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Deborah and Roberta Lipp are writers, bloggers, and sisters who love to think deep thoughts about smart television. To that end, they are the founders of Basket of Kisses, the first and greatest dedicated Mad Men fansite.
(And we love George Clooney.)
To read all about our Basket of Kisses authors, please check our Biographies page.
Contact us at
basketofkisses (at) lippsisters (dot) com
roberta (at) lippsisters (dot) com
deborah (at) lippsisters (dot) com
Bloggers Roberta Lipp (left) and Deborah Lipp (right)with Mad Men creator Matt Weiner (center).
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COMMENT POLICY
America is a democracy with freedom of speech. Basket of Kisses is a despotic monarchy.
We encourage strong opinions, lively debate, and colorful metaphors. However, if you are insulting, demeaning, or behave in any way like a troll, we reserve the absolute right to make you disappear.
Name-calling, or racial, sexual, or any other slurs are not tolerated. Not even a little bit. Just don’t go there. Insults about people’s appearances, or about children, are right out.
If you post spoilers in comments, they will be deleted (see Spoiler Policy).
SPOILER POLICY
We discuss anything that has happened on any episode that has already aired. We recognize that people are still catching up on season 1, and we encourage you to go away and come back when you’ve caught up if you don’t want to know what happens before you see it.
We do not publish spoilers of shows that have not aired, e.g. script excerpts or leaks. We do publish “scoops,” which we define as information that will be available to the public but that we’ve gotten first, or information being released to the public through us. We also publish speculation that may get spoilery, e.g. contemplating who a character might be based on press releases about casting, or poring over the minute details of photos that were acquired legitmately. Scoop but not spoil, that’s us!
We do not spoil other shows. This is “safe space” for discussing shows other than Mad Men. Let the House fanboards spoil House.
Mad Men’s first season is on DVD. It can also be purchased, as a whole season or single episodes, from ITunes. The second season is available in ITunes as well.
We are not AMC. We are an unofficial blog by two people who do not work for AMC or Lionsgate. Just folks with stuff to say.
To write to AMC, email them at: info@amctv.com. Or, snail mail them by addressing your letter to the person or department in question and send to:
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Buy Things!
Buy the Mad Men Season 1 DVDs from Amazon.
Buy Mad Men: Music from the Series, Vol. 1 (Soundtrack) from Amazon.
Buy Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O’Hara, featured in For Those Who Think Young, from Amazon.
Pre-order Season 2 DVDs from Amazon (release in July, 2009)
Dyna Moe’s 2009 Mad Men Calendar
October 25th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Aarroo! That’s what my dog, Wayman Wynn says, when it’s time to watch MM… We’ve watched from the beginning, and I can’t recall another TV show (maybe Star Trek), where I would always watch the encore, right after the first show.
Thanks for this blog. You guys are as nuts as I am…
October 25th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
My other blog is http://catahoula.wordpress.com
October 26th, 2007 at 9:08 am
I love the idea of a Mad Men blog. As much as I love good drama, its the fact that Mad Men gives us a glimpse of how our consumer culture began that interests me. I see Betty’s psychosis as a consequence of the world her husband is creating. I see Don as the (1960) modern day “everyman” in that he’s trying to be the image that he conveys. Plus, its probably the most realistic show about the early 60’s that’s been made.
October 27th, 2007 at 6:39 am
Fascinating!
October 27th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
It is fascinating… Don is extreme, what with his background and secrets, but those extremes are also used metaphorically to juxtapose how normal he seems and, as an extension, how normal and uncomplicated they all seem at first glance. Don, the ad man, the man in charge of creating this fantasy… for himself, and for all of them. Us. Betty is cracking under the pressure of it. For her own reasons, she has needed to fit more precisely into the mold than even her peers, and this has only worsened in a marriage where Don needs her to NEVER crack that veneer, because it threatens his.
Love this show, love this show, la la la…
January 29th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Roberta and Deborah.
My name is Clayton Neuman, I’m the editor of amctv.com’s new community site. We’re initiating an ongoing feature where we profile our favorite websites devoted to various categories, one of which is Mad Men. Would you both be interested in talking to me for a few minutes tomorrow about your site, so we can feature it on ours?
Let me know–my e-mail is cmneuman@rainbow-media.com
Thanks!
Clayton
February 5th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Love your blog! I can’t wait for Season 2 to start. Do you ladies have any idea when we can expect to see the season premiere? Thanks!
February 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
June. Don’t have an exact date, but June.
February 10th, 2008 at 8:15 am
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February 10th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Hi
We saw you yesterday at the Burns Center talk with Matthew Weiner.
It seems like you know the show better than I ever will; but i sort of wanted to ask him how Don ever came to marry Betty. Betty seems so simple and he is unsatisfied by her. I think it’s because he fabricated his post Korea life and she fit the stereotype of the perfect late 50s housewife.
What do you think>
Byron
February 10th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
Byron, hi, thanks for hanging with us in here… did we meet you yesterday?
Meantime, tired. Very tired. Gimme a day or two ’cause my answer to your question needs to be a post.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:52 am
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February 14th, 2008 at 6:53 am
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February 23rd, 2008 at 5:05 am
Here is the Facebook Group of MadMen :
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21202635524
Thanks to broadcast.
July 1st, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Look at your fabulousness!!!
And great company you’re keeping.
July 20th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
I just found this site. Great!
July 27th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I can’t wait until tonight and Season 2 is up and running. The last month I did re-played Season 1 over and over…..and over and over. You get the point!
BTW, I went to NY, I’m from PA, and looked at the Mad Men clothing line….have to say…..not too thrilled. Anyone else love or hate it?
July 28th, 2008 at 8:02 am
I am happy that you segued comments from the first blog, and I’m proud to be here in my new persona, Farnham Farrjones, to see your wonderful success with BoK2. I have comments #1 and #2 in this stream, as grinbear.
Just as my colleagues and I were surprised to be part of a cultural explosion 40 years ago in the advertising world, it is amazing to see that energy here in the phenom of the response to MM and BoK. You go, ladies. As we watched the next level of MM unfold last night, I knew that BoK would get me in trouble at work again this year. Ha!
September 1st, 2008 at 9:18 am
I discovered your site a few weeks ago and love it! I particularly like the blog on each episode, because, frankly, sometimes certain episodes leave me hanging - like last night’s “Maidenform.” I am besotted by this show and love all the hidden, deep meaning embedded in each one. My favorite character is Pete, because I view him as woebegone, a victim of his era, not really fitting in. Of course, you could say that about just about everyone, especially Don. I like Don in spite of his human failings, but it does seem as though he is going to come apart soon. What I am really waiting for is the cultural explosion (beginning with pantyhose and Xerox machines…) and particularly the Women’s movement to hit Mad Men. Well, bye for now - great site, great job!
September 11th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
I looked for an email address but couldn’t find one — thought you might want to feature this t-shirt design on the blog: http://www.glarkware.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=3&idproduct=4333
keep up the great work!
September 11th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Nathan, we already did feature it, several days ago. And the email address is on this very page under Contact us.
September 12th, 2008 at 12:56 am
Any plans to do writeups on (or links to) the work of the actual actors? Some younger viewers may not know Bert Cooper (Robert Morse) from his 1961 smash in “How To Succeed In Business (Without Really Trying),” but as soon as I heard he’d be in MM, I just laughed at the irony…
September 12th, 2008 at 1:15 am
And while I’m at it, how about a discography of the music in the episodes, since AMC doesn’t seem to do it? I can identify just about all the music they’ve used, once I get time to go back through the shows. The closing song is always a killer…
September 12th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Ambitious increases in content are always possible, theturtle, but we make no promises. We have day jobs and all.
But you’re right, at least listing every episode’s closing song would be pretty fun.
September 29th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Hi Deborah & Roberta,
I just wanted to tell you that this is probably my favorite Mad Men website ever!! It really is fantastic. I was wondering if you have had a chance to read some of my episode reviews that I post after each episode. I started doing this with Season 2. I know they’re a little long, but I wanted to know if that is okay. Please let me know. Also I definitely respect all the rules about posting reviews and I can assure you I definitely follow the best way I can. Please let me know I am doing a good job. I would definitely appreciate it.
Mike
“madmenfan”
September 29th, 2008 at 9:02 am
Mike, thanks for introducing yourself. We totally dig your little episode essays. In our comments, size doesn’t matter ; )
And we very much appreciate your attention to our guidelines for this blog… thank you for checking with us.
September 29th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Roberta, thank you so much for getting back to me. I really do appreciate it. It’s really fantastic to have such a great website like yours totally dedicated to Mad Men. I really enjoy writing my little episode reviews at the end of each new episode. I also started recently my own blog on MySpace and I thought it would be a fantastic idea to make my blog on Mad Men. I was wondering if you and Deborah would be interested in taking a look at it. Again, you and Deborah have done such a fantastic job on this website. If I can do anything to help, please let me know. Mad Men is one of my favorite shows to watch!!!
Mike
“madmenfan”
October 4th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Hey folks,
I would like to attach a fantastic image to the comments! Can anyone help me in how to do this?
thanks
Paul J
October 4th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I would think that you need to post it onto a site like photobucket or flicker, then post the url.
I’m not the code girl, though :- )
October 27th, 2008 at 2:45 am
Deborah & Roberta!
I also wanted to ask you a favor, if I may. I don’t know if this would be the right thread to post, if not, please let me know. I mentioned earlier that MySpace page has my own blog and I had started my reviews on Mad Men’s second season on my blog. I also just finished the season finale and a special shout-out blog to Matthew Weiner and the cast of Mad Men. I was wondering if the both of you would be interested in taking a quick look at it. I would very much appreciate it.
Thank you so very much and again, keep up the fantastic and outstanding work on lippsisters.com! The finest and the best Mad Men website ever! I truly mean that!!!!!
Mike
“madmenfan”
October 27th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
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