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Mad Men just keeps getting better. Loved the letter part in the last episode.
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Don was puffing away as he composed that letter.
Had forgotten how dependent they were on tobacco.
Had forgotten how dependent they were on tobacco.
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A bit of history about Emerson Foote, the source of one of Don's phone messages the day of the letter.
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/08/nyreg ... -dies.html
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The two agencies he led rank among the biggest in the world today, and Mr. Foote, tall and distinguished-looking, stood as one of the giants of the industry. He became known to the general public for his acerbic views of tobacco advertising, which eventually prompted him to leave advertising. He was a former chain-smoker and was a director of the American Cancer Society.
Mr. Foote resigned as chairman of McCann-Erickson in 1964, saying he was opposed to handling cigarette accounts. He was then a member of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Commission on Heart Disease, Cancer and Stroke and endorsed the Surgeon General's report that linked cigarette smoking and lung cancer.
He ridiculed protestations that billions spent on promotions had nothing to do with people taking up the habit. "I am always amused," Mr. Foote said, "by the suggestion that advertising, a function that has been shown to increase consumption of virtually every other product, somehow miraculously fails to work for tobacco products."
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After that manifesto, Don just needs to find his Rod Tidwell and the agency will be back in business.
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I'm surprised more people aren't talking about Boardwalk Empire. A lot of the critics think it's too slow, I guess they want The Sopranos pace of knocking off people. But Steve Buchemi completely transforms into this character.
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Agree on Buscemi. I dig "Boardwalk Empire." In fact, just sat down to my lappy to watch last night's episode.JRod wrote:I'm surprised more people aren't talking about Boardwalk Empire. A lot of the critics think it's too slow, I guess they want The Sopranos pace of knocking off people. But Steve Buchemi completely transforms into this character.
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Like the show so far, but not "loving it" yet. If I had one criticism, it's that it that each episode hasn't ended with much of a "cliffhanger" vibe. I think it's coming along though.JRod wrote:I'm surprised more people aren't talking about Boardwalk Empire. A lot of the critics think it's too slow, I guess they want The Sopranos pace of knocking off people. But Steve Buchemi completely transforms into this character.
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I love it. There is a lot crammed into each episode and you have to watch carefully to "get" everything. The characters all are perfect and the story is always compelling.JRod wrote:I'm surprised more people aren't talking about Boardwalk Empire. A lot of the critics think it's too slow, I guess they want The Sopranos pace of knocking off people. But Steve Buchemi completely transforms into this character.
Great work and I look forward to each episode.
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Rubicon is turning out to be a kind of 24 with brains, with grand conspiracies and terrorist attacks on the homeland, aided and abetted by traitors.
Hmm, maybe not so brainy after all.
Hmm, maybe not so brainy after all.
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I disagree. They always left me wanted to get to the next one. The first one left you wondering who killed the Chicago boss. The 3rd one left you with that shotgreggsand wrote:Like the show so far, but not "loving it" yet. If I had one criticism, it's that it that each episode hasn't ended with much of a "cliffhanger" vibe. I think it's coming along though.JRod wrote:I'm surprised more people aren't talking about Boardwalk Empire. A lot of the critics think it's too slow, I guess they want The Sopranos pace of knocking off people. But Steve Buchemi completely transforms into this character.
of that bloody guy coming out of the woods at that couple in the car. Sopranos didn't always leave with with a "cliffhanger" either. Sometimes there is just a good spot
to stop and that's it. If the acting and writing is high quality, like it is with B.E., you don't need cheesy "cliffhangers" to get people back next week.
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Most people complain about the sluggish pace of "Rubicon," which only has kicked into drive the last two weeks. My biggest problem with the show is the ham-fisted dialogue and some of the stilted acting. The scripts are painfully awkward at times, which caused me to stop watching three weeks ago. Can't say I miss it.wco81 wrote:Rubicon is turning out to be a kind of 24 with brains, with grand conspiracies and terrorist attacks on the homeland, aided and abetted by traitors.
Hmm, maybe not so brainy after all.
AMC hit grand slams with the writing and acting of "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad." Pairing "Rubicon" with those two shows causes me to cue up the famous jingle, "One of these things is not like the other ..." from "Sesame Street."
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Agreed. "Mad Men" episodes don't always end with a pivotal moment. Sometimes they just end with a scene, a line or an image to chew on, which is fine with me.JackB1 wrote:Sometimes there is just a good spot
to stop and that's it. If the acting and writing is high quality, like it is with B.E., you don't need cheesy "cliffhangers" to get people back next week.
"Boardwalk Empire" has a lot of dishes that are mixing into a very appetizing pot-luck supper. Jimmy working hand in hand with Capone in Chicago, Jimmy's mother hooking up with the syph-infected Lucky Luciano, the conflict between Capone and Jimmy and the Chicago gangs, Nucky's growing attraction to the pure, temperance-loving Mrs. Schroeder, etc.
And how cool is it to see the incredible Michael K. Williams back on screen, playing the role of Chalky? He stole nearly every scene he was in as Omar in "The Wire." Dude is a phenomenal actor.
Plus Gretchen Mol is beyond SMOKIN' as Jimmy's mother ...
