The early going of Mad Men’s fourth season has given us a whole lot of Don Draper and his nonstop cycle of disintegration and reinvention.
Will Emmy finally and mercifully annul its relationship to 30 Rock?
Mad Men’s sojourns to the West Coast have an otherworldly and surreal feel to them.
In this episode we watch both Don and Roger humiliate themselves, yet for seemingly opposite reasons.
Understanding Screenwriting #53: Salt, Farewell, The Recruit, It’s Love I’m After, & More
By Salt. But, but, but…the dog.
Season four of Mad Men begins by reminding us that the heart of the show will always remain the same.
Mad Men continues to hit its stride most indelibly while rendering the off-kilter uneasiness of transition.
So, curses to you, once again, robots!
Nick Hornby does not just balance the two main characters, but all the supporting ones as well.
The entirety of the episode is dedicated to discussion of Mad Men’s third season.
Of course change comes for literally everyone, as news of Kennedy being shot fills the airwaves and the uncertainty moving forward becomes much more explicit.
Understanding Screenwriting #35: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Bright Star, & More
I suspect that the children’s book this is based on is probably a charmer, and I can see why kids would love it.
Marriage and sex bring with them the promise of intimacy, but it often seems like we confuse the former two for the latter all too often.
By Mad Men standards, this week’s episode gives viewers a couple surprisingly major plot developments.
My grandfather always said that nothing good happens after midnight.
The idea of attacking your opponent’s biggest strength head on is an old one.
Understanding Screenwriting #32: Flame & Citron, Inglourious Basterds, District 9, & More
As screenwriters, here is why you should do your research.
The episode wants us to ponder the theme of parents and their children and the various ways both groups disappoint each other.
Everybody in the episode is performing on one level or another.
The episode places itself in the midst of people trying to cope with the fact that everything is changing, both in the world at large and in their personal lives.