The frink thread for ‘Mad Men’ US television drama series

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Full of good looking and well dressed men and women.

but my photobucket account is acting funky again...so help me post pictures people!:blushing:

[virtually dead]

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Never actually seen the show, but I've only heard good things.

[oye terence]

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[PregnantForTheLastTime]

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[Worm]

Best show on TV at the moment. And no I haven't "Lost" my mind.

Joan Holloway (Christine Hendricks) is the sexiest woman on "Mad Men" for a number of reasons. She's phenomenal. She occupies her own tier in the "Mad Men" universe.

But Betty (January Jones)...

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...has more potential. Oh yes. Fast forward to, oh, 1964 or thereabouts and we can better answer this gravely important question. :rolleyes:

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And for the dark horse of the lot, another question mark who could turn out to be an exclamation point:

Rachel Mencken (Maggie Siff)

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[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Best show on TV at the moment. And no I haven't "Lost" my mind.


And for the dark horse of the lot, another question mark who could turn out to be an exclamation point:

Rachel Mencken (Maggie Siff)



I do agree. You think they'll bring back Mrs. Katz (nee Mencken)? (It was Katz, wasn't it?)

[Worm]

I do agree. You think they'll bring back Mrs. Katz (nee Mencken)? (It was Katz, wasn't it?)

Could go either way. I'm thinking they won't, actually. There seems to be some big new direction the Don Draper story is going in, and I doubt it's going to include Rachael. I'm not sure, though. One thing I love about "Mad Men" is that I never know what to expect. Hard series to read.

Midge, the Greenwich Village chick, is done, though. She's out. Pretty sure about that. I think the question'll be how they develop Betty's character. I can just about see a future for Don and Betty if I squint hard enough. Following a visit from about six or seven more wrecking balls that oughtta be swinging through their home any minute now...it'll take some twists before it's done, of that I'm sure. :)

And who knows? Maybe Don and Peggy are destined for each other. I could see that, too.

The summer can't arrive fast enough!

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

I can't imagine what Betty's going to do with her "little problem." We will know right away, though, because don't they jump ahead about two years with each season? I watched all existing episodes over about four days, so I never had to wait.

I am rather interested in Betty's evolution, even though I find her type of beauty bland. Joan is more my type.

Yes, Midge is gone.

Don and Peggy? That could be interesting, but it's kind of obvious, isn't it?


Could go either way. I'm thinking they won't, actually. There seems to be some big new direction the Don Draper story is going in, and I doubt it's going to include Rachael. I'm not sure, though. One thing I love about "Mad Men" is that I never know what to expect. Hard series to read.

Midge, the Greenwich Village chick, is done, though. She's out. Pretty sure about that. I think the question'll be how they develop Betty's character. I can just about see a future for Don and Betty if I squint hard enough. Following a visit from about six or seven more wrecking balls that oughtta be swinging through their home any minute now...it'll take some twists before it's done, of that I'm sure. :)

And who knows? Maybe Don and Peggy are destined for each other. I could see that, too.

The summer can't arrive fast enough!

[Worm]

I can't imagine what Betty's going to do with her "little problem." We will know right away, though, because don't they jump ahead about two years with each season? I watched all existing episodes over about four days, so I never had to wait.

I am rather interested in Betty's evolution, even though I find her type of beauty bland. Joan is more my type.

Yes, Midge is gone.

Don and Peggy? That could be interesting, but it's kind of obvious, isn't it?

I think it's more obvious that they become friends and equals. Lovers would be something not as expected, in my opinion. I suspect "Mad Men" will end with them as good friends, sharing a special understanding. They'll fill their f*** quota elsewhere. :)

Agree that Betty's beauty is bland, but that's precisely what makes her a wild card. What is going to emerge from that head of hers? The writers have just scratched the surface of what she's capable of doing. Joan-- who I agree is by far the sexiest (and probably smartest, too, behind Peggy)-- is more or less who she's gonna be. With Betty you don't know what's lurking down beneath those placid expressions. January Jones deserves an Emmy for the way her wrist swivels when she smokes a cigarette (see kitchen photo, above).

What about the other guys? Any of them frinky?

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

What about the other guys? Any of them frinky?

I was so sad when they gave the TV scripts to Joan, then hired a guy instead. And she just took it. And then that fiancee of hers... she was supposed to quit the agency when she married, but I think they'll have her back, they couldn't have the show without her. I think she's going to go hard, she's so warm and has so much love and so much to offer and there is no outlet for it.

