MAD MEN on AMC - Seasons 7(a) & & 7(b)

this show is completely compelling when i watch it but someone seems completely disposable when I'm not watching it

how is that possible?

That's entertainment.

and by compelling I don't just mean "seizes and holds your attention" but "makes you think it's complex and profound"

http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/photo-galleries/mad-men-season-7-cast-photos/#/0

Cosgrove got his eye back!

still re-watching S6. man, I love how Pete has the air and mannerisms of someone twice or maybe even three times his age. he even sort of proto-dodders.

Whoa that photo of Megan is severe.

Sally ready to join the Brady Bunch

"Here's the story/of a girl named Sally/who walked in on her dad boning Lindsay Weir..."

So after all that, Bob Benson's gone?

He went on to found Starbucks.

Welcome to MATCH GAME with your depressed passive-aggressive host, BEEEETTTTYYY FRAAAANCIS!!

photo of megan in the taxi is A+

so they're going to be flying a lot in this episode or

lovin stan's jacket game

yes!

it reminds me of this though & it makes me lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNc9phYujWY

Xps I think the planes symbolize the Ad world's gradual move to LA at the end of the '60s; it could also mean Don & Roger double team some stewardesses in the premiere.

mad men: exploring new horizons *sound of plane taking off*

interesting 'recaps' of Season 6 from the 'orange couch' people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG0K1aYFL3Y

Pete's hairline has been receding in exactly the same way (and general timeframe) as mine since 2007. :/

xps didn't they just get a plane to advertise? wasn't that part of the plot?

new season definitely set in the 70s? hmm

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/mar/28/mad-men-meets-70s-don-draper-final-season

what a bullshit article theyre going by the pictures????

Pretty sure these pictures are about as revealing as the "What?" "But...no!" "How DARE you!" *door slam* *exasperated sigh* "on the next Mad Men" teasers.

UK/ US 'simulcast' alert

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/01/mad-men-final-series-simulcast-uk-us

i don't recall there being press screenings for season premieres before but anyway. mild spoilers ahead

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/546465/20140403/mad-men-season-7-final-episode-1.htm

great recap of the season 6 finale here http://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/mad-men-season-6-finale-season-7-premiere

Is tonight's ep 1 or 2 hours?

it's a shorter season (or longer 'half season') so i'm guessing only one

i like the painting in ken's office

Spencer Davis Group!

i have a serious crush on megan. her idiosyncratic teeth seem very period-appropriate.

man it's amazing how much these older guys look like Nixon men (Haldeman was in advertising).

this ep was abt don biting into sandwiches

I think this was the first time I've ever not had a negative reaction to Neve Campbell.

i can't believe i'm going to keep watching this

pete seems happy at least

true, impressive anyone could be happy while having that hairline

the sideburns aren't doing him any favors either.

pete's contentment in this episode reminded me of the ending of madame bovary, where the narrator relates that in the wake of doctor bovary's downfall the sleazy, opportunistic pharmacist achieved major success and added that it was his type -- the schemers of the world -- who are posed to inherit the earth. or something.

cad otm

i can't believe i'm going to keep watching this

― call all destroyer, Sunday, April 13, 2014 8:25 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah this just seems like a chore tbh

This really needed to be a 2-hour ep, just to get the rhythm going and the characters more in motion than what we got. Loving California Pete & Drug Orgy Roger already tho.

I shall celebrate this, my post 11,000, with some Vanilla Fudge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFabNBveHOk

Off to a brisker start than last year's filler season, even if the "meaningful" moment (disheveled Don's final moment on the balcony) felt forced as usual and the camera lingered a bit too long on the young man in bed with Roger and his tryst.

Man I can't believe they are stretching this thing out over two "seasons" when does season 7b begin?

Oh and this was awesome

man it's amazing how much these older guys look like Nixon men

I was thinking about something I saw on Pawn Stars (!) when Don was riding the people mover with his hat on. The old man in the pawn shop said Kennedy never wore hats and by doing so pretty much killed off the trend of men wearing hats by the early 60s. So here's Don, in 1969, still wearing hats like a throwback to another time.

so does Megan not know that Don isn't working?

Sorta get the sense Megan doesn't really care much what Don's doing, period. So it's not too hard for him to keep her in the dark about his not-job.

she's gonna die

7(b) is spring 2015 iirc