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Perhaps 'cliffhanger' wasn't the right word, but all the other shows mentioned here (sopranos, mad men, and the wire) all have this sense of dread boiling underneath. So far, boardwalk has a lot nucky seemingly complete unaffected by everything around him other being annoyed by it all. Draper has his 'past', Tony Soprano had 'johnny sack' (among others), McNulty had Barskdale, etc.. Not sure who/what is nucky's nemesis. again, I like the show(!!!!), but I understand some of the criticism.pk500 wrote:Agreed. "Mad Men" episodes don't always end with a pivotal moment. Sometimes they just end with a scene, a line or an image to chew on, which is fine with me.JackB1 wrote:Sometimes there is just a good spot
to stop and that's it. If the acting and writing is high quality, like it is with B.E., you don't need cheesy "cliffhangers" to get people back next week.
"Boardwalk Empire" has a lot of dishes that are mixing into a very appetizing pot-luck supper. Jimmy working hand in hand with Capone in Chicago, Jimmy's mother hooking up with the syph-infected Lucky Luciano, the conflict between Capone and Jimmy and the Chicago gangs, Nucky's growing attraction to the pure, temperance-loving Mrs. Schroeder, etc.
And how cool is it to see the incredible Michael K. Williams back on screen, playing the role of Chalky? He stole nearly every scene he was in as Omar in "The Wire." Dude is a phenomenal actor.
And yeah PK, Omar (Michael k. Williams) rocks every time he walks on screen.
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greggsand wrote:Perhaps 'cliffhanger' wasn't the right word, but all the other shows mentioned here (sopranos, mad men, and the wire) all have this sense of dread boiling underneath. So far, boardwalk has a lot nucky seemingly complete unaffected by everything around him other being annoyed by it all. Draper has his 'past', Tony Soprano had 'johnny sack' (among others), McNulty had Barskdale, etc.. Not sure who/what is nucky's nemesis. again, I like the show(!!!!), but I understand some of the criticism.pk500 wrote:Agreed. "Mad Men" episodes don't always end with a pivotal moment. Sometimes they just end with a scene, a line or an image to chew on, which is fine with me.JackB1 wrote:Sometimes there is just a good spot
to stop and that's it. If the acting and writing is high quality, like it is with B.E., you don't need cheesy "cliffhangers" to get people back next week.
"Boardwalk Empire" has a lot of dishes that are mixing into a very appetizing pot-luck supper. Jimmy working hand in hand with Capone in Chicago, Jimmy's mother hooking up with the syph-infected Lucky Luciano, the conflict between Capone and Jimmy and the Chicago gangs, Nucky's growing attraction to the pure, temperance-loving Mrs. Schroeder, etc.
And how cool is it to see the incredible Michael K. Williams back on screen, playing the role of Chalky? He stole nearly every scene he was in as Omar in "The Wire." Dude is a phenomenal actor.
And yeah PK, Omar (Michael k. Williams) rocks every time he walks on screen.
Nucky has his world closing in around him. The Feds are onto him, the New York guys wants his money, Chicago is building up, there's the group that killed one of Chalky's men -- to me that's what this show is trying to portray. He's a guy on top of everything and seemingly prohibition is going to guild the lily and one stupid move by Jimmy threatens Nucky's world. Yes it's not as simplistic as the Sopranos but I'm glad.
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Nuff said!!!pk500 wrote:Plus Gretchen Mol is beyond SMOKIN' as Jimmy's mother ...
The shows been great on its own... but... Mol "guest starring" as his mom?....WOWIEEE WOWIEE WOW!!!...or whatever they are calling it has me doing bad things when gf isnt around
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Agree 100%. I am loving this series.JackB1 wrote:I love it. There is a lot crammed into each episode and you have to watch carefully to "get" everything. The characters all are perfect and the story is always compelling.JRod wrote:I'm surprised more people aren't talking about Boardwalk Empire. A lot of the critics think it's too slow, I guess they want The Sopranos pace of knocking off people. But Steve Buchemi completely transforms into this character.
Great work and I look forward to each episode.
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OK. Somehow I had no idea that the Mad Men theme was RJD2 and Aceyalone...two artists whom I really, really like.
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And there's a none crayon, instrumental, version. It's on one the Mad Men soundtrack and one of his earlier albums. Can't remember the name.RobVarak wrote:OK. Somehow I had no idea that the Mad Men theme was RJD2 and Aceyalone...two artists whom I really, really like.
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Anyone looking forward to the AMC series Walking Dead? Looks interesting. I'm a sucker for zombies though
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Anyone on the fence with boardwalk empire prob wasn't helped with this week's episode. The story line seems like it's saving itself for a season it may never get to...
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Ya it was slow for the most part but the last ten minutes were pretty intense. At least intense enough to bring me back for the next episode.greggsand wrote:Anyone on the fence with boardwalk empire prob wasn't helped with this week's episode. The story line seems like it's saving itself for a season it may never get to...
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Still enjoying it here. People forget there were plenty of episodes of Sapranos that were slow moving as well. As long as the overall series delivers, I'll be happy.XXXIV wrote:Ya it was slow for the most part but the last ten minutes were pretty intense. At least intense enough to bring me back for the next episode.greggsand wrote:Anyone on the fence with boardwalk empire prob wasn't helped with this week's episode. The story line seems like it's saving itself for a season it may never get to...
I still think the directing, acting and overall quality of the series is top notch.
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Certainly not new television, but it's a series that hasn't seen the light of day in ages. If you have the new channel "The Hub", you'll get a nightly fix of the original Batman series. Yes it has cheesy dialogue, but it's absolutely entertaining.
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Glad to see Friday Night Lights back tonight (DirecTV only of course)...the episode wasn't all that impressive, but I guess they have to setup how the season is going to play out and explain a little bit about what happened while we were gone.