Sunday Night is Still "Mad Men" Night

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonsi1nefnzGjjC4TV1Gu-34Vacb8wKqlPIcpFg1TYG9eX7TVrsE6SGpNAuK9x0dBOB5HzNnw-tguByHP0CJHBjVdvZmOxvTjpkalvUgeWlbTuURMxSUKQsd12gD13h4rKFl9ctjaemsRA/s1600/Mad+Men+Season+5+montage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonsi1nefnzGjjC4TV1Gu-34Vacb8wKqlPIcpFg1TYG9eX7TVrsE6SGpNAuK9x0dBOB5HzNnw-tguByHP0CJHBjVdvZmOxvTjpkalvUgeWlbTuURMxSUKQsd12gD13h4rKFl9ctjaemsRA/s400/Mad+Men+Season+5+montage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">As the fourth installment (the 2 hour premiere covered two episodes) of <i>Mad Men</i> Season 5 approaches <span style="color: #0b5394;">(</span><i style="color: #0b5394;">see below for Episode 4 update</i><span style="color: #0b5394;">)</span>, there are no signs of waning interest from its audience or the rapt media. In my travels through cyberspace over the past two weeks I've come upon a wide assortment of posts about the new season of this most intriguing series. Here is a sampling - click on titles for links...</span><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG0ifqNfzeGtNVBD30kRarhmXn1BHheOKhLZ77UvjBxObgqXFYl94wFQJzh1z5DxBTGicwOvGdBsTavrw1EE0eqlyQ1-R2qkF7JnaSvn2bxe-QGJ0IIyuTfFFQMFQ1v31Iz5zlrJKD1iT/s1600/Betty+in+Pink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJG0ifqNfzeGtNVBD30kRarhmXn1BHheOKhLZ77UvjBxObgqXFYl94wFQJzh1z5DxBTGicwOvGdBsTavrw1EE0eqlyQ1-R2qkF7JnaSvn2bxe-QGJ0IIyuTfFFQMFQ1v31Iz5zlrJKD1iT/s320/Betty+in+Pink.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Betty Francis</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In Episode 3 Roger Sterling (John Slattery), becoming ever more frustrated with changing times, utters a phrase that will no doubt echo on the series - and off - for some time to come, "When is everything going to get back to normal?" Laurel Brown, senior writer at <b><i>BuddyTV</i></b>, contemplates the implications of Roger's question with <a href="http://www.buddytv.com/articles/mad-men/mad-men-review-normal-isnt-com-44802.aspx" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Normal Isn't Coming Back</i></a></span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">By far the most talked-about element of last week's episode was the revelation that beautiful Betty Hofstadt Draper Francis (January Jones) had gained more than a new home in recent months. This new twist in Betty's story arc created intense discussion, some controversy, and a variety of reactions. Jessica Grose presents her <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2012/04/defense-of-fat-betty-draper.html"><i style="color: #cc0000;">Defense of Betty Draper</i></a> at <i>New York </i>(.com) magazine's <b><i>Vulture</i></b>. Bruce Handy of <b><i>Vanity Fair</i> </b>considers Betty's dilemma from a different perspective by delving into <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/04/mad-men-betty-draper-bugles-1960s-junk-food" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>The Amazing Junk Food of the '60's</i></a>. </span><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYMTinUH_aOAwXR8UzdB7dB5HqRlFEK8N_ikTpZRnDAh1x2VgePeYqoVhphw3GILopzJ9KFYqzyszRgE-rtxNub1XOvYA_EeGFxVkNxVxGypVsfGG_0Z68Q5dGnlWJpzsDSkLaX5qX0C4/s1600/Season+5+Ep+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiYMTinUH_aOAwXR8UzdB7dB5HqRlFEK8N_ikTpZRnDAh1x2VgePeYqoVhphw3GILopzJ9KFYqzyszRgE-rtxNub1XOvYA_EeGFxVkNxVxGypVsfGG_0Z68Q5dGnlWJpzsDSkLaX5qX0C4/s320/Season+5+Ep+3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Megan and Don Draper</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Not soon to be forgotten is that 5th Season opener moment when Don Draper's young and slender new wife, Megan (French-Canadian actress Jessica Paré</span>)<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, turned heads and inspired tongues to wag when she gave