Top Five Friday: Entourage Guest Spots

With my first day of work in a long, long while tomorrow, I'm not much in the mood for a lengthy post tonight. I wanted something easy and simple.

Earlier this week, we finished watching Season 3 of Entourage - so we're basically caught up until Season 4 emerges on DVD in August. I was rewatching a couple episodes earlier today on On Demand and noted that the show has had some killer cameo/guest spots from celebrities over the past few season.

With that in mind...

The Top Five Entourage Cameo/Guest Spots

NOTE: To qualify, the celebrity had to have been playing themselves so no Rainn Wilson.

5. Gary Busey

You've gotta love a celebrity that knows how to laugh at themselves. Busey knows damn well that everyone thinks he's fucking out of his gourd these days and he apparently relishes in it. How could you not love Busey standing on the sand staring out at the ocean and waxing philosophic to anyone who would listen? Plus the Ari interaction with him? Now _that_ is comedic gold, baby.

4. Seth Green

The wife really wanted me to keep him off the list because she was so annoyed by him during his couple of episodes - especially the Vegas one. But the idea of Seth Green rollin' with his posse, making snide comments at people and having all these big guys with him as backup cracked me up. Besides, it gives me the chance to tell my Seth Green story! Okay, so at Comic-Con a few years ago, we wandered back to the hotel to rest up a bit before the night time programming. As we get over by the elevators, we notice Seth Green chatting up two women. After a bit, he wanders away from them and is replaced by, presumably, his assistant who proceeds to attempt to hook Seth up with a threesome later in the night by telling the lovely ladies what room he's in and what time they can come by. Hollywood, baby... Hollywood.

3. Chuck Liddell
It's not like Chuck set the acting world on fire with his appearance on the show but he did what he does - he looked like a badass who might kick your head off the rest of your body. Hey, Johnny Drama bought it. YOU GOT GOT!

2. Mandy Moore
Shit, do I really need a reason? It's Mandy Moore! Mandy Moore who does cute little Grease-esque duets with Ben Lee on his album. Mandy Moore who was so awesome in American Dreamz. Mandy Moore who plays little clubs in LA like it ain't no thang. Mandy Moore who shows up in the crowd at UFC events. IT'S MANDY MOORE! Who can blame Vince for being lovestruck?

1. BOB SAGET!

I love Bob Saget - not like I love Mandy Moore but I love Bob Saget. Ever since I saw his standup special several months ago, I'm convinced that Bob Saget is a strong contender for the most bizarrely, amazingly awesome career renaissance in history. From making a shitload of cash on Full House and that fucked up Home Video shit to telling dirty jokes about fingering Kimmie Gibler in the ass and appearing on Entourage to smoke weed and fuck hookers. Simply the best.

The Joys Of TV On DVD

Now, I'm not one of those psychopaths who declare they're not going to watch a series on television until it's on DVD - I am far too sensitive to spoilers to pull that shit off. I'd be paranoid that someone would spoil Season 4 - Episode 16 at any moment and my heart just can't take that shit.

I'm also not one of those people who have grown so frustrated with becoming loyal to a new show and seeing it jerked out from under them that they've decided to not watch any new show until it survives a season and is out on DVD - but I understand that theory a bit more. I'm still disappointed that shows like Journeyman and Wonderfalls got the shaft by their respective bonehead networks.

However, I must say that the arrival of entire seasons of TV episodes on DVD is one of the great progresses made in recent years. I still fondly recall watching Season One of 24 on DVD after getting it for Christmas - and it was just a matter of weeks before we'd burned through every season of 24 out on DVD. A beautiful thing.

Tonight, we finished Season Two of Entourage. Couple that with the recent completion of Season One of Battlestar Galactica and the end of the TV season has barely registered on our radars so far. Season Two of Galactica is probably next as it ended with such a nutty cliffhanger, we're dying to see what happens next.

It's actually kinda interesting to see two very different approaches to storytelling and season structure. Whereas Galactica goes for the big cliffhanger to end Season One, drawing you back in for a second season - Entourage was happy to just light up the screen with relatable characters, witty-as-shit dialogue, and just enough intrigue in the overal story arc to draw you in from episode to episode. However, when the season finale arose, they didn't go for the cliffhanger, opting instead to tie things up nice and neat as both seasons came to a close.

Not saying one method is better than another - just different. Good shit though. I'm digging both shows so far and am eager to see what happens next on both.