Looks like Mad Men is going to run five minutes long tonight.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
dcp - Jun 16, 2013 2:49:47 pm PDT #10887 of 11998
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Typo Boy - Jun 16, 2013 2:55:31 pm PDT #10888 of 11998
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yeah the last two episodes of Mad Men have been better - at least IMO. I'm enjoying hating Don again, though I still think everything we are shown about him could be conveyed with less screen time, and doing that would make a better show.
Jessica - Jun 16, 2013 6:10:13 pm PDT #10889 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Holy shit, Ken!!
I've been thinking about this season as a whole, and while many of the individual episodes have been great, I think 1968 has just gotten the better of them. Which is understandable, since if you presented a timeline of 1968 in a novel-writing class, you'd get dinged for cramming in so much drama and asked to simplify and focus.
DavidS - Jun 16, 2013 6:12:43 pm PDT #10890 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
and while many of the individual episodes have been great, I think 1968 has just gotten the better of them.
That's an interesting point. I've really enjoyed the season and especially the run of the last four or five eps, but '68 is much to assimilate even as background noise.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 17, 2013 3:23:46 am PDT #10891 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I remember there was news special I saw during high school (I think) called "1968: A Crack in Time" that delineated the mind-boggling number of major event that happened that year. It was fascinating to watch because while I was alive in '68, I don't remember any of it at all (except maybe the moon landing).
Jessica - Jun 17, 2013 3:27:57 am PDT #10892 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
while I was alive in '68, I don't remember any of it at all (except maybe the moon landing).
Heh, and the moon landing was '69.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 17, 2013 3:30:03 am PDT #10893 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Well so much for my one memory. Bye bye 1968.
Jesse - Jun 17, 2013 8:28:33 am PDT #10894 of 11998
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Examining Bob Benson's resume: [link]
In a really minor note, Pete's mom saying, "I forget" when he asked where she saw Manolo (or whatever the question was) was just frigging perfect.
Jessica - Jun 17, 2013 8:44:49 am PDT #10895 of 11998
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In a really minor note, Pete's mom saying, "I forget" when he asked where she saw Manolo (or whatever the question was) was just frigging perfect.
I'm really starting to love Pete's mom.
Scrappy - Jun 17, 2013 9:32:16 am PDT #10896 of 11998
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I LOVED that moment. Also Bob getting all tough on Pete.