I've been enjoying Mad Men for years but I have always considered it to be overrated, and frankly last season was so-so, apart from the brillant "The Suitcase".
But this season has kicked ass BIG DAY. I still think that subtlety isn't Mad Men's strongest suit, but the show did deliver in its fifth season - especially when it comes to my favourite ( Read more... )

I am one of the people who think that Mad Men isn't that good and that the writing is uneven, but when  Mad Men delivers it does deliver!

"Signal 30" was simply amazing!

Looks like nobody had something to say on the death and The Wire entry, that or very few from my readership (if I still have one) have seen the series (which is a shame) and some of those who have seen The Wire were too busy with RL to spend time on LJ (I know for a fact some are), and others prefer not leave comment on my journal for various ( Read more... )

Yesterday I went to the movies and saw Drive which won at Cannes Festival the prize for best mise en scène and it did deserve it.

I was also very pleased to see my Bryan Cranston on the big screen, now that Breaking Bad's fourth season is finished (and yes I will go and see Contagion to see him again, him and John Hawkes!).

Christina Hendricks of the ( Read more... )

Woohoo!!!!

Justified is getting Emmy recognition!

Nothing in the drama series category (very unfair given the list and, personally, I think that , for instance, GoT isn't that good,  Mad Men was uneven and Dexter wasn't half as good as Justified this year) but Timothy Olyphant has been nominated for the lead actor in drama series and Wolton Goggins ( Read more... )

Daniel Mendelsohn has written a rather harsh critic (although it isn't a rant but a three page analysis) on Mad Men in the New York Reviews of Books. I don't agree with everything he said  - in my opinion the writing is more uneven than weak, and there are moments of great acting here and there (Vincent Kartheiser above all is really good)-,  but I ( Read more... )

I'm still enjoying Rubicon, in spite of certain flaws, because it's beautifully shot and some characters have grown on me (like Miles).

Not Will though, which is an issue since he is the hero of the tale. But Rubicon does have the most interesting gay character I have ever seen on tv, Kale Ingram !
He isn't the token gay so many shows feel necessary ( Read more... )

I won't review the season finale of True Blood because I don't have many nice things to say about it (apart from Terry is adorable and Eric looked hot covered in clay)so it's probably better to remain quiet.

Just saw Mad Men's "Summer Man" and enjoyed it, even though it wasn't as good as the previous episode.

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Oh Don! Oh Peggy! Oh Don and Peggy!

I watch Mad Men for episodes like this one, episodes that have that melancholy tone, that have so many perfect little details, that tell lots about many characters with so small things in so few moments; episodes that echo many backstories but have the Don/Peggy unique relationship as a focus.

So Bryan Cranston got his third emmy in a row.

He's fantastic but I'm, above all, glad that Aaron Paul received his first emmy for Oustanding Supporting Actor in Breaking Bad too. I know, I know, there was Terry O'Quinn in the category too, but he already got it years ago, and Aaron Paul was terrific in season 2 and 3, he owns the show as much as  ( Read more... )