http://www.donalddraper.com Selected scene analysis, comments, and research on AMC's Mad Men Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:34:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Image by RavenU via Flickr What are the common signs of pregnancy? A big (or slightly enlarging) belly, food cravings, forgetfulness…the list goes on and on, but in Episode 8 of the second season, viewers got a slight glimpse into the possibility of a bun in the oven ... http://www.donalddraper.com/2009/09/03/amcs-mad-men-season-3-joans-bon-bon-in-the-oven-pregnancy-rumors/% Image by kostia via Flickr I must admit that last night in my brief and unsettling sleep, I dreamt of Don Draper reciting portions of my pitch to the constituents of Sterling Cooper. He was discussing successful display advertising strategy and impression theory.  His words sounded confident coming out ... http://www.donalddraper.com/2009/08/17/mad-men-season-3-anxiety-builds/% Congrats to AMC and the entire employed staff at Sterling Cooper! Mad Men made short work of House (which jumped the shark several years ago), Lost (name says it all) and Boston Legal (anything from Bean-town is suspect), to win the Outstanding Drama Series Statuette, while Bryan Cranston, best-known for his role in Malcolm ... http://www.donalddraper.com/2008/09/23/mad-men-takes-top-honors-at-emmys/% A critical, but possibly lost-over-the-head theme in this episode is the reference to Frank O'Hara's 'Mayakovsky' found in the collection, 'Meditations in an Emergency'.  Not very much attention is paid, in this early season episode, to the significance of this recitation: Now I am quietly waiting for the catastrophe of my personality to seem beautiful ... http://www.donalddraper.com/2008/09/13/season-2-episode-1-for-those-who-think-young/% This blog site will host analysis, insight, and presentation of very particular scenes taken from each weekly episode of Mad Men starting from the season 2 premier.  All feedback, comments, and debate is very welcomed.  Please feel free to bookmark and RSS. http://www.donalddraper.com/2008/09/09/hello-world/%