corianderstem said:
Because I thought Bono muttering a shout-out to a fictional character (one named "Johnny Drama," no less) from onstage during a concert was cringe-worthy and frankly, he seemed a little embarrassed to be doing it.
At least he had gusto in his piss-poor basketball dribbling at the NBA thing.
I'm not hating on the show - the only ep I've seen is that one. I do want to see it because I've heard a lot of good things about it, and it's in my Netflix queue.
And by the way, I don't see anyone hating on this show in this thread. We're just talking about U2 being on it.
But to answer the question at hand, U2's appearance on Entourage was more cringe-worthy than the NBA halftime thing, for the reasons stated above.
So there.
You hit on my objection to it. The whole thing seemed forced, from Johnny Drama's love of U2 as expressed in the beginning of the episode (geez, is that how we all look? I hope not) to Ari Gold losing the tickets (what moron would do that with U2 tickets) to the final shout-out during the concert.
If you think about it, why would Bono even know Johnny Drama? Or Vince, for that matter? Or Ari? The celebs who hang out with U2 seem to be a notch above all of them, so the concept itself was inane.
Plus, as mentioned above, Bono just didn't seem to care -- it was clear that it was a setup and he was doing someone a favor so the band could get some air time on a hot TV show. Contrast it with his enthusiastic cry of, "Cate. Blan-chett, this is for you. Edge!" during Kite in Sydney. That, at least, sounded like he meant it.
I had no objection to Cold Case using U2 music; I thought the band's appearance on Conan was delightful. So, you can mix TV and the band, if it's done with wit and/or fits the context.
That was bad. Very bad. 