Don (Jon Hamm) a surprise 40th birthday party and a very special gift. Megan's rendition of the French pop tune "Zou Bisou Bisou" lit up the Twitterverse, and was <i>the </i>water cooler subject of the week. Leaving no stone unturned, Lauren Streib looks into the <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/26/mad-men-premiere-a-history-of-zou-bisou-bisou-megan-s-sultry-song-to-don.html" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>History of Zou Bisou Bisou</i></a> for <i><b>The Daily Beast</b></i>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/theyre-all-great-girls-mad-men?offset=0" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>The Return of the Ladies of Mad Men</i></a> is the focus of Alison Willmore at <b><i>Indiewire</i></b>, who views the series as one "about gender, about masculine ideals and shifting female identity." Eleanor Clift, a former <i><b>Newsweek</b></i> staffer (and sister-in-law of Montgomery Clift), recalls her memories as a woman in that news magazine's workplace during the '60s with <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/03/18/mad-men-goes-back-to-the-office.html" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Mad Men and Working Women</i></a> (here, courtesy of <b><i>The Daily Beast</i></b>).</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n0SbO7BPKLCJj0YK8yI9o6JPY2KTD_tHZuF-J3_WrXJfOkWZq8YmKKLN1hH1xOZ8x2nb4KTr30osBywqvlUdFGEPFgl82-Zzojywp13jKLBoAH879BdN_rPgSOxuXmv92-spv5wumg95/s1600/joan+and+peggy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6n0SbO7BPKLCJj0YK8yI9o6JPY2KTD_tHZuF-J3_WrXJfOkWZq8YmKKLN1hH1xOZ8x2nb4KTr30osBywqvlUdFGEPFgl82-Zzojywp13jKLBoAH879BdN_rPgSOxuXmv92-spv5wumg95/s400/joan+and+peggy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joan Harris and Peggy Olson of SCDP</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">At the UK's <b><i>Daily Mail</i></b>, Kristie Lau contemplates <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2120592/Mad-Men-season-5-embraces-fashion-trends-1966.html#ixzz1rPe80Slv" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>How</i> <i>Mad Men Embraced the Fashion Trends of 1966</i></a>, and at <i><b>GQ</b></i>, Matthew Sebra posts weekly on what the men of <i>Mad Men </i>are wearing, so far: <a href="http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201203/mad-men-style-season-premiere#slide=1" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Season 5/Style Report 1</i></a> and <a href="http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201204/mad-men-style-season-5-episode-2#slide=1" style="color: #cc0000;"><i>Season 5/Style Report 2</i></a>.</span><br /><b><br /></b><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Update: </span><a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/04/mad-men-review-mystery-date-episode-504.html" style="color: #cc0000;">Click here</a> <span style="color: #0b5394;">for Bonnie Stiernberg's take on Episode 5.04 at </span></b><i style="color: #0b5394;"><b>PasteMagazine.com</b></i><i> </i> </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ-Tq5E-PPuxfzuRzMZhrSZYzKW8PCvNUXrLCIo2dPOo-auK9wEHl0svnREdIwrVtxyzED8MYLO7WXIK-Aor0hqGJaWo2rSPTH7LaFzaLYnsEQwZjkjcWT6cq_EBXAccnPYiNiyUfdEq6/s1600/peggy+pete+done+and+updo+dark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTQ-Tq5E-PPuxfzuRzMZhrSZYzKW8PCvNUXrLCIo2dPOo-auK9wEHl0svnREdIwrVtxyzED8MYLO7WXIK-Aor0hqGJaWo2rSPTH7LaFzaLYnsEQwZjkjcWT6cq_EBXAccnPYiNiyUfdEq6/s400/peggy+pete+done+and+updo+dark.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stay tuned...</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: #660000;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Note: <i>Sunday Night is Mad Men Night</i> will continue. Next up, Jill of <i>Sittin' on a Backyard Fence </i> - date TBA... </span></b></div>

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