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'''"Gary's Desk"''' is the 8th episode of the 4th season of the ] television series '']''.
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"'''Gary's Desk'''" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American ] television series '']''. It is the 50th overall episode of the series and was written by ], and directed by ]. It originally aired on ] on August 5, 2007.
⚫ == Plot Summary ==


The series chronicles the acting career of ], a young ] ], and his childhood friends from ], ], as they attempt to further their nascent careers in ]. In the episode, Eric tries to prove himself as a manager, while Vince, Drama and Turtle try to get a valuable desk for his new office. Meanwhile, Ari has to fix problems at his agency when two twin secretaries start dampening his businesses.
With the guys' current housing situation confining them much more, it has made it difficult for E to read offers, and to get in contact with ], whose video game company Vince would like to work with. To remedy this, he rents an office suite so he can read offers for Vince and answer the phone. However, the guys are appalled to see E is using a card table for a desk, so they set out to find one that is much nicer. Meanwhile, Ari is at the office, preparing for his annual meeting with client ]. He is hyping it to the other employees, who are ready, except for the Jensen twins, Jim and Jeff. They are both furious at each other, claiming the other needs to be fired, although neither says why.


According to ], the episode was seen by an estimated 2.61 million household viewers and gained a 1.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, although there was criticism for the pacing.
At an antiques store, Vince, Drama, and Turtle spot a desk with a rich Hollywood past, With it first appearing in ] as ]'s Desk and it happen to be a gift from ], to ] after ] failed at the box office. Immediately Vince, Drama and Turle say they'll take it, only to hear it was already sold- to Gary Busey. Having had numerous conflicts in the past, the guys set out to his house to make an offer to buy it off of him.


⚫ ==Plot==
At the office, E calls ], asking to take out an ad for his new company, called "The Murphy Group" (despite E being the only employee). Wanting it to say he represents Vincent Chase, E once again hears the usual response, "Ari Gold represents Vincent Chase", prompting E to hang up. He later gets a call from Shauna, who tells him of a rep she knows at the paper who will do a write-up on him. As for the rest of the friends, they arrive at Busey's house, who agrees to let them have the desk, provided he can paint on Drama for his next art project.
] (]) gets a new office, where he will take calls for ] (]) as his agent. Vince, ] (]) and ] (]) decide to get him a gift for the office, by buying a very expensive desk previously used by ].


] (]) prepares for a meeting with ], but his twin secretaries, Jeff and Jim Jensen (]), are ruining their other meetings after Jeff slept with Jim's wife. When they are unable to put aside their differences, he is forced to fire one of them. While he considers firing Jeff, he decides to fire Jim for his worse performance at the agency. However, Blige decides to drop the agency as she got along with Jim, so Ari fires Jeff as well. The boys discover that the desk was just purchased by ], with whom they already faced years ago. Busey agrees in giving the desk, but he uses Drama as a painting tool against his will.
At Ari's office, the conflict between the twins reaches a breaking point when they begin to fight in the conference room as the Blige meeting nears. He puts them in his office, and learns that Jeff had sex with Jim's wife. Ari determines they can't work together, and though visibly disgusted at Jeff, he fires Jim because Jeff has out-earned him. The meeting follows, with Mary J. disappointed Ari had to fire Jim, one of her favorite agents. This situation only gets worse when they run into him on the elevator, and he quickly explains what happened. Mary J. leaves, disgusted with Ari. Knowing she's left for rival agency ], Ari is further enraged, and fires Jeff as well.


Eric decides to buy an advertisement spot in '']'', but he makes a poor impression as he only represents Vince. Awaiting to finally get to meet ] for a project, he asks Shauna (]) to help him schedule an interview with a ''Variety'' reporter. However, Eric's interview goes poorly, and the article highlights him as a product of nepotism unable to get past Vince's shadow. To help him, the boys decide to get Eric a better office with his new desk, where they will be closer. Eric is then called by Jackson, who wants to work with him on his new project.
After the boys leave Busey's house, they arrange for the desk to be delivered to E's office, only to see they can't because it won't fit up the stairs or in the elevator. The news only gets worse when they find E a headline on the new Variety, in a story titled "The new nepotism in Hollywood". With E dejected, Vince cheers him up by renting a new, much larger office for him, as well as adjacent offices for Vince, Drama, and Turtle. The episode concludes with a call from Peter Jackson, who tells E to never mind the bad press and he'd be happy to work with Vince, asking E "for his assistant to call my assistant", and E informs them he'll now have to hire someone.