The show can't empower all these women, because it wasn't like that back then. I think Peggy will be the only one who wins, at obviously enormous cost. Peggy and Don as a couple would be entirely too 21st century.

The guys... uh. Sterling was a nice piece of candy. Harry Crane is kind of nice to look at, if bland. Campbell reminds me so much of a guy I worked with at my Glengarry Glen Ross job. Not attractive at all!

There's something very Twin Peaks about Helen Bishop (divorced neighbor.) Maybe something will happen with her?

[Worm]

The show can't empower all these women, because it wasn't like that back then. I think Peggy will be the only one who wins, at obviously enormous cost. Peggy and Don as a couple would be entirely too 21st century.

21st century, but maybe that's where the show is headed?

What about the pipe-smoking guy who published the short story? Didn't see that one coming.

Sterling was indeed a nice piece of candy. Believable as the predatory older man.

Campbell...you know, it was a hard day in my life when I realized that the character I most resembled on the show was probably Pete Campbell. Not that he's like me now, mind you. Rather, that's probably what I would've been like in 1960. Like Betty, I think he's a shadow of what he'll become. A lot of potential. If I were writing for "Mad Men" I'd be more excited about him and Betty than Don or Peggy.


There's something very Twin Peaks about Helen Bishop (divorced neighbor.) Maybe something will happen with her?

Too true! I love her chats with Betty.

Damn, all this talk of "Mad Men" makes me want to pour a glass of scotch and light twelve cigarettes at once. :rolleyes:

[Hellie]

I've yet to miss an episode. I love it.

[CaliforniaMozGirl]

So where are the frinky pics of Jon Hamm?? I LOVE THIS SHOW! I can't wait until it is back on for another season! Did anyone catch him on 30 Rock when he played Liz Lemon's neighbor/love interest?

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

So where are the frinky pics of Jon Hamm?? I LOVE THIS SHOW! I can't wait until it is back on for another season! Did anyone catch him on 30 Rock when he played Liz Lemon's neighbor/love interest?

of course, i love that she broke up with him because he would not leave his "pretty person bubble" :D

[nugz]

So where are the frinky pics of Jon Hamm?? I LOVE THIS SHOW! I can't wait until it is back on for another season! Did anyone catch him on 30 Rock when he played Liz Lemon's neighbor/love interest?

yes, hilarious. :lbf:

[*EqualOpportunityHater*]

Too Much Writting On A Frink Thread = EPIC FAIL! :rolleyes:

Also, more guys and less women plz... it is afterall Mad Men :thumb:

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[cornelius blaze]

Simpsons parody of Mad Men!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcmM7Jh2Y3k

Mad Men Opening Credits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcRr-Fb5xQo



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[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Thanks for reviving this thread, Corny. I read that shooting for Season 3 began this week, and it will air beginning in August. :D

A few weeks ago I had to rummage through many, many boxes of old books. I found this:

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Makes me wonder if Matthew Weiner has ever seen it.

[Hellie]

I love Mad Men so much.

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Aaand... season three is on. Any thoughts?

Surprised by Sal? Disappointed with Don? Jittery over Joan? (I can't keep this up... )

[cornelius blaze]

Aaand... season three is on. Any thoughts?

Surprised by Sal? Disappointed with Don? Jittery over Joan? (I can't keep this up... )


I'll have to wait until BBC2 show it later this year or early next year. :(

[cornelius blaze]

Now being shown on the BBC...season 3.


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[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

season 3 is all about
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for me :horny:

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

a warning about the 12th episode :straightface:
it may make you cry, it did me :tears:
my god, I got teary eyed just thinking about it & I was not even born yet :o

[Happy Maudlin]

I tried to get into the show, but I'm fickle with tv shows with scripts. Attention span is constantly thwarted. I can't even pay attention to Project Runway anymore. It has universally good reviews but it overated as usual.

