It's 8:12 PM on Tuesday night, and I have a stack of wonderful books next to my couch. But what am I doing? Watching 90210-2.0 Is it good? No. It's stupid. But damn is it worth it to hear Jessica Walter belt out "Mama Who Bore Me."
So really why have I spent all afternoon in front of the tv?
Because I have discovered Mad Men. And right now, no book that I am reading can compare to the stories this drama tells. Wow...it is wonderful. Almost makes me go out and sign up for cable so I can get AMC. But right now, I will have to settle on the DVDs. This show is visually stunning, and set in a world which I really don't think ever existed--at least I hope it never did. All that drinking, smoking, and sex is amazingly compelling stuff, but how did people get any work done?
But the cast. Wow. Perhaps the best ensemble I've seen in a very long time. Vincent Kartheiser (remember him as Connor on Angel?) is so good as Pete, a cad who I find myself actually caring about. He's trying to play with the big boys, but can't quite pull it off. And January Jones as Mrs. Draper gives new meaning to the term housewife. The scene where she's shooting at her neighbor's pigeons--classic.
Total side note: Gossip Girl--the character--is totally hawking Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist. Mad Men would be proud of that cross promotion.
I'm sorry that the first season of Mad Men is only 13 eps. Season 2 might just become my new iTunes must have.
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