== Guest Stars == ==Production==
===Development===
The episode was written by ], and directed by ]. This was Musika's second writing credit, and Farino's 21st directing credit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://directories.wga.org/project/859134/entourage/|title=''Entourage'' – WGA Directory|website=]|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref>


==Reception==
⚫ * ]
===Viewers===
⚫ * ]
In its original American broadcast, "Gary's Desk" was seen by an estimated 2.61 million household viewers with a 1.5 in the 18–49 demographics. This means that 1.5 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ratingsryan.com/2021/01/broadcast-cable-nielsens-20070805.html|title=Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 5, 2007|work=Ratings Ryan|date=January 1, 2021|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref> This was a slight increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by an estimated 2.50 million household viewers with a 1.4/4 in the 18–49 demographics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ratingsryan.com/2020/12/broadcast-cable-nielsens-20070729.html|title=Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending July 29, 2007|work=Ratings Ryan|date=December 31, 2020|access-date=February 13, 2024}}</ref>
* ]


===Critical reviews===
"Gary's Desk" received generally positive reviews from critics. Ahsan Haque of '']'' gave the episode a "great" 8 out of 10 and wrote, "For the second week in a row, we are given a break from the ongoing ''Medellin'' saga. While it felt like a refreshing change of pace in the previous episode, this time around it would have been nice to have some reminder of how the storyline with Walsh and the film is progressing."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/08/07/entourage-garys-desk-review|title=Entourage: "Gary's Desk" Review|last=Haque|first=Ahsan|date=August 6, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2024|work=]}}</ref>


] wrote, "Self-contained Ari subplots don't work, even one that's more work-related than the stuff with his kids' private school, Gary Busey was funnier the last time he was on, and once again there's a lot of hand-wringing about the Variety story and everything works out fine in the end. Meh. M-E-H, meh."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sepinwall.blogspot.com/2007/08/french-in-action.html|title=French in action|date=August 6, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2024|last=Sepinwall|first=Alan|work=What's Alan Watching?}}</ref> Adam Sternbergh of '']'' wrote, "As long as Ari's the main wheel that's spinning, the show's going to be watchable. But ''Entourage'' has the curious aura of a series that's both at the apex of its acclaim and that's run plum out of ideas."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2007/08/the_entourage_plotomatic_3000_is.html|title=The ‘Entourage’ Plot-o-Matic 3000 Is Hard at Work|date=August 6, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2024|last=Sternbergh|first=Adam|work=]}}</ref> Trish Wethman of '']'' wrote, "This season has been a real roller-coaster ride in terms of quality, but tonight's episode was most definitely a high point in my book."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TV-Show-Blog/Entourage/Episode-Recap-Garys/800019912|title=Entourage: Gary's Desk|date=August 5, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2024|last=Wethman|first=Trish|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218143832/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TV-Show-Blog/Entourage/Episode-Recap-Garys/800019912|archive-date=December 18, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Paul Katz of '']'' wrote, "Ah, the best-laid plans. Tonight's episode, ''Gary's Desk,'' focused on the fact that no matter how well plans are made, other people will always screw them up."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20040769_20040772_20050041%2C00.html|title=Office Game|last=Katz|first=Paul|date=August 6, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2024|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811231457/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040769_20040772_20050041,00.html|archive-date=August 11, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Jonathan Toomey of '']'' wrote, "If Drama agrees, Vince can buy the antique Robert DeNiro desk from Gary. Then Eric can have a normal office. Ridiculous... I know, but watching Busey fling sky-blue paint all over Johnny's face was probably the funniest part of the episode."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvsquad.com/2007/08/05/entourage-garys-desk/|title=Entourage: Gary's Desk|last=Toomey|first=Jonathan|date=August 5, 2007|access-date=February 13, 2024|work=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018100627/http://tvsquad.com/2007/08/05/entourage-garys-desk/|archive-date=October 18, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Trivia ==


] submitted this episode for consideration for ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Official 2008 EMMYS Episode Submissions|url=http://goldderbyforums.latimes.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1106078764/m/340102161|publisher=The Envelope Forum, ]|accessdate=February 13, 2024|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008112622/http://goldderbyforums.latimes.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1106078764/m/340102161|archive-date=October 8, 2008}}</ref>
* This episode was Shauna's (]) first appearance in the fourth season.<ref name="EW"/>
:* Her son makes an appearance as her son.
* Eric, Vincent, Drama and Turtle all have offices now.


==References== == References ==
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== Sources == ==External links==
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* {{IMDb episode|1027390}}


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8th episode of the 4th season of Entourage
"Gary's Desk"
Entourage episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 8
Directed byJulian Farino
Written byAlly Musika
Cinematography byRob Sweeney
Editing byRick Weis
Original release dateAugust 5, 2007 (2007-08-05)
Running time26 minutes
Guest appearances
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"Gary's Desk" is the eighth episode of the fourth season of the American comedy-drama television series Entourage. It is the 50th overall episode of the series and was written by Ally Musika, and directed by Julian Farino. It originally aired on HBO on August 5, 2007.

