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...Number of Emmy nominations received by HBO, a record for one network...
...Number of nominations for two HBO shows, The Sopranos and Angels in America...
ENTOURAGE: HBO's latest sitcom is no breakthrough...
Hanger-on-dom, that more attainable yet rarely celebrated dream, is the subject of HBO's summer sitcom Entourage (Sundays, 10 p.m. E.T.). Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier) is a hot young actor who has just opened a blockbuster thriller. But the title refers to the homeboys from Queens--including his unofficial manager Eric (Kevin Connolly) and chucklehead pal Turtle (Jerry Ferrara)--who live in his L.A. house, ride in his Rolls, smoke his pot and score his surplus women. ("Come on, make out with me," Turtle cajoles one. "I'll show you where Vince eats breakfast.") In return, they make...
...blinged-out tour of the lifestyle of the rich and (for now) famous, Entourage is a funny but familiar diversion, lacking the darkness and edge that have distinguished HBO's best series. Unlike The Larry Sanders Show, it doesn't want to break new ground in critiquing show biz. It just wants you to have some fun with it on Sunday night. Then it'll show you where Vince eats breakfast. Promise. --By James Poniewozik