Comments on: Mad News, December 31, 2009-January 3, 2010

By: Great8

Great8 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:04:18 +0000

I am from Baltimore and do not understand what Zurawik's beef is. The "inconsistencies" he's been railing against since July are completely inconsequential to the story. It really didn't matter if "Out of Town" took place in Baltimore or Boston. Who cares? Weiner and co. get the important details right. So what if the paintings in Haussner's weren't historically accurate, or if the London Fog owners weren't portrayed exactly as they were in real life? Get over it! It's a TV show and they're trying to advance a story, not tell the world about restaurant culture and raincoat salesmen in 1960s Baltimore.

By: SmilerG

SmilerG — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:52:25 +0000

In 1959, McCann-Erikson came up with the "Put A Tiger In Your Tank" slogan for Esso Gasoline (now Exxon).

Here's a print ad from 1964, that features the slogan. http://www.vintageadgallery.com/sitebuilderconten…

In the mid-1960s, Esso gas stations offered a plush, stuffed tiger tail, about 9 or 10 inches long. It could be attached to your car's gas tank cap, which gave the impression that there really WAS a tiger in your tank, with the last bit of its tail hanging out.

By: JS

JS — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:53:34 +0000

"Did you see David Bianculli listed Mad Men as his #2 show of the year?"

He teaches a course on TV at the school I went to, random fact. LOL

By: DRush76

DRush76 — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:48:51 +0000

So JJ Abrams invented dense tv? Jeeze how old was the guy writing that thing, 12?

He might not be far off the mark. Superficially, Abrams' shows tend to be well made. But once you take a good look at the writing, it seems as if there is something not quite right about them. Or shaky.

By: Donny Brook.

Donny Brook. — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:22:10 +0000

So JJ Abrams invented dense tv? Jeeze how old was the guy writing that thing, 12?

By: patroadtrip

patroadtrip — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:03:39 +0000

I'm sure this is been posted earlier…the gold infomercial:
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/42…

Happy New Year everyone! I drank Mai Tais (appeared twice in season one) in appreciation of the show and BoK. Glad I could do my part!

By: La RÃªve

La RÃªve — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:17:38 +0000

Did you see David Bianculli listed Mad Men as his #2 show of the year? It was on Fresh Air on NPR (he's NPR's TV critic.) Here's a link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?stor…