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1 :01x01 - Pilot
Director: Tamra Davis
Guest star: Josh Stamberg (Eli Sendack), Milena Govich (Gabby), Eric Bogosian (Phil Leshing), Jeff McCarthy (Doug Jensen), Teddy Geiger (Wayne Jensen), Erik Jensen (Jeff Juergens), Katelyn Ann Clark (Woman #3 (as Katelyn Clark)), Victoria Lamoureux (Wayne's Sister), Guiesseppe Jones (Man #2 (as Guiseppe Jones)), Jack Walker (Man #1), Rick Zahn (Bartender), Rob Leo Roy (Man #3), Denise Quiñones (Beautiful Woman), John Gallagher, Jr. (Paul), Bridget Regan (Woman), Laura Poe (Wayne's Mom), Allyson Floyd (Teary Co-Worker), Jacqueline Lovell (Party Girl)
Tom Farrell, an A&R representative for a major New York record label, is having a very bad day. He is fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend. However, Tom is not deterred. Determined to start his own record label, Tom finds a prodigy singer, Wayne, but soon finds that sticking with your convictions isn't easy. Meanwhile, Tom meets Julia, also an A&R rep who loves good music just as much as he does.
2 :01x02 - Nice Package
Writer: Michael Rauch
Director: Jace Alexander
Guest star: Eric Bogosian (Phil Leshing), Natalia Zvereva (Zoe), Rebecca Mader (Grace), Sherri Saum (Daria), James McDaniel (Derrick Cooper), Teddy Geiger (Wayne Jensen), Erik Jensen (Jeff Juergens), Daniel Sunjata (Diego Stein), Hugh Pool (Hugh), LeAnn Rimes (Herself), Paulina Gerzon (Young Girl), Ben Folds (Himself), Vivien Landau (Mrs. Kleiner), Christopher Youngsman (Hotel Employee), Tommy Sharkey (Young Tom), Leon Woodson (Brazilian Dancer), Claire Alpern (Entourage #3), Seth Herzog (Entourage #2), Griffin Matthews (Entourage #1)
Tom is settling into his new job at True Vinyl Records just as their benefit concert begins to fall apart. Using his contacts from his old job, he enlists Zoe, America's top pop star, who now chooses this exact time to change her image.
Meanwhile, Mike must deal with Karen's choice of nanny -- a very attractive woman. Also, Shooter begins dating a woman whose candor and honesty is at first refreshing, but then backfires.
3 :01x03 - Confidence
Writer: Melissa Rosenberg
Director: John Fortenberry
Guest star: Peter Jacobson (Stan the Sports Man), Nicky Katt (Nathan Kitt), Ben Shenkman (Scott), Teddy Geiger (Wayne Jensen), Daniel Sunjata (Diego Stein), Erik Jensen (Jeff Juergens), Noah Weisberg (Calm Director), Boomer Esiason (Himself), James Blunt (Himself), John Reeves (John), Scott Davidson (Jim), Eric Zuckerman (Ron), David Conley (Technician), Adam Green (Tattooed Man), Billy Mann (Craig Bowman), Malachi Weir (Staffer #1), Aaron Yoo (Staffer #2), Poorna Jagannathan (Female Director), Michael McElroy (Perky Director)
It's music video time for Wayne. At work Tom runs into a slight problem getting the gang on-board the music video concept because their record label doesn't have the money for a quality video. He convinces them to spend the money, after mentioning his connection to an MTV bigwig. After taking a day to interview potential directors, Tom is informed that the process is costing too much money. Julia suggests that they use an independent film director who had just done very well at Sundance. They hire him with the understanding that money will be tight. Conflict ensues.
Meanwhile, the married couple, Mike and Karen, are baby sitting a young puppy. Is Karen testing Mike’s parenting skills? Also meanwhile, Bran tries to get her boyfriend accepted by the group. She is worried that they won’t like him, forcing her from the group. And Jake is trying to make it to the big-time and thinks that he needs a catch phrase, so he comes up with one. Unfortunately . . .
4 :01x04 - The One Who Got Away
Writer: John Wirth
Director: Tamra Davis
Guest star: Ben Shenkman (Scott), James McDaniels (Derrick Cooper), Samantha Bee (Carol Dulac), Erik Jensen (Jeff Juergens), Jonno Roberts (Tristan James), Malin Akerman (Kira Dungen), Paul Shaffer (Himself), Aimee Mann (Herself), Derek Milman (A.D.), Alexie Gilmore (Mary Dee Johnson), Rodney To (Delivery Guy), Duggins King (Himself), Yvonna Kopacz Wright (Rosie Parker (as Yvonna Kopacz)), Sheri Sanders (Sandy), She Wants Revenge (Themselves), Aimee Mann Band (Themselves)
Tom’s old girlfriend returns, and Tom must help get her band an appearance on the David Letterman show. Trouble develops, though, when the ex-lovers start to get feelings for each other again.