The series chronicles the acting career of Vincent Chase, a young A-list movie star, and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City, as they attempt to further their nascent careers in Los Angeles. In the episode, Eric tries to prove himself as a manager, while Vince, Drama and Turtle try to get a valuable desk for his new office. Meanwhile, Ari has to fix problems at his agency when two twin secretaries start dampening his businesses.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.61 million household viewers and gained a 1.5 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics, although there was criticism for the pacing.

Plot

Eric (Kevin Connolly) gets a new office, where he will take calls for Vince (Adrian Grenier) as his agent. Vince, Drama (Kevin Dillon) and Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) decide to get him a gift for the office, by buying a very expensive desk previously used by Robert De Niro.

Ari (Jeremy Piven) prepares for a meeting with Mary J. Blige, but his twin secretaries, Jeff and Jim Jensen (Sklar Brothers), are ruining their other meetings after Jeff slept with Jim's wife. When they are unable to put aside their differences, he is forced to fire one of them. While he considers firing Jeff, he decides to fire Jim for his worse performance at the agency. However, Blige decides to drop the agency as she got along with Jim, so Ari fires Jeff as well. The boys discover that the desk was just purchased by Gary Busey, with whom they already faced years ago. Busey agrees in giving the desk, but he uses Drama as a painting tool against his will.

Eric decides to buy an advertisement spot in Variety, but he makes a poor impression as he only represents Vince. Awaiting to finally get to meet Peter Jackson for a project, he asks Shauna (Debi Mazar) to help him schedule an interview with a Variety reporter. However, Eric's interview goes poorly, and the article highlights him as a product of nepotism unable to get past Vince's shadow. To help him, the boys decide to get Eric a better office with his new desk, where they will be closer. Eric is then called by Jackson, who wants to work with him on his new project.

Production

Development

The episode was written by Ally Musika, and directed by Julian Farino. This was Musika's second writing credit, and Farino's 21st directing credit.

Reception

Viewers

In its original American broadcast, "Gary's Desk" was seen by an estimated 2.61 million household viewers with a 1.5 in the 18–49 demographics. This means that 1.5 percent of all households with televisions watched the episode. This was a slight increase in viewership from the previous episode, which was watched by an estimated 2.50 million household viewers with a 1.4/4 in the 18–49 demographics.

Critical reviews

"Gary's Desk" received generally positive reviews from critics. Ahsan Haque of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8 out of 10 and wrote, "For the second week in a row, we are given a break from the ongoing Medellin saga. While it felt like a refreshing change of pace in the previous episode, this time around it would have been nice to have some reminder of how the storyline with Walsh and the film is progressing."

Alan Sepinwall wrote, "Self-contained Ari subplots don't work, even one that's more work-related than the stuff with his kids' private school, Gary Busey was funnier the last time he was on, and once again there's a lot of hand-wringing about the Variety story and everything works out fine in the end. Meh. M-E-H, meh." Adam Sternbergh of Vulture wrote, "As long as Ari's the main wheel that's spinning, the show's going to be watchable. But Entourage has the curious aura of a series that's both at the apex of its acclaim and that's run plum out of ideas." Trish Wethman of TV Guide wrote, "This season has been a real roller-coaster ride in terms of quality, but tonight's episode was most definitely a high point in my book."

Paul Katz of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Ah, the best-laid plans. Tonight's episode, Gary's Desk, focused on the fact that no matter how well plans are made, other people will always screw them up." Jonathan Toomey of TV Squad wrote, "If Drama agrees, Vince can buy the antique Robert DeNiro desk from Gary. Then Eric can have a normal office. Ridiculous... I know, but watching Busey fling sky-blue paint all over Johnny's face was probably the funniest part of the episode."

Julian Farino submitted this episode for consideration for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards.

References

  1. "Entourage – WGA Directory". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. "Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending August 5, 2007". Ratings Ryan. January 1, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. "Broadcast & Cable Nielsens: Week Ending July 29, 2007". Ratings Ryan. December 31, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. Haque, Ahsan (August 6, 2007). "Entourage: "Gary's Desk" Review". IGN. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  5. Sepinwall, Alan (August 6, 2007). "French in action". What's Alan Watching?. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  6. Sternbergh, Adam (August 6, 2007). "The 'Entourage' Plot-o-Matic 3000 Is Hard at Work". Vulture. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  7. Wethman, Trish (August 5, 2007). "Entourage: Gary's Desk". TV Guide. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  8. Katz, Paul (August 6, 2007). "Office Game". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  9. Toomey, Jonathan (August 5, 2007). "Entourage: Gary's Desk". TV Squad. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  10. "Official 2008 EMMYS Episode Submissions". The Envelope Forum, Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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