Entourage
The Script and the Sherpa
TV Flash files “The Script and the Sherpa” as hour 5 of 96 in the TV Flash guide — Entourage (2004–2011) on HBO, season 1, episode 5, aired 2004-08-15, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E05: listed hour 5 of 96 in the Entourage guide, hour 5 of 8 in season 1. It aired 2004-08-15 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Date Night” (S01E04). Next is “Busey and the Beach” (S01E06).
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The boys are less than pleased that Vince's latest fling, Fiona, has overstayed the 3-day rule that Vince instated long ago. At the gym, her new age approach to exercise bothers Drama. Her vegan lifestyle seems to be bothering everybody in the house. Eric is re-introduced to an old acquaintance who may have just the script that Vince has been looking for: a story about a guy from Queens. Turtle tries to find a way around a weed drought in LA. Over lunch with Ari, Eric learns that the producer of "Queens Boulevard" doesn't like Vince. Fiona overhears Turtle's dilemma and offers to take the guys to her Sherpa. The Sherpa (played by Val Kilmer) happily treats them all to some of his organically grown, pesticide-free "herbal supplements" and gets a little paranoid when Eric's phone rings. Eric and Vince have dinner with Scott Wick, the movie's producer, thanks to Ari. It's not going very well until Vince offers to hook Scott up after admitting to being high during the meeting. The three share a joint in Scott's car when a cop stops by to check up on them but Vince's charm and movie-star status saves them all. Needless to say, Vince has left quite an impression, and he gets the part. The boys are all pleased when Fiona leaves for an extended trip to India.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Script and the Sherpa sit in the Entourage guide?
S01E05 is listed hour 5 of 96 — hour 5 of 8 in season 1, season 1 episode 5.
When did Entourage S01E05 air?
The Script and the Sherpa aired 2004-08-15 and is listed at 30 minutes.
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Young movie star Vincent Chase and his hometown friends navigate Hollywood power and parties. Doug Ellin's HBO comedy made Jeremy Piven's Ari Gold a nuclear comic engine — headset rage as art. Industry candy with just enough sting about friendship under fame; a 2015 movie coda.
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