[joe frady]

a warning about the 12th episode :straightface:
it may make you cry, it did me :tears:
my god, I got teary eyed just thinking about it & I was not even born yet :o
Is that the JFK episode?
We have another 10 weeks to go, here in Blighty. Tell me nothing!
Roger's poor daughter. A wedding ruined. ;)
I cried at last week's episode (#2) when Don was stroking the grass unseen, in killer shades, whilst watching the Maypole dance!? So heck knows how I'll cope when they reach Dealey Plaza, Kronkite, etc.
*Apologies for no frink pics*

[kellytakeabow]

OMG I think I found the perfect forum! Haha people who listen to Morrissey AND watch Mad Men!!! :thumb:

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Uh-oh. I hate it when good things are coopted by... corporate whores.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/style/ct-fash-mad-men-barbie-story-20100311,0,5807494.story

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

Uh-oh. I hate it when good things are coopted by... corporate whores.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/style/ct-fash-mad-men-barbie-story-20100311,0,5807494.story

Betty already was a barbie :cool: god, I hate her so much now :mad:

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Betty already was a barbie :cool: god, I hate her so much now :mad:

Uh, it wasn't the character's fault. Besides, some people think she's deceptively shallow. I'm not one of them. She should have done more than she did in season three. She... well, let's not spoil it for the UK crowd.

[Worm]

Uh, it wasn't the character's fault. Besides, some people think she's deceptively shallow. I'm not one of them. She should have done more than she did in season three. She... well, let's not spoil it for the UK crowd.

'Girls can't do Euclid: can they, sir?'

'They can pick up a little of everything, I daresay,' said Mr. Stelling. 'They've a great deal of superficial cleverness: but they couldn't go far into anything. They're quick and shallow'.

Tom, delighted with this verdict, telegraphed his triumph by wagging his head at Maggie behind Mr. Stelling's chair. As for Maggie, she had hardly ever been so mortified: she had been so proud to be called 'quick' all her little life, and now it appeared that this quickness was the brand of inferiority. It would have been better to be slow, like Tom.

'Ha, ha! Miss Maggie!' said Tom, when they were alone, 'you see it's not such a fine thing to be quick. You'll never go far into anything, you know'.

The Mill On The Floss

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

Uh, it wasn't the character's fault. Besides, some people think she's deceptively shallow. I'm not one of them. She should have done more than she did in season three. She... well, let's not spoil it for the UK crowd.

oh sorry, I just, well, I shall say no more, I forgot the Brits are so behind :o

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

'Girls can't do Euclid: can they, sir?'

'They can pick up a little of everything, I daresay,' said Mr. Stelling. 'They've a great deal of superficial cleverness: but they couldn't go far into anything. They're quick and shallow'.

Tom, delighted with this verdict, telegraphed his triumph by wagging his head at Maggie behind Mr. Stelling's chair. As for Maggie, she had hardly ever been so mortified: she had been so proud to be called 'quick' all her little life, and now it appeared that this quickness was the brand of inferiority. It would have been better to be slow, like Tom.

'Ha, ha! Miss Maggie!' said Tom, when they were alone, 'you see it's not such a fine thing to be quick. You'll never go far into anything, you know'.

The Mill On The Floss

I must avoid further talk of Betty. I want to say... agh. Can't. Or... aha!

That's the best she could do? An affair? How tawdry. If she's going to overthrow her life, she should do it BIG and make Betty Friedan proud. Running to another man is not really an escape, it's just exchanging one set of handcuffs for another.

But then, maybe that particular girl didn't learn much at Bryn Mawr.

I don't see the poetry in geometry, and that's the only reason I don't do it. Bores the pants off me. Boys, take note.

[Worm]

I don't see the poetry in geometry, and that's the only reason I don't do it. Bores the pants off me. Boys, take note.

I adore it. There's nothing I like more than doing lines.

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

I adore it. There's nothing I like more than doing lines.

You'd better stop unless you want me to take my pants off. To distract you. Which would either work, or send you running out of the room. Either way, the torture would end for me.

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

I adore it. There's nothing I like more than doing lines.

:rofl:
&
on a more serious note :straightface: I agree almost completely with Preggers analysis of the "Betty situation" especially the part she thoughtfully hid :thumb:

[Worm]

You'd better stop unless you want me to take my pants off. To distract you. Which would either work, or send you running out of the room. Either way, the torture would end for me.

Take your pants off? Huh! A thing like that!

http://www.marketfish.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/pete.jpg

:rolleyes:

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

If you're anything like Pete Campbell, Worm, I'll leave them on. :rolleyes:

[Worm]

If you're anything like Pete Campbell, Worm, I'll leave them on. :rolleyes:

If I were anything like Pete Campbell, I'd keep plying you with highballs until the relationship between your willpower and your pants was a flimsy one at best. :guitar:

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

If I were anything like Pete Campbell, I'd keep plying you with highballs until the relationship between your willpower and your pants was a flimsy one at best. :guitar:

Why waste the money on a bar tab? All you have to do is start tracing out proofs on cocktail napkins. Or, reading back into my posts... recite poetry. I like smart boys.

