(52 total episodes with approximately two commentaries per episode – a few episodes only had one commentary) Since last November, I’ve been slowly winding my way through four seasons of Mad Men. The show’s been off the air for 17 months and season 5 starts today! So I figured I’d really delve into the episodes [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mad Men’
What I’ve learned after viewing around 156 episodes of Mad Men…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mad Men on March 25, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Reflections, Mad Men, Season 3…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1960s, Mad Men on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Continuing my tradition of writing some random blog thoughts about the previous year’s season of Mad Men, I have just reviewed all of season 3 with the as-usual awesome commentaries. How many shows have two commentaries per episode?! One with the principal actors, the other with Matt Weiner and a director or crew member of [...]
Intrigued…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Diahann Carroll, Jon Hamm, Mad Men, Matt Bomer, White Collar on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Watch out Jon Hamm, Matt Bomer’s giving you a run for your suit and fedora. I just checked out Mr. Bomer’s new show, White Collar, on USA Network. I was impressed not only with Mr. Bomer’s suits (they appear to fit him very well) and acting, but also the rest of the show. Smart people [...]
Reflections, Mad Men, Season II…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1960s, Downtown, Lollipops and Roses, Mad Men on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I bought the DVD set almost a month ago and have been devouring it ever since. I finally finished all the extras and the commentaries, plus reviewed the last two episodes of season I, last week and have been digesting what I’ve seen. I’ve mentioned Mad Men twice before, so there’s already some ideas, [...]
Can a television series reflect real life?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childhood, Mad Men on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just finished (with the exception of a few commentaries and some extras) watching the entire first season of Mad Men. I mentioned it last year on my Yahoo blog, right before the shows began. I was intrigued with the premise of the show and especially the time frame, 1960. (Yahoo entry at the end [...]