myspace.comLast night I finally got the chance to watch the season finale of Entourage: season seven. If you've never seen Entourage, it WAS an awesome HBO series. It's based around the lives of four guys that moved from Queens, New York to Hollywood. The main character Vince (played by Adrian Grenier) becomes a huge movie star, and his friends ride the coat tails of his success. For the first 6 seasons, we've seen drama, love, sex, and scandal. Standard to any series based in Hollywood. But as for the season 7 finale, I have very different things to say. There was a lot of hype surrounding this season, the expectations of the viewers were high. Check out the seventh season trailer:
There was always something different about Entourage. There’s a unique dynamic between the characters, each playing off each other’s roll so well. The producers/writers for the show created four characters that were living the glamorous life, but staying true to their rougher upbringings. Plain folks was a prominent tool used to make the audience relate to the characters on a personal level. While mixing in the perfect amount of glamour and extravagance we viewers thrive on. A balance rarely found in television today. For the first 6 seasons, the show was written to make everyone love Vince. He was the good looking, down to earth, movie star. The show was based around him being an unbelievably cool guy. However, in season seven, Vince took a turn for the worst.
After seven seasons of building Vince up, they ruined him as a character in the finale. He turned into a drug addict, started dating a porn star, and turned his back on his friends and family. I understand the show needing a place to create drama and thrill, but I thought the way it was done very poorly. There were not enough sub-plots surrounding Vince’s issues to hold the show in place. So the viewers were left in the end with nothing but a show revolving around a character they hate. Media and Culture states that”serial programs are open-ended episodic shows; that is, most story lines continue from episode to episode." And this is a great tactic to keep viewers watching week to week. But at the end of the season, we need some type of "answer". The Entourage finale left me with no resolution. No problem was solved- it left me with a bitter taste in my mouth about the show, and no desire to watch next season.
There is a balance that needs to be found between keeping viewers intrigued, and giving them what they want to see also. Entourage lost the balance in an effort to keep viewers watching. I think it's safe to say there's a large group of Entourage fans that won't be tuning in next season.
There was always something different about Entourage. There’s a unique dynamic between the characters, each playing off each other’s roll so well. The producers/writers for the show created four characters that were living the glamorous life, but staying true to their rougher upbringings. Plain folks was a prominent tool used to make the audience relate to the characters on a personal level. While mixing in the perfect amount of glamour and extravagance we viewers thrive on. A balance rarely found in television today. For the first 6 seasons, the show was written to make everyone love Vince. He was the good looking, down to earth, movie star. The show was based around him being an unbelievably cool guy. However, in season seven, Vince took a turn for the worst.
After seven seasons of building Vince up, they ruined him as a character in the finale. He turned into a drug addict, started dating a porn star, and turned his back on his friends and family. I understand the show needing a place to create drama and thrill, but I thought the way it was done very poorly. There were not enough sub-plots surrounding Vince’s issues to hold the show in place. So the viewers were left in the end with nothing but a show revolving around a character they hate. Media and Culture states that”serial programs are open-ended episodic shows; that is, most story lines continue from episode to episode." And this is a great tactic to keep viewers watching week to week. But at the end of the season, we need some type of "answer". The Entourage finale left me with no resolution. No problem was solved- it left me with a bitter taste in my mouth about the show, and no desire to watch next season.
There is a balance that needs to be found between keeping viewers intrigued, and giving them what they want to see also. Entourage lost the balance in an effort to keep viewers watching. I think it's safe to say there's a large group of Entourage fans that won't be tuning in next season.
Excellent ENTOURAGE blogging, Sarah.
ReplyDeleteYou write with wit and insight - I am glad to hear you've gotten over the big E.
Silly show, IMHO.
Tune out and have fun!
Dr. W