Mad Men S03E13: Step Into My Office, I Am Fired

Don meets with Connie Hilton, who tells him that Powell, Putnam, and Loeb is being sold to McCann Erickson (I've heard of them! This show is so accurate in how it uses names that I have heard of!), and for... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN S03E13: STEP INTO MY OFFICE, I AM FIRED»

mad Men S03E12: Take A Pill And Lie Down

Where were you when Kennedy was shot? Oh that's right, you were 14,000 years from being born. But that is what this week's episode is all about, where people were when the 9/11 of the 60s happened. Kind of. It's... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN S03E12: TAKE A PILL AND LIE DOWN»

Mad Men S03E11: See Dick Cry

BOOM! What an episode! Betty and the kids are leaving for Philly. Uh oh, they are going to miss Halloween! (P.S. I love that this show's holiday-themed episode is a Very Special Halloween episode.) Oh wait, they are not going... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN S03E11: SEE DICK CRY»

Mad Men: We All Have Epilepsy

Is it just me, or is there a lot of night driving in this season? I guess season 2 did have the car accident, and there was the scene in which Betty puked her faithful guts out, but Don spends... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: WE ALL HAVE EPILEPSY»

Mad Men: The Little Death

Mad Men had sex on the brain this week. Everyone was fucking and/or coming very close to fucking. It was like an episode of the Real World/Road Rules Gauntlet Hell Inferno From Hell Challenge: Cabo Nights, or whatever. Minus... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: THE LITTLE DEATH»

Mad Men: California-Style Open Thread

I haven't been able to watch this week's Mad Men yet. That's one of the most important things I've learned from my time in Los Angeles so far: sometimes you are able to do things, and sometimes you are... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: CALIFORNIA-STYLE OPEN THREAD»

Mad Men: Don Draper Wuz Robbed! (Literally!)

[Ed. note: due to unforeseen circumstances, the wonderful and talented Alex Blagg will no longer be able to cover Mad Men. We will miss him! But the show is still so great. So let's focus on the good stuff (the... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: DON DRAPER WUZ ROBBED! (LITERALLY!)»

Posted on September 28, 2009 in Love-Watching (59 comments)
Tags: Elisabeth Moss | January Jones | John Slattery | Jon Hamm | Mad Men

Mad Men: Belated Open Thread

Due to some scheduling difficulties, Videogum's Senior Mad Men Correspondent, Alex Blagg, will not be able to provide a recap of this week's episode. But obviously, we should still be able to talk about it, first and foremost because... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: BELATED OPEN THREAD»

Posted on September 22, 2009 in Love-Watching (60 comments)
Tags: Elisabeth Moss | John Slattery | Jon Hamm | Mad Men

Mad Men: Worth The Waiting Room

[Alex Blagg, formerly of Best Week Ever blog and Blagg Blogg Dot Com, and currently the editor of Wonderwall, will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and love of skinny ties to this season of Mad Men.] Don will maybe pork... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: WORTH THE WAITING ROOM»

Mad Men: Jai Ho Ho

[Alex Blagg, formerly of Best Week Ever blog and Blagg Blogg Dot Com, and currently the editor of Wonderwall, will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and love of skinny ties to this season of Mad Men.] At Sterling Cooper, there... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: JAI HO HO»

Mad Men: Mad Minstrels

[Alex Blagg, formerly of Best Week Ever blog and Blagg Blogg Dot Com, and currently the editor of Wonderwall, will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and love of skinny ties to this season of Mad Men.] Holy shit, you guys.... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: MAD MINSTRELS»

Mad Men: What We Talk About When We Talk About Pampers

[Alex Blagg, formerly of Best Week Ever blog and Blagg Blogg Dot Com will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and love of skinny ties to this season of Mad Men.] You know what they say: Behind every Mad Man is... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PAMPERS»

Mad Men: Don Draper Gives Everyone The Business

[Ed. note: Over the next few weeks, Videogum will be introducing our stable of new freelance writers covering some of your favorite shows. Today, I am extremely excited to announce that this season of Mad Men will be covered by... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: DON DRAPER GIVES EVERYONE THE BUSINESS»

New Mad Men Promo Makes Mad Men Look Thrilling And Fast-Paced

Lest we forget that the third season of Mad Men begins this summer (supposedly August 16th), AMC has started running this new promo featuring prominent, salacious moments from Season 2. Even the biggest Mad Men fan has to admit the... CONTINUE READING NEW MAD MEN PROMO MAKES MAD MEN LOOK THRILLING AND FAST-PACED»

Amy Poehler Was Originally Going To Play Peggy In SNL's Mad Men Parody

In case anyone was still wondering why Elisabeth Moss didn't get the same amount of attention John Slattery did while cameo-ing as their Mad Men characters on Saturday's SNL, maybe it had something to do with Moss's last-minute replacement of... CONTINUE READING AMY POEHLER WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO PLAY PEGGY IN SNL'S MAD MEN PARODY»

Posted on October 28, 2008 in Behind The Scenes, Sketch Comedy (0 comments)
Tags: Amy Poehler | Elisabeth Moss | John Slattery | Mad Men | Saturday Night Live

I'm Not As Mad Men As You Drunk I Am

I've never seen an episode of Mad Men, because I'm bad at my job and a bad person and don't care about things that are good and would rather just watch old reruns of Fart In My Mom's Mouth. But... CONTINUE READING I'M NOT AS MAD MEN AS YOU DRUNK I AM»

Posted on July 2, 2008 in Soap Operas (7 comments)
Tags: John Slattery | Mad Men | Matthew Weiner