Keeping up with HBO: Entourage & Flight of the Conchords

It is tough to keep up with these HBO comedies without getting HBO. I am doing my best, however, and managed to get ahold of the third episodes of both "Entourage" and "Flight of the Conchords". Luckily, it is pretty much all good news.

Entourage: Season 4, Episodes 3 "Malibooty" (B+)
I am most excited about the most recent development, which should send the show back to its film-festival/Ari-starring glory days of the second season. It has been fun seeing the making of the Medellin film, but I am eager to get back to some Ari plotlines and more stable supporting characters (bring back Sloane! And her father). In any case, still good stuff here.

Flight of the Conchords: Season 1, Episode 3 "Mugged" (B+)
Man, I love this show. While the songs are not as fantastic as in the first episode, the cast is so bizarre and endearing, it is impossible not to laugh. The camera phone (just a camera taped to a phone) and the whole mugging scenario are priceless. Lenny Venito, making the rounds on cancelled shows ("The Knights of Prosperity") and in recurring roles ("The Sopranos", "Rescue Me"), stops by here as one of the muggers who forms a friendship with Jemaine in a fun role. My favorite part by far of this stellar show: the manager taking attendance at the three-person meetings.