Entourage’s stalker de-pantsed
… And, while we’re at it, stalkee, as well. Not in a million years would you have convinced me that “Jamie-Lynn’s boyfriend” would have been the target of that boxer raid. Do you realize what that means? Those girls don’t even realize that they’re walking around in Vincent Chase’s underwear! I even thought that maybe Turtle was becoming the campus stud, or the studious nerd, but not that they were giggling about breaking into his house. Crazy world.
All of which will hopefully free Vince and the boys of their bodyguards. I’m not saying they weren’t very safe with them around, but wouldn’t the simplest solution have been to have a conversation with them about being more professional? Read the rest of this entry »
Entourage’s case of the missing boxers continues, and Aaron Sorkin guests
Yes, I am a week behind on the boxers front — just the recap, not the episodes — but, nevertheless, it is necessary for us to recount the happenings these last few weeks in order to fully grasp what’s going on with our boys right now.
Vince (and Turtle’s) boxers were stolen out of the laundry room in their house, and, after a foolhardy attempt at gun ownership, they have engaged Ari’s security guy to beef up their defenses.
Eric started working for Murray Berensen (George Segal), and has already butted heads with co-worker Scott Lavin (Scott Caan) over landing big-fish Bob Saget (who, incidentally, is about to have a memoir-worthy sex romp on Murray’s couch). Plus, after ducking Sloan for a week, he’s finally ended things with her. And gotten back with super-crazy Ashley (Alexis Dziena), who will likely eat him in his sleep. Read the rest of this entry »
Quotations Marks – Eliot knocks Hardison, Weeds knocks hipocrisy, and FX showrunners knock NBC
Another great quotation week in the world of Television. The great lines weren’t all just on scripted television, as it seemed to be the week of taking shots at NBC, and their … uh … suspect decision making as of late. Can’t say that I blame them. Welcome to the #nbcfail party, boys and girls of FX.
Leverage
“[after explaining how a cell phone is a metal detector] …are you even listening?” – Hardison
“Yeah.” – Eliot
“Well, what did I say?” – Hardison
“You were explaining how you’re still a virgin?” – Eliot
“Skylar? Is that a boy’s name?” – Eliot
The Television Critics Association Press Tour
“They’ve clearly just said, ‘Look, we can’t develop. We can’t develop anything that’s going to stick. We have – clearly can’t find anything with any traction, so we quit.’” – Rescue Me showrunner Peter Tolan on NBC’s new Jay Leno show
“They should take down the American Flag from the building and put up a white one … They’ve given up.” – Tolan again
Is Entourage having trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time?
Seems to be a fairly popular topic of conversation these days (well, something along those lines). From newspapers to magazines to websites, a lot of viewers and critics are questioning whether or not the boys of summer have it anymore.
In fact, we even had an internal debate about it this week, here at CliqueClack. I’m not sure the transcripts will ever be released, as we spent an inordinate amount of time on Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots – don’t ask – but we certainly got down and dirty with things.
I will share with you what I had to say, as it pertains directly to my opinion on the matter: I think Entourage is fantastic. Read the rest of this entry »
The Week Ahead – Earth almost dies, Eureka, Entourage, and a tribute to Billy Mays
Where the hell have I been? How have you been watching television without me? I worked up this elaborate excuse to justify the absence of this column over the past several weeks including reanimated raccoon corpses and a bizarre Bollywood musical number but I burned myself on a smoke bomb and I feel too lame to lie to you all like that.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK
- Discovery’s Pitchmen pays tribute to possibly the greatest pitchman of all time, Billy Mays, with a special on Thursday at 9 PM.
- The rebranding of Sci Fi commences on Tuesday with Warehouse 13 debuting on “SyFy” with a two-hour bow. It’s got two secret service agents re-assigned to a giant warehouse of mysterious artifacts, and they’re charged with bringing in more.
- VH1 debuts The Great Debate in daily fashion (Monday – Friday at 10 PM). The show examines such critical questions as Stones or Beatles, and Ginger or Mary Ann? And since it’s VH1 that means talking heads arguing it out.
- Since I’ve been gone (raccoons!), I didn’t tell you about The Philanthropist, but it’s actually a pretty good show so far. This week, Wednesday at 10 PM, Teddy (the good guy) takes on a sex trafficking ring and helps out Neve Campbell. Did I mention Neve was a cast regular?
- They’re back! Get ready for the new Big Brother onslaught with foul language, weird challenges and as little clothing as CBS can get away with. Night vision camera commences Thursday and Sunday (this week) at 8 PM.
- It’s a double dose of Samantha Who? as ABC picks up the pace to burn off the last of these episodes on Thursday at 8 PM. We might get two more later in the month and that’s it.
- Did youse not get enough of The Real Housewives of New Joisey. Did youse expect more yelling and high class broads. Bravo’s got ya covered with “The Lost Footage” Thursday at 9 PM.
- NBC follows up ABC’s Impact, about an asteroid hitting the moon putting it on a collision course with Earth, with Meteor, about a meteor on a collision course with Earth. I guess pick your celestial doomsday body? (Sunday, 9 PM).
See Jane Clack – Obama gets shunned, Kitty’s a dope
This week, I’m pondering the Ax Men’s ineptitude, Fox’s power shun, and Kitty’s stupidity. Read on, and clack to me in the comments below.
I’ve got an ax to grind with Ax Men. Is it just me, or do their shenanigans not bode well for the woodcutting industry? Between snapped cables, runaway logs, and machines that burst into flames, it’s amazing that Rygaard Logging isn’t mired in lawsuits. I guess it’s fitting that the sponsor of this History Channel show is Nationwide Insurance. I hope they’re on their side.
Kitty Walker is a complete dope. I mean, she’s got Rob Lowe — Rob Lowe! — at home and she’s out in the park picking up strangers. Dope. Makes me want to grab the scruff of her neck and shake her.
The Week in Clack – Virgins, ass-kicking and Lost teasers
Week of December 28 through January 3
Clever, insolent, creative, irreverent; even a little twisted. I speak of the writers here at CliqueClack, and the unique posts they churn out day after day. How could we let seven days go by without highlighting some of the week’s gems?
Since there actually wasn’t any new programming on TV this week, we enjoyed writing about all things retro.
- Rich brought his combination of research and nostalgia to CliqueClack Kids this week in his post about You Can’t Do That on Television.
- Fans of Don Johnson, pastels, cop shows and metrosexuals won’t want to miss Scott’s CliqueClack Flashback of Miami Vice.
- Slightly less retro but still a thing of the TV past is The Wire, and Bob Degon continues his Wire Virgin’s Diary by wrapping up season one and plunging into season two.
- Speaking of virgins, we’re almost to the end of the first season in my Diary of Supernatural Virgin, and I’ve discovered the story arc and my point of no return.
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