tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post1383288277031880005..comments2024-03-27T16:02:25.334-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Tonight's Mad MenMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-77606780287319555582012-03-31T17:30:21.652-05:002012-03-31T17:30:21.652-05:00Not “set in the 1960s” but “made to appear to be s...Not “set in the 1960s” but “made to appear to be set in the 1960s” — there’s a difference. :)<br /><br />I agree that this show is an interesting cultural document (of what people are making of the recent past). I just don’t think it’s that great as art, as narrative.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-89029455881890324902012-03-31T09:54:12.475-05:002012-03-31T09:54:12.475-05:00I agree with Matt above that there was a lot of pa...I agree with Matt above that there was a lot of pay-off in that episode for dedicated viewers of earlier seasons. <br /><br />Apart from that, however, I wonder if you would enjoy Mad Men more in general if you think of it not as a tv show "set in the 60s" but as a tv show about the way we apparently need to keep resetting and re-enforcing a cultural view of "THE SIXTIES" so that it resonates in a particular way with what's going on now.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410145005069805805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-13879903472407655662012-03-26T21:06:49.813-05:002012-03-26T21:06:49.813-05:00Having watched season four, I think it’s fair to r...Having watched season four, I think it’s fair to register a response to last night’s episode. I got the implications (or at least some of them) in various scenes (as when Joan brings the baby to the office). But yes, different strokes. And the strange thing is that I will probably keep watching.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-69578099584855638342012-03-26T19:07:53.876-05:002012-03-26T19:07:53.876-05:00Totally disagree, as I am wont to do from time to ...Totally disagree, as I am wont to do from time to time. I loved it. The feeling I had after watching it was "It's good to have you back, <i>Mad Men</i>." Also, I thought Pete ("My office is 30 yards away, so when I hit that buzzer, I'm trying to save myself a trip through the miracle of telephonics") and Roger ("Is it just me, or is the lobby full of Negros?") had a lot of good lines.<br /><br />Your review, moreover, gives the impression that you haven’t seen seasons one or three. If that's true (and I hope it isn't), do you really think it's fair for you to weigh in like this? None of the episodes are stand-alones; rather, the show is a slow-build latticework where even the smallest of details – a barely perceptible flicker across someone's face, for instance – convey meanings only available to regular viewers.<br /><br />But hey, to use a <i>Mad Men</i>-era expression, different strokes for different folks.Matt Thomashttp://submittedforyourperusal.comnoreply@blogger.com