Entourage Season 8

Right now you can watch Entourage Season 8 on and — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. 655 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Kevin Connolly — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Entourage Season 8 is worth clearing space for. The jokes in Entourage Season 8 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Vince is back from rehab with a new pet project; Ari and his wife have recently separated; Eric has broken up with Sloan after a prenup debacle, and is running his own management company with Scott Lavin; Drama is shooting his animated series, 'Johnny's Bananas', with Andrew Dice Clay; and Turtle has invested in the Avion tequila line and started a new business venture. The boys have been through a lot over the years: chasing dreams, women and good times as if the party would never end. But end it must. Kevin Connolly and Adrian Grenier lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. Entourage Season 8 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Entourage Season 8 is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Kevin Connolly's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.