5 :01x05 - The Window
Writer: Justin Tanner
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Guest star: James McDaniel (Derrick Cooper), Ben Shenkman (Scott), Rosemarie DeWitt (Abby Powell), Donnie Keshawarz (Clete), Erik Jensen (Jeff Juergens), Geoffrey Arend (Kyle), James Ransone (Glenn), Christopher Bachman (Drug Store Guy), Nicol Dellisanti (Woman #2 (as Nicole Dellisanti)), Suelyn Madeiros (Gorgeous Woman), Jackson Loo (Nerd), Genevieve Elam (Woman #1), Larry Sherman (Elevator Guy), Nic Harcourt (Himself), Si Se (Themselves), Tyler Johnson (Good Looking Guy), Kristin Hoffman (Chanteuse)
Tom attempts to promote the newest album by the Barbarian Brothers. Problems arise, though, when the female critic he tries to get a good review from notes that she has feelings for Tom. Meanwhile, Tom’s friend Bran has relationship problems of her own.
6 :01x06 - Opportunity Knocks
Writer: David Handelman
Director: Ken Girotti
Guest star: Tricia Paoluccio (Gina), Bernardo De Paula (Ray Grimaldi), Erik Jensen (Jeff Juergens), Bree Turner (Annette), Anabel Sosa (Mia), Letty Serra (Mama), Rebecca Brooksher (Lulu), Margaret Ann Laney (Singing Waitress #3), Albert Jones (Taxi Driver), Roy Farfel (Stunt Cab Driver), Mark Hattan (Priest), Thomas Hutchings (Busker), Daniel Dorrance (Pan Flute Player), Joshua Bell (Himself), Dr. John (Himself), Michael DeNigris (Carmine Grimaldi), Chazz Menendez (Mugger), Jessica Leccia (Detective Aida Perez), Samrat Chakrabarti (Engineer), Susan Cremin (Singing Waitress #2), Whitney Bashor (Singing Waitress #1), Jeremy Denk (Himself), Kelly Anne Burns (Flirting Girl), Joey Giambattista (Waiter), Ilona Alexandra (Business Woman)
Tom discovers a great new artist, Ray Grimaldi, while attending the funeral of Carmine Grimaldi. Ray's father, Carmine, was the owner of Tom's favorite pizza parlor and must now try to support the family. Tom prefers that Ray be given the chance to develop his singing talents, while the family prefers to have some food to eat.
Meanwhile, Tom's friends Shooter and Mike are mugged.
7 :01x07 - Mything Persons
Writer: Elyzabeth Wilder, David Mulei, Jonathan Moskin
Director: Jerry Levine
Guest star: John Gallagher, Jr. (Paul), Erik Jensen (Jeff Juergens), Tawny Cypress (Crystal Sloane), Ben Shenkman (Scott Tucker), Erin Daniels (Dana Graff), Terrence Mann (Gordon Decker), Eric Bogosian (Phil Leshing), Martin Luther McCoy (Himself), Rasheed Aheer Campbell (Basketball Player), Maggie Doucet (Beautiful Woman), Joseph Friedman (Guitarist), Steve McKeown (Drummer), Mike Masters (Pianist), Victoria Freed (Devon Emory), Nina Hellman (Woman Waiting), Dennis Paladino (Gary), Rose Arrick (The Super), Mark Kelley (Bassist), Michael Zegen (Luther Kresseski), Josh Sudiker (Party Goer)
Tom searches for singer Gordon Decker so that True Vinyl can complete and release Decker's second music album. Decker went missing years earlier due to the pressure of attempting to complete that second album.
8 :01x08 - Coming Out
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Guest star: Daniel Sunjata (Diego Stein), Erik Jensen (Jeff Juergens), Donnie Keshawarz (Clete), Alysia Reiner (Megan), Michael B. Silver (Danny Stone), Ben Shenkman (Scott Tucker), James McDaniel (Derrick Cooper), Jeff McCarthy (Doug Jensen), Eric Bogosian (Phil Leshing), Teddy Geiger (Wayne Jensen), Laura Poe (Wayne's Mom), Valentina DeAngelis (Girl #1), John Reeves (John), Dane Charbeneau (Himself), Night Kills The Day (Themselves), Kiley A. Rothweiler (Staffer (as Kiley Rothweiler)), Christina Jackson (Girl #3), Katelyn Ann Clark (True Vinyl Staffer), Larry Sherman (Elevator Guy), Damien Fahey (Host), Lisa Loeb (Herself), John Mellencamp (Himself), Meredith Anne Bull (Girl #2), Heather Sullivan (Gary), Mya (Herself), Natasha Bedingfield (Herself)
Phil tries to lure Wayne to Goliath Records and offers Tom his own independent label if he will come back to Goliath and bring Wayne with him; Jake breaks up with Clete after discovering him with another man; Shooter is given a promotion by his father, who wants him to go to Chicago for eight weeks to oversee a project; Karen goes into labor but complications arise at the hospital.