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Posted Nov 4th 2009 8:02AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: OpEd, Reality-Free, Mad Men
The assassination of JFK on
Sunday's episode of Mad Men may have been the catalyst for Betty Draper's "awakening," but it's been a long time coming.
Here comes my rant: I, for one, am sick and tired of seeing the women in this show get walked all over! I know it's the way things were back then, but the times they are a changin', so I'm hoping we'll get to see more women stand up and take charge of their lives.
I was cheering when Betty stood up to her lying, cheating, skank of a husband Don and told him she didn't love him anymore. Bonus points for driving off to meet your lover, Betty. Hopefully, he won't cheat on you.
Now if Joan would leave her loser fiance who raped her at the office and then went about his business like nothing happened -- that'd be the icing on this women's movement cake. I'd say that she and Roger Sterling belong together, but she's too good for him.
Posted Oct 20th 2009 2:36PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, Mad Men
Reading the plot description for this week's
Mad Men, "The Gypsy and the Hobo," and it says that a former client returns to Sterling Cooper and Betty takes the kids on a trip. I'm assuming the trip is without Don/Dick. I wonder if she'll return.
Here's a sneak peek of the episode, and I think it shows the client in question. Not sure who the gypsy refers to or the hobo (perhaps the one Dick met as a kid?).
Posted Aug 24th 2009 12:28AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men
(S03E02) "If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation." - DonWhat love
isn't in ruins on
Mad Men? We have Betty knowing all about Don's affairs, Betty's dad dealing with his girlfriend leaving him (and more), Joan with someone who raped her, Roger with new young love Jane but still dealing with his ex-wife and perhaps longing for Joan, and Peggy looking for love at a bar (with a guy who looks like Pete!). Even the Don/Roger bromance seems to be on shaky ground.
The only people who seem to be at the start of love are Roger's daughter and her fiancee' Brooks. But their wedding is scheduled for November 23, 1963. Something tells me that's going to be a problem, too.
Continue reading Mad Men: Love Among The Ruins
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 11:29AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Celebrities, Reality-Free, Mad Men
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner hates spoilers and is really careful about not giving too much away, so I don't know if we really find out anything from this
interview at GQ.
He does say that Don and Roger have issues to work out because Don feels betrayed, and he says that time has passed on the show but won't say how much time (I have to disagree with
GQ when they guess two years, at least according to
this). He also talks about fighting AMC over cutting two minutes of the show.
After the jump, a bonus video: Jon Hamm and John Slattery answer questions from fans.
Continue reading Matthew Weiner gives a few vague clues about season three of Mad Men
Posted Jun 29th 2009 7:00PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, Mad Men
Season 3 of
Mad Men is set to premiere August 16th, so of course
the cast and crew are busy shooting it right now. While we don't have any new footage yet, AMC has released a series of new promos for the upcoming season.The ads focus on the different aspects of the series: Drama, Romance, Comedy and Action.
The idea behind them is that there's a little something for everyone, and let me tell you: they're right. Don't believe me? Not only do you have the requisite Mad Men drinking, smoking and sleeping with inappropriate people, but you have Don Draper making a googly face and saying "Pat M'Groin." How can that be beat? IT CAN'T.
Continue reading I don't care if it's not new footage, I'm still psyched about new Mad Men promos
Posted Nov 13th 2008 11:29AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Late Night, The Shield, How I Met Your Mother, Celebrities, Dexter, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory
I was reading AOL TV's "
TV's 50 Hottest Hunks - Ever," and I was struck by two thoughts: "Ugh, can people really use the term, 'hunk' without shuddering?" and, "
David Boreanaz? Seriously?"
I get it. Television is populated with pretty people and there are just some guys who are objectively hot (
hellooooo,
Jon Hamm). Generally speaking though, I'm not drawn to the
Luke Perrys and
Mario Lopezes of the world. I like quirky guys, and so while most of the dudes on this list aren't going to make it into the
People magazine "Sexiest Man Alive" issue, they keep me tuning in every week (heh, that sounded totally dirty).
Follow me after the jump for the undercover hotties: ten guys on TV I secretly love.
Continue reading Undercover hotties: ten guys on TV I secretly love
Posted Sep 15th 2008 12:33AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men
(S02E08) "Crab, Duck. Duck, Crab." - Roger, introducing Crab to Duck.
I have a 12-pack of
Heineken in my fridge right now. I don't drink it, but my roommate does. So it's fun to see the Sterling Cooper gang going after the beer company.
But can I say that I don't get Betty's reaction at the party when it came to the beer? Sure, this is just one more thing that she feels Don "deceives" her about, but I don't think he was doing anything particularly bad to her. What is nasty are the boldfaced lies that he tells her when she confronts him about his affair with Bobbie. Though I wonder, what else can he do? I know, I know, tell the truth. But given what the truth is, he probably feels that he has to lie or he's going to be that guy in the credits, falling from the sky as his world collapses beneath him.
Continue reading Mad Men: A Night To Remember - VIDEO
Posted Jul 1st 2008 9:02AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Casting, Reality-Free, Mad Men
Since today marks the release of the first season DVD set for Mad Men, I thought I'd pass this little bit of news on to fans of the show: they're holding a contest and the winner gets a walk-on role on the show!
Now, this isn't one of those easy "send an e-mail" or "mail in a coupon" type of contest. You're gonna have to work a little bit for this one. You have to go to the link above and print out a monologue from the show and film yourself doing it. Then you upload the video to AMC's web site. The winner gets a walk-on in a future episode and a free trip to Los Angeles.
Continue reading How would you like a role on Mad Men?
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