Seriously, am I the only one addicted to this show? It's awesome! I'd love to hear from others who are into it!
Mad Men
Seriously, am I the only one addicted to this show? It's awesome! I'd love to hear from others who are into it!
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
I watched Season One this summer via OnDemand, and have been keeping up with the second season that way, too. I think it's a very interesting show, a window into a strange time: the early 1960s. The way men treat women is just shocking, and the amount these guys drink gives me cirrhosis just watching it. Don Draper is a fascinating character, someone with a hidden past. I think there are only two more episodes left in the season, counting the one from this week that I haven't watched yet.
Hannah and I are huge fans of the show. Never miss it.
It's just so different than the other stuff you find on TV. It's compelling.
I didn't know it was so close to the end of the season, though. It seems like there is still so much that's unresolved.
Spoiler:
Heng Dai
I don't get the impression the writer/creator is terribly interested in resolving anything. The whole thing with Peggy's baby is just hanging out there, for example. Thing happen, people go on (or they don't) and nothing is tidy or neat.
True. I keep forgetting that the show tells the story differently than many other TV dramas. AMC did the same thing with Breaking Bad.
I have not been able to get into this show. I acquired the first season and watched an episode here and there, but I just couldnt get into it. It has great acting and pretty good character development. I just need a little more intensity I think. Like Breaking Bad.
"As for gunslingers, Roland," Cuthbert says, "I am here. And we are the last."
When two fit, it makes you think
I got the cute one, my woman
She says, "Lovin's all I bring"
And it's her loving that's a wonderful thing.
Lovin' yes we are, it's such a wonderful thing
When two fit it makes you think
See us both in the black
She lays on me so relaxed.
-Big D and The Kids Table
I watched the first season but just haven't been able to watch it regularly so I stopped. Its such a good show that I don't want to ruin the experience by watching one episode here and one episode there. I figure I'll just rent season 2 when it comes to videoBut yeah, it the best show on TV at the moment.
Come to think of it, I made a thread about this show when it first started and nobody answered. Fuckers.
Yes! I'm like, "just forgive him already!"
Although her little "bar office" sexy romp with the young dude seemed hot. I like how she went back there and he followed her with "What are you doing back here?" and that seemed to be all he needed to say for them to get it on.
A true firewasp ninja would never wear such a ridiculous sweater.
There's logic in nonsense.
Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
And you totally know Duck is on the verge of an alcoholic meltdown...Originally Posted by Hannah
Yes! I'm like, "just forgive him already!"
Although her little "bar office" sexy romp with the young dude seemed hot. I like how she went back there and he followed her with "What are you doing back here?" and that seemed to be all he needed to say for them to get it on.
Damn, I may have to switch to a Mad Men theme.....
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
I love the show. I felt so proud of Peggy when she finally told Pete about the baby.
A true firewasp ninja would never wear such a ridiculous sweater.
There's logic in nonsense.
Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
It was a very good finale, and the closing shot was like the end of a stage play, with the lights going dark. As soon as Ducky told Pete his plans about how he was going to force Don to fall in line, I knew what the punch line was going to be.
Peggy sure has come a long way since her first day on the job!
Peggy has come a long way. What's the deal with the priest though. I wish he'd leave her alone. Stupid Colin Hanks.
A true firewasp ninja would never wear such a ridiculous sweater.
There's logic in nonsense.
Give me all the bacon and eggs you have.
A man on a mission, for sure. He knows more about Peggy's situation than he has let on, I suspect.
I'm glad that Don turned away from the call of the ocean, the temptation to chuck it all and start over (again). That young woman (Joy) may have been reading Faulkner, but their circumstances were more like F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I couldn't believe that I had forgotten entirely about Don demanding that he not have a contract until it was brought up in the meeting. A very nice long-term set up.
I am really impressed with the show. It is one of the best character dramas that I have seen.
Hey, there's a Mad Men spoiler for the new season in the Big Gay News Day thread.
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
Yes, and I am pissed like a motherfucker about that situation.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Oh no, now I have to go and resist checking out that spoiler. When does the next season start?
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
Ha! New season starts on Sunday night!
I didn't even realize there was a thread for this.
[makes note to post in here all the time]
And seriously, if Don was a man-whore before, what the hell is he gonna be like now that he's NOT with Bets.
Flash: Mad Men Viewers Richer Than You
ROFlash: Mad Men Viewers Richer Than You
Jul. 28, 2010
The other day, EW’s PopWatch informed us that AMC’s hit “Mad Men” has the richest viewers in all of cable: almost half of its audience has an annual household income over $100K.
My theory: Rich people love the escapism of the ’50s and ’60s, when having money really MEANT something, y’know? Like not having to worry about a pre-nup with January Jones while sleeping with a conveyor belt of women as you chain smoked and drank gold.
It'll take a lot more than words and guns,
A whole lot more than riches and muscle.
The hands of the many must join as one.
And together we'll cross the river.
Puscifer, "The Humbling River"
John Hamm plays an FBI agent in the upcoming Ben Afflect movie The Town, which is based on Chuck Hogan's excellent novel Prince of Thieves. Saw the trailer before Inception and it looked good.
Anyone see the first episode! I see a really nice little trainwreck forming between Don and Bets.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Good first episode. The new firm gives the show something different to work with. Roger is still shooting off the quips, though. And Don is getting to redefine himself...again.
Yeah, I'm interested to see how all of this is going to pan out.
Lots of interesting stuff, for sure.
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
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