I wish I was as smart as you. I wish it all came easy. But it doesn’t…when I was in sixth grade, they told us that when we got to junior high, we would be either Track One, Track Two, or Track Three. Track One is the smart kids, Track Two is the normal kids, [...]
Musical EchoingMay 21, 2013 Deb mentioned this in her recap; it was a nice little musical connection in The Crash…. In a young-Dick-Whitman-in-the-whorehouse scene, we hear Dream a Little Dream of Me. (I’m not sure which of the early versions it was; there were many. It may have been Ozzie Nelson; does anyone have this definitively?) Most of us [...] |
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A Real BoyMay 21, 2013 ‘Does someone love me?’ That’s what your question was. That’s everyone’s question. – Wendy, The Crash What will it take to make Don Draper real? That’s the question that drives Don to stand silent outside Sylvia’s door, smoking and listening to her domestic chatter with her husband. It leaves him sleepless, bereft of ideas; after [...] |
Movie Review: Iron Man 3May 20, 2013 Iron Man 3 (2013) 10/10 I’m a little frustrated with myself. It was never my intention to confine my movie reviews to blockbusters, but lately I’ve reviewed quite a few. Yet Iron Man 3 does some things so uniquely and well that I find it is worth discussion. You see, I have a pet peeve [...] |
Crashing the WhorehouseMay 20, 2013 I’m sorry, Ted, but every time we get a car, this place turns into a whorehouse. Before we leap into a discussion of What It All Means, let’s pause to marvel at the weird. Mad Men Episode 6.08 was some seriously weird shit. We’ve heard Matt Weiner say that Mad Men doesn’t have a genre, [...] |
Open Thread: The CrashMay 19, 2013 Episode 8 is here already! My, this season is flying by. Hey there, if you’re new, please note that, before joining the conversation, we really want you to read our comment and spoiler policies. Anything that has already aired on the East Coast at the time of posting is not a spoiler. |
Winners and LosersMay 18, 2013 Everyone who’s worked in a company that has gone through a merger knows the drill. It’s like when a young couple decides to move in together and combine two households. Everything that is duplicated – television, sofa, salad spinner – is at risk. Which TV has the bigger screen? Which sofa is more comfortable? Whose [...] |
Matt Weiner reveals: Why the show is so damn popularMay 17, 2013 Matt said the most bold, interesting thing at the 92nd St Y a few weeks ago. He’s always asked why the show is so successful; why it’s become iconic, why there are Mad Men themed parties and the fashion influence, all that–aside from some of the obvious visual glamor. And he said: he’s always said [...] |
















