Entourage

A television series becomes popular, most analysts and sociologists think, because we let strangers into our bedrooms (or living rooms). We know the characters intimately, even as we put our legs up on the coffee table and immerse our senses into the highs and lows of their daily lives. The fourth wall disappears, and we discuss, with other fans of the series, these fictitious beings and their actions. We even take sides, as we would for friends and family.

Now take these characters and put them in a movie, and it all becomes impersonal, immediately. Case in point – the Sex A....