Mad Men on AMC • Fifth Season Thread

I love this show.

kvelling @ alison brie's dress:

http://weblogs.variety.com/.a/6a00d8341bfc7553ef01630345ae60970d-pi

I wonder how much of MM's popularity rested on early 60s fashion (more than one'd think, I expect), and how damaged that popularity will be by late 60s fashion (which I feel like is relatively hideous to most modern eyes).

I wonder how many critics will be like "They're overdoing crazy late 60s styles!" cuz it's almost hard to believe how weirdly people actually started dressing

I wonder a lot of things haha

banana republic might have some trouble selling/marketing the 1966 stuff to its target audience. although it'll do fine in other places that don't capitalize on drabness.

I wonder how much of MM's popularity rested on early 60s fashion (more than one'd think, I expect), and how damaged that popularity will be by late 60s fashion (which I feel like is relatively hideous to most modern eyes).

suspect that the major & cooler characters will stay a step or two behind the times in this regard

btw, http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cxx_rNVC9gw/Tg8wXW_0xSI/AAAAAAAAAC8/povV1mtmbUQ/s1600/The+Excited+Classy+Lady.jpg

For Mad Men we made turkey meatballs with quinoa with a yogurt sauce with roasted squash!

10 more minutes and then BOOM, to the DVR!

We're doing the same, waiting till it has recorded and then playing it so we can skip ads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vFOzG3GYqo

The scene between Harry and Roger ftw.

"We can have the conversation you thought we were having."

"So will this be every month, or..."

Lolling at Megan's Québécois swearing.

the baby wipe scene was some seriously lol-trolling. took me a clear couple seconds to decipher the image, half in horror that my tv had actually been hacked and i was reliving goatse all over again.

WHen did Don tell Megan about Dick??

scene with roger and harry had me rollin'

-Joan and her mother getting on each other's nerves, maybe my favorite thing about the whole Ep... Sooooooo perfect. Every tiny little jab and raised eyebrow, mwah

- is Megan going to go crazytown, or am I projecting?

- Pete's plaid jacket at the party was outstanding.

SHHH! it's just starting on the west coast...

t-minus how long until we figure out megan is not who she says she is?

Why do you think Megan will go nuts? Wondering if she will fall more and more into the scene.

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I don't think there is anything wrong with her. Maybe normal for the times.

where's a gif of that look pete gave roger sterling..

i think something's up with megan. they said she was an actress, is she really french canadian?

This show.

So glad this is back. Nothing like watching 2 hours of television where almost nothing in particular happens.

guys real talk all the black applicants with dusty springfield playing had me trying to figure out wtf was going on and sending me into major film theory conniption fits

also rape sex is my favorite plot device

*consensual

is now when we start complaining about things being "on the nose"?

*consensual

― Johnny Fever, Monday, March 26, 2012 1:42 AM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

You clearly have never had rape sex in the way i phrased it if you have to qualify it.

I have no problem with that burn.

Also that was Kimmy Robertson, right?

I watched the first season and never got around to the rest. Do I really need to watch three seasons or can I just jump in to S5?

You could probably get away with skipping season 2. But watch them all honestly. It'd be like skipping to the middle of Infinite Jest or something.

alternately, you could stare at a glass of whiskey in low light for a couple hours

while thinking about boobs

dangerously close to something I'd do w/o Mad Men tbh

let me rephrase: I can start Justified or Breaking Bad from the beginning, or Mad Men from S2 on - which do I do?

Justified is great, but not in the league of Mad Men or Breaking Bad imo. I think I slightly prefer MM to BB, but it could go either way. As the final season of Breaking Bad (broken up into two parts, mind) starts airing this year, you should probably go with that one. Mad Men has another two years after this one for you to catch up.

"You're all so cynical. You don't smile, you smirk."

[whistles nonchalantly while examining the ceiling]

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1h5gn8qy21qk63xoo1_r1_500.gif

banana republic might have some trouble selling/marketing the 1966 stuff to its target audience. although it'll do fine in other places that don't capitalize on drabness.

Fwiw I would totally buy Joan's dress in this episode.

pete's old office is very telegenic. harry doesn't deserve those blue walls and that cool furniture.

milo - at least start with season 3 of mad men which is the best to date. don't skip it. (i don't think skipping first two seasons is as big a deal.)

Harry giving Don the silver-tipped walking cane.
"Don Ameche has one!"

lolololol

Honestly it took me a while to get used to the nothing-happening/significant glances thing after so long away.

And there were a couple of times where I was like, TWO HOURS of this? Really?

I love the show but jeeeeeeeeeeeeeez louise.

This episode was hilarious!

I loved how funny it was, I wasn't ready for any heavy drama at the beginning of the season. Also, I was happy with the lack of Betty Draper.