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Maybe give the thread the title of episode 8? It's called "Severance." There are few pretty vague, but possibly spoilerish reviews here.
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I'm hoping between now and the air date for the second half of season 7 that there will be a season/series recap.
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robot roll call posted:Congratulations on perfectly distilling Pete Campbell's voice into text formatting. Thanks, just trying to convey Kartheiser's performance. The dialogue itself is wonderful, but it's his seething and barely concealed contempt that really make Pete such a joy to hate. DasNeonLicht posted:Maybe give the thread the title of episode 8? It's called "Severance." There are few pretty vague, but possibly spoilerish reviews here. I saw The Hollywood Reporter's full review earlier today, and they made mention of "Is That All There Is" as a recurring motif. Peggy Lee's album was released in November of '69, so if we aren't starting in a new decade we're right on the brink. JethroMcB fucked around with this message at 00:32 on Mar 25, 2015 |
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Mar 24, 2015 22:34
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I just started a re-watch of the last season, and got to the point where Joan is talking to the professor to deal with the Butler's shoe guy. I guess I was just not paying attention, because I didn't realize when the professor asks if she has anything to trade, Joan immediately thought he was asking for a sexual favor. Her realization that he's just a giant nerd and wants data to use for his research makes her reaction funnier.
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Mar 25, 2015 00:11
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Mad Men's Final Season - A Shameful, shameful day.
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Mar 25, 2015 03:12
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Mad Men - With you or without you I'm moving on.
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Mar 25, 2015 12:11
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Max posted:I just started a re-watch of the last season, and got to the point where Joan is talking to the professor to deal with the Butler's shoe guy. I guess I was just not paying attention, because I didn't realize when the professor asks if she has anything to trade, Joan immediately thought he was asking for a sexual favor. Her realization that he's just a giant nerd and wants data to use for his research makes her reaction funnier. I also liked the small tribute to Lane, as she understands and can explain the difference between commissions and fees.
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Mar 25, 2015 15:00
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Apparently Jon Hamm went to rehab for alcoholism recentlyquote:Mad Men star Jon Hamm has recently completed a course of treatment for alcoholism, a spokesperson for the actor has confirmed.
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Mar 25, 2015 16:39
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Wonder if he is eligible for workman's comp.
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Mar 25, 2015 17:44
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Mad Men: Pete's Pregnant
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Mar 26, 2015 00:00
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You know, he's always been able to play drunk so, so well. I wondered how he nailed it so well. Sad that it turns out its through personal experience.
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Mar 26, 2015 02:31
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Anyone in NY check out the Museum of the Moving Image Mad Men exhibition yet? Worth going to? Also if I wore a suit would I be able to take a picture in Draper's office?
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Mar 26, 2015 02:59
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Max posted:You know, he's always been able to play drunk so, so well. I wondered how he nailed it so well. Sad that it turns out its through personal experience. Method acting
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Mar 26, 2015 03:06
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Max posted:Sad that it turns out its through personal experience. I mean, that's not necessarily true. This could be a recent thing, surely?
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Mar 26, 2015 07:44
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feedmyleg posted:Anyone in NY check out the Museum of the Moving Image Mad Men exhibition yet? Worth going to? I didn't know about this and I'll happen to be in NYC in mid-May, so I'm going to try and see this. Thanks, man!
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Steve2911 posted:I mean, that's not necessarily true. This could be a recent thing, surely? The report I read said he has struggled with drinking since the death of his father in the 1990s.  Also, that he apparently really pushed for Don's drinking to be shown as destructive.
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Mar 26, 2015 14:56
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Mad Men Final Season - A Very Sensitive Piece Of Horseflesh
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Steve2911 posted:I mean, that's not necessarily true. This could be a recent thing, surely? Getting to the point of admitting yourself to rehab usually has a long build up, unless you have a very shallow bottom.
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It doesn't sound as extensive as the exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image, but Don Draper's gray suit, hat, and a Sterling Cooper bar cart will be on display as part of the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Museum of American History.
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twistedmentat posted:I think the last army to execute people for desertion was the British army in ww1... I have nothing else valuable to add to the thread except goddamn I miss the show now and will miss it more in 8 weeks.
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I've just started a (probably futile) attempt to storm through every episode from Season 1 onwards, and the difference in fresh-faced Draper/Hamm from the early episodes to now is much less pleasant to think about knowing Hamm's problems with alcohol.
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If you haven't seen it yet, great double interview with Matt Wiener and Sally-I-Can't-Spell-her-real-name: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/fashion/growing-up-on-mad-men-a-conversation-with-matthew-weiner-and-kiernan-shipka.html It's amazing how grown up she is for a 15 year old! This must be what the fans of the Harry Potter movies felt like.
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Squashy Nipples posted:If you haven't seen it yet, great double interview with Matt Wiener and Sally-I-Can't-Spell-her-real-name: Holy crap, I thought she was like 17 now.
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Mar 28, 2015 03:26
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I know he went through a few different actors, but is there any other behind the scenes reason that Bobby got so much less screen time and plot importance than Sally? I mean, Sally's great, but it always struck me as odd that one of Don's kids is a major character and another is an occasional footnote.
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Mar 29, 2015 13:36
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Steve2911 posted:I know he went through a few different actors, but is there any other behind the scenes reason that Bobby got so much less screen time and plot importance than Sally? I mean, Sally's great, but it always struck me as odd that one of Don's kids is a major character and another is an occasional footnote. Earlier in the show Bobby is given more to do, and it seems to me that originally he was probably going to the child focused on more, but Sally is just such an amazing actor, and Bobby has been changed so much, it seems silly to focus on him and take time away from anyone else. We've had the occasional episode where he gets more to do, like when Don realises he does love him, but it's never been much. I don't really feel like we're missing out.
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Mar 29, 2015 13:45
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Also, as the younger child in a divorce I can definitely say that the older sibling usually has a much more dramatic story. Bobby was just too young to have these events really mean something to him in any overt way. Sally was old enough to have it change her.
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To some degree it's also just nice having another girl's voice on the show, particularly when you consider how much it focuses on Don's own issues with women and now he has to go about dealing with a daughter who can see right through him.
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Mar 30, 2015 05:06
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Maybe the writers just found they could get more mileage out of the Sally-as-recapitulation-of-Betty (complete with smoking mannerisms!) story than out of trying to show Bobby as some kind of counterpoint to Don or whatever.
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^^Oh, hey, in the time I wrote this, you both said pretty similar things.^^feedmyleg posted:Also, as the younger child in a divorce I can definitely say that the older sibling usually has a much more dramatic story. Bobby was just too young to have these events really mean something to him in any overt way. Sally was old enough to have it change her. The age is definitely a factor, I think you're right. Which is also, I think, why Bobby's relationship to Henry is more like that with a father. There's that scene where Bobby tells Don he's afraid Henry will get shot; Henry's been a consistent father figure since Bobby was...what, 6 years old? He probably barely remembers Don living on Ossining, as if Don was even home often when he did. Aside from Kiernan Shipka being absurdly strong as an actress, though, I have a different thought as to why her role is bigger: most of her plots are set against Betty, and they're often gender-specific because of it. Betty is constantly assailing Sally for "unladylike" behavior, and Sally's constantly needing to confront her about it. It works as an exploration of changing sexual mores in the 60's, which you really couldn't do as effectively with Bobby even if he was older. Not that there's nothing to say about Bobby's experience as a boy...Don is a poo poo role model when it comes to how he treats women, and that could be interesting. But a young female perspective on the late-60's is probably the more interesting one, dramatically.
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Don't worry, we are working on resetting that clock right now! In the earlier seasons they kept changing Bobby's actor, presumably because they couldn't really find one that "fit". Sally's actress always just sort of "fit" so it makes sense as the show progressed that they'd write more for her. Plus a young girl at the cusp of womanhood is going to be a lot more interesting during the Sexual Revolution than a young boy at the cusp of manhood. I think they probably originally meant for there to be more parallels between a literal boy growing into manhood and an emotional child confronting adulthood. Thankfully, Mad Men can lay the themes on thick without going to that level. At that point, may as well reveal that Rodger Sterling is Rod Sterling and have him submit the series for our approval.
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Mar 30, 2015 06:24
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I think Bobby also just started out younger, so his progression as a character is less interesting where he was compared to where Sally started out. I think they landed on a good actor for him at this point though.
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Max posted:I think Bobby also just started out younger, so his progression as a character is less interesting where he was compared to where Sally started out. He had the episode with the field trip, and we all saw him becoming a future goon (talking about favorite movie monsters to an adult, trading food for jelly beans). That's enough.
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Matinee posted:I've just started a (probably futile) attempt to storm through every episode from Season 1 onwards, and the difference in fresh-faced Draper/Hamm from the early episodes to now is much less pleasant to think about knowing Hamm's problems with alcohol. To be fair, he is also like nearly a decade older too, regardless of the drink.
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Red posted:(talking about favorite movie monsters to an adult) "We're having a conversation!"  He's so happy that his own mother is talking to him. Poor, poor Bobby. He's going to have middle child syndrome something fierce.
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Matinee posted:I've just started a (probably futile) attempt to storm through every episode from Season 1 onwards, and the difference in fresh-faced Draper/Hamm from the early episodes to now is much less pleasant to think about knowing Hamm's problems with alcohol. I'm doing one of these too. I just wrapped up season 4 and man Stan used to be a huge rear end in a top hat. I'm glad he found weed and mellowed out.
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Just finished a rewatch of the entire series. I forgot how awesome Jim Cutler is and how great the episode is where everyone is on stimulants. A lot of people I know seemed to lose interest after season 5, but the last 2 seasons are so good. I'm gonna miss this show. As dumb as it would be, I don't know if I'll be satisfied if we don't get a Six Feet Under/Parks and Rec finale.
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I have a theory that we've entered an era of TV where people watch shows for  moments and Mad Men doesn't have shocking character deaths, or huge major twists that make people go HOLY poo poo!
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I really enjoy the show because there isn't much else on the air like it. It's a basic character study done extraordinarily well.
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twistedmentat posted:I have a theory that we've entered an era of TV where people watch shows for You're not wrong. The Walking Dead continues to rake in cash season after season despite being mostly terrible. Though, there are times where I worry about being pegged as "an snobby, elitist Mad Men fan".
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twistedmentat posted:I have a theory that we've entered an era of TV where people watch shows for Lane's death was pretty shocking!
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