July 7, 2008
When last we saw Meadow Soprano, she was having troubles parallel parking outside of a diner, late for a family dinner. After that The Sopranos episode's controversial final scene – in which the show quietly ended with Journey's “Don't Stop Believin'” playing before the screen going to black – Meadow's actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler left HBO for new projects, along with the rest of the The Sopranos cast.
Word has just been leaked by Kristin over at E! Online that Jamie-Lynn Sigler will soon be returning to HBO, however. She has just been cast for several episodes on Entourage's upcoming fifth season.
June 14, 2008
Fans who have been waiting for the return of HBO's slate of summer programming will have to wait a little bit longer than expected. As a result of the writers' strike, the fifth season of Entourage,has been delayed until the Fall while Big Love season 3 and the return of Flight of the Conchords are off until 2009. Also being delayed is True Blood, the highly anticipated new vampire series from Six Feet Under creator Alan Ball. Though the network won't have much original programming to offer during the summer months, they will have the seven-hour miniseries Generation Kill, which is from the producers of The Wire.
May 27, 2008
Shad Moss, best known by his stage name Bow Wow, wants to be the next Will Smith, who has successfully transitioned from rapper to award-winning actor. In attempt to follow the footsteps of Smith, the 21-year-old rapper-music producer has decided to focus on acting full time.
Most recently, Bow Wow has been cast in upcoming fifth season of Entourage. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he'll be in a recurring role as a new stand-up comedic client managed by Eric (Kevin Connolly).
August 5, 2007
Episode Overview: The boys buy Eric a desk for his new office but find out it already has an owner. Ari has a meeting with an R&B diva.
Eric has decided to get a new office for his producer responsibilities. It's hard to get work done around the house when everybody's partying. The office is not in the most desirable location and barely has any furniture. Ari's got a big day ahead of him: Mary J. Blige will be paying her annual visit to the office. Before the meeting, one of his co-workers, Jeff, warns Ari that he and his brother have been having problems. If it doesn't have to do with Mary J., Ari isn't interested.
Jim, Jeff's brother, goes to Ari asking that Jeff be fired. Ari has more things to worry about. He's on the phone with one of Peter Jackson's VPs. Seems E let them know Vince wants to work with Peter. The boys set their sights on a quality desk for Eric's office. They find one with a rich Hollywood history, with one former owner being DeNiro. That sells Vince who throws down $42K for that piece of furniture. Before he can buy it, he finds out someone already bought and that someone is Gary Busey. Yes!
July 29, 2007
Episode Overview: A conversation between the boys turns into an all out bet and Ari goes to great lengths to get what he wants.
While the boys share a meal, a hot waitress flirts with Eric, who isn't interested in dating a waitress. The guys get on his case, saying he's never had unemotional sex. E attempts to defend himself but the boys provide a pretty convincing case. Vince jumps in, making a bet that Eric could have some emotional sex before Drama and Turtle. Drama bows out, and becomes Turtle's wingman to get him some action before Eric. There are rules of course: it's gotta be a complete stranger, they can't call her after, and they can't pay for it. $5,000 is up for grabs and everybody's in.
July 22, 2007
Episode Overview: The dream team signs on for a new project, Turtle and Drama look to make a quick buck, and Lloyd copes with a breakup.
While Ari (Jeremy Piven) is proud of himself for assembling the “dream team” for Vince's new project (Vince stars, Eric producers, and Walsh directs), Eric is busy de-assembling the team. He calls Ari to deliver the news: he and Vine want Walsh off the project. Ari won't hear of it, sending them to meet with movie heavyweight Dana Gordon, who's looking to hire them.