Grid Effect

Hope everyone had a great weekend, we saw The Simpsons Movie finally, and honestly cannot understand the rationale behind all the rave reviews. Honestly, its like ninety minutes of Homer beating the shit out of himself, and it really feels like the movie is sliding by on name credibility and longevity. Of course, there are a few moments that made me laugh, one in particular when Bart got drunk and Marge questioned him about it, his only response was, “I’m troubled”. But moments like that were few and far between, if forced to rate it I would give it a 3 out of 10.

Maybe I’m just in a pissy mood today, but Entourage was mediocre last night. Not much humor, very little drama and it was entirely too predictable, especially Eric representing Anna Faris, who could probably use a career coach of sorts (How does one recover from the Scary Movie franchise?). The thing about Eric that makes him so contemptuous, is not the fact he’s fallen ass backwards into a life and position of privilege, its that he is completely incapable of capitalizing on it, and whether it be Anna Faris or Ari Gold, the proper professional decision always needs to be spelled out for him. How could he be so dense as to not recognize the potential for Anna Faris as a client? What was he so distracted by, exactly, that made this such a surprise? And if a person like Eric is in such demand from the woman of Southern California, like he is portrayed on the show, then I’d probably rather have Anna Faris as a client than as a girlfriend.

Still, as predictable as it may be, I like the potential for an Eric-Vince confrontation, as I imagine Vince is incredibly possessive of him, and Eric probably resents it. Seems like it could be a touchy subject for both of the lads. And at this point, Drama is supposedly on a hit television series, though we never see it, why wouldn’t Eric represent him? 10% of an actors check is still money, regardless of who it is coming from. Maybe Drama doesn’t feel managerial respresentation is necessary, but the subject hasn’t even been broached.

The Ari subplot was entertaining, if only because it brought us Perry Reeves in an extended scene in her underwear. Why did she drop her rob there? I haven’t the foggiest, but I generally avoid questions in such instances, so as to minimize confusion. Whatever the reason was, I’m glad they did it. That being said, these little squabbles between Ari and his wife are mind numbingly boring. Ari even used the same disparagement about his wife’s aging facial features on three separate occasions, and one about the inadequacy of soap operas twice, talk about lazy writing. The only thing that was worthwhile about this (besides a half naked Peery Reeves, of course), was Ari trying to manipulate the situation on set. Otherwise, it was another isolated incident that will have no bearing on the rest of the series, and it was wrapped up entirely too neatly by episode’s end.

I wasn’t entirely disappointed with the episode. The new digs look pretty nice, and the weed/cop/three women with Turtle storyline was charming in its own way. I guess I just prefer the episodes that are more career oriented. That way Ari’s presence is relevant and guaranteed, and we don’t have to hear Eric lecture with that air of superiority he all too famous for now.