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Herc’s Seen Sunday’s First New ENTOURAGE Since November!!
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Notes on tonight’s generally sluggish installment of HBO’s “Entourage,” the first since Thanksgiving:
* Never mind all that business last season about Vincent Chase struggling to land and hold a supporting part on a terrible Jason Patric firefighting film; Martin Scorsese’s remake of “The Great Gatsby” has put Chase back on top and his entourage back together in his sprawling Los Angeles mansion.
* Jerry Ferrera, who plays Turtle, has lost a load of weight since last season. This may owe to Jamie Lynn Sigler, now part of the cast and still girlfriend to both Turtle and Ferrera.
* Kevin Dillon’s character, Johnny Drama, spends most of the episode offscreen.
* Focus shifts instead to manager Eric Murphy as he contemplates getting his own place when ex Sloan finds him an extraordinary opportunity.
* Ari’s old colleague, Andrew Klein (Gary Cole), is now fully embedded and thriving as a TV agent at Miller Gold, but Ari’s gaysian assistant of three years (Rex Lee) is feeling left behind. This plot is the episode’s strongest, as Ari takes stock of Lloyd’s frustration and works out how to deal with it.
* Less compelling this week is New Yorker Chase, who finally has to trot down to the DMV to get a driver’s license for his new movie about Enzo Ferrari.
* Debi Mazar, long ago (and still) deleted from the opening titles in favor of Perrey Reeves and Rex Lee, is back tonight as Chase’s publicist, Shawna, walking him through a “Tonight Show With Jay Leno” appearance. This is one of two oddly anachronistic bits of business this episode, the other being this Ari Gold exclamation: “‘My Name Is Earl’ is now a member of the Miller Gold Family!”
Great news if the episode is set in 2007, but NBC cancelled “Earl” less than a month before Conan O’Brien took over “Tonight.”
10:30 p.m. Sunday. HBO.
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Other end bitches.
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This says it all about Entourage.
http://theoriginalwinger.com/2009-06-16-college-humor-entourage -
First there is no hard drug use nor addiction. Where is the Coke, Heroin, Meth? Where is the RAGING alcoholism and RAMPANT drug addiction? Fuck where is the prescription drug use? Heath Ledger and Jacko ring any bells?
Second NO PLASTIC SURGERY! Right like that ain't going on. It is a good bet Turtle had some NIP/TUCK and weight control done to lose the weight.
Third NO VELVET MAFIA! Loyd would be running the show.
Fourth and most importantly Hwood execs aren't idiotic drooling idiots greenlighting all sorts of bad shit. Fuck we see it every year the aboslutely ignorant dumbed down movies released for public consumption.
Fifth no AIDS or HERPES or other genital diseases. Really now? Vince's dick should be falling off and his arms should be full of track marks from the continual influx of antibiotics.
Sixth four single guys living together and NONE are assfucking? Really now, at least two and possibly all four should be playing hide the salami. My bet is Turtle and Drama but Vince looks at least bi.
Seventh NO TRANNIES!
I get sick of hollywood giving themselves good press blowjobs hidden as entertainment. Like we in the rest of the nation are stupid? -
Now get the fuck outta my face, Vince and co.
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Lots of dumb dialogue about things that nobody cares about, the cast is buying lots of expensive stuff and there will be at least one celebrity cameo. And when the episode is over, the audience wonders again what all this was about.
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Everything will work out perfectly for them. No need to watch really.
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its a funny fuckin show with likable characters, I dont give a shit if you think its predictable.
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Jul 12, 2009 9:12:08 AM CDT
Wasn't dated references a problem last season or the one before
by hillvalley
This might be forgivable if it wasn't a show that's specifically about Hollywood insiders. I realize TV shows can be cancelled with little warning (although there were probably safer series' to namescheck than Earl). But really, they announced the Jay/Conan change long ago. If you know you're premier airs after that, perhaps the Tonight show isn't a good idea for a plotpoint. Just sayin'.
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Jul 12, 2009 9:14:07 AM CDT
who cares about Entourage, Herc, where's the True Blood TB?
by kaiser soze
Come on, Herc, give us a True Blood TB. It's a far better show that Entourage and there's a lot of TB'ers on this site that have been asking for it. Why won't you?
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Entourage was huge a couple of years ago, now it is borderline unwatchable. The characters are redundant one-note bores, and the "humor" seems aimed solely at the feeble minded. The writing on this show is inexcusably bad.
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... is it has no fucking idea what it is anymore... it's not very funny anymore... the scrapes they get in aren't very exciting... and the drama's a bit soap opera... giving this a final try...
