Category Archives: Mad Men

Mad Men, Season 4: The Good News

Despite the fact that this week’s episode was titled “The Good News,” it seemed to be filled with bad news. Cancer. Divorce. Loneliness. In the opening scene though, we do learn some good news (even if it’s in the office of that weird doctor who once urged Peggy not to become the “town pump”): despite [...]

Mad Men, Season 4: Public Relations

Who is Don Draper? That’s what the Ad Age reporter asks at the beginning of season four. It’s a question that’s been asked since season one, and we’ve still yet to get a clear answer. Viewers have seen enough over the first three seasons to draw their own conclusions–creative genius, father, cheating husband, mystery man [...]

Mad Men, Season 4: Getting Ready

If you’re anything like me, this week can’t go by fast enough for you. Sunday night is the night; Mad Men returns for its fourth season on the always satisfying cable network, AMC. The anticipation is palpable all over America as this show has gone from a cult favorite to a full-blown phenomenon. Countless people [...]