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"MAD MEN": WASTED PARTNERSHIP

Looking back on Season Two of AMC's "MAD MEN", it occurred to me that the rivalry between the series protagonist, Don Draper aka Dick Whitman (Jon Hamm) and a supporting character named Herman "Duck" Phillips (Mark Moses), seemed like a complete waste of time . . . story wise. Do not worry. I am not criticizing the writing of Matt Weiner and his staff. At least on this subject. Instead, I am criticizing the behavior of two male characters, who I believe had the potential to be a winning advertising team. ( Read more... )

Below are images from Season Three of AMC's "MAD MEN". Created by Matthew Weiner, the series stars Jon Hamm: ( Read more... )

"There's a battle outside; And it is ragin'
It'll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'." - "The Times They Are A-Changin"
(recorded by Bob Dylan on October 24, 1963)


"MAD MEN": "The Times They Are A-Changin'"

Not long after I had watched the Season Three episode of "MAD MEN" called (3.12) "The Grown Ups", I walked into a pizza eatery and heard a song being played on the jukebox. To my surprise, it was an old Bob Dylan song called "The Times They Are A-Changin'". I could not help but feel that it could have been an appropriate song for this particular episode. ( Read more... )

Below are images from Season Four of AMC's "MAD MEN". Created by Matthew Weiner, the series stars Jon Hamm: ( Read more... )

Below is a list of my ten favorite episodes that have aired during Seasons One to Three (2007-2009) on "MAD MEN": ( Read more... )

The Major Problems of "NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK I" (1985)

For many fans of the television adaptations of John Jakes' NORTH AND SOUTH trilogy, the first miniseries, a 1985 television adaptation of the 1982 novel, is considered the best. If I must be honest, I share that opinion. However . . . "NORTH AND SOUTH: BOOK I" is not perfect. Below are some of the reasons why: ( Read more... )