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...still ranking on My Name is Earl.
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Herc hates Earl because he predicted back in the 'Nam the show would be gone lickity split. I believe his words were, "who wants to watch a show where a guy makes up for past mistakes?" Apparently a lot people did for 4 seasons at least. I still think having Earl go to prison was a mistake. But, it was a good show with some good laughs, but Herc would never be able to say, "I was mistaken." Much like me 20 years ago when I said the Simpsons was a great show, but it will never last. Or e-mail will never catch on.
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Once upon a time, it was a nice little Sunday-night palate cleanser after "Six Feet Under." Then it grew into a phenomenon. Now it's almost time to go. There are still scattered clever bits here and there, but the well is running dry, guys.
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What happened? You were on the top of the world, and now you are playing Turtle, the loser wigger's girlfriend? Really?
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Jul 12, 2009 11:11:43 AM CDT
wow. that College Humor bit was right on the money.
by jackknifed_juggernaut
i enjoy Entourage as much as the next guy, but really, how much further can they stretch this thing out? i can't believe i'm actually anticipating tonight's True Blood more than i am this premiere.
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Jul 12, 2009 11:13:50 AM CDT
and yes, Meadow's career is pretty much done now.
by jackknifed_juggernaut
signified by her real-life romance with Turtle. the fuck's up with that?
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Not a single character has any traits that are likable. Unless you are one of Vince's money-sucking barnacles, you have no reason to want to spend time with any of these people.
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once-good but rapidly aging shows is led by Entourage and The Office. Sorry, but you know deep down that it's true (don't sense much angst coming from the Entourage side, but I think a lot of Office fans are having trouble coming to grips). Cheer up, remember that it's an extremely rare TV show that can remain compelling for much past the five-season mark. The history of TV is littered with the wreckage of shows that tried and failed.
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Jul 12, 2009 11:47:06 AM CDT
Herc - TRUE BLOOD TB - are you gonna make us hijack this one?
by kaiser soze
Come on, Herc, give us a True Blood TB, or this one may get hijacked by the viewers of the better show
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Can't WAIT for that tonight! I love that show... Herc! A talkback!
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Jul 12, 2009 12:15:06 PM CDT
Shut up bitches, Entourage is still the most entertaining series
by ev1ldead
The Office, Curb, HIMYM and South Park may deliver more laughs, Weeds and Californication may be deeper, but nothing beats watching 5-12 episodes of Entourage in a row.
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I'd been kicking and screaming in the Talkbacks about how bad The Office has been this year (and starting last year). I was told I was crazy and had no taste.
Just know that you are not alone. -
I'm pretty excited to see it return. As a dude from Queens it holds a special place in my heart and the hearts of my buds. Oh, and Debbie Mazar still does it for me.
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And my friend got fired off My Name is Earl. Now every post I can make I add lame little jabs. Its pathetic and sad.
Maybe they'll be getting some kind of action off the massive Earl residuals? Those are what people get when a show is written well and people actually watch it, cockass. I know actually having your work received well is completely foreign for you and your loser friends so I thought I'd explain.
My Name is Earl is one kickass show. You can't change that reality with tears so stfu already. -
Fucking red neck cow fucker.
All we get is Whedon blowjob tb's while a metric fuck ton of good muther fucking shows DON't! FUCK HERC!
DIE HERC! (that's not a threat or anything, just wishing that's all). -
Die of AIDS
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this show's been over, folks.
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to sit through even 1 episode of this fratboy faggotry of a show. This and 2 and a half men are my litmus test for the most retarded people on earth.
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News to me. I thought it was cancelled a while back, haven't heard anything about it in such a long time.
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Season 2 is much better then last season and deserves a talkback...so many entertaining storylines...and the cast might be the best on television...when is Jason gonna bang that preachers wife?
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It was actually interesting to watch Vince's career in free-fall. It would have been great if they left with some cliffhanger, but instead it's: Oh, Martin S. wants him to play the lead in his new movie. Struggle is over! Just like that. Back to the party! Huh? That's some lazy storytelling. I do agree with most of the TB that the show is getting pretty dusty. That said, I'll still check it out. But, this should be the last season.
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Well said, sir. A tip of the cap to you.
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I mainly watch it because I lived in Hollywood and worked (starved) on the fringes of the "business" (who doesn't) and it's fun recognizing the locations they use. ... like Urth Cafe where I once stood in the order line behind Julie Delpy (and other time saw the Olsen twins) which is right next door to the Bodhi Tree bookstore where I once spotted Michael Ironside ... Larchmont neighborhood near where I lived where I ran into Jason Alexander (twice) ... etc.
