Basket of News, April 20-26, 2013
Matthew Weiner, Jon Hamm, January Jones, John Slattery, Kiernan Shipka, Jessica Paré and Vincent Kartheiser talk with Brian Williams for well over an hour at the Paley Center. Here’s a few minutes:...
View ArticleBasket of News, May 11-17, 2013
Matthew Weiner, with January Jones and Jessica Paré spend 87 minutes at the 92nd St. Y in NYC: (via Basketcases polly draper and MyPeopleAreNordic) Here’s some print highlights. Gothamist unpacks the...
View ArticleOfficial Bob Benson Theory Thread
By now we’ve heard them all (okay, maybe not) … - He’s Dick Whitman - He’s Death - He’s Aimee’s son - He’s the Devil (Death with personality) - He’s Norman Bates - He’s gay - He’s an avatar - He’s a...
View ArticleBasket of News, June 1-7, 2013
Gothamist unpacks “A Tale of Two Cities,” from Jeannie C. Riley to Carnation Instant Breakfast, with an extra post about the 1968 DNC in Chicago. Vulture has your key GIFs from “A Tale of Two Cities.”...
View ArticleHow I Raised Myself From Failure to Success in Selling
Bob Benson was listening to an audio version of this classic of the 1940s, highly influenced by Dale Carnegie, with whom author Frank Bettger later lectured. I am unable to find any information about...
View ArticleBasket of News, June 8-14, 2013
Gothamist unpacks “Favors,” from Ocean Spray to Whiskey Sours. Matthew Weiner talked Season 7 at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences headquarters in North Hollywood. And he talks to The Wrap...
View ArticleThe Talented Mr. Benson
I don’t have anyplace else to go. – Bob Benson, ‘The Man With the Plan’ When Duck Phillips places an evening call to Pete Campbell late in The Quality of Mercy, it’s a turning point for Pete. He...
View ArticleExclusive Interview with Matthew Weiner (the highlight reel)
The Lipp sisters spoke at length with Matthew Weiner after viewing the Season 6 finale. We’ll be posting the whole, long interview, but if reading for an hour isn’t your thing, here are some of the...
View ArticleFull Interview: Deborah, Roberta, and Matthew Weiner Talk Season 6
The theme of death is really about change. Talking with Matt always starts off warm and friendly. Matthew Weiner: How are you guys? Roberta Lipp: We’re really good! MW: Wedding bells? Deborah Lipp: I’m...
View ArticleBasket of News, July 27 – Aug. 2, 2013
Your latest Breaking Bad teaser: Bryan Cranston reading “Ozymandias”: You want more Breaking Bad video? How about showrunner Vince Gilligan on Bloomberg TV? THR reports studios are lining up to become...
View ArticleBasket of News, Aug. 3-9, 2013
While waiting for Season 6, The Breaking Bad Season 5 Gag Reel: There’s also fresh video of the cast and producers of The Walking Dead on the set of Season 4. Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones took home...
View ArticleBasket of News, March 15-21, 2014
This is CNN: Present just arrived! cc: @MadMen_AMC pic.twitter.com/Xa6rYDAi5Q — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 20, 2014 Matthew Weiner continues his pre-season media blitz with Hanna Rosin at The...
View ArticleThe Strategy Recap: Does this family exist anymore?
The Strategy was hands-down the best episode of Mad Men Season 7 (so far). It was eventful, lucid, had strong narrative, great character work, and deftly introduced thematic elements without hitting...
View ArticleFamily Dining
A previous post of mine, Processed Food, argued that Man Men 7.04, The Monolith, uses the idea of “fast food” as a device to depict man’s dehumanization by technology (something also done in the film...
View ArticleThe Bob Benson Chronicles
This is everything we know about Bob Benson, based on his appearances in Season 6 and 7 of Mad Men. 6.01: The Doorway Part 1 He enters the elevator with two coffee cups and starts schmoozing Don....
View ArticleThe Strategy Recap: Does this family exist anymore?
The Strategy was hands-down the best episode of Mad Men Season 7 (so far). It was eventful, lucid, had strong narrative, great character work, and deftly introduced thematic elements without hitting...
View ArticleFamily Dining
Inasmuch as the courting of the Burger Chef account by SC&P has been a major storyline during the first half of Mad Men‘s seventh season, food has been discernibly used as a motif. The plot of The...
View ArticleThe Bob Benson Chronicles
Because of the intense mystery and interest surrounding Bob Benson in Season 6 of Mad Men, I put together this chronicle. Here is everything we know about Bob Benson, based on his appearances in Season...
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