progressive politics and regressive entertainment. like peanut and butter.
May 22, 2012 8 Comments
Hey, so who is it who voices the dramatic and gravely “previously, on Mad Men” that jump-starts our weeks on Sunday nights? Anyone know? This week, it became evident from those clips that we were to revisit some characters who haven’t been seen a lot of late. Lane! with his English accent. Joan! with her red hair. Lane! now using his English accent to berate Pete.
It’s a Christmas episode, so Roger started drinking early.
May 15, 2012 11 Comments
I’m back in California with a stack of papers that ain’t grading themselves, but I can’t think straight any more. True, Mad Men isn’t a show where one can turn off the ole noggin’, but I’m gonna try. What could be a better pick-me-up than an episode titled “Dark Shadows”? That will lift my spirits, right?
May 7, 2012 4 Comments
For those of you who watched Sherlock last night, please remember that I already reviewed “A Scandal in Belgravia” around the end of February. For those of you who watched Mad Men last night, join me in a discussion which may involve spoilers. For those of you who watched both, will you be my new best friend?
April 30, 2012 10 Comments
I usually dislike the “Previously on Mad Men” snippets which kick of new episodes, because they accent the melodrama, which is an integral part of the show to be sure, but less vital to me than the subtler moments. Nonetheless, “At the Codfish Ball” grabbed my attention as soon as I saw the face of Glen Bishop (played by Marten Holden Weiner, son of series creator Matthew Weiner). One of the weirder presences in previous Mad Men, I’ve been bemoaning Glen’s absence. How might the years have changed him?
If you’re not afraid of some spoilers, let’s talk about it…
April 2, 2012 11 Comments
Last week’s socio-political emotional heavyweight punch was the acknowledgment of the Civil Rights struggle going on outside of the advertizing agency shenanigans. Just as we learned of Don and Megan’s marriage in that episode via an off-hand comment about “Mrs. Draper”, in this episode we see that the firm has followed up on their attempt to be equal opportunity when we see that the new secretary Dawn is black.
March 26, 2012 1 Comment
I’m excited by the return of Mad Men but not enough to have stayed up late, so my review of the season premiere should post later in the day. Or maybe tomorrow. In the meantime, take a look at some more Melissa Harris-Perry, as she and her panel discuss the AMC show. My worlds collide!
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