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I recall a brief thing they did with Larry David a while back in a New York episode but I'd like to see more of this. As is, Entourage seems to have as many celeb cameos as The Simpsons but having a crossover w/another HBO series could work great (I mean, not where the actors are just playing themselves like Jamie-Lynn). Maybe Ray Drecker (from 'Hung') tries to play his trade in L.A. just as an experiment during a school break and runs into one of the guys? Or maybe Vince wants to do a movie about polygamy so he and the boys jet off to Utah and have an interesting run-in with some of the Big Love folks.
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Or at least have Drama wear the t-shirt.
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This show shines when we focus on Ari and Johnny Drama in Vinny's orbit. Turtle is the druggie driver - end of story. Fuck E and his hopes & dreams. I want me some DRAMA! VICTORY!!!
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Wow, what an awesome series finale. Man, what happened to HBO, they suck so bad now.
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sure it's unrealistic. That's because it's a fucking comedy. Everybody wishes they were Vinny, money and chicks? Where do i sign up? And where is the True Blood talkback????????? Jason is gonna have a threesome with the preacher and his wife, or at least it seems they are setting him up for one
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He was part of the Rex streak on the Jim Rome Show and came off like a total prima bitch.
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Seriously, man, where's the TB?
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Stick a fork in ENTOURAGE. It's done, son.
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Jul 12, 2009 5:18:14 PM CDT
yeah, i'm wondering what's up with the preacher on True Blood
by jackknifed_juggernaut
surely he can't be *that* naive in regards to his wife and Jason. if they're not concertedly setting Jason up for the "Holy Trinity" 3-way, then he's an unbelievably dumb character. regardless, Herc, i agree it's time to roll out that True Blood talkback. it's probably the most entertaining show on television not named Dexter. though i'll be watching Entourage tonight, if i were told this was the final season, i wouldn't be choked up in the least.
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seriously...not point
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http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1914477
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Of course the same shit keeps happening, there's not a lot of stories to tell. I watch this show for the same reason i watched Seinfeld...its funny. This is what sitcoms have tranformed into. The story doesn't matter, you either laugh or you don't
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accept it you fools...when the wire ended so did quality cable tv
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At least Entourage has funny cameos every once in a while. Both shows are terrible so stop your whining for a TB talkback.
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Also fuck True Blood. Not in the ass though. It'd enjoy that.
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Drama had the same screen time as usual.
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but mad men still gets me excited for some really good television, and there's one more season of lost. after that...kaput.
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if I'm not mistaken anyway, that's how I took it, that they signed the man who created the show.
It was a shitty episode though. Sluggish is a very good word for it. Unfunny is another. Tedious would describe the "banter" between E and Sloan pretty well. I could have watched that hot blonde fuck Vince for a half hour though. That would have been exciting and riveting. The way her dress was open was DAMN HOT. -
at least make hijack a shit thread. hijacking dollhouse with supernatural acceptable. hijaacking entourage with true blood. not acceptable. looking forward to seeing the boys tonight
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All the does is talk about himself.
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They seem to all be growing up. But they most likely will milk the show till 10 seasons. I still think the show is funny at times so I'll keep watching hells it's only like 27 minutes of my time.
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same shit.
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I haven't watched it yet. I've been meaning to rent season 1. I really loved Six Feet Under (despite the atrocity that was season 4) and think that the series finale was one of the best episodes of television ever. Can Alan Ball really drop the ball (HAH!) with True Blood that bad?
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As a matter of personal taste, I don't really like any of the characters. And also, for myself at least, I especially find their stories tone-deaf in this current socio-economic culture. I cannot find entertainment in the excesses of a young, wealthy group of Hollywood types. But like I said, I'm only giving my personal take- I think the writing and acting is top-notch and I get why people like it- but like SOPRANOS, I never will get into this show.
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Thats the real reason its so popular. Fat losers actually think now they can bag Meadow Soprano...
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I have drifted in and out of the show for the past few years, but I recall, at one time, Turtle became an active manager for an up and coming rap artst as a way, I guess, to give him something to do on the show. Was it ever explained what became of that?
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I think I remember his client being bought out from him by a bigger "label"
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almost.
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...pretty weak. After the second season, the show immediately bought into its own hype and pushed the misogyny slash Male Sex and the City angle way too hard. I used to like the Hollywood plotlines a lot more until they all became pretty much identical. Finally stopped watching halfway through Season 4.
