MAD MEN
This is one of those shows that EVERYONE is talking about, and EVERYONE kept telling me I had to watch because it was SO Craig. Well, everyone is right. I do love this show. Unfortunately, since I REFUSE to pay for cable because the rates are ridiculous, and , like, who the hell needs a zillion channels of nothing-ever-on?! So, for that reason, I wait for things to come out on NETFLIX. At least I can have some semblance of control over my TV watching, rather than sitting through endless hours of The Cooking Channel or wishing the John Wayne Marathon was OVER on TCM.
But. I digress.
I'm not going to go into a bunch of long winded reasons why the show is so great. Oh, the attention to detail is astounding and the writing is swell and JON HAMM could share a bunk with me any day. I heart him. But I will say that this show reminds me of my "Duck and Cover" childhood, my grandparent's membership to an exclusive country club, where, you guessed it, those colored folks could only work. (My grandmother, Loyce, was pretty shocked that my best friend in HS was one of THOSE.) For me, with my love for the Atomic Age, the nifty ads and the oh, so cool clothes....well. I have LPs simply because of the cover art, and not what's on the album itself.
MAD MEN is apparently going through some sort of classic CAA greed-a-thon which could probably bring the show to it's knees before it even got off the ground. But c'est la vie. I can watch old Donna Reed re-runs and still be happy as a pig in shit.
Check out this link for more on the pissing contest:
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/lionsgate-must-be-staffed-by-mad-men
Deanna Durbin was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in her day, neatly making a transition from "child star" (she was almost 15 when she started) to adult. No one knows who the hell she is today, or why she ditched the scene at 27 and fled to the French Countryside. But her films still endure. IT STARTED WITH EVE is a happy little movie that features Durbin in one of her adult roles. Playing a hat-check girl thrown into a situation she wasn't expecting, Durbin sings, flirts, acts silly, then sorta angry, then gets the guy (Robert Cummings) in the end. It's formulaic but it sure as heck is great to watch her and Charles Laughton trying to upstage one another. Frankly, Durbin has a little bit of that spunk that we now think of as Doris Day-itis. Durbin is cheerful to a fault and gets just about as angry as Day do. Errr. Does. You could pretty much call her a precursor to Day, if you want to.
Anyone who reads this blog knows I am purposefully NOT political here. I don't really want to bother with it, especially now that I've voted and sent what little cash I could to OBAMA. However, if you really want to run the gamut and read a spectacularly well written rant (along with other entertaining tid bits), check out DEREK'S BIG FAT DEMOCRATIC ADVENTURE by clicking on the link on the side bar. Not only is Derek my OLDEST friend (he's the one Loyce was so appalled by) but he's also turning out some really interesting posts.
Humorous, charming, and angry as he wants to be.
All TOO Derek.
Let's hate him.
This is one of those shows that EVERYONE is talking about, and EVERYONE kept telling me I had to watch because it was SO Craig. Well, everyone is right. I do love this show. Unfortunately, since I REFUSE to pay for cable because the rates are ridiculous, and , like, who the hell needs a zillion channels of nothing-ever-on?! So, for that reason, I wait for things to come out on NETFLIX. At least I can have some semblance of control over my TV watching, rather than sitting through endless hours of The Cooking Channel or wishing the John Wayne Marathon was OVER on TCM.
But. I digress.
I'm not going to go into a bunch of long winded reasons why the show is so great. Oh, the attention to detail is astounding and the writing is swell and JON HAMM could share a bunk with me any day. I heart him. But I will say that this show reminds me of my "Duck and Cover" childhood, my grandparent's membership to an exclusive country club, where, you guessed it, those colored folks could only work. (My grandmother, Loyce, was pretty shocked that my best friend in HS was one of THOSE.) For me, with my love for the Atomic Age, the nifty ads and the oh, so cool clothes....well. I have LPs simply because of the cover art, and not what's on the album itself.
MAD MEN is apparently going through some sort of classic CAA greed-a-thon which could probably bring the show to it's knees before it even got off the ground. But c'est la vie. I can watch old Donna Reed re-runs and still be happy as a pig in shit.
Check out this link for more on the pissing contest:
http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/lionsgate-must-be-staffed-by-mad-men
Deanna Durbin was one of Hollywood's biggest stars in her day, neatly making a transition from "child star" (she was almost 15 when she started) to adult. No one knows who the hell she is today, or why she ditched the scene at 27 and fled to the French Countryside. But her films still endure. IT STARTED WITH EVE is a happy little movie that features Durbin in one of her adult roles. Playing a hat-check girl thrown into a situation she wasn't expecting, Durbin sings, flirts, acts silly, then sorta angry, then gets the guy (Robert Cummings) in the end. It's formulaic but it sure as heck is great to watch her and Charles Laughton trying to upstage one another. Frankly, Durbin has a little bit of that spunk that we now think of as Doris Day-itis. Durbin is cheerful to a fault and gets just about as angry as Day do. Errr. Does. You could pretty much call her a precursor to Day, if you want to.
Anyone who reads this blog knows I am purposefully NOT political here. I don't really want to bother with it, especially now that I've voted and sent what little cash I could to OBAMA. However, if you really want to run the gamut and read a spectacularly well written rant (along with other entertaining tid bits), check out DEREK'S BIG FAT DEMOCRATIC ADVENTURE by clicking on the link on the side bar. Not only is Derek my OLDEST friend (he's the one Loyce was so appalled by) but he's also turning out some really interesting posts.
Humorous, charming, and angry as he wants to be.
All TOO Derek.
Let's hate him.
2 comments:
Wow.
Ok that was the extent of my gratitude.
Lord knows we've been through the ringer together. From your first frosted tips to my last Bolero cut jacket.
"Those school girl days.......To Sir with love uh uh........"
I have that album.
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