depressing.”
Looks like its hard to debut as the most anticipated, or even the best, show of the new TV season… as “Ugly Betty” has already been called. A quick google search tonight, just after I watched the premiere episode, yielded a range of reviews, mostlypositive, others somewhat skeptical and a few taking the show way too seriously.
I haven’t really invested time into any of the new shows this year, but “Ugly Betty” is the one I’ll go with. Its really great. America Ferrera, who broke through in “Real Women Have Curves, was in Salma Hayek‘s mind from the earliest moments that Hayek decided to bring the popular Colombian telenovela to the U.S. The NY Times fittingly calls the show a “melodramedy”...I can’t wait for episode #2. (for anyone who missed the premiere episode, ABC is offering the entire show on their website.)
Touting quality of quantity, former “old media” newsman Dan Rather sat down for a live one-hour interview with Larry King on CNN tonight offering a candid look at his recent departure from CBS and promoting his move to join Mark Cuban at HDNet, where he will be seen by far fewer people. Yesterday Cuban and Rather officially unveiled the new weekly “Dan Rather Reports” series and tonight on CNN, Rather added that his deal with Cuban also includes funding for two docs per year and an ability to offer input on movie projects. Rather, who will have complete control over his show, also said in the interview that he is interested in pursuing some sort of Internet venture. And when asked about his view of TV news in a future being shaped by web and blog news and information, he acknowledged that while the way people get their news is changing, there will always be a place for traditional TV news.
Listening to Rather tonight on CNN, as he praised the HDTV future and talked about his mentor Edward R. Murrow, I recalled a moment at the opening night of the New York Film Festival back in September which kicked off with “Good Night, and Good Luck.” At the Tavern on the Green after-party, as Diane Reeves belted out “TV Is The Thing This Year” (from the film’s soundtrack), an indie film insider leaned over to me joking that the song should be re-titled ‘HDTV is the thing this year’, in honor of the film’s executive producer Cuban, backer of HDNet.
Don’t call Ira Glass upcoming TV show a ‘documentary’. The creator of the popular radio series This American Life is bringing the program to Showtime, but in an interview with the New York Times Magazine he shies away from using the “D word” to describe his show:
Looks like its hard to debut as the 
Touting quality of quantity, former “old media” newsman Dan Rather sat down for a live one-hour interview with Larry King on CNN tonight offering a candid look at his recent departure from CBS and promoting his move to join Mark Cuban at HDNet, where he will be seen by far fewer people. Yesterday Cuban and Rather officially unveiled the new weekly “Dan Rather Reports” series and tonight on CNN, Rather added that his deal with Cuban also includes funding for two docs per year and an ability to offer input on movie projects. Rather, who will have complete control over his show, also said in the interview that he is interested in pursuing some sort of Internet venture. And when asked about his view of TV news in a future being shaped by web and blog news and information, he acknowledged that while the way people get their news is changing, there will always be a place for traditional TV news. 
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