Mad News, August 24-26, 2008
- George Hatza perceives how Mad Men’s look at the past is a lens on the present.
- The Las Vegas Review-Journal understands that Mad Men is not about the props and period detail, but gets caught up in them nonetheless (sound familiar?). Author Christopher Lawrence also gets off what will probably be the quote of the week:
The two greatest joys of “Mad Men” are admiring Draper as he smokes his ever-present Lucky Strikes as though he’s angry at them and watching office manager Joan Holloway (Christina Hendricks) walk, her limbs moving as if independent from her body and her hips swiveling in ways that kept parts of Elvis off TV.
(The two deserve their own spinoff. Call it “Smoking & Walking.” Just an hour each week of them doing their thing — smoke, smoke, smoke; walk, walk, walk — with a little lounge music in the background. It would be a sensation.)
- Or maybe you just want to look at pretty pictures. Holy cow, I almost died when I saw Hamm on the motorcycle.
- Sound & Vision uses the Mad Men season 1 Blu-ray disc to test an HDTV.
- Sara Foss of the (Schenectady, NY) Daily Gazette contemplates the fascination of our favorite show.
- I don’t make a habit of linking to weekly recaps, but I’m not sure the Vulture is actually doing this every week, and it’s a delightful take on the revelations of The New Girl:
If Peggy were a superhero (and she might something of one), this episode would be her origin story.
- In the New York Daily News, Denis Hamill loves not just Mad Men, but Peggy Olson, and the depiction of the Brooklyn neighborhood of his childhood.
- Although I try to be tech savvy, I’m just not a Web 2.0 girl, and I’m not sure I understand Twitter. But something is happening with Twitter banning users with Mad Men character names, apparently for copyright violations. Ben Kessler’s blog lists all the Mad Men Twitter names he found; apparently initially under the impression that they were AMC marketing ploys.
- Speaking of twits, Greg Mancina of the Saginaw News believes that Mad Men celebrates sexism and homophobia, and watches to flex his inner caveman. Whatever.
- Basketcase simone has found January Jones getting the Fug. Again. Jan, honey, you’re trying too hard. We get it: You’re not Betty. Now go do something about your pants.
- TV Barn is very happy about the marathon. Are you happy about the marathon? Hey guys, AMC is having a marathon of season 2, starting at 5pm Eastern, all five previous episodes will air, ending at 10 in time for episode six. Tell your friends. Tell your family. Tell your friends’ families.
August 26th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
What is that THING on January’s head?
August 26th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
My God! Those pictures of Jon. Now I’ll be distracted all day.
Poor January. They should just give her her own special page at Go Fug. When will she ever learn?
August 26th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
I don’t know if anyone mentioned this, but last week’s National Enquirer (Mary-Kate Olsen cover) had a story on Jon Hamm’s former job as a set dresser for soft-core movies.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Digging deeper into January’s fug file, apparently she used to date Josh Groban. Can’t say I’m much impressed with her taste.
August 26th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
The thing that surprised me most about January’s fug is how different she looks when she’s not in her Betty drag. I’m honestly not sure I would have known that was her.
August 29th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Jon Hamm. Those photos would make my mother touch her hairdo.
Did I just lick my computer screen?
Must be the meds