vincent kartheiser-related stories
Posted Nov 2nd 2009 12:52AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men
(S03E12) "The whole country's drinking." - Pete,
to Trudy
When Joel talked to
Mad Men creator and writer Matthew Weiner last month, he wouldn't say when or how the show would deal with the assassination of John F. Kennedy. We all knew it was coming, since
last week's episode was set on Halloween, but I actually thought it would happen in the season finale. But they addressed it tonight.
They say November 22, 1963 is the day America changed, and I would say that the lives of the people in and around Sterling Cooper changed too, in various ways and for various reasons.
Continue reading Review: Mad Men - The Grown-Ups
Posted Oct 5th 2009 2:50AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men
(S03E08) "You don't kiss boys, boys kiss you." - Betty, to Sally
I think my favorite episodes of
Mad Men are the ones that have a nice balance of Draper household drama and Sterling Cooper advertising drama. It seemed that this episode was going to tilt a lot - too much - towards the former, but about 20 minutes in, both worlds came together in unexpected ways -- Betty going on the business trip to Rome with Don and Pete running into ... well, someone at the department store. We'll talk about that more after the jump.
Continue reading Mad Men: Souvenir
Posted Sep 30th 2009 6:38PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, Mad Men
I like the plot description for this new episode of
Mad Men, "Souvenir." It says "Don takes Betty on a business trip and Pete helps a neighbor in his building." I like that summary because 1) it doesn't really tell you anything but you're intrigued, and 2) it describes two things that have never happened before. Don taking Betty on a business trip with him??
Vincent Kartheiser is so good in this scene below, and the writing is just so smart.
Posted Sep 28th 2009 12:30AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men
(S03E07) "Maybe I was late because I was with my family reading the Bible." - Don, to Conrad Hilton
I've never understood why some people say they can't get into
Mad Men (or they watch the show and think the same thing) because "nothing ever happens." I think a lot of stuff happens in every episode, but a lot of it is done with silences and not something more intense. But even the people who think that the show is too "slow" will have to admit that like last week's episode, this episode had a ton of character development, mystery, and plot twists.
Continue reading Mad Men: Seven Twenty Three
Posted Sep 15th 2009 8:00AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, Mad Men
I'm not someone who thinks that a TV episode title (or book title or film title or song title) automatically means that the episode will be great, but isn't "Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency" a terrific title for a
Mad Men episode? In this sneak peek below, Lane Pryce and his irritating assistant John Hooker have a big announcement for the staff of Sterling Cooper.
Posted Sep 7th 2009 12:48AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men
(S01E04) "He has no idea how confused America is going to be about that J. - Don, about jai alai
In the late 80s, when I was doing sales and marketing for a national music magazine, the staff played a joke on one of the new salespeople. We had to get a certain number of sales per day and she wasn't having any luck, so I called her phone and pretended to be a customer. I think I told her I was going to buy thousands of dollars worth of magazines. Looking back now it was an immature, cruel thing to do, but I thought of that during tonight's scene with the Sterling Cooper gang calling "Margaret" and pretending to be a potential roommate. People are such jerks.
But this episode was mostly about what happened to Gene...
Continue reading Mad Men: The Arrangements
Posted Aug 16th 2009 10:03AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Web, Reality-Free, Mad Men
Hey, did you hear
Mad Men's third season debuts tonight at 10 on AMC? Actually, when the show is this good, I don't mind the hype.
To prepare for the third season, here are some more web goodies for you (in addition to
avatars,
sneak peeks and
recaps).
The New York Times has an article on the
cocktails of the Mad Men era, and if you want to make some of your own AMC has the
drink recipes. AMC also has a
Which Mad Man Are You? quiz. Or how about buying
some of the era's items for your house?
There are also several interviews to read before the premiere, including
Jon Hamm (
here too),
Christina Hendricks,
Elisabeth Moss, and
Vincent Kartheiser.
Oh, something from the other night, after the jump...
Continue reading One more big post about Mad Men before tonight's season premiere
Posted Aug 14th 2009 2:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, Mad Men
Earlier today, Joel gave you an
early look at season three of Mad Men. We're not sure what exactly to expect from the new season, but we know what happened in season two. If you haven't seen season two for some reason, or just need a quick refresher before Sunday's season premiere, here's a recap of the entire season in four minutes.
