er well = good
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 27 April 2012 22:51 (twelve years ago) link
I'm curious as to what the "idealized version" of Mad Men anyone is describing is.
― Melissa W, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:08 (twelve years ago) link
Peggy is black and owns and insurance company that solves advertising-related crimes every week
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
roger sterling plays the janitor, who barfs at inappropriate moments
carries a bucket of sawdust.
― jed_, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:16 (twelve years ago) link
well, i assume an idealized version involves the show taking on issues of race and people of colour in a more head-on manner as well as dealing with a more successful female copywriter character to better reflect a specific part of reality. nothing wrong with wanting that, mind. though i'd imagine you'd hope they did it in a more entertaining fashion that weiner and his writing staff.
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:23 (twelve years ago) link
To me 'idealized' as a pejorative though implies that I want the show to be American Dreams or something that is generally softer and kinder to the time period. Which couldn't be further from what I want.
― Melissa W, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:29 (twelve years ago) link
my impressions is we were discussing "idealized" in the sense of what version of the show would most satisfy you.
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:30 (twelve years ago) link
I guess I'd like to know why that "sounds terrible" then.
― Melissa W, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:35 (twelve years ago) link
I'd keep Roger barfing if it helps.
― Melissa W, Friday, 27 April 2012 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think it sounds terrible, though it would most definitely be a minefield that could get very terrible, very quickly.
It's not this show, though.
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
can't believe nobody's pulled up that roger barfing gif yet btw.
is there anything on this show that ISN'T an anigif
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:37 (twelve years ago) link
yeah but barfing was og iirc
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:43 (twelve years ago) link
with the weird dance everyone was was doing in the background
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:53 (twelve years ago) link
what interests me is seeing the characters talk through ad campaigns, have a moment of inspiration, pitch the campaign, run the campaign.
while this is fine - most campaigns don't go this smoothly. insert after "pitch the campaign", "get shot down by client, come up with even more inspired concept, get shot down, present a safe, uninspired pile, run campaign."
which is more similar to what we were seeing with those fucking beans!
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
it seems the AMC series "The Pitch" is gonna scratch that itch
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
well, i live that, so... :S
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:59 (twelve years ago) link
not heard of the Pitch tho, will check 'er out.
It's not started yet. They just had a preview episode on a few weeks back. Reality series about ad agencies (or teams of ad men or whatever) pitching.
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Saturday, 28 April 2012 00:02 (twelve years ago) link
it's no fun if it's reali want good scripting
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 29 April 2012 16:14 (twelve years ago) link
"the two of us in the same room, looking at each other every once in a while"
― johnny crunch, Monday, 30 April 2012 02:43 (twelve years ago) link
would hang out with sally draper and roger sterling
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Monday, 30 April 2012 02:48 (twelve years ago) link
lmao at homegirl pretending to like fish rite there
― arsenio and old ma$e (m bison), Monday, 30 April 2012 02:50 (twelve years ago) link
this ep owns
Hope all these Twin Peaks homages (at least in terms of casting) lead to something...
― ryan, Monday, 30 April 2012 02:52 (twelve years ago) link
loljewham
― Grimy Little Pimp (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:05 (twelve years ago) link
smh @ roger
who all was on twin peaks?
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:06 (twelve years ago) link
lol'd p hard @ 'interesting bowls' in the heinz pitch
― johnny crunch, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:07 (twelve years ago) link
Ken's dad & the girl Don strangled a few eps back
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:08 (twelve years ago) link
I was happy to see creepy Glen! Telling her to check out the Loving Spoonful! Answering the phone naked, with his winter coat on!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
I love creepy Glen!
"How's the city?""Dirty."
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:12 (twelve years ago) link
oh that's the weird kid from the suburbs? i didn't realize that. hahaha
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:14 (twelve years ago) link
what was megan's original ambition? to act?
― supreme sundae (reddening), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:19 (twelve years ago) link
never really been revealed
― Grimy Little Pimp (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
yes "acting" but that's probably a metaphor or some shit
pls let it be "lead québécois uprising"
― arsenio and old ma$e (m bison), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
goddamn autocorrect actually helping me look fancy
― arsenio and old ma$e (m bison), Monday, 30 April 2012 03:30 (twelve years ago) link
She moved to ny to act.
― dan selzer, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:56 (twelve years ago) link
Great episode. Tableau at the end of the awards dinner was awesome.
― s.clover, Monday, 30 April 2012 03:58 (twelve years ago) link
Just realized that was Julia Ormond.
― LaMonte, Monday, 30 April 2012 04:02 (twelve years ago) link
!!!
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Monday, 30 April 2012 04:09 (twelve years ago) link
when megan first explains her idea for the heinz thing she really acts like peggy (in season 1)
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Monday, 30 April 2012 04:24 (twelve years ago) link
I couldn't get a read on how Megan felt during Peggy's congratulations. It sort of felt like "uh, thanks."
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 30 April 2012 04:26 (twelve years ago) link
I figured it was her feeling a little unsure how to take it, as though maybe she felt semi-guilty for accomplishing something via Don even if it really was all her. Maybe I'm just reading into her dad's speech though.
― GoT SPOILER ALERT (Gukbe), Monday, 30 April 2012 04:33 (twelve years ago) link
peggy: "this is as good as this job gets!"
could be that megan is thinking, really? this is as good as it gets? get me the hell out of here!
i mean, maybe she doesn't actually want to work in advertising
― seriously, THIS GUY (daria-g), Monday, 30 April 2012 04:49 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that's what I got out of it. "ok, we landed a pitch for beans. great. why does everybody even care."
― s.clover, Monday, 30 April 2012 04:53 (twelve years ago) link
new Bobby looks *younger* than previous Bobby. Eventually Bobby Draper will just be played by a muppet and voiced by Frank Oz.
― raw feel vegan (silby), Monday, 30 April 2012 05:23 (twelve years ago) link
they've got to be setting roger up for a hard fall, economically speaking -- the first few episodes see him paying off everybody for favors, and tonight we hear he's still financially supporting his first family, and didn't jane say something last week about how the divorce was going to be difficult/contentious, money-wise?
― supreme sundae (reddening), Monday, 30 April 2012 05:59 (twelve years ago) link
hard fall onto the pavement from the window u mean
― raw feel vegan (silby), Monday, 30 April 2012 06:00 (twelve years ago) link