Basket of News, Jun. 7-20, 2014
Matthew Weiner, Robert Morse, Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Jessica Pare, Vincent Kartheiser, and Kiernan Shipka participated in a Q&A after a screening of “Waterloo.” Jon...
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Jon Hamm won the People Magazine Award for TV Performance of the Year (Actor), which he accepted from Elisabeth Moss: …and he talked to People afterward. Jon also talked to The Guardian about the Black...
View ArticleBasket of News, Feb. 14-20, 2015
ICYMI: The Mad Men Season 7.2 promo photo gallery. Jessica Pare’s ensemble is a custom Janie Bryant design. Matthew Weiner talks to THR (in print and video) about the early Mad Men auditions. Don...
View ArticleMad Men Rewatch: Field Trip
As I rewatch Mad Men Season 7’s first half in preparation for April 5 (did you notice our countdown in the sidebar?), I’ve reach Field Trip, episode 7.03. I am finding thoughts, asides, points, that I...
View ArticleMad Men: Severance–My ex-wife’s earring
In Mad Men episode 7.08, Severance, Don’s date finds Megan’s earring under the bed. It looked familiar, so I did some exploring. In fact, Megan wore this pair of earrings twice that I can discover, in...
View ArticleThe Agent Meeting
We are not the only, or first, to notice that the dress Megan wore to meet Harry in Mad Men episode 7.09, New Business, was the same dress she wore to meet Don in the opening scene of 7.01, Time Zones....
View ArticleHome Invasions
Early on in of Mad Men episode 7.09, New Business, Don’s secretary, Meredith, tells Harry Crane that she’d be afraid to got o California because the “the Manson brothers could be running around.”...
View ArticleMeeting Sylvia in the Elevator
What was the purpose of Don running into Sylvia and Arnie Rosen in the elevator in Mad Men episode 7.09, New Business? Obviously, in an episode that seems very much about recycling the past, another...
View ArticleBasket of News, May 2-7, 2015
Matthew Weiner sits for an interview with Matt Zoller Seitz at The Jewish Heritage Museum. (via Polly Draper) Matt also talked about the end of the road for Don and the show on Fresh Air. Mad Men is...
View ArticleBasket of News, May 8-15, 2015
The final trailer. Kevin Rahm talked to Roberta; here’s Part One. (He also talks to The Hollywood Reporter.) Matthew Weiner did exit interviews with the New York Times, and Maclean‘s. Matt also...
View ArticleMad Men: The Complete Collection
If you score a “3” or higher on the MAD MEN obsession scale (1 = you think nothing ever happens to 10 = you mouth the dialogue spoken by each character during each episode), then you need to own this...
View ArticleSecond Auction of Mad Men Props
Take out a second mortgage on your house and grab your checkbook! On June 1st the bidding will open on a second auction of Mad Men props. These items were recently on display at the Museum of the...
View ArticleMad Men: What Happened?
Dear Basket Cases — “Mad Men: What Happened” will appear twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month (if all goes according to plan). Let me know in the comments section if there are...
View ArticleMad Men: What Happened?
Stephanie Horton is Anna Draper’s niece. She played a part in several critical points in Dick Whitman/Don Draper’s life. Stephanie reluctantly told Don about Anna’s cancer. It was Stephanie who...
View ArticleMad Men: What Happened?
We now turn our attention to Megan Calvet Draper…… What happens to Megan after her divorce from Don is final and she leaves with the million dollar check Don gives her? Does Megan ever become a...
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