One marriage is over, another is on the skids and someone gets lucky in a matinee. This week’s episode had us driving off from Howard Johnson’s in a huff.
Mad Men
Mad Men Watch: Domesticity and its Discontents
Pete goes back to high school, Don plays a superhero in plaid and Ken still has the habit. This week’s episode had us dodging fists in the conference room.
Mad Men Watch: A Dark Turn to the Uncertain Future
Don fights his past, Joan sleeps next to a new man and Peggy does it for the money. This week’s episode had us hiding under the bed.
Mad Men Watch: Time Is (Not) on Their Side
Betty returns bigger than ever, Don psychoanalyzes Stones fans and SCDP continues to diversify. This week’s episode gives us the munchies.
The ‘Zou Bisou Bisou’ Revue: Foreign-Language Songs on U.S. Pop Charts
With Megan Draper’s provocative rendition of “Zou Bisou Bisou” in the Season 5 opener of Mad Men, the U.S. stands to become rapidly enchanted with sultry French period pop. (The song has already been released as a single on …
If You Like “Zou Bisou Bisou,” Try Pink Martini’s “Sympathique”
If you’re still wandering around the office in a bouncy, burlesque-inspired daze, contemplating the je ne sais quoi that made Jessica Paré’s rendition of “Zou Bisou Bisou” so lusciously haunting during the Mad Men premiere, this might be just the song for you.
Mad Men Stuck in Your Head
Jessica Paré, who plays Megan Draper, talks “Zou Bisou Bisou.”
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Mad Men‘s Return: Surprise!
NOTE: Because AMC is not sending out advance screeners of Mad Men this season, I won’t be doing postairing reviews of each episode — the show needs time to be reviewed right, and I’m too often on deadline for magazine pieces …
Mad Men: “All You Get to Do Is Watch”
The season five two-hour premiere finds our friends at Sterling Cooper tackling babies, race relations — and one soiled white carpet.
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TV Weekend: Mad Men Returns, A Nation’s DVRs Feel the Strain
Once upon a time, Sunday was a nice evening to relax and take in a good show or two before the work week began. Now it’s more like a job in itself, even if you don’t watch TV for a living.
The Week Ahead—10 Things To Watch, Read and Listen To: March 19–25
Every Monday, for your planning purposes, we will lay out the week ahead in entertainment. (All times refer to EDT.)
1. Have You “Everdeen” So Excited?
Katniss. Gale. Peeta. On the big screen. And IMAX, too. The first …
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Dead Tree Alert: Mad Men Is (Almost) Back!
Remember Mad Men?
If you’re reading a TV blog, I’m sure you do. But it’s been so long, I wouldn’t blame you if you don’t remember much. In my essay in the newest print TIME magazine (subscription required to read), I look at …
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Mad Men Returning March 25 (or So Says Jon Hamm)
Matthew Weiner, AMC and the folks at Mad Men generally run a pretty tight ship when it comes to the flow of information about the program. But star Jon Hamm appears to have jumped the gun on a recent podcast, saying that the …