As I noted in the comments to this post, it was only a matter of time before I started Mad Men; however, as I've studiously avoided reading about the show for the better part of two years now, I'm not sure my insights into it...
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The classic Sopranos pattern: big events in the penultimate episode, final episode sets up the next season. But the finale was richly entertaining in itself...
Is it just my imagination, or does the Draper marriage resemble the Soprano marriage in a lot of ways? Discuss.
This is pretty awesome. Via Gary.
Gil Grissom vs. Jessica Fletcher?**Infant care=too much daytime teevee=stupid questions
Last winter my fiancee got me to start watching Top Chef, which was my introduction to so-called Reality TV. I confess I really enjoyed it, despite the obviously stagey aspects.
Captured the zeitgeist, or something. If you don't want spoilers, don't click the comments.
Looking forward to August 16....
My five favorite series finales:M.A.S.H.Star Trek: The Next Generation*NewhartQuantum LeapMagnum P.I.***Penned by Ron Moore**This refers to Limbo, the season 7 finale, and pretends that the misconceived season 8 never happened.BSG.
Ezra is right; Entourage works best when things go well. I don't know that I agree that this season has been problematic, because of course success after hardship is so much sweeter... I also don't know that the success was improbable, given that Martin Scorsese...
Andrew Probert, designer of the Cylons for the first Battlestar Galactica series:“Originally the Galactica motion picture (for overseas distribution) was filmed with dialog explaining that the Cylons were creatures,” Probert.
This is kind of interesting. Like Harry, I certainly wouldn't have chosen Hugh Laurie as having one of the four worst American accents by a British actor on TV. It's.