Mad Men-inspired McDonalds uniforms (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Mad Men
Men in Black III (review)
A time travel plot can feel like a huge narrative swindle if not handled correctly. But there’s no big do-over button hovering over this tale. Nope: the timey-wimey stuff here is clever, funny, thrilling, even poignant.
question of the day: Does livetweeting while you’re watching TV ruin the experience?
I think it does, but clearly many people don’t feel the same, because there are so many people live-tweeting.
Game of Thrones: The Complete First Season (review)
May well be the most solidly confident storytelling I’ve seen on television, perhaps ever…
question of the day: Is AMC exploiting 9/11 with its Mad Men imagery?
Does your take on whether or not Mad Men is a thematic riff on our cultural reaction to 9/11 impact whether you see the use of such imagery as reasonable?
question of the day: What do you think is the best thing on TV at the moment, and what is your TV guilty pleasure?
My TV viewing has decreased considerably since I arrived in London in January, so this is a tough one for me…
must reads: “Why Is TV Suddenly Overstuffed With Buxom Bunnies, Sexy Stewardesses, and Charlie’s Angels?”
Gosh, it’s like the 60s — the early 60s — are returning with a vengeance.
question of the day: What do you think of the Emmy Awards results?
The Emmy Awards for excellence in American television were handed out last night, and one of the biggest winners wasn’t American at all: Downton Abbey…
watch it: “Mad Men Opening Titles Re-Design”
Do you like these better than the actual credits? It seems a bit too peppy for the tone of the show to me.
question of the day: Which era would you like to see as a setting for a nostalgic soap opera or drama (à la ‘Mad Men’)?
NBC has The Playboy Club, ABC has Pan Am, both set in the 60s. The BBC is a tad more adventurous: its The Hour is set in 1956. Couldn’t we look farther afield, temporally speaking?
