Back to You, Bob - 
by Umnata
Since we've recently identified Seth Green as Eric's arch nemesis, it seems that DJ AM is Turtle's enemy. I like it. DJ AM is also a sneaker connoisseur, and also only slightly relevant because of his association with a perplexingly popular celebrity (on-again, off-again fiancee Nicole Richie in the case of DJ AM). It seems that the guy at the store gave Turtle's shoes to DJ AM in exchange for getting his sister' s birthday party to be held at AM's club. Turtle totally hates his life! He loses his rapper, now his shoes. Turtle, bro, you've got a pretty sweet deal. And if you're going to start griping about your life, the rapper and shoes are the least of you problems, methinks. Vince is concerned that Turtle is mad at him, but he's not. He's just sad. Luckily, there was a wambulance close by to come pick Turtle up.
Ari and Eric leave their meeting with Universal pleased as punch. They got the movie green lit AND Ari secured Bob a great deal. Now Ari's plan is to call up Paramount and start a bidding war. They are so excited that they call up Bob to tell him the good news, but he doesn't pick up.
Drama completes his monologue for Burns and the crew. I love watching Kevin Dillon act as Johnny Drama trying to act. Hysterical. All Burns needs now is a few reaction shots from Drama. It's like an episode of Family Feud - SHOW ME ANGRY! SHOW ME SAD! SHOW ME EMBARRASSED! This last one gives Drama a little trouble. He needs some motivation. Ed Burns goes over to him and tells him that they all heard him petting his Trouser Snake, and BAM, Ed gets the embarrassed reaction shot he was looking for.
The boys reconvene back at the house where Drama is regaling them with tales of his masturbatory victory. Turtle is glad that rubbing one out led to winning over Ed Burns, but he's still sulking. The boys suggest a little hot boxing to cheer Turtle up, but he doesn't think that's a good idea, because it will make him cry. We don't see Turtle high nearly often enough, now that I think about it.
Turtle of course caves into the peer pressure and the boys are out to meet the hook up that Vince set up with the best weed in California. Oh my God. They are going to Nancy Botwin's house!?!?
It seems, they aren't going to Agrestic, but rather to meet up with a stylish Asian gang. Vince sends Turtle out with a brick of cash in an envelope. He is led inside by one of the Lost Boys and hands the money over to none other than RUFIO! Oh you remember Rufio don't you!?!?!
But he isn't Rufio at all, he's actually allusive designer Fukyomama!!! It seems that Vince's brick of money paid, not for drugs, but for Turtle's very own one-of-a-kind pair of Fukyomoma kicks of glory. Hurray! How did he design a sneaker and get it manufactured in a third world country and shipped back to the United States to give to Turtle within a few hours, I have no idea, but that's not the point. I don't know what the point is, so I'm just going to repeat this: RUFIO! RUFIO! RUUUUFFFFFIIIOOOOO!
In the car waiting for Turtle, Drama is trying to figure out how much Vince spent on the sneakers, guessing in the $5,000 range. Eric then receives a call from Lloyd putting him on a three-way call (but in his mind a very different kind of three-way) with Ari and Bob. Apparently, nobody fucks Bob. Well of course not bro. You're wicked old. After Bob realizes he was submarined (thanks for the terminology Rescue Me), by Ari and Eric at Disney, he headed on over to Warner Bros. to meet with his good friend Alan Grey, who sure does hate Vince and Ari. Grey Vadar snatched up the script, so now Vince is once again out of work. Turtle gets back to the car, all smiles, and notices everyone is bummed and don't really care about his new Fookies. Vince says"I just spent $20,000 on sneakers and I don't have a job."
What'd you think? Is Vince going to bounce back?
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Love the review.
Not to nitpick, but the second shoe store was in Santa Monica not Malibu, wasn't it?
Posted by: ThereBeNoShelterHere
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August 23, 2006 3:57 PM(#1 of 11)
yeah, it was santa monica. also, dawn steele had died NINE years ago, not one. good recap dude, but i was bothered by the details too.
Posted by: hvac
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August 23, 2006 5:45 PM(#2 of 11)
Not since Carrie Bradshaw has HBO given us a character with a shoe fetish as severe as Turtle’s. BTW, I thought it was 40K that Vince paid for the shoes. Your new TiVo unit is playing major head games with you. Vince, apparently attended the Mike Tyson School of accounting, and should be destitute soon.
I cant blame Jack for blowing his Landau top after Ari gave him the patented Gold(en) shower. That was a disrespectful cock-blocking maneuver that Ari pulled. By next season, Vince may be part of Drama’s entourage.
Posted by: conrad5
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August 23, 2006 6:05 PM(#3 of 11)
Vince paid 20k not 40k for Turtle's shoes, Conrad.
Posted by: damn_gina
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August 23, 2006 8:02 PM(#4 of 11)
I know you gotta have some suspension of belief with TV...but I can't even comprehend Vinnie Chase playing Joey Ramone. Thankfully they've spared us of that. Looking forward to seeing Artie Lange on the final episode. Hey now!
Posted by: btaz666
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August 24, 2006 3:54 AM(#5 of 11)
Umnata, good retelling of the show, but the idea is to inject more comments. You need to increase the snark factor, of which there can be a lot. For example, Ari acted as the worst kind of tool to an established legend in the production field. He got what he richly deserved.
Vince bores me. It must be the point of the show that a star's entourage is there to slowly suck the blood by doing basically nothing, but these guys are supposed to be lifetime friends who are different from, say, Seth Green's posse. Not so much, as Drama and Turtle are a couple of grabby assholes that just want to blow Vince's money with no thought of the future.
As far as Eric goes, he kind of lamely tries to do the right thing but in retrospect I realize his part consists of TRYING, not doing, then quitting to make a point, only to be sweet-talked by Vince into coming back. Vince just seems to be playing the part of a doting Grandpa to his kids' kids.
Having read plenty about Hollywood and those that spat on the face of powerful studio heads, the logical conclusion would be that Vince will be consigned to bit parts in bad TV shows, but I really think his asshole director Billy will somehow rescue him with some sort of blockbuster indie.
Ari, why, you know this snake will somehow survive the shit storm and prosper, especially with Babs at his side. Whatever, the last show of the season promises to leave everyone hanging on the edge of disaster to get us all to come back next season and see how this lame bunch bumbles and stumbles back into prosperity and fame.
Posted by: Tony A.
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August 24, 2006 4:13 AM(#6 of 11)
Martin Landau is completely awesome.
The episode made me check out the Fukijama website, which is also pretty cool.
Posted by: brilliantmistake
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August 24, 2006 7:44 AM(#7 of 11)
I stand corrected dg. Me doobid.
Posted by: conrad5
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August 24, 2006 10:25 AM(#8 of 11)
Thanks for the recap, Unmanta. I thought it was funny.
I assume Vince will bounce back if there's going to be any more episodes but who knows? While I realize Vince has made some stupid decisions, Ari hasn't been much better. Ari needs to remember that he only gets paid if Vince gets paid.
Posted by: zevonia
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August 24, 2006 5:04 PM(#9 of 11)
what's more snarky than haunting a struggling asian character actor with his RUUUUFFFFIIIOOOOO roots? when i saw him on screen i laughed and laughed and laughed.
Posted by: umnata
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August 24, 2006 5:20 PM(#10 of 11)
I think Umnata injects enough snark into his recaps, given what he has to work with in the first place. This show is pretty hopeless. A whole episode about looking for sneakers and two pitch meetings? Umnata is a genius for coming up with as much snark as he does.
Posted by: Aries
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August 26, 2006 9:22 PM(#11 of 11)