HBO Sunday Night - 8/23/09

Entourage: No More Drama
Season 6, Episode 7

Eric starts his new job which brings the glourious return of Bob Saget. Drama begs for his job (great perf, Mr. Dillon). Vince's place gets broken into and someone steals his dirty undies. Kate Mara is a nice addition as Eric's secretary (Did Wahlberg use his Shooter connection?). A perfectly enjoyable, relaxed episode with some OK one-liners (Lloyd's response to Eric's "gift" to Ari). But not nearly enough Ari to be great. B


Hung: Thith ith a Prothetic, Episode 8

There's really something special going on with this show. The major characters become increasingly sympathetic with every episode. Tanya, looking for love in all the wrong places and Ray, longing for the "glory days" of his youth. Even the side characters are incredibly developed with just a few scenes, most notably Jemma, where you can see an entire life of romantic disappointments and heartbreak. Great music, great writing, great performances - people may have been expecting a wacky sex comedy, but the casting of Thomas Jane and Jane Adams should have been an indicator that the creators of the show were going for something much more substantial - they got it. B+

If you haven't been able to get into Hung yet, I'll raise a red flag when it's released on DVD.