Have some cake HGL, and feel free to eat it, too.

To be clear, I know the type—and I'm all for "bro" becoming a derogatory term for it.

To be clear, I know the type—and I'm all for "bro" becoming a derogatory term for it.

"business school bros"?

"business school bros"?

As a supplier of fun facts, maybe you can tell me why he's holding a microphone in the video.

As a supplier of fun facts, maybe you can tell me why he's holding a microphone in the video.

I did find a broken link via Google but its not an obit. It's like we're in China and Chuck was a dissident.

I did find a broken link via Google but its not an obit. It's like we're in China and Chuck was a dissident.

Two things—

Two things—

Yes. This is as cogent a summation of' Mad Men' as I've seen. Especially when you bring up "branding"—I would have spun my wheels talking about identity but you've both distilled it AND made a convincing argument for why it must be a show set in the world of advertising.

Yes. This is as cogent a summation of' Mad Men' as I've seen. Especially when you bring up "branding"—I would have spun my wheels talking about identity but you've both distilled it AND made a convincing argument for why it must be a show set in the world of advertising.

He said "chip'n'dip".

He said "chip'n'dip".

"joke courtesy Elvira's Movie Macabre circa 1982…all rights reserved"

"joke courtesy Elvira's Movie Macabre circa 1982…all rights reserved"

I'm with you—criticism often thrives on making broad thematic connections and formulating fodder for grad school theses from the flimsiest premises. I think that's where books like 'The Gospel According to Tony Soprano' come from—you know that's not what the intention was and even if it works, it feels disingenuous…

I'm with you—criticism often thrives on making broad thematic connections and formulating fodder for grad school theses from the flimsiest premises. I think that's where books like 'The Gospel According to Tony Soprano' come from—you know that's not what the intention was and even if it works, it feels disingenuous…

Yeah…I think the analogy (SCDP is a monster) is a bit forced. You could get away with it in a smaller, more offhand format, but the more the parallels are stressed (final girls?) the less stress they seem able to bear.