Basket of Kisses

This is the Mad Men/Hurricane Irene Open Thread, for all those with an Internet connection and/or television reception. This morning’s Mad Men showings are: The Wheel, For Those Who Think Young, and Flight One. Discuss! And stick around during the week for more in-depth discussion of all three episodes.

We’ve been reprinting Season 1 of Mad Men at the Movies, a marvelous series by Nathaniel of Film Experience. Nathaniel has continued this series through S2, and is skipping S3 so he can do S4 closer to real time. I hope you got something from this first season of “Mad Men at the Movies” which [...]

We’re revisiting Mad Men Season 1 along with AMC, linking our best posts for each episode in the week that it airs. Predicting the opening of Season 4, back in Season 1 I asked “Who Is Don Draper?” and, in a later post, contemplated his state of mind. Roberta catches a little something, and we [...]

Each week, following AMC’s Sunday reruns of Mad Men Season 1, we’re revisited the episodes shown. I get my geek on exploring the Season 1 Whedon connections. One line in this episode is a primer in excellent writing. Roberta contemplates Roger and Joan’s relationship (remember, this was written between Seasons 1 and 2). Turns out [...]

AMC is revisiting Mad Men Season 1. Join us as we stroll through out favorite posts, one per day. “1960 I am so over you.” This was a great discussion. Roberta finds a lovely language motif in this episode. My perceptions of Don Draper’s womanizing ways is definitely a Season 1 perspective, but it’s still [...]

Good news! Next weekend, after The Wheel, AMC is starting up Season 2. Meanwhile, this morning we have Long Weekend, Indian Summer, and Nixon vs. Kennedy. Discuss!

As AMC revisits Mad Men Season 1, we’re revisiting along with them. Today’s stroll down memory lane is Shoot. Roberta ponders the Draper marriage. We quote Matt Weiner on shooting pigeons and bird symbolism. There’s also some nice repeated word motifs. I contemplate Betty as Grace Kelly, and then notice a remark of hers. This [...]

So, on Sundays, AMC re-runs three episodes of Mad Men, and on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, we revisit past discussions of each episode. Today’s is a favorite. Roberta meditates on Salvatore’s gay code (there’s a brief mention of Nixon vs. Kennedy, but this is really a Hobo Code post). I have more thoughts about Sal, [...]

We’re going back to Mad Men Season 1 during the weeks of AMC’s re-airing. Today is my least favorite episode from S1. Roberta spots what I believe to be the biggest goof the series has ever had. I whine about not loving the episode. On rewatch I found more depth. What does the slap mean? [...]

Today it’s Red in the Face, Hobo Code, and Shoot. Talk away! Red in the Face Revisited will be here tomorrow.

So Sunday morning Season One marathons continue, three a week, and we are spending Mondays through Wednesdays with roundups of classic posts relating to each episode. Monday we looked at New Amsterdam, yesterday was 5G, and today it’s Babylon. Deb takes a look at the meaning of Babylon itself. Deborah also talks about Don’s fall [...]

We are revisiting Mad Men episodes, one per day, in the weeks they air on Sundays (meaning, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday). I’m choosing posts for revisit that stop at the point of the episode, so if a post mentions both 5G and Shoot, it won’t be “revisited” until Shoot airs. The title of 5G impressed [...]

We’re revisiting Mad Men Season 1 episodes the week they air. New Amsterdam gave us an early look at the on-going bird motif. Roberta explores Helen Bishop‘s “jealousy.” Let’s remember Christopher Allport. His only episode was New Amsterdam. Flight One was dedicated to his memory. What’s up with Cooper’s whistling?