Tag: Roger Sterling
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Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: “The Other Woman”
Howdy, folks. Welcome back to our Mad Men roundtable. This entry comes a bit late thanks to the agency taking an extra classy four-day weekend. That is just how we do. Nevertheless, we had a lot to discuss with “The Other Woman,” one of Mad Men’s most powerful episodes ever. Cory: Gentlemen, I am full…
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Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: “Lady Lazarus”
It’s that time again, folks. This is the Barker Chappell Daglas Reviewing Agency. It’s time to reconsider our life insurance policies and sleep with our favorite WB starlets, as Les, Andy and I take on this week’s great episode of Mad Men, “Lady Lazarus.” Cory: Welcome back, gents. I’m sorry. I said I was out…
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Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: “Signal 30”
Hey all, it’s that time again. This Sunday’s Mad Men was one of the strongest the series has ever done, and the Barker Chappell Daglas Reviewing Firm is here to break it all down for you. Enjoy this, or Les will challenge you to a round of gentleman’s fisticuffs. Cory: Les, Andy: Welcome back to…
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Barker Chappell Daglas Mad Men Roundtable: “A Little Kiss”
The world doesn’t really need three more 4,000 word opuses on Mad Men each week, so Andy Daglas, Les Chappell and I decide to combine our powers for the sake of good (and brevity). After each new episode of Mad Men’s fifth season, the three of us plan to exchange a bunch of emails about…
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Season Finale — Mad Men, “Tomorrowland”
As someone who is coming to the Mad Men finale “Tomorrowland” criticism late, I feel as if there might not be a whole lot of value in me spewing thousands and thousands of words with my interpretations when there are so many great writers who have done an exceptional job since 11 p.m. last night. So…
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Mad Men, “Hands and Knees”
Ed note: I’m currently with a laptop, so that’s why there was no posting over the weekend, why this is later than usual and why there might not be any other posts the rest of the day. Sometimes Mad Men is more obvious with its thematic concerns, but in most cases, that’s okay. If the themes…
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Mad Men, “The Beautiful Girls”
The world of ’50s and ’60s advertising is certainly a boys club, and although things have been changing, particularly for Peggy, “The Beautiful Girls” goes a long way in suggesting that despite the advancements out in the world, the women of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce are still being held down, either professionally or personally. A…
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Mad Men, “The Summer Man”
In almost every piece of criticism I read about last week’s fantastic episode of Mad Men, the writers wondered if Don and Peggy’s night together signaled a turnaround for Mr. Draper. Well, I think “The Summer Man” answers that question fairly handily.
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Mad Men, “The Suitcase”
I’ve been taking some much-needed R&R over the holiday weekend, a little rest up that included a television without AMC. But I couldn’t take it anymore when my Twitter feed completely blew up last night with hyperbolic praises for last night’s Mad Men. I didn’t read any reviews, but multiple folks were using phrases like…
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Mad Men, “Waldorf Stories”
“Waldorf Stories” is a really compelling hour of Mad Men and definitely the most enjoyable hour of the season, but I feel like there’s an odd reason for that fact.
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Mad Men, “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword”
I’m actually glad that graduate school started today and I had more time to think about the latest episode of Mad Men, even if my opinion didn’t really change with that time.
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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, “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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