Happy Birthday, Tom Scola!
Good thoughts for everyone's family members who need them.
I am stressing the hell out over this stupid business trip, just as I do every year. I don't have the right clothes, I don't want to fly, yada yada whine. The actual "business" part of it doesn't bother me at all. It's the thought of getting everything else done just right. I also have a deep fear that my expanded ass won't fit in the tiny JetBlue seat and they'll throw me off the plane. This probably won't happen. Probably. Damn it, is there any chance I can get the flu in the next two days?
OMG, I can't believe that negotiations for new seaons of
Mad Men
went down to the final hour with Lionsgate and AMC trying to squeeze every fucking nickel out of the show while trying to compromise it on multiple fronts (trimming the cast, adding commercials, etc.)
So fucking stupid. They've got a game changing all-time great, revenue for decades show in place and they were willing to move ahead without Weiner? Fucking suits. Die you shit fucking bean counters!
Anyway, it's back for two more years guaranteed and probably one more after that after they polish their diamond shoes and realize it's a goddam goldmine.
Also, Archer renewed for a 16 ep season so I'm good.
Venture Bros. back for two more. Okay, rage subsiding.
Tim Goodman has his say:
How much is that worth? Mad Men is AMC's seminal hit, its tallest flag on a crowded map of cable channels. What's more, the quality of the series never lagged. It got better. It got more and more hype. It created stars. It became a pop culture phenomenon. It won Emmys. How much is that worth, AMC? Maybe someone should go count the headlines. Measure the magazine stories and compare that to the price for an ad. Count all the times the stars were on talk shows or in photographs. Do a search for how many times AMC has been mentioned since summer of 2007 and then compare that to how many times it was mentioned prior -- go back a decade if you need to. Mad Men may not be the most watched series on television or even on AMC, but it's the greatest loss-leader in the history of television. While that was happening, Weiner was under his old contract. Underpaid? Relative to the industry and his impact on it -- hell yes.
...And yet the niche channel is clearly forgetting that none of this would be possible without Mad Men. I don't begrudge Weiner anything he's asking for because in all likelihood, this is his biggest ticket. The former Sopranos writer is extremely talented and will no doubt go on to other successes. But like David Simon, the creator of The Wire who moved on to Treme, it's not about how brilliant one person is. It's about catching lightning in a bottle and cracking that bottle over the head of the culture in a way that essentially lives on in history books forever. Now that is hard to repeat. So don't begrudge Weiner whatever it is he's getting for four brilliant seasons of Mad Men.
In baseball news: The Royals are in first place!
Gud, take a picture of the standings and laminate it quickly before things change!
Thank you Slackery Santa for Christmas in April!
I uh, grabbed my packages from the front door this evening although they were delivered yesterday. Don't ask me why - all I can say is that inertia is tough to beat.
I've been munching on peppermint bark and drinking tea. (Although, not the exciting new tea from my prezzie because I'd already made the tea.) Love the cookbook and the bath bar and the flower pendant. Thank you so much!
In baseball news: The Royals are in first place!
Just needed to see that again. Carry on.
Thank you Slackery Santa for Christmas in April!
I'm glad you liked it!
all I can say is that inertia is tough to beat.
um, yeah. I feel ya.
Enjoy. And yes, some of the stuff is random, I was thinking "cooking stuff! yeah!"
Just needed to see that again. Carry on.
The Orioles too! It's crazy topsy turvy land.
The Royals probably can't sustain it this year, but they've got the most loaded farm system in baseball. So it could be the beginning of something for them.
Orioles also have a nice core of young talent that could help them move up.
Baconbaconbacon! Gimme what's in the bag, I can't reeeeeead
I love that. And, sadly, often think of it. So, you know, effective advertising there.
