Man, another bunch of pages about why show "X" is better than show "Y" and mentioning show "Z" is sacrilege. Who cares about this arbitrary filing order? And who cares if this, that, or such and such wins an Emmy. That stuff is a year away and it affects you not.
I turned off that episode of Mad Men and I just sat for a few moments and let it absorb. I get the feeling a lot of people go grab a bunch of signs to champion their favorite write/director/actor/show to the nonbelievers and then want to offer nothing else.
Does anyone just watch and enjoy these stories on their own merits without worrying about all the ranking, hierarchy, and possible acknowledgements? I'm not trying to rile anyone up specifically but the bickering and random, often disconnected comparisons to other shows is a bizarre reflex for just simply letting us know you might have enjoyed the past 45 minutes. It's literally started to become the only thing people want to talk about every week. Most of the time thoughtful comparisons don't surface, and more often than not it ends up being a 'my favorite show is better than yours'. I don't even post in here that much but I feel like it's the majority of what I read shortly after an episode airs.
I'm sure I'll get shit for this but to me claiming such absolutes on the various examples of 'Excellent Fucking Show' is silly.