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Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Frankenbuddha - May 10, 2012 6:07:04 pm PDT #9509 of 11998
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
le nubian - May 11, 2012 2:11:52 am PDT #9510 of 11998
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have been thinking about Mad Men lately - especially some of the tv critics opinions on the show. For example, there is a lot of discussion about how Don has lost his groove and that he seems out of sorts at work.
But it seems to me that Don has not been "Don" at work for a long while. Last season, he was out of sorts the whole season - culminating in his best friend dying out in California. I think what he was looking for in Megan is someone to replace her.
Even when "Don" was great at work, he was still leaving in the middle of the day watching artsy films and trying to find meaning.
DavidS - May 11, 2012 4:49:18 am PDT #9511 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Yeah, it's been a while since he's done the Kodak Carousel pitch.
I wonder if they'll bring him back in a loop doing a memorable pitch to end the season.
Right now all the good campaigns are coming from Peggy and Ginsberg.
Jesse - May 11, 2012 4:54:47 am PDT #9512 of 11998
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
He's such a dinosaur now -- like he said, as a kid his aspiration was indoor plumbing.
Vortex - May 11, 2012 2:02:19 pm PDT #9513 of 11998
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
But that's the point isn't it? You get to be the boss and let your underlings do the work. That's certainly my ambition at some point.
Jesse - May 11, 2012 3:50:44 pm PDT #9514 of 11998
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yeah, that's just why I don't think he's going to be coming up with the magical pitches from now on.
Jon B. - May 11, 2012 4:53:01 pm PDT #9515 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Hasn't Don's talent always been to figure out which are the good pitches and which aren't? That was his argument to Peggy when she complained about not getting credit for the award Don won last(?) season. In fact, have we known him to come up with his own ideas anytime in the past few seasons?
DavidS - May 11, 2012 6:28:58 pm PDT #9516 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In fact, have we known him to come up with his own ideas anytime in the past few seasons?
Well, he argued with Peggy about who deserved credit on the dogfood commercial that won the Clio.
Jon B. - May 13, 2012 2:06:30 am PDT #9517 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Did you read the two sentences before the one you quoted, David??? He told Peggy that she had pitched a ton of ideas, good and bad, but he could recognize which was the best one.
DavidS - May 13, 2012 5:55:22 am PDT #9518 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He told Peggy that she had pitched a ton of ideas, good and bad, but he could recognize which was the best one.
You're right, that was the gist of his argument. That pitching ideas wasn't the same thing as shaping one into a commercial.