From the jump (well...season 2) I've been trying to tell people that Peggy Olson was the baddest chick on Mad Men, and everyone thought I was crazy. Now because GQ did a little profile on her, you want to jump on it?
Nope!
You fools did the same thing earlier when I spoke about Mad Men's best couple, Peter and Trudy Campbell. I was on Alison Brie before you Community nerds started coming to me with this Annie talk.
Some of my favorite items (mostly ties) from the recently concluded 5th season.
Roger Sterling's tie.
Pete Campbell's raincoat
Peggy Olson's left hand -- Kidding!
Roger Sterling's tie.
Don Draper's tie.
Glen Bishop's scarf.
Pete Campbell's tie.
Lane Pryce's tie.
Don Draper's tie.
Wasn't my favorite season. I enjoyed individual moments (Roger's LSD trip), more than entire episodes. There was a lot of time off before this season, so I hope returning to a regular production cycle will bring back more consistency.
His loss allowed him to come back and beast on heavyweights like Austin, Rami, and errr...Kenley.
(Re: Mondo winning Project Runway: All Stars)
Do we not want MCs to be more dynamic?
I do.
(Re: Prince Po not getting attention because he wasn't flamboyant.)
"And they call us savages"
What would I do with the scene? That'll probably take more thinking on my part than I'm willing (or able) to contribute at the moment. I'll say this though, I might have responded better to the messaging without the Scooby Doo-isms of the Y and R dudes being caught red handed, and the drum roll ready delivery of the woman's line.
I've been upsetting a small number of friends lately due to my willingness to freely share my thoughts on the latest episode of your favorite cable television show.
You probably won't find a more meticulous television watcher than yours truly, and believe me, I am very sympathetic to those who want to experience their weekly programming without any sort of prior knowledge. With the increase of communication through the internet and social media, it's becoming more difficult to stay completely in the dark. Difficult, but not impossible; and this is where I draw the line on sympathy.
If it's that important to you, do NOT click on the message board posting discussing the episode. Do not sign on to Twitter or Facebook. Don't try to put the onus on everyone else. If they've watched it, they're free to talk about it. Don't want to be spoiled? That's your problem; find a way to deal with it.
So when is it safe to spoil? I believe everyone has a right to discuss the episode the second they've finished watching. I'm a considerate fella so I am a little more flexible. Here are my rules:
If a show airs on Sunday evening, all bets are off for Tuesday morning. If you're a fan of the show and have cable, you would have watched it during its initial airing.
Now if you haven't watched it by then, well I guess you just don't care enough. Now of course people will say "oh, I have a life, I have other things to do you know". Yeah, and so do I. I still manage to find time to fit in a show if I really want to watch it. If I can't, then I accept it might be spoiled, end of story.
End of Rant.
And now for your viewing pleasure, a screen capture from the August 23rd episode of Mad Men.
Sally Got A One Track Mind - Diamond and the Psychotic Neurotics
The boys at Filmspotting offered this comparison when discussing the film, but perhaps a better comparison might be a younger Roger Sterling, played by John Slattery on the same show. Both share an insatiable appetite for the ladies, and both a very quick with quips, ofter disregarding the possibility that they may be offending someone.
Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) seeks out his Uncle Roger who he hopes can assist him in losing his virginity. Is Roger the right man for the job? Certainly. A better question might be 'Is Nick the type of person who can follow the advice given to him by Uncle Roger?'
Campbell Scott performs excellently as the film's titular copywriter. I immediately checked his IMDB page upon completion of the film, only to be disappointed in seeing that he hasn't really done a lot mainstream work (Damages being the closest). Dylan Kidd (director) also seems to have kept a low profile after completing work on this title. He followed with 2004's P.S., and worked on a pilot titled Peep Show, which was not picked up.
