Basket of Kisses

Enjoy this little set I put together for you… And of course my favorite, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (name ring a bell?) from Roberta (name ring a bell?):

Do you watch an episode?  Do you watch a scene in particular to catch a phrase?  Or do you watch an episode in its entirety to see if your feelings changed from the first time you watched the episode?  Do you watch MM as a marathon; like watching the first 3 episodes of this season [...]

WaPo is running a Mad Men home decor contest. Jared Harris talks to Televison Without Pity about fitting into his second season with the show, which at press time had shot six episodes: “It’s juicy. It’s really juicy…” Sam Page and Brynn Horrocks (Abigail Whitman) talk to AMC. Last year’s “Mad Men Yourself” promo campaign [...]

Since Mad Men and Breaking Bad debuted on AMC, I’ve been struck by the alliterative nature of their respective show titles. Well, nothing succeeds like success. So, I’m pitching ideas for other ”original” series AMC could add to their programming portfolio that use similar two word alliterative titles.  To make it REALLY challenging, I made a rule that [...]

By “sig,” I mean the signature line most of us use with our email. I noticed Roberta’s last night: “I’m always going to love Minnie Mouse” — Sally Draper. I have different sigs on different mail clients. At work it’s “I don’t think anyone wants to be one of a hundred colors in a box.” [...]

Thanks, Joe!

As has been suggested by smart fans, AMC is going to run the show past 11pm to accommodate the need for extra advertising without damaging the show. A technical solution has been worked out so as not to mess up those of us who use DVRs. YAY! (Added: The article also states August 16 as [...]

Mr. Crane, focus, please. We didn’t make you head of television just to shorten your attention span. ”Bertram Cooper, The Gold Violin

The only thing keeping you from being happy is the belief that you are alone. ”Anna Draper, The Mountain King May you spend your holiday among people who love you.

This just can’t wait for the news. This Friday, October 17, Jeopardy will have a Mad Men category. Check local listings. SO COOL! As a tie-in, there’s a Mad Men online game at the same link.

Yeah. And none of them are me. Here they be. That’s okay, now we’re down to the fun. Some of my very favorites made it (Josh Weinstein, Valerie Long and Nathaniel Lawlor), and a few of them I haven’t seen. I will check them all out tonight once I’m home and select carefully. Go have [...]

Way back at the beginning of this blog, I quoted George Packer bitching about the IBM anachronism; the show uses the IBM Selectric introduced in 1961. Now, I have always thought it was minor, because let’s face it, “Anachronisms” is our least-used category. On the other hand, Matt Weiner is always saying what a persnickity “fetishist” [...]