Spike TV, the network for men who like to watch other men kick the crap out of each other, has acquired the off-network rights to HBO's Entourage. The show will be one of the few scripted comedies airing on the network known for dudes-only "reality" fare like The Ultimate Fighter and TNA Impact.
Entourage will hit Spike in January, after season six wraps on HBO. Spike nabbed all 78-produced eps for an all-cash license fee of about $600,000 each.
This is a perfect fit. Not only was Spike's schedule desperately in need of a decent dude-centric comedy (as far as I can tell, the only other one they air is Married With Children, and that's stretching it), but Entourage is the perfect male fantasy counterpoint to violent, in-our-face stuff like Ultimate Fighter and Pros vs. Joes.
It's a show about four regular dudes running around Hollywood making movies and getting more money and women than they can handle. Plus it's produced by Mark Wahlberg, who I can picture watching Spike TV all night with his own entourage after a hard day of making movies and living with more money and women than they can handle.
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5-05-2009 @ 6:01PM
Riley Freeman said...
dont u dare say anything bad about married with children. it is a classic show. i have emailed tvsquad and aksed if u guys can find out why the complete set is not available. it has been off the air longer than seinfeld and seinfeld complete set has been out for like 2 or 3 years.
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