While the cast of Entourage usually remains mum about future plotlines, we managed to get some hints as to what will be coming up by talking to the boys (and girl) at parties around Los Angeles.While Vince and E’s relationship continues to get more tense due to differing opinions on "Medellin," Ari’s life will be complicated by Lloyd’s leave of absence to deal with personal matters and by Mrs. Ari’s decision to return to the working world. At the L.A. premiere of Transformers, Perrey Reeves tells us, “It’s going to be some fun stuff for Mrs. Ari. You get to find out what she was like before, maybe see what her career might have been.”Rex Lee elaborates, “She means that there have been allusions to what her job was before she got married, so she’s going to go back and revisit that.” And what does Mrs. Ari do for a living? “She’s a retired actress,” says Kevin Connolly.At the HBO party at the W hotel, one of the many pla...
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Question: Do you think Jeremy Piven's performance on Entourage is actually Emmy-worthy, or does it just look like it is because he's sharing the screen with less-talented actors?
Answer: Well, that's not very nice. But the answer is yes, he is Emmy-worthy, and if you doubt it, check him out this Sunday (Aug. 28), in what amounts to a tour de force for Piven and a major turning point for his character. If he somehow doesn't win the Emmy this year (for last year's admittedly, a weaker season of Entourage), he'll almost certainly take it home next year for the range he displays in this season's penultimate episode. (When I first watched it, I assumed this was the season finale, but there's one more to go, on Sept. 4.) I don't think you give enough credit to Entourage's ensemble, which makes the art of acting callow and stupid look easy. (Watch Joey to see it done badly.) In the Brooke Shields and Comic-Con episodes, Kevin Dillon was just brilliant in a very tricky role. I've always liked
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