A person on the internet said that this show was like "Walking Dead without zombies" and thus bad, and now I don't want to live in this world anymore.
If Sunday night's two-hour return episode of Mad Men ended after the first four minutes, it would still put the show in contention to win its fifth straight Emmy as the best drama on television. Beyond that, we cant tell you much.
The show is like The killing without the rain.
Question, if someone with a US account bought this, would he/she be able to log in to their account abroad and download the show and watch it? Aka, if my friend bought it would I be able to watch it from outside the states on that account?The pass is up for season 5 on iTunes. This is for the US store, I'm not sure if the same internationally.
Old?
Great little interview with Slatts about Bobby Draper and Jannie Jones.
http://www.vulture.com/2012/03/john...d-mens-bobby-drapers.html?mid=twitter_vulture
And this is based on what?interesting little read. the kid is pretty awful on Once..., but I am sure she is probably a bitch. I can't see her not having a raging ego.
And this is based on what?
All in all, this season premiere allows fans to marinate in the world of the characters for two hours. Isn't it enough that they're just back, damn it? It certainly was for me. "A Little Kiss" isn't an epic, all-time great episode of "Mad Men"; it's a light and enjoyable scene-setter.
- The Washington Post: Mad Men returns, in living color *SPOILERS*"A Little Kiss" is ultimately a haunting character study that's slower and more melancholy than perhaps any episode of Mad Men that's preceded it.
- Denver Post: Change is in the air as "Mad Men" opens Season 5 with 2-hour showThe show exasperates me, even bores me sometimes, and yet it is always difficult to look away. Its my least favorite TV series that I never miss an episode of. If that makes sense.
- Mercury News: 'Mad Men' returns as intoxicating as everSuffice it to say creator Matthew Weiner unspools enough story to keep fans hooked, immediately satisfying some curiosities and creating others.
- NY Post: Joy of Mad Men is wondering whats nextWhat hasn't changed is the quality of the endeavor. "Mad Men" remains a show that often feels more like literature than TV. The top-notch acting is still intact, as is the attention to aesthetic detail. So, after that excruciating delay, are we still in love with this show? Truly, deeply -- madly.
It's the possibility of unlimited complications looming that make it so insanely riveting.
Thanks for the heads up.I do not believe this has been posted yet- a heads up- the Washington Post review is the most spoiler-filled review I have seen. Nothing incredibly major IMO, but a lot more than the other reviews I have read.
Lots of videos via the link for anyone that's interested.With the long-awaited premiere to Season Five imminent, Mad Men is on many a person's mind. For the next thirteen weeks, some may revel in a neverland of glamorous mid-60s living fraught with social strife; others may wonder what jaw-dropping, life-changing events await their favorite characters. But for us here at Press Play, it's about the moments. Moments that have us instantly rewinding our DVRs as soon as an episode is over, or poring over blog recaps all Monday long while real work lies unattended. Mad Men has yielded four seasons stuffed with such moments. We decided to produce a series of videos dedicated to spotlighting some of the best.
This was no easy task and involved a fair amount of deliberation in selecting four iconic moments to produce the video essays that are our specialty here at Press Play. We decided to pick just one moment from each of the previous four seasons that lent itself best to video essay treatment. What surprised us was how each selected moment organically led to distinctly different approaches in our analysis. Watch each video and see what we mean. If anything they will have you salivating for more from Matt Weiner, Jon Hamm & company.
Oh, the drama will be delicious if this is real.Could be just a reporter that doesn't know anything about the show but the Details FB page has a possible spoiler.
**Possible MAJOR Spoiler**
spoiler snipped
GAF, I feel like I like quality television: Breaking Bad, Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield, etc. are among my favourite dramas, and similarly I enjoy what are generally considered good comedies (Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Always Sunny, Parks and Rec, Archer, etc.) so why the hell can't I get into this show
I've watched two seasons of it, and it's patently a quality production through and through. The acting is largely very good, the writing is excellent, the attention to detail throughout is commendable, and yet absolutely nothing about it keeps me engaged. Use some of your pent up, pre-season 5 excitement to sell me on this show!
