"Betty is wonderfully sympathetic in these moments, in a way the show doesn’t allow her to be as much anymore."

I think a lot of it had to do with saturation of the market. When TNG came on, there weren't that many sci-fi shows on TV. Because of its success, by the end of TNG there were a ton of sci-fi shows on TV, many in syndication. DS9 had a lot of competition (Babylon 5 being the most notable) but I think held its own,…

I think a lot of it had to do with saturation of the market. When TNG came on, there weren't that many sci-fi shows on TV. Because of its success, by the end of TNG there were a ton of sci-fi shows on TV, many in syndication. DS9 had a lot of competition (Babylon 5 being the most notable) but I think held its own,…

Speaking of Pete, what about that moment where he's reading Goodnight Moon to his daughter. Just a quick cutaway, setting up the later argument with Trudy over living in the suburbs, which he hates. But here's a man who is actually pimping out his employees to win accounts, and you have to wonder how he would react if…

Speaking of Pete, what about that moment where he's reading Goodnight Moon to his daughter. Just a quick cutaway, setting up the later argument with Trudy over living in the suburbs, which he hates. But here's a man who is actually pimping out his employees to win accounts, and you have to wonder how he would react if…

I love how the show has established itself so easily with the audience that when we anticipate certain plot points, the effect is to appreciate the payoff rather than chide the show for predictability.

I love how the show has established itself so easily with the audience that when we anticipate certain plot points, the effect is to appreciate the payoff rather than chide the show for predictability.

I always read Peggy as symbolic of the modern woman: the one who could play in a man's world as an equal. So symbolically her fate in this episode makes perfect sense. The firm has sacrificed its soul for a car account, and ensconced itself in the ways of male chauvinism. It is no longer entitled to a Peggy.

I always read Peggy as symbolic of the modern woman: the one who could play in a man's world as an equal. So symbolically her fate in this episode makes perfect sense. The firm has sacrificed its soul for a car account, and ensconced itself in the ways of male chauvinism. It is no longer entitled to a Peggy.

The Trek writing staff did have such resources available, and people at their disposal who presumably would have better known the minutae of Star Trek lore. Mike Okuda is the prime example. Throughout DS9 and Voyager he and his wife put out several editions of the Star Trek chronology. The date of the founding of the…

The Trek writing staff did have such resources available, and people at their disposal who presumably would have better known the minutae of Star Trek lore. Mike Okuda is the prime example. Throughout DS9 and Voyager he and his wife put out several editions of the Star Trek chronology. The date of the founding of the…

"This is not the same plot trope at all."

"This is not the same plot trope at all."

SPOILERS for ENTERPRISE

SPOILERS for ENTERPRISE

So, the Mario Andretti overhead shot of the Indy car racing through NYC was obviously faked (which really pokes at the idea of "reality" TV), but was a clever sketch, I guess. Just assume that if you have an Indy car you don't have to obey New York traffic laws or speed limits, and the opening kind of makes sense. But…

So, the Mario Andretti overhead shot of the Indy car racing through NYC was obviously faked (which really pokes at the idea of "reality" TV), but was a clever sketch, I guess. Just assume that if you have an Indy car you don't have to obey New York traffic laws or speed limits, and the opening kind of makes sense. But…

Earlier Arsenio said that Clay "turned her out" by getting her to kiss him. Which is just another way of Arsenio calling her a whore.

Earlier Arsenio said that Clay "turned her out" by getting her to kiss him. Which is just another way of Arsenio calling her a whore.

"live" TV, right?