I feel like I’ve grown up with this show. I was a 16 year old when Mad Men premiered on AMC in the summer of 2007. I have never missed an episode. Ever. I’ve seen each episode of the past 5 seasons at least a dozen times. Hell, “The Suitcase” alone obliterates the very best episode of {insert show here ;)}. I used to watch shows like Dexter and Boardwalk Empire religiously (one of which [Dexter] I still watch on and off) but nowadays I’m far from what you’d call a “television” type of person (my favorites are long gone)… mostly because, well, you know… most new shows (and some old ones that are still on [life support! I’m lookin’ at you Parks and Rec]) suck @$$.
Not to get too far off track here, but shows like Homeland, The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones just make me wonder “Am I just too stupid or too smart to enjoy this?” and “How the hell do these other shows have more viewers than this already CLASSIC”? I don’t “still watch” Mad Men like it’s some kind of a chore or something, I watch because I love love love shows that actually require you to pay attention and use your head. I love shows with truly complex characters where this week you might hate one of ‘em (or maybe a majority of ‘em for doing or saying something really awful) so much that you wish they’d get punched in the face *cough* Pete *cough* but then the next week you’re conflicted as hell and you sorta kinda love ‘em again but not really. Ughhhh. The only shows still running that can suck you in like that and demand your time are Breaking Bad and Mad Men. Also, Louie and Curb are pretty awesome, but in the drama department theres only BB and MM.
I mean, Christ.
If you have the attention span of a toddler… this show is not for you.
If you get easily offended… this show is not for you.
If you don’t adjust well to change… this show is not for you. Also, neither is growing up or life in general.
Mad Men is evolving beautifully… and even if it ever does go sour… I WILL GO DOWN WITH THE SHIP!!! I will be on team Weiner until the bitter end THE. BITTER. END. I TELL YOU! >:(
/drunk rant over
(mod note: THIS IS SO CUTE. remember to sleep by a bottle of water.)
can anyone help with this? if not i’ll find my dvds!
(also just as a mod note, i’m glancing over these cause i’ve yet to see the ep! :D but i’ll publish everything you guys send.)
This show seems to be in that sloppy downward spiral that happens when a show has been on the air for too long. We’ve known each character for so long, and gotten to admire and learn so much about each of them, but at this point it feels a little like a vase full of dead flowers. Weiner is trying to freshen it up with a few new characters (or flowers, if you like that analogy) but it’s too late and its just creating new problems.
In “The Flood”, we saw Weiner is trying to cram in a little bit of everyone’s story line into each episode, but it just felt fragmented and incomplete. Now we get flashes into the lives of Dawn (make no mistake, I’m glad she’s here!), Ginsberg, Bob Benson (why??), Bobby Draper, etc while the strong, main characters just seem to rot and turn sour (especially the arguable protagonist of the series, Don). Maybe this is just my dislike for the most recent episode “The Flood”, but I am definitely losing enthusiasm here for my absolute favorite show, which feels awful.
Trudy for all the awards.
Madmendaily TMZ style: January vs Jessica - Who’d You Rather?
A litte shameless promotion, I host a Mad Men podcast called Mad World. I think we have some great discussions and bring in television critics from time to time.
SORRY GUYS. rachel too. i don’t know how i forgot her, because i’m insane. but lol at don loving anyone but himself. (uh while simultaneously hating himself, that is.)
