having come to Entourage late, i absolutely devoured seasons 1-3, amazed at the fantastic dialogue, the wit and intelligence, the over-the-top yet believeable characters, such as Ari and Billy Walsh. Couldn't wait to watch season 4.
Oh dear. I don't know what happened, if they changed the director, the writer, whatever they did, season 4 was awful. compared to the average tv show maybe it was 'ok' but compared to seasons 1-3 it was terrible. Situations that didn't make sense or seem plausible. We've grown to feel we know these characters, yet in this series, the characters were acting 'out of character'. New characters would be introduced only to disappear and never be seen again. Entire episodes came and went that were just plain boring. Celebrities making appearances that were pointless (Mary J Blige anyone, what was the point of that? just to kiss her ass?). It reminded me of Ugly Betty, and i don't like ugly betty. the comedy went from witty to slapstick. and bad slapstick at that. Johnny Drama, a classic comedy character, is turned into a parody. like Joey from Friends - started out funny, ended up a dumb comedy item.
put it like this, seasons 1-3 are dripping with all-time classic quotes; season 4, i'd be hard pushed to think of even one. i don't think i even laughed once the entire series. I just hope season 5 is better; i'm thinking it must be, cos if it was like season 4 i don't think the show would still be going.