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The show is notoriously bad at following up on plotlines. Turtle also had a cute black girlfriend for two episodes, I believe in Season 3, who was then never mentioned again.
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love the show. Is it just me or is Sloane looking even hotter this season?
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I've been a fan of Entourage from the beginning, but I agree that the show is starting to feel a bit thin. The "Smokejumpers" season was very good, until they copped out at the end with Scorsese. As someone mentioned, the show's celebratio of glamour, excess, and "la dolce vita" is now out of place with the current economic climate. I think that the show will suffer if they focus more on the guys' personal lives than on show business. With Vince in a Scorsese movie, maybe they will skewer the award shows and the whole awards publicity circuit, but how much further can it go beyond that?
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that's why the Scorsese thing was right on the money. Even if you want them to, they just won't leave you hanging like that. I enjoyed that ending, although they could have backed up the move to New York by a few episodes and let things play out a little more until we reached the point where Scorsese wants him. This season, though, is off to a bad start. I hate when they skip over a bunch of stuff because it would be more difficult to film and you land right back where you were - with Vince and the guys back in their Hollywood mansion. And writing the OLD place back into the script? Come on... give me a break. If they wanted to be interesting, they'd put the guys in that small house they looked at before they moved into that first big house. I guess the angle of them all moving apart is good, because it eventually has to go in that direction, it's just there's a better way to play it out. This show is at it worst when there's no plotting and no stakes. Just hanging out and talking... once in a while those scenes can be good, but even then, only when there's something at stake for one of the characters. Not gonna write it off, it's only the first episode, but last season was good from beginning to end and ambitious as well (filming Smoke Jumpers, going to New York, Ari's shit with this new guy). The best individual episodes were in the second season, but the best season overall was probably season five. If this season isn't that great, I hope they put it to bed at the end of season 7.
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The only actor playing Gatsby in a Scorsese is DiCaprio. Sorry, Vince.
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Did they ever resolve that plot point? did I miss something?
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I watch the show but I don't respect it. It pisses me off when my friends talk about how excited they are for Entourage but won't give The Wire, Sopranos, TB or big love a chance. Those are all well written interesting shows but might require a little to much thought for the average entourage fan. Basically a litmus test for someones intelligence if they think the best thing comming out of HBO is entourage. Fucking retards.
Last season was actually pretty good. Finally everything wasn't working out for Vince and the show added some peril. But reading some of the reviews for the new season the fucking critics are happy that the show is back to the dream world. You got to have the bad shit happen to juxtapose when everything else works out perfectly.
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I wouldn't be surprised if, in an upcoming episode, DiCaprio does a cameo about how much he liked working on the Gatsby with Vince. If memory serves, I think Scorcese tapped Vincent to play Nick Calloway.
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That should have been Nick CARRAWAY. (never mind the Asian jokes)
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We're supposed to believe that Ari ("The Best Agent In Hollywood") is only interested in furthering the career of boring, talentless Vince. Fucking garbage.
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This show has gotten so boring and repetitive
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Why? It was different! It had conflict. Vince's life sucked for a change. Last night's episode, Ari aside, was a snoozer. Ooooh, Eric moves out. Big deal. Isn't that a jumping the shark plot (Something something goes to college)
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Jul 13, 2009 10:30:58 PM CDT
Maybe Vince'll get hooked on pills like Ledger, Jacko and BigTit
by tall_boy66
That may actually be interesting.
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It was never cerebral to begin with. A lot of people wrote it off as ridiculous from the start. But, I have actually seen every episode and have to admit that this past season was the most dimensional and entertaining start to finish season of Entourage so far. I think the writers are quickly painting themselves into a corner with this opener, as all the boys are branching off to their separate roads. This show was never cerebral, but viewers who've followed it generally want to see the guys succeed, conflicts and all. It's still early on, so we'll see how it goes. My understanding is that this show still has three more seasons. I'm still entertained, and it doesn't ask too much or take too long. Still miss The Sopranos.
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but a 10 cent face.
I don't know why I like Entourage. Probably because it's so mindless popcorn entertainment.
True Blood tries to be less mindless, but has some really annoying characters. Jason, Lafayette, that stupid ass loser cop, the drunk mother, a vampire in a track suit, the black girl who acts like a white girl.
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I'll follow this fucker to the bitter end. Solid first episode too
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wasn't as strong a season opening as the Mexico episode last season.. but an avergae epsiode of Entourage is still way better than any other tv show... still lovin' it as is every single other person I know in Oz. Can't believe this show has haters. Wait a minute, this is AICN, the site of bitter girlfriendless nerds.. yes I can.
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