Comments on: AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ And The Sweet Sell Of Success http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:29:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ed Driscoll » The Return Of The Son Of 21st Century Schizoid Mad Men http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-306844 Ed Driscoll » The Return Of The Son Of 21st Century Schizoid Mad Men Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:49:43 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/#comment-306844 [...] Draper weeps. Advertising in the early 1960s Mad Men era: libidos run amok behind the scenes, but all the readers and viewers at home see are tastefully [...] [...] Draper weeps. Advertising in the early 1960s Mad Men era: libidos run amok behind the scenes, but all the readers and viewers at home see are tastefully [...]

]]> By: Ed Driscoll » Slacker Hooch, Great White North Style http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-216665 Ed Driscoll » Slacker Hooch, Great White North Style Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:10:03 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/#comment-216665 [...] but to me, it felt cheap and, yes, ironic, but in a remarkably negative way. I don’t think Don Draper, master of New Frontier Swank, would [...] [...] but to me, it felt cheap and, yes, ironic, but in a remarkably negative way. I don’t think Don Draper, master of New Frontier Swank, would [...]

]]> By: Pajamas Media » Mad Men Wins Raves, Not Ratings http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-82926 Pajamas Media » Mad Men Wins Raves, Not Ratings Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:33:17 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/#comment-82926 [...] the show can be a frustrating to process. Wasn’t the first season’s subplot regarding Don’s true identity, and the subsequent war sequences, the kind of stuff [...] [...] the show can be a frustrating to process. Wasn’t the first season’s subplot regarding Don’s true identity, and the subsequent war sequences, the kind of stuff [...]

]]> By: Pajamas Media » From The Sterling Cooper Wing Of The Institute Of Official Cheer http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-82312 Pajamas Media » From The Sterling Cooper Wing Of The Institute Of Official Cheer Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:44:11 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/#comment-82312 [...] Of Official Cheer, purveyor of Gastroanomalies and assorted and sundry Bleats, to take a look at the show. Set on Madison Avenue at the dawn of the swanky New Frontier early 1960s, we asked him what the [...] [...] Of Official Cheer, purveyor of Gastroanomalies and assorted and sundry Bleats, to take a look at the show. Set on Madison Avenue at the dawn of the swanky New Frontier early 1960s, we asked him what the [...]

]]> By: Pajamas Media » PJM Political 7/16/08: Deep Inside The Media-Industrial Complex! http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-76188 Pajamas Media » PJM Political 7/16/08: Deep Inside The Media-Industrial Complex! Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:11:24 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/#comment-76188 [...] Lileks on AMC’s Mad Men series, and viewing the early 1960s through the twin prisms of the Kennedy/Nixon election and [...] [...] Lileks on AMC’s Mad Men series, and viewing the early 1960s through the twin prisms of the Kennedy/Nixon election and [...]

]]> By: Margaret of the Roses http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-10862 Margaret of the Roses Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:22:06 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/#comment-10862 The first episode was about smoking because that gave the authors a chance to bow to the PC police with repeated warnings about the health hazards. They have every intention of smoking in every scene for the next 12 episodes, it's part of the era. What worried me about the first episode was the strange view about extramarital sex. Was Madison Ave fast and loose? What does that say about the people who told us how to be happy? (Or satisfied, or whatever.) The first episode was about smoking because that gave the authors a chance to bow to the PC police with repeated warnings about the health hazards. They have every intention of smoking in every scene for the next 12 episodes, it’s part of the era.
What worried me about the first episode was the strange view about extramarital sex. Was Madison Ave fast and loose? What does that say about the people who told us how to be happy? (Or satisfied, or whatever.)

]]> By: Atlas Shrugs http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/comment-page-1/#comment-10861 Atlas Shrugs Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:43:52 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/amcs-mad-men-and-the-sweet-sell-of-success/#comment-10861 fella, how many time you gonna mention brylcreem and the swankness of manhattan bars in the first two grafs? this is why editors are teh awesome! fella, how many time you gonna mention brylcreem and the swankness of manhattan bars in the first two grafs? this is why editors are teh awesome!

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