Last year they had the Draper clone being all mysterious, but with no great mystery in his past,
the White clone being this misunderstood genius who didn't really do anything brilliant, and went crazy digging up his basement or stealing stuff from stores,
the Salander clone stuck in a basement listening to punk rock,
th…

It's weird how one can watch an entire interview, get no explanation of anything, then read a whole bunch or articles saying the interview explained everything, then not getting any reasons to believe he did. He very specifically talked about cynicism in regards to people who found the ad cheesy, then went on to say…

That was also based on his own experiences as a kid

Also, mentions of Bill Cosby on Twitter increased in the last year

I like Megan, but they ended her story perfectly in the 7A finale. Maybe there's more, but if not, the only thing that came out of it was the removal of the furniture. Also, that waitress story better have a point to it, though I enjoyed the mystery of it in the season opener. Still, if there's only one relatively…

I never put much stock in the Joan-and-Peggy-start-an-agency stuff, but they sure would have set everything up just right. Peggy wants to move on, Joan will never be at home at McCann, Joan has the Avon contacts.

Mad Men should just automatically get an A… EXCEPT for the one episode this year that did. That was a low-point of the series, no more than an A-. This was terrific, though

Imagine if that was literally the ending of the show. All of them burning to death in the McCann offices, erased from history, and then Don goes to heaven surrounded by billboards SCREAMING "you are OK!" over and over

"You’ll die in that corner office a mid-level executive with a little bit of hair who women go home with out of pity. You wanna know why? ‘Cause no one will like you."

The words worked wonders coming out of Freddy Rumsen's mouth, though

So does anyone think Paige confessing to her preacher will have any immediate consequences? Thought not. Did the plot with the teenage girl have any rewards? Nope. Did anything have consequences for Stan? Nope, he'll be doing the same thing next year, with the same goal, just with the blessing of a superior. Did the…

Agreed about great work in other mediums. It's just such a disappointment to be a movie lover now, and brands are what get people fired up, not directors, writers or even actors (which, yes, are brands in some ways too)

The lack of curiosity that leads to us getting excited by brands, watching the same series of movies over and over, getting giddy that the creator of something not being part of it anymore, name recognition above new ideas, lack of exploration in hit movies. Star Wars again, Avengers again, Spider Man again, Marvel…

No, but lack of curiosity is a cross-generational thing

Here we go again, worshipping our parents' childhoods

FINALLY people are starting to come around

Birdman was great. I've never understood the extreme enthusiasm for Wes Anderson, but sometimes the people all film students love deserve it. I saw The Master eight times, and had no idea avclub were really into it

The Master is so good it could have been number 1 even in a decade that wasn't by far the most historically terrible time for movies. Watching Dogtooth tonight, thanks for reminding me

Your post should have ended with at least one recommendation

Yeah, straight, white, men, what a bunch of assholes.