Joanna Schroeder recaps Episode 9 of Mad Men, and explains the ways in which great television is as much about our own hopes and dreams as it is about the storyline and characters.
Mrs. Antihero
May 14, 2013 by 10 Comments
We love to watch bad guys on TV. Why do we love to hate their wives almost as much?
Watching History Unfold Through ‘Mad Men’
April 29, 2013 by 1 Comment
The most recent episode of Mad Men reminded Steve Jaeger of what it was like in America when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated.
The Collaborators: The Mad Men Guide to Raising Children
April 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ben Tanzer recaps Mad Men’s second episode, and comments on the ways in which raising kids is just like being a character in AMC’s hit series.
Zombies Ate My Baby: 7 Parenting Lessons from The Walking Dead
March 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Dan Coxon prepares his children for their post-apocalyptic future with advice from the AMC hit TV show, ‘The Walking Dead.’
Open Thread: Zombie Talk – The Walking Dead and More
October 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Let’s talk about all things Zombie – including The Walking Dead premiere.
Suicide and Mad Men
June 4, 2012 by 15 Comments
Jake DiMare takes a look at the male dominated epidemic of suicide through the lens of AMC’s Mad Men.
Seven Deadly Sins of the 1960s
March 23, 2012 by 14 Comments
Matthew Weiner, creator of the AMC show Mad Men, explores feminist issues in the male-dominated world of Madison Avenue advertising circa 1960.
I Knew Don Draper–A Whole Town Full
March 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Steve Jaeger loves and hates Don Draper, and he can’t help but see the complexities of Mad Men in his own boyhood memories.
Walking Dead Season Finale – Will AMC Fail Men Again?
March 18, 2012 by 40 Comments
Joanna Schroeder thinks AMC is failing men in its portrