All posts tagged "Don Draper"

I was prepared to strongly disagree with Tom Carson's take on the role of the middle-aged white guy antihero phenomenon of prestige TV. And I do think he overstates his case, wildly underestimating how much criticism of their protagonists is built into these shows. Both Don Draper and Walter White are the villains of the show. How much more do you want? But he has a really good point here about how even as these programs criticize the ugly reactions of a certain kind of man when he realizes that his white maleness doesn't actually mean he's the flawless authority on everything, they still reinscribe the notion that white men are more important than everyone else:

After 17 months, the gripping TV drama is back – and New York is celebrating with themed parties and special viewings

In post-recession America the role of traditional ad executives on Madison Avenue may soon be a thing of the past

[rebelmouse-image 24749755 original_size="431x500" expand=1]Spoilers.

Spoilers.

[rebelmouse-image 24749143 original_size="469x594" expand=1]Back in Austin, Pandagonians, and so regular blogging will commence. Which means I'm finally able to get around to "Mad Men" blogging, since I finally saw it last night. This edition's title was suggested by Marc. As usual, spoilers.