January Jones talks to AMC about last week’s episode, the fainting couch and more…
The Daily Beast calls Betty Draper “TV’s most misunderstood leading lady.” Down under, The Vine trawls eBay for Betty’s style.
Was the mention of Dr. Lyle Evans on last week’s show stealth advertising?
Motorcycle USA reports that Honda was not product placement, and examines Honda ads from the period.
GFY gives kudos to Christina Hendricks at the Creative Arts Emmys.
Christina Hendricks is modeling for… London Fog. [Don't limit her exposure. -K] She is also the cover feature for Capitol File’s fall fashion issue.
Christina Hendricks says some viewers expect her to act like her character Joan in real life, and partially blames social networking sites. She joins Basketcases everywhere in promoting Vincent Kartheiser for an Emmy nod. Also, she is having difficulty convincing her Dad that she is “there” yet.
Elisabeth Moss has Emmys advice and more for Parade.
John Slattery talks to the L.A. Times about directing, acting with Talia Balsam and more…
Jared Harris says the cast plays a guessing game about future script developments.
College Humor presents Don Draper’s College Orientation.
“On the Next Mad Men” — People remake promos for other TV shows in Matt Weiner’s spoiler-free style.
Janie Bryant is working on a clothing line for curvy women with the Kardashian sisters? No, tweets Janie.
Emmy award winners Laura Schiff and Carrie Audino talk to Vanity Fair about casting Mad Men.
Cara Buono gives cooking tips to USA Today. One For The Table is “Cooking with Mad Men.” Conversely, Eater looks at the history of Benihana.
Mad Men and Women turn up on Guyism’s list of The 12 Heaviest Drinkers in TV History.
The New York Times includes Mad Men as a signifier of the “Summer of Divorce.”
Dish Network will launch a HD version of AMC.
Traffic to AMC’s website shot up 58.84 percent in June, in advance of the Mad Men premiere.
The beehive has a new profile.
Actress Kathryn Joosten has asked Mad Men execs to place a warning about the dangers of smoking at the start of each episode.
SNL’s Jason Sudekis is asked whether he is dating January Jones and jerks everyone’s chains.
Mad News is compiled by Deborah and Karl.
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I concur with CH, but I don't think VK will ever get an emmy nod. People are too set in despising his character and unlikeable characters rarely get nominated (Tony Soprano, Don Draper, etc may be unlikeable to a degree but they have a charisma which Pete Campbell intentionally lacks). It's too bad because personally I think Pete Campbell is the most complex character on the show along with Peggy.
Love that Daily Beast piece. It says a lot of what I've been trying to articulate. Joan and Betty are equally willingly trapped in patriarchy-approved roles, and equally unhappy. They're equal in their sense of always having to be "on," always being judged by both men and women. By the standards of their time, they're equally as good at their jobs, although it does't always seem either one has the job she wants. The only differences are in the details.
I have a gut feeling, and I don't know why… but I don't think that Baby Gene is long for this world. I see a SIDS case coming on. And, I see it driving a wedge between Betty and Henry… and possibly Betty back into Don's arms.
Melissa,
See top link under Basketcase News: today's piece on Jezebel, asking some good questions about Betty. Could be that we are seeing a kind of backlash to the Betty-beatdown that's been so popular, around these Internet parts.
On another linked topic above: Sally2, I am not sure it's out of the question to guess that VK could get an Emmy nod. We got Betty White hosting SNL, by just liking her on Facebook.
Imagine what we could do if we got out from behind our computers and did something real!
Christ on a Cracker, people. Think.
I thought VK deserved an Emmy nod after the first season. If you saw VK in real life, you can see what a stretch it is for him to play Pete Campbell.
In the hands of any other actor, I can't imagine Pete being such a fascinaing character.
#3 Mark, that seems kind of spooky. I actually think Henry will want to adopt baby Gene and Don will be enraged, but then give in.
#4 Anne, the way Betty has been written this year is so one dimensional that some sympathy for her is warranted. I hope Matt tones down the anger a hair.
I don't think anything is going to make Betty go back to Don. Have a one-night stand with him? Maybe.
I also hope they're not going to turn Betty into some Nasty Mom cartoon. That could easily happen.
Maybe I'm too much of a Whedon fan. I could picture Betty & Don having a one-night stand this season. Will he lose his soul & return to her, just as we thought Angel might after his encounter with re-vamped Darla, the Bad Blonde in his life?
Instead, Angel had an epiphany. He realized he was done with Darla & resolved to return to his new life. I can see Don realizing he & Betty were done.
But the other result of that night was Conner. Which is just too weird. Back to the Red Carpet!