Posted Aug 12th 2009 8:04AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Celebrities, Reality-Free, Mad Men
AMC is starting to post more and more videos at their
Mad Men site in anticipation of this Sunday's third season premiere. Below are two videos from the
Mad Men premiere party that was held recently.
I like the life lesson that Alison Brie (Trudy Campbell) thinks the
Sesame Street Mad Men parody will try to instill in kids.
Continue reading More Mad Men video goodness
Posted Jul 17th 2009 7:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, Mad Men
In case you can't tell this by the title of this post, let me just say what follows are MAJOR SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS.
AMC has picked the 10 most shocking moments on
Mad Men. This includes both seasons of the show, and it's a nice recap of some great scenes. I don't know about you, but I think that number three should definitely be in the top slot. It's one of the most hilariously gross things I've ever seen on television.
Continue reading The ten most shocking moments on Mad Men
Posted Jun 1st 2009 8:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, Mad Men
This preview doesn't show any new scenes from the upcoming third season of
Mad Men, but it does give a nice quick summary of various things that happened in the second season and what the show is going to address when it comes back in August, and will get you excited for the new episodes. There's no official start date for the show other than just "August," though some have speculated it will be Sunday, August 16.
Posted May 17th 2009 2:27PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free, Jane After Dark
Well,
you guys were absolutely right. Season five of
Angel is awesome, and I'm so glad I slugged through some of the earlier seasons that didn't exactly float my vampire boat.
The writing in season five is excellent, the characters are both fun and multidimensional (especially Wesley, whose story only gets more and more tragic), and it's just a great all-around season. Here are five reasons why I loved this season as much as any TV show (including
Buffy).
Continue reading Jane After Dark: Five reasons why Angel season five is awesome
Posted May 10th 2009 11:45AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reality-Free, Jane After Dark
Well, I've covered
Buffy the Vampire Slayer here on
Jane After Dark, and my nephew, who loaned me his
Buffy DVDs, also got me into
Angel. Nearly everyone I talked to about
Angel said they just couldn't get into it. After
Buffy, maybe everything else pales in comparison.
I have to say, I really only started watching
Angel out of respect for
Buffy and Joss Whedon, and because I really loved the character of Angel (and David Boreanaz is not hard to look at). I was alternately watching
Buffy and
Angel at the same time (one disc of
Buffy, one of
Angel, and so on); it was a good way to do it, because there were a few crossover episodes that made a lot more sense watching them that way.
Continue reading Jane After Dark: Is Angel as good as Buffy?
Posted Oct 20th 2008 9:57AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Mad Men
(S02E12)"Stop lying. You've been caught." - Anna Draper to Dick Whitman
If Don were ten years older and this was 1972 instead of 1962, we'd be saying that Don Draper is going through a mid-life crisis. After spending last week contemplating a new future with the jet set, or at least getting the offer of a hobo-existence without the worries of finances or fidelity, Don was compelled to look back before making a choice. That phone call at the end of
The Jet Set was to the real Mrs. Draper.
Back home, meanwhile, Betty is again faced with having to grow up. Between her father's decline, Don's disappearance and her rebukes of Arthur and Glenn, Betts has been forced to be more than she's been in the past. Sally's latest stunt shouldn't be a shock considering that she's snuck a drink earlier this season and clearly idolizes everything her father does.
Sally blames Betty for Don's absence, and Betty realizes that pain she's been feeling is just as acute for her child and she does something human about it -- she gives Sally the boots to cushion the blow of the truth that Daddy may not be coming back.
Continue reading Mad Men: The Mountain King
Posted Oct 17th 2008 11:26AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free, Mad Men
This isn't going to be the most earth-shattering news of the day, considering it's the most buzzed about show on television and just won Emmys for Best Writing and Best Drama. But it's good news for
Mad Men fans: the series is THIS close to being
picked up for a third season.
The Hollywood Reporter says that AMC has told Lionsgate that they want to renew the show for a third season, though the terms of the renewal depend on what deal they make with creator/producer/writer
Matthew Weiner.
Continue reading Mad Men close to renewal for a third season
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