Entourage
The Release
TV Flash files “The Release” as hour 30 of 96 in the TV Flash guide — Entourage (2004–2011) on HBO, season 3, episode 8, aired 2006-07-30, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E08: listed hour 30 of 96 in the Entourage guide, hour 8 of 20 in season 3. It aired 2006-07-30 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Strange Days” (S03E07). Next is “Vegas Baby, Vegas!” (S03E09).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Vince may still get a break now that the studio is launching Queens Boulevard commercially, but he agrees with the director their re-cut is artistic murder. Johnny has an Edward Burns pilot audition, but throws a ridiculous tantrum, during which his car is stolen, so he isn't even on time. Now Terrance has signed Ari's settlement, he sets up his agency. As soon as Terrance finds out about the agency, he decides vindictively to stop payments and litigate regardless of cost. Just when people discover they won't be paid, probably for months, Terrance's ex offers Ari a way out.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Release sit in the Entourage guide?
S03E08 is listed hour 30 of 96 — hour 8 of 20 in season 3, season 3 episode 8.
When did Entourage S03E08 air?
The Release aired 2006-07-30 and is listed at 30 minutes.
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In the series
Why this series still plays
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.
July 18, 2004, HBO drops a sun-bleached access comedy into the Sunday ecosystem like a tile that already knows it will be clipped: young movie star Vincent Chase and his hometown friends navigating Hollywood power, parties, and loyalty. Doug Ellin's series ran eight seasons through 2011, then a 2015 feature coda. Loosely inspired by Mark Wahlberg's early career circle. Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon's Drama, Jerry Ferrara's Turtle, Debi Mazar, and Jeremy Piven's Ari Gold — headset rage as art.…
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- Jerry Ferrara as Turtle
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- Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold
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