DON (Not Draper) Old photos. Moments in time, captured forever, serving as a window to a point in time that was better or worse than the present. It was clever of Mad Men this week to use a few old photos in the same way Peggy masterfully brainstormed the Western […]
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Sunday brings us the highly-anticipated fourth season of The Venture Bros., which we love. And around here, we show our love by smothering and overthinking – recapping! Of course, those of you who haven’t been watching the repeats on Adult Swim might be a little confused when the new episodes […]
Mad Men Roundtable Season 3, Episode 9 “Wee Small Hours”
MYNDI – This was probably the saddest, darkest episode of Mad Men ever. Of course, the most shocking plot involved Sal, who actually did the right thing on many levels and got fired for his efforts. He was dealing with a cranky, know-it-all client in Lee Garner, Jr., the heir […]
Mad Men Season 3, Episode 8 “Souvenir”
So, we now know what Pete Campbell looks like in a polo, and that he enjoys watching Davey & Goliathwhile wolfing down cereal on a Saturday morning. And for a split second, we feel sad for him, then impressed by his desire to help out a neighbor’s Au pair. But, […]
Mad Men Round Table: Season 3 – “Seven Twenty Three”
EJ – Sorry I missed out on last week’s discussion, but I was busy laying down some rubber mats. The spunkybean offices were a mess after that party… Luckily, Myndi brought three write-ups worth of quality to the table. This week, I kept being surprised by how much was […]
Mad Men Roundtable: “Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency”
Pardon us for the lateness of this Mad Men roundtable; someone ran my typing fingers over with a lawnmower and it’s taken all week to get back in the swing. Don and EJ don’t even have that good an excuse. Leave it to the woman to handle everything; figures! This […]