Basket of Kisses

Searching for this headline, seen in The Flood, I found this vintage promo piece for sale: Printed by Harry K. McWilliams Associates. 1968 release. 4 page bifold; 11″ by 15″. Very scarce publicity piece from the ORIGINAL Science Fiction classic! Printed to simulate a real newspaper; THE APE; issue date Friday, March 1, 3978. Add [...]

(Ed. Note: This post was composed prior to The Flood, and Ginsburg’s introduction to Beverly Farber … but I stand by the general point.) He’s had, what, one, maybe two lines in each of the first four episodes this season?  And most, if not all, of them have been gems (Project Kill Machine!!). However, you [...]

Morris Ginsberg explained to his son that it’s in times of tragedy and crisis that couples come together, like the animals on Noah’s ark, going two-by-two. It’s too simplistic a reading of this episode to say that’s what it’s about. It’s become something of a guessing game to find the scene that explains the theme, [...]

In another insanely vague official description, AMC tells us that on tonight’s episode: Peggy plans for the future. Roger courts a potential client. What does it all mean? Open threads appear every week when a new episode is aired, starting at 8pm Eastern. Before jumping in, please read and memorize our comment and spoiler policies. [...]

“Now fraud, that eats away at every conscience, is practiced by a man against another who trusts in him, or one who has no trust. This latter way seems only to cut off the bond of love that nature forges…But in the former way of fraud, not only the love that nature forges is forgotten, [...]

From a poster named TC3200 on TWoP, a startling idea about Arnold Rosen that I wanted to highlight because its utter perfection just made me gasp: If he’s not cheating, he is wanting out of that marriage. I think some of his answering service calls might only be fakes that are calculated to throw his [...]

Joan’s had a rough week, let’s give her an Art Nouveau fantasy… “Joan” by Celinemachine (creaturecave) on DeviantArt.   I love that the artist used clocks in the border detail, how very Joan!

Every once in a while we get little call backs on Mad Men–déjà vu moments, scenes that are reminiscent of something else. Sometimes it’s the way that a character says something. Sometimes it’s a situation. Don:  So, what looks good here? Sylvia: It depends what you want. Don: Well, I’m hungry, I’m in a good [...]

Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce should be the best workplace in the world for an outsider. It was founded by one. Ginsberg is an alien. Stan works in a closet. Joan is the beautiful figurehead of the ship, and what could be a lonelier place than that? In early 1968, Dawn Chambers is the ultimate outsider [...]

Superb episode with lots to chew on, no doubt. But what stood out to me most among the secrets, lies and hypocrisy of To Have and To Hold was the dichotomy of the two Heinz pitch campaigns. Don’s campaign, “Pass the Heinz,” was smart and modern. Even a little ahead of its time—anyone else think “Got [...]

Hey all, it’s my second week guest-posting at The Film Experience. Episode 6.04, To Have and To Hold, takes us (among other places) backstage of the soap opera where Megan has a growing role. The episode itself has a frothy, soapy sensibility, full of illicit goings-on and secrets revealed. Read the whole thing.

Guest post by Basketcase Polly Draper (apologies for posting the wrong name earlier) There’s a mystery in The Doorway that may not, at first, be obvious. The episode opens with a dark screen. We hear Megan’s voice, a scream , then “Oh my God.” Then a POV close-up of a man’s face. It becomes clear [...]