I finally saw Sunday’s season premiere of HBO’s Entourage last night. Previously on Entourage, Queens boy made good Vinnie Chase won critical acclaim for starring in an indie flick called “Queens Boulevard.” Now Vince’s brother, Johnny Drama, has landed a leading role in a new NBC drama from Valley Stream native Ed Burns, “Five Towns.”
Is Entourage going to name a fictional project after every place I’ve ever lived? Here are some other names the writers might want to use for new TV shows and movies, and why they should seriously consider them:
Sutton Place. I got my apartment in this Manhattan neighborhood through New York real-estate monolith and serial gentrifier The Corcoran Group. Entourage star Adrian Grenier’s mother sells real estate for The Corcoran Group. Ergo, Adrian Grenier’s mother has probably sold real estate in Sutton Place.
Evanston. I went to college here, but Entourage scene stealer and critical darling Jeremy Piven grew up in this Chicago-abutting suburb, where his parents spent decades running a prestigious theater program that produced the Cusacks, among others.
Atwater Village. Vince and his pals undoubtedly spend some time in the celebrity-infused L.A. neighborhood of Los Feliz. Atwater Village is right next door, but grittier, and they totally go for that.
Also eligible: Greenwich Village, That Neighborhood in Brooklyn Where I Lived Until Age 2 and My Parents Can’t Even Remember What It Was Called, Merrick, Atlantic Beach (Little-known fact: Sonny lived there in The Godfather!).
6 responses so far ↓
Jim // April 12, 2007 at 6:12 pm |
Although I had absolutely no interest in watching the show when I first heard about its premise, I now do kinda want to see it just to see why Michael Scott loves it so much.
Steve // April 12, 2007 at 8:16 pm |
En-tou-raaaaaaage!
EDS // April 21, 2007 at 9:38 pm |
FYI, next season on Entourage, E moves into abby’s building in Hollywood. I know this because their damn production trailers full of cables and whatnot kept me from using her valet parking last time I went over there.
Steve // April 21, 2007 at 10:18 pm |
I was actually wondering if he was going to move out already. Abby must live in quite a building! E is a high-powered Hollywood manager, sort of.
Boy George // April 25, 2007 at 9:46 am |
Oh wait. Yes, I have. I’m sorry, but I just don’t have it in me right now to type it all out again. Besides, it was just ramblings anyway. You didn’t want to hear me go on and on about this, right?
Steve // April 25, 2007 at 9:52 am |
Why would I not want to hear someone go on and on about Entourage?
Oh, wait a minute — you’re a blog spammer, right? I can’t believe I was momentarily fooled!