Gary's Desk
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Episode 8
| "Gary's Desk" | |
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| Entourage episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Julian Farino |
| Written by | Ally Musika |
| Cinematography by | Rob Sweeney |
| Editing by | Rick Weis |
| Original release date | August 5, 2007 |
| Running time | 26 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.
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.[1]