[Worm]

Why waste the money on a bar tab? All you have to do is start tracing out proofs on cocktail napkins. Or, reading back into my posts... recite poetry. I like smart boys.

Wasting money on bar tabs is all you know when all you know is dating girls named Trudy. As for poetry, well, Pete wrote some short stories. One of them is about a bear. And you can find it in an old copy of Boys Life. Surely that's not a titty-tickler.

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Wasting money on bar tabs is all you know when all you know is dating girls named Trudy. As for poetry, well, Pete wrote some short stories. One of them is about a bear. And you can find it in an old copy of Boys Life. Surely that's not a titty-tickler.

A what, now?

You dated a girl named Trudy?

Pete reminds me of a guy I used to work with. He's now a real estate investor. Actually, that means he's probably now homeless.

[Worm]

You dated a girl named Trudy?

No, but I am fluent in the Campbell life philosophy. All men are born with it. The good ones learn to channel it for good, not evil. :rolleyes:


Pete reminds me of a guy I used to work with. He's now a real estate investor. Actually, that means he's probably now homeless.

:eek:

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

No, but I am fluent in the Campbell life philosophy. All men are born with it. The good ones learn to channel it for good, not evil. :rolleyes:



:eek:

There are good ones? Where?

[Worm]

There are good ones? Where?

Smartass. They're around. They've just assumed the identity of their fallen buddies and created fictional lives of perfect normality in which to disappear. Luck is when opportunity meets preparation, plus a good can of Dapper Dan hair gel.

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

It has become apparent to me that I present so many liabilities that even the very best of them is not interested in me.

[Worm]

It has become apparent to me that I present so many liabilities that even the very best of them is not interested in me.

Have you considered a boob job? I know in the past they've been frowned upon by some women, but reality shows like MTV's "Jersey Shore" have broken barriers of ignorance and prejudice, changing the nation's attitudes toward a woman's willingness to assert herself in a positive and self-affirming way.

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Have you considered a boob job? I know they've been frowned upon by some women in the past, but shows like MTV's "Jersey Shore" have changed the nation's attitudes toward a woman's willingness to assert herself in a positive and self-affirming way.

I'm saving my pennies. But even that won't be enough, I fear. Maybe in ten years, some men's criteria will be somewhat altered. Then again... I'm not a good horse to bet on.

[Worm]

I'm saving my pennies. But even that won't be enough, I fear. Maybe in ten years, some men's criteria will be somewhat altered. Then again... I'm not a good horse to bet on.

Never underestimate a man's willingness to debase himself for sex. Only fatigue, illness, or death will alter the standard male criteria. In a way, any horse is worth betting on, provided it's a horse. :rolleyes:

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Never underestimate a man's willingness to debase himself for sex. Only fatigue, illness, or death will alter the standard male criteria. In a way, any horse is worth betting on, provided it's a horse. :rolleyes:

So you are a Pete Campbell. I wasn't talking about sex. Yeah, if that's all I wanted I'd have no problems at all.

[Worm]

So you are a Pete Campbell. I wasn't talking about sex. Yeah, if that's all I wanted I'd have no problems at all.

How do you know I'm a Pete Campbell and not, say, a Sigmund Freud? :squiffy:

[Oh my god, it's Robby!]

Pete's pretty frakkin hot for a dude, give him a wig and a skirt and lets see what happens http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/gulrober/cool.gif

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Pete's pretty frakkin hot for a dude, give him a wig and a skirt and lets see what happens http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y86/gulrober/cool.gif

Robby, i have the same look on my face as Draper does, after reading the above:
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I quite like these:

http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2010/03/mad-men-barbie-dolls.php

[cornelius blaze]

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[cornelius blaze]

Roll on season 4:thumb:

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[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Roll on season 4:thumb:

http://media.daemonstv.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/MAD-MEN-Season-3--550x366.jpg

Are you lot going to get it as we do this time, or will there be a delay? Have you seen Season 3 yet?

[cornelius blaze]

Are you lot going to get it as we do this time, or will there be a delay? Have you seen Season 3 yet?

I don't know, i think on terrestrial television (which i have), i will have to wait until 2011.

Season 3 was shown on the BBC over the past couple of months.

I did see it finally Ms PFTLT. It was wonderful; the last episode had so many emotions running through it for Draper & co.

I kind of looked like this while watching it yesterday:
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