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Mad Men review: "The Gold Violin"
Salvatore and Kitty are the model of a modern couple. Sharing common interests and household chores in their boldly decorated apartment, on the surface they’re everything Pete and Trudy, for example, are not. But we know who Salvatore is, and no matter how hard the mama’s boy from Baltimore tries, his interests lie elsewhere. Seeing in Ken the soul of an artist, it’s no wonder his interests are drawn that way. Continue →
Mad Men review: "The New Girl"
You’re never going to get that corner office until you start treating Don as an equal. And no one will tell you this, but you can’t be a man. Don’t even try. Be a woman. It’s powerful business when done correctly. – Bobbie Barrett.
The boys in the office might think the new piece of eye [...] Continue →
Mad Men review: "Three Sundays"
For those viewers completely turned against Don Draper after last week’s events, I doubt three weekends in church and some time in the confessional are enough. Particularly as it wasn’t Don asking forgiveness. Continue →
The confession from Peggy’s sister was more about indicting Peggy than seeking absolution, more about a jealous older sister complaining about her baby sister is treated by everyone else. Peggy lives with remarkably few repercussions from her actions, almost unheard of today, let alone in a conservative Catholic household of 1962. Continue →
Mad Men review: "The Benefactor"
Matt Weiner is a stickler for historical verisimilitude. Whether it’s the shade of a woman’s hair, the length of her skirt, or the night CBS aired an episode of The Defenders. “The Benefactor” aired in the spring of 1962, and its three regular sponsors pulled their ads for the night. The episode was controversial at the time as it presented an unequivocal argument for the legalization of abortion, and it set the show on a course to presenting more issues of import. Continue →
Mad Men review: "For Those Who Think Young"
Fourteen months, thousands of cigarettes, and one beard later, we return to the offices of Sterling-Cooper and its denizens. In the first season of Mad Men, creator Matthew Weiner braced his agency against the rising tide of youth culture. But even against the backdrop of JFK’s generational campaign, 1960 was still dominated by the ways and mores of an earlier time. The few cracks that did show were personal rather than cultural. Continue →
We've got the pilot episode for "Mad Men"
The hit series for AMC called Mad Men is returning for its second season on July 27th. But if you are like me, and missed the first season, you can at least find out if you like it for free. Continue →
AMC has released the pilot episode for Mad Men online for the very first time, and it’s broken up into the three segments you see below. Continue →
What to rent: New DVD releases for 7/1/08
Another week of DVD releases, and sadly, one that couldn’t possibly live up to the numerous titles we had last Tuesday. There are some pretty cool Blu-Ray releases however, and also a TV series or two that may be of some interest. Continue →
If you are still looking for a good movie to rent, try In Bruges. Continue →
AMC's "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men" season 2 news
Just a quick note for my fellow Breaking Bad fans out there, season 2 will begin production sometime in July, with a premiere date still up in the air. Continue →
And Mad Men, another critically acclaimed AMC original series that I’ve not seen yet, will debut its second season on July 27th. If you missed the first season like me, you can pre-order it over on Amazon.com right now, or just wait until it’s released tomorrow. Or snag it off Blockbuster like I’ll be doing. Continue →
The Top 10 semifinalists for Emmys in Comedy and Drama
In case you guys are interested, here are the 20 semifinalists in the Emmy categories for Best Comedy and Best Drama series. Continue →
Most notably and highly frakking sad in my opinion, is the continued disregard for Battlestar Galactica. I guess not enough people watch the show. I can only assume if it was on FOX, enough people would have seen it and voted it into this group. Continue →