Category Archives: Mad Men
Mad Men – “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword”
“The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” August 22nd, 2010 Ted, the Don Draper-equivalent over at rival agency CGC, is not in Don Draper’s league: he is neither visionary nor genius, and yet by virtue of his insistence that he is a … Continue reading
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Mad Men the Weekend After: Critics accept “The Rejected”
Mad Men the Weekend After: Critics accept “The Rejected” August 20th, 2010 I was without access to a television on Sunday evening, and in the chaos of moving I wasn’t able to get to this week’s episode of Mad Men, … Continue reading
Mad Men the Morning After: Critics get “The Good News”
Mad Men the Morning After: Critics get “The Good News” August 9th, 2010 Things are a bit busier today, and in fact for the foreseeable future, so today’s Mad Men the Morning After will be a little different: there’s one … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “The Good News”
“The Good News” August 8th, 2010 I spent a good half hour stumbling over how to start confronting this episode before eventually deciding to sleep on it, and upon waking up this morning I discovered why. “The Good News” is … Continue reading
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Mad Men the Morning After: “Christmas Comes…” for Critics
Mad Men the Morning After: “Christmas Comes…” for Critics August 2nd, 2010 When it comes to critical reviews of AMC’s Mad Men, each week is more about understanding the nuances of the episode than ripping it apart. And this week, … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “Christmas Comes But Once a Year”
“Christmas Comes But Once a Year” August 1st, 2010 “I don’t hate Christmas – I hate this Christmas.” When Don Draper sits down to take part in a demonstration of a new form of customer research, he finds a questionnaire … Continue reading
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A Phantom Menace: Weiner’s Mad Men Spoiler War Misses Target
A Phantom Menace: Weiner’s Mad Men Spoiler War Misses Target July 27th, 2010 Last week, I wrote at length about how Matthew Weiner’s concerns regarding spoilers speaks to the awkward place of pre-air reviews, which are forced to avoid spoilers, … Continue reading
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Mad Men the Morning After: Critics Relate to “Public Relations”
Mad Men the Morning After: Critics Relate to “Public Relations” July 26th, 2010 When I was somewhat incredulous about why anyone even the least bit afraid of spoilers would read pre-air reviews of a show like Mad Men, part of … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Mad Men – “Public Relations”
“Public Relations” July 25th, 2010 “It was going great until it wasn’t.” Mad Men has always been a series grounded in duality, logical since Dick Whitman’s double life represented the central conflict within the series. Very rarely did the series … Continue reading
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