Category: MAD MEN
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Mad Men, “The Rejected”
On this past week’s Firewall and Iceberg podcast, Sepinwall and Fienberg discussed Mad Men‘s execution of its themes and whether or not said execution was on-the-nose or not. Both of those gentlemen came to the conclusion that while Matthew Weiner makes certain that the audience takes in the point he’s trying to make each week,…
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Mad Men, “The Good News”
As 1965 approaches, Don has realized that his life is a complete mess and decides to take a break. Until some bad news spurs him on to create another mess of a life.
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Mad Men, “Christmas Comes But Once a Year”
Last week, we were given the great honor of joining Don Draper right as his life feels like it’s falling apart and he’s hitting the bottom. This week? It seemed to only get worse.
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Mad Men, “Public Relations”
I’ve been clamoring to get to the Mad Men season four premiere since it aired for the first time on Sunday night, but my traveling home and subsequent sleep deprivation kept me from doing so until early this afternoon. I was also kept from reading others’ thoughts on the premiere effort, “Public Relations,” which perhaps made me…
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Quick poll: Breaking Bad or Mad Men?
Last night, Breaking Bad wrapped up its stellar third season to much acclaim and hoopla. I’ve seen a few critics and folks on Twitter talk about this season of the series as one of the best ever for the medium. Check out a number of wonderful reviews here, here, here, and here. That got me…
CB, PhD 