Fun Q & A with Entourage creator Doug Ellin in the New York Times. They touch on everything from what it was like growing up on Long Island, how much money he makes at HBO, and his irritation at how people nowadays want a quick "home run" in their career instead of working hard for success.
He also has a lot of interesting things to say about the four main characters on the show. HBO originally considered the show a satire, but Ellin had to convince them that it's actually reality and he knows people like this. It's how he perceives friendship and how it was when he was growing up.
He also says that he'd kill himself if his own kids grew up to be like Vince or Drama or Turtle or Eric, so I guess even friendship has its limits. Entourage returns for another season June 17.
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6-12-2007 @ 1:22PM
matriculated said...
What is with the interviewers attitude in that article?
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6-12-2007 @ 3:11PM
MacGuffin said...
Doug Ellin really gets it about today's version American dream shown in Entourage.
The viewers become voyeurs who can definitely connect with this "wish-fulfillment lifestyle" that Ellin writes about so well. At least I do, and that is the appeal of the show.
Season 3B's tagline was 'Maybe You Can Have It All"
That really sums it up beautifully.
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6-12-2007 @ 3:43PM
Ben said...
Doug Ellin is awesome. And the interviewer seemed kind of douchebaggy.
Season 4 woo!
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6-12-2007 @ 4:26PM
bgdc said...
Seemed to me that the interviewer didn't come in asking totally generic questions. He had a point of view. That's refreshing in an era where most journalists only ask pre-packaged dumbsh!t questions.
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