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The Orange Couch Does Mad Men: Season Six, Episode Three, “The Collaborators”
Compared to last week’s double-header, last night’s episode of Mad Men, “The Collaborators” was relatively straightforward in its themes. Which isn’t saying that it was a simple episode by any stretch; it’s just that the premiere was so stylistically and thematically dense that everything else feels lighter by comparison. But…
The Orange Couch Does Mad Men, Season 6: “The Doorway”
Woo! The Orange Couch returns with our “Mad Men” recaps, where Marc Faletti and I put those liberal arts educations to good use examining the themes, symbols, and other literary devices that have made “Mad Men” a low-rated critical darling. Watch the video for our discussions of all the heavy…
The Orange Couch Returns April 8th, With “Mad Men” Recaps
The time has come for a new season of “Mad Men”. And you know what that means, a new season of “The Orange Couch”, the video recap series written and hosted by myself and Marc Faletti, who also directs and edits everything. This is not the same old recaps you…
Thriller ‘Homeland’ dethrones ‘Mad Men’ at Emmys
Spy thriller “Homeland” won best TV drama at the Emmy awards Sunday, ending retro cult show “Mad Men” four-year unbroken run, while “Modern Family” was named best comedy for the third straight year. Election campaign film “Game Change,” about John McCain’s Republican running mate Sarah Palin’s implosion in the doomed…
‘Mad Men’ dominates Emmy nominations
“Mad Men” dominated nominations for the primetime Emmy awards, a triumph for the 1960s-themed series that almost failed to return for its fifth season this year. The show is up against “Boardwalk Empire,” “Breaking Bad,” the British-made “Downton Abbey,” “Game of Thrones” and “Homeland” for best drama series, but unlike…
The Orange Couch, Breaking Bad, Episode 1: Live Free or Die
New Orange Couch! For new Raw Story readers, here’s a quick rundown of the Orange Couch: It’s a video series my partner Marc and I started a couple of months ago to review “Mad Men”. It’s far more than a recap show. We delve into character analysis, research the allusions,…
The Orange Couch, Episode 13 of Mad Men: “The Phantom”
Last night’s episode was classic Mad Men, in that I initially thought it was a little slow, but thinking it over, there was so much to unpack. It actually reminds me of the season finale of the first season, which had the jolt of Peggy giving birth, but is actually…
Mad Men Season Five’s recent twists
For those of you who don’t follow Mad Men : don’t trouble reading. We make no apologies for writing about a mere television series, here – this one bears writing about every bit as much as any other in production – or, probably, any current cinematic release. For those who aren’t up-to-date…
Jon Stewart mocks Wisconsin recall coverage with Mad Men send-up
You know you’re only a few days before this season’s finale of Mad Men when you see totally unrelated product placement worked into The Daily Show’s treatment of the Wisconsin recall. Following an Abraham Lincoln penis joke, Jon Stewart offered a critique of the media coverage surrounding the much-anticipated Wisconsin…
The Orange Couch, Episode 12 of Mad Men: “Fees and Commissions”
I suspect the trend among recaps today is going to be to contrast Don and Lane’s approach, because Don is (like Joan) a survivor, and obviously, someone who commits suicide by definition can’t be.* But as you’ll see in the video, Marc and I saw Don and Lane as the…
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