An important albeit brief recap of episode 6: The bigwigs from London came to scrutinize the Sterling Cooper office, and a secretary on a runaway lawn mower ran over their ace ad man’s foot. Not only was this moment extremely iconic for its gruesome shock value, it will also have major consequences for the entire [...]

The Fall TV Season officially kicks off tonight, Monday, September 21, and that means all your favorite shows should be returning. If not, they will in January, unless they were canceled of course. But the new Fall season also means plenty of new shows that probably won’t last a season. With that in mind, a [...]

Here are the notable winners from the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Comedy Series -
30 Rock
Outstanding Drama Series -
Mad Men
Reality-Competition Program -
The Amazing Race
Actor, Comedy Series -
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Actress, Comedy Series –
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Supporting Actor, Drama Series – Michael Emerson, Lost
Supporting Actress, Drama Series – Cherry Jones, 24
Supporting Actor, Comedy [...]

“You have everything, and so much of it.”
Don Draper seemingly does have everything, and yet it has never been quite enough for him. I wonder if he devotes serious thought to this when others point it out. It doesn’t appear so, as he continues to jeopardize his family life by engaging in extramarital affairs time [...]

“The Arrangements”
Note to script writers: Betty is almost one-dimensional and childlike. Do something!
All aspects of life are arranged, whether we care to admit that or not. This episode seemed to me, to emphasize that. Gene wanted to make sure Betty understood what he wanted arranged when he dies. Perhaps he had a premonition of his [...]

This episode was peppered with small happenings which were eclipsed by two colossal events. I intend to focus on the latter, as the small things are likely to be revisited later and explored in greater detail, ultimately becoming the big things that overshadow other small things to come. Ahem.
As soon as Kitty [...]

AMC GREENLIGHTS MAD MEN FOR A FOURTH SEASON

 
New York, NY – September 1, 2009 – AMC announced today it has renewed Mad Men for a fourth season. The news comes on the heels of the premiere of the series’ third season, which debuted Sunday, August 16 to unprecedented critical acclaim and attention, and garnered a [...]

“My Old Kentucky Home”
Well, like a random selection of viewers, my chin was on the floor yet again, this time after Roger’s blackface revue at his Kentucky Derby party at the Long Island country club.  Personally I thought it in poor taste although John Slattery has a good singing voice.  Derby Day, much like Ascot [...]

In this episode of Mad Men, we were shown that the times were indeed a-changin’. Coworkers dabbled in drug use while others grappled with racism. Two parties were held under very different circumstances yet both resulted in rather uncomfortable revelations. It was a genuinely interesting episode; one that I am still mulling over a day [...]

“Love Among the Ruins”
I realize that this season opened circa April-May 1963, some six months before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A couple more secrets were skillfully revealed in this episode: yes, Joan is married and pregnancy could soon be in the cards for her; Mona Sterling seems to have rejuvenated; and she [...]

After relentless urging, a friend of mine finally picked up the first season of Mad Men to see what all of the hype was about. I excitedly asked her what she thought of it. “Well… it’s a little slow,” she replied, obviously not wanting to disappoint me.
“A little?” I probed.
“A lot,” she admitted.
I [...]

No limit of exposure here. I was duly impressed by Weiner’s and the writers’ first offering of the new season. The opening is the same : the slender cookie-cutter silhouette of an ad executive who puts one foot after another on the treadmill of his work life, his ultimate downfall being women and an eternal [...]

“I’ve been married a long time. You get plenty of chances.”
The third season of Mad Men began last night with the most promising premiere yet, opening with a flashback to Don Draper’s dramatic birth and closing with Don telling Sally the story of hers. In between was a tapestry of revelations that were [...]

What’s up? Hi all! I’ll be one of your guide for the next juicy season of Mad Men starting tonight, 10 p.m. EST! Set your Tivo; set your alarm clocks – and BE THERE!