Is Mad Men Season 5 really starting with a kiss? Apparently so. And if the episode title isn’t enough to seduce us, I can only imagine that the premiere itself will. Season 5’s “A Little Kiss” Parts 1 and 2 will air tonight at 9:00 p.m. on AMC TV, and all the Mad Men addicts […]
Counting Down to Mad Men Season 5
Those of us who unabashedly call ourselves fans are counting down the days. Just seven more to go. Mad Men Season 5 premieres – at last – Sunday evening March 25 on AMC TV. The New York Times covered the upcoming season not long ago, as has increasing media promotion on all fronts. As if […]
Mad Men Moves Us… to Tomorrowland: Season 4 Finale
Was Mad Men’s Season 4 Finale a fitting close to a spectacular season? You bet. And one that moved us quickly through the growing pains of the new business, and the renewed lives of the characters we love. Some managed to uncover new versions of themselves, or as Don might say, at least they’re trying. […]
Dear Mathew Weiner… Please Give Us More Betty
Dear Matt Weiner, Yes, we know it’s Mad Men, but you’ve given us much to savor in the women, except for one. Exactly. Betty Draper Francis. Sure, we fell for her charm and beauty in the beginning. Perfect for the Kennedy era Camelot. Typical of the Alfred Hitchcock heroine. We tolerated her cool, and at […]
Mad Men Season 4 Episode 12: Blowing Smoke
The agency is going down fast. The loss of Lucky Strike means half their business is gone. Don sums it up when a $5 million prospect pulls a no show: We’re desperate. They can smell it on us. Mad Men‘s “Blowing Smoke” is a study in desperation and dependence, loss of power and a need […]
Mad Men: Sand, Sex, and Chinks in the Chinese Wall
A touch of sand It’s just an innocent ride home from Jones Beach, right? A little bit of sand clinging to Peggy’s skin. A crowded car. Peggy is jammed onto Abe’s lap as he strokes her arm, brushing off the sand. Is that sunburn on her face, or the undeniable color of chemistry? Right. They […]
Mixing My Martini, Musing on My Mad Men. . .
What day of the week is it across the country? Mad Men Day, of course. And while it isn’t quite evening yet, it’s approaching cocktail hour in my neck of the woods. Why not get a jump on the festivities? I’ve had a productive weekend, albeit sans my favorite role as provocateur, or should I […]
Precarious Pairings: Mad Men Episode 10 (Hands and Knees)
A couple, embracing in a moment of intimacy. Both are seemingly on the same page, sure of their world, their judgments of others. Pete and Trudy share a moment. “Just remember. Everything’s good here,” she says, as her husband proudly rubs her pregnant belly. In an episode of Mad Men where our favorite characters find […]
Beautiful Girls Make Fascinating Fodder: Mad Men Season 4 Episode 9
Sure, they’re beautiful. Joanie, Peggy, Faye – even little Sally Draper who may be a child, but seems increasingly well-versed in the ways of the world. She isn’t Betty’s daughter for nothing. Mad Men’s “The Beautiful Girls” follows two dynamite episodes, and wriggles its way through with the usual dramatic turns and a healthy hint […]
Momentary Musings on Lee Remick, Betty Draper, Beauty, and Intimacy
Cool blondes. Very Hitchcock. Last evening I was zapping around on cable and came across 1968’s The Detective, with Frank Sinatra and Lee Remick. I had forgotten the blue of Sinatra’s eyes, and more mesmerizing – Lee Remick, with her girl-next-door appeal, her reserve, and the smoldering sexuality just beneath. I thought immediately of Mad […]