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Mad Men the Morning After: Critics Unpack “The Suitcase”
Critics Unpack “The Suitcase” September 6th, 2010 It’s pretty much consistent across the board: last night’s Mad Men, “The Suitcase,” was a season and even series highlight. As Todd VanDerWerff put it in his must-read review at The A.V. Club, … 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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Misdirected Scorn: Why 18 to Life Deserves Parole
Misdirected Scorn: Why 18 to Life Deserves Parole August 3rd, 2010 I am not surprised to learn that critics, as a whole, are not jumping on the bandwagon for 18 to Life, the Canadian comedy which was recently purchased by … 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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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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To Each Their Own: Thoughts on Mad Men and the State of the Pre-Air Review
To Each Their Own: The State of the Pre-Air Review July 19th, 2010 There’s currently a stir of controversy around reviews of Mad Men’s fourth season, which was sent to critics in the past few weeks – as always, Matthew … Continue reading
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Treme the Morning After: Critical Arcs Conclude with “I’ll Fly Away”
Treme the Morning After: Critical Arcs Conclude with “I’ll Fly Away” June 21st, 2010 In Alan Sepinwall’s fantastic interview with David Simon about Treme’s first season, Simon was particularly animated about those who argue that Treme is a show light … Continue reading
Cultural Catchup Project: How Do You Solve a (Scheduling) Problem Like Angelus?
How do you Solve a (Scheduling) Problem like Angelus? June 4th, 2010 You can follow along with the Cultural Catchup Project by following me on Twitter (@Memles), by subscribing to the category’s feed, or by bookmarking the Cultural Catchup Project … Continue reading
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