Comments on: Mad Men Christmas for Canadians http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/25/mad-men-christmas-for-canadians/ Intelligent media, including Mad Men, Downton Abbey, The Walking Dead, Hell on Wheels & more. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:17:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Musingegret http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/25/mad-men-christmas-for-canadians/comment-page-1/#comment-42841 Musingegret Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:22:00 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9833#comment-42841 I'm watching "Singing In the Rain." Wouldn't it be great if Matt staged a fantasy of Betty's with a black-patent-haired Don being Gene Kelly and falling in love with her (blonde-and-blue-eyed-Debbie-Reynolds) that was Betty!!! I'm watching "Singing In the Rain." Wouldn't it be great if Matt staged a fantasy of Betty's with a black-patent-haired Don being Gene Kelly and falling in love with her (blonde-and-blue-eyed-Debbie-Reynolds) that was Betty!!!

]]> By: freelancewoman http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/25/mad-men-christmas-for-canadians/comment-page-1/#comment-42840 freelancewoman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:32:07 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9833#comment-42840 Ooops, here I go making literary mistakes: "Nana" is Zola (although still a fun read), and "Cousin Bette" is Balzac (although it, too, includes as a character a prostitute and her rise in society.) Ooops, here I go making literary mistakes: "Nana" is Zola (although still a fun read), and "Cousin Bette" is Balzac (although it, too, includes as a character a prostitute and her rise in society.)

]]> By: freelancewoman http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/25/mad-men-christmas-for-canadians/comment-page-1/#comment-42839 freelancewoman Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:13:22 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9833#comment-42839 Salvatore Romano: "Well, our worst fears lie in anticipation. That’s not me, that’s Balzak." It's spelled "Balzac" -- the <i>French</i> (not Eastern European) 19th century novelist. "One of the founders of realism in European literature" Balzac's work was a "keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society," (how Mad Men of him!) Balzac influenced novelists from Proust to Jack Kerouac. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balzac" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balza...</a> And he's still a great read. (Start with "Nana," the tale of the rise of an actress/prostitute through the highest reaches of Parisian society.) Salvatore Romano: "Well, our worst fears lie in anticipation. That’s not me, that’s Balzak."

It's spelled "Balzac" — the French (not Eastern European) 19th century novelist.

"One of the founders of realism in European literature" Balzac's work was a "keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society," (how Mad Men of him!) Balzac influenced novelists from Proust to Jack Kerouac.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor%C3%A9_de_Balza…

And he's still a great read. (Start with "Nana," the tale of the rise of an actress/prostitute through the highest reaches of Parisian society.)

]]> By: Roberta Lipp http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/25/mad-men-christmas-for-canadians/comment-page-1/#comment-42838 Roberta Lipp Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:42:53 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9833#comment-42838 <em>Bravo also has a habit of cutting out MINUTES from the show to allow more space for commercials (I didn’t believe it myself until I compared the episodes on my DVDs with the ones airing on Bravo). </em> ITfM, AMC has done the same thing from the very beginning. And by the very beginning I mean, from the very first 11:00 pm, aka encore, showing of the S1 episodes. I got <a href="/2007/12/31/amcs-got-stinking-paws/" rel="nofollow">a little upset about it</a>. Bravo also has a habit of cutting out MINUTES from the show to allow more space for commercials (I didn’t believe it myself until I compared the episodes on my DVDs with the ones airing on Bravo).

ITfM, AMC has done the same thing from the very beginning. And by the very beginning I mean, from the very first 11:00 pm, aka encore, showing of the S1 episodes. I got a little upset about it.

]]> By: I Typed for Miles http://www.lippsisters.com/2009/12/25/mad-men-christmas-for-canadians/comment-page-1/#comment-42837 I Typed for Miles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:42:27 +0000 http://www.lippsisters.com/?p=9833#comment-42837 Meh. Bravo didn't even carry Season 3 this year, so I had to watch the show online. And I already own both seasons on DVD (as do 95% of the people who follow the show), so I see very little reason to get excited. Bravo also has a habit of cutting out MINUTES from the show to allow more space for commercials (I didn't believe it myself until I compared the episodes on my DVDs with the ones airing on Bravo). So screw them!!! Meh. Bravo didn't even carry Season 3 this year, so I had to watch the show online. And I already own both seasons on DVD (as do 95% of the people who follow the show), so I see very little reason to get excited.

Bravo also has a habit of cutting out MINUTES from the show to allow more space for commercials (I didn't believe it myself until I compared the episodes on my DVDs with the ones airing on Bravo).

So screw them!!!

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