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The Orange Couch, Episode 11 of Mad Men: “The Other Woman”
One of the common complaints about Mad Men issued by those wishing to appear to be daring contrarians is that the sexism of the show is often of the mustache-twirling type. “Why can’t it be more complex?”, they whine, posing as if they have secret knowledge that the pre-second wave…
The Orange Couch, Episode 10 of Mad Men: “The Christmas Waltz”
Reading Twitter reactions to Mad Men last night, I got the impression that a lot of people thought it was a strange episode that just crammed a lot of storylines together in order to ramp up for the next few episodes that close this season down. I agree that there…
The Orange Couch, Episode 8 of Mad Men: “Lady Lazarus”
I get the feeling that this episode is going to be controversial, but I love it. It’s a classic example of how good “Mad Men” is about pulling the rug out from under your expectations, but doing so in a way that works really well. The title of the episode…
The Orange Couch, Episode 6 of Mad Men: “Far Away Places”
An absolutely devastating and amazing hour of television: That’s the first thing I want to say. The show has been escalating the levels of dread and fear for three episodes now, to the point where I was genuinely afraid that someone out there had murdered Megan because Don abandoned her.…
The Orange Couch, Episode 4 of Mad Men: “Mystery Date”
I wasn’t in town to record for this episode of “The Orange Couch”, but I helped write it and find the “Mystery Date” video. Oh, the marvels of digital communication! Like Marc, I’m not too fond of the dream sequence crap. They’ve been escalating the amount of time we spend…
The Orange Couch, Episode 3 of Mad Men: “Tea Leaves”
As promised, this week’s edition of The Orange Couch, where Marc and I analyze the latest episode of “Mad Men”. I’m particularly pleased with my thoughts towards the end comparing the Michael Ginsberg storyline to the Rolling Stones one. Weiner is doing something much more interesting with the younger generation…
“Mad Men” tomorrow, “Community” today
The Orange Couch isn’t going anywhere. For what should be the only time in the run of our new online video series about “Mad Men”, an episode will have to be delayed a day. But we have a very good reason! Sorry, y’all. As much as I love “Mad Men”,…
New York revels in the return of Mad Men
After 17 months, the gripping TV drama is back – and New York is celebrating with themed parties and special viewings Jace Lacob is one of a rare breed of people in the US. He is the television critic at the Daily Beast and therefore has already seen the two-hour…
No room for Don Draper in the age of digital advertising?
In post-recession America the role of traditional ad executives on Madison Avenue may soon be a thing of the past The iconic image of Don Draper in a sleek suit, martini in one hand, ad campaign in the other, will return to TV screens around the world when the fifth…
True period shows really don’t get audiences
Via Ta-Nehisi, an interview with Matthew Weiner about the new spate of TV shows set in the 60s, clearly influenced by the popularity of Mad Men. A lot of critics are saying that The Playboy Club and Pan Am are trying to rip off Mad Men. Do you think that's…
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