And the lack of Justified in your list is disturbing.
GAF, I feel like I like quality television: Breaking Bad, Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield, etc. are among my favourite dramas, and similarly I enjoy what are generally considered good comedies (Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Always Sunny, Parks and Rec, Archer, etc.) so why the hell can't I get into this show
I've watched two seasons of it, and it's patently a quality production through and through. The acting is largely very good, the writing is excellent, the attention to detail throughout is commendable, and yet absolutely nothing about it keeps me engaged. Use some of your pent up, pre-season 5 excitement to sell me on this show!
GAF, I feel like I like quality television: Breaking Bad, Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield, etc. are among my favourite dramas, and similarly I enjoy what are generally considered good comedies (Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Always Sunny, Parks and Rec, Archer, etc.) so why the hell can't I get into this show
I've watched two seasons of it, and it's patently a quality production through and through. The acting is largely very good, the writing is excellent, the attention to detail throughout is commendable, and yet absolutely nothing about it keeps me engaged. Use some of your pent up, pre-season 5 excitement to sell me on this show!
You can't handle television shows without copious amounts of violence?
GAF, I feel like I like quality television: Breaking Bad, Deadwood, The Sopranos, The Wire, The Shield, etc. are among my favourite dramas, and similarly I enjoy what are generally considered good comedies (Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Always Sunny, Parks and Rec, Archer, etc.) so why the hell can't I get into this show
I've watched two seasons of it, and it's patently a quality production through and through. The acting is largely very good, the writing is excellent, the attention to detail throughout is commendable, and yet absolutely nothing about it keeps me engaged. Use some of your pent up, pre-season 5 excitement to sell me on this show!
Just finished my rewatch of the entire series so far last night. I forgot how abruptis at the end of S4. Can't wait til Sunday!Don's engagement to Megan
I think Charlie Brooker's explanation of how to watch Mad Men is what made it finally 'click' for me. You don't sit forward and move into the world, you sit back and let it wash over you, soaking in the atmosphere. Once I did that, I finally 'got it'.
my technique was just watching it straight up
just watching the shit out of it
my technique was just watching it straight up
just watching the shit out of it
I don't think you need to use spoiler tags if it already aired.
The mood is autumnal, which seems a strange word for a show set smack in the middle of the 1960s though in the life cycle of the series, it's appropriate. Because even as "Mad Men" celebrates the fabrics and the furniture, the appliances and accouterments of the American midcentury, it is a story of the end of all that.
The personalities on Mad Men dont change, but the times do. At this point, the context may be more interesting than the characters.
And the maddening ambiguity that made Mad Men addictive is back, too: When there is a character I dont know whether to love or hate, I can tell the people on the screen feel the same way.
Is it the beginning of a bright future or another path to self-destruction? After such a long wait, it feels like a luxury to have the whole season to find out just how a change is gonna come.
I would, but your first post in the thread was a weak stealth troll, basically just saying how much you liked Breaking Bad. (IIRC. Was that this thread?)
I'd say don't bother. Expending that much energy to slag it off means your time would probably be better spent watching something else.
Well aren't you a defensive one It wasn't a 'weak stealth troll', it was a straight up joke. I haven't slagged it off, and if you read the post which you quoted properly, you'll notice that I compliment the show quite thoroughly, I just say that I can't get my head round it. I hope you don't take everything so personally!
I rewatched the Season 3 finale last night, which is one of the greatest episodes ever, and realized that other young creative guy got the axe at the new agency. I forget his name but he grew a beard for Seasons 2 and 3 and was a pretty big character along the lines of Kenny, and Harry. Anyone hear what happened to him?
Paul Kinsey? They decided to leave him behind when they left Sterling Cooper to start SCDP.