Category Archives: AMC
Media Maven’s State of the Union Address
Dear friends and faithful readers! It’s been nearly 6 months since I last deigned to sit at my computer at share with you my thoughts and feelings on, well, anything. The time has come at last to break radio silence. … Continue reading
Mad Men – Season 4, Episode 13: “Tomorrowland”
This post doesn’t need to be long (it probably will be) because we’re all thinking the same thing: a) Mad Men is so ludicrously head and shoulders above every other show on tv that they might as well just give … Continue reading
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Mad Men — Season 4, Episode 7: “The Suitcase”
Television is rarely transcendent. It can be powerful, hilarious, moving, groan-inducing, disgusting — but it rarely has the depth of character/story/emotion plus the execution required to become a truly transcendent piece of media, one that rises above the crop and … Continue reading
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Mad Men – Season 4, Episode 1: “Public Relations”
Mad Men is back, and as usual, it’s back in style. We were dropped right into the action, barely missing a step from last season’s shocking finale. We find Sterling Cooper Draper and Price in full swing, Betty and the … Continue reading
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Maven 2.0 – Emmy Picks 2010
In honor of the MMM reboot, I thought it was time to design a new header. Thanks to my graphic designer extraordinaire Topher Rhys for the new Maven 2.0 banner. I think its pretty bitchin’ (yes, I know Inception + … Continue reading
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Mad Men – Season 2, Episode 13: “Meditations in an Emergency”
And thus is it that the title of “Best Show Currently on Television” falls to Showtime’s Dexter, as the reigning Best Show, Mad Men, wrapped up its second season last night with a terrific finale. While I didn’t think this … Continue reading
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Mad Men – Season 2, Episode 12: “The Mountain King”
Who is The Mountain King? Is it Don Draper? Dick Whitman? Bert Cooper? Jesus Christ? The last few episodes of Mad Men have been leaving me (and you, I’d guess) with all kinds of questions. Things are changing for our … Continue reading
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Mad Men – Season 2, Episode 9: “Six Month Leave”
Last night, I DVR’ed 8 programs. That’s right. I now have 8 shows on Sunday nights, and that’s only after I decided to cut True Blood loose. As I unfortunately don’t have the unlimited number of hours required to watch this … Continue reading
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Mad Men: Season 2, Episode 6 – “Maidenform”
Let me begin by saying that blogging about AMC’s Mad Men is different from blogging about any other show. The level of the series is already so high, the characters so fully developed, and the emotions so real, the only thing … Continue reading
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Mad Men: Season 2, Episode 3 – “The Benefactor”
Don’t you just love this show? I mean, I can’t watch an episode of AMC’s Emmy-hog Mad Men without feeling…something. Maybe I feel anger at the way Don Draper (Jon Hamm) takes his beautiful, adoring wife Betty (January Jones) for granted. … Continue reading
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