(Community Matters) ok, staying in. Steven prepping case and we’ll watch our current favorite show.
Mad Men’s Jon Hammphoto: Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair
January Jones & Jon Hamm
I don’t know why I feel compelled but when a particular show enters the contemporary lexicon, I just have to understand and sample it. I’d heard references to it over the last year. And, while with ST, Kip Keller & Michael Mitchell over dinner, I was startled to learn Steven and Kip had watched every episode and spoke of the show near reverently – well, at least they talked about others speaking so reverently about it. While in Marfa, I decided to sample. Since there’s no television at the Marfa house, I downloaded the first season from iTunes, then the second.
It’s smart, engaging and a different pace than I thought we were use to, or that captures Americans’ attention. It’s about a successful man’s vulnerability & insecurity in the face of overwhelming external praise, a topic of late talking about politicians. Given all that’s written about its authenticity, I’m quite taken about an era I lived through but because of my social/economic and geographical status, had zero familiarity with. Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres of literature, and this is it on television.
undoubtedly, this has some impact on my choice to decorate my office in a mid
century motif; however, that’s the predominant design style at our host, Thinkwell, so probably more the latter – and my desire to have a bar in my office 🙂
century motif; however, that’s the predominant design style at our host, Thinkwell, so probably more the latter – and my desire to have a bar in my office 🙂update: disappointing episode – writers only investing time in the Peggy Olson character – all the others were quite flat. The Paul Kinsey & Harry Crane characters were especially a big miss
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