Comments on: Ad Men don't like Mad Men

By: judybrown

judybrown — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:07:57 +0000

I worked in magazines and went to see The Devil Wears Prada with a friend who used to work for Self — we both hated it! For the cognescenti you only need to get certain details wrong for it to grate like fingernails on a blackboard.

Especially odd, since we both worked for the mag conglomerate the book is based on, if not at Vogue itself.

(I actually turned down a move to Vogue, when I worked at Mademoiselle — the fashion editors at Mlle scared me enuf catelogueing every piece of fabric on my body, I never would have been able to walk past those at Vogue.)

By: Deborah Lipp

Deborah Lipp — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:42:02 +0000

Actually, it's an acceptable variant. I looked it up when I created a "Wacky Media" category on the Bond Blog. I started as "Whacky Media" then I switched and I'm not sure if I switched back. I know "wacky" is more correct but it looks funny to me.

By: Roberta Lipp

Roberta Lipp — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:45:41 +0000

I don't think wacky has an h. Even wen it's a whacky coven.

By: Deborah Lipp

Deborah Lipp — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:29:52 +0000

I could have costumes. I could change from Bond girl to witch to corporate personage. And I have a whacky kid and whacky coworkers and a whacky coven.

By: maurinsky

maurinsky — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:09:10 +0000

Deborah, you should consider writing a show about yourself, then! A show about a Bond obsessed, non-fiction and tech writing witch would be something I would want to watch.

By: Deborah Lipp

Deborah Lipp — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:05:55 +0000

maurinsky, I never see me on TV. No tech writers. No non-fiction authors. No witches. They should totally make a show about me, I'm interesting.

By: Roberta Lipp

Roberta Lipp — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:48:57 +0000

It just didn't hold my interest (Studio) and I was all excited about it. The funny moments in West Wing were stunning. This had a similar rhythm (or it did for me) which felt all wrong for a show about a comedy. I wanted to laugh more. I couldn't get close enough to find out more.

By: maurinsky

maurinsky — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:49:39 +0000

I would complain about how my profession is portrayed on TV, but rarely do I see a mid-level wage slave/secretary/purchasing agent.

By: Deborah Lipp

Deborah Lipp — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:31:26 +0000

Oh, I wasn't talking about you personally, I mean the overall inability of the show to gain buzz, despite the fact that it improved with time (after the pilot it definitely slagged off, then picked up).

By: maurinsky

maurinsky — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:18:35 +0000

But Deborah – all the press I read before Studio 60 aired was positive. And I thought the pilot was very good. I won't ask you to justify anything because taste is always highly subjective, but I don't think I was influenced to dislike the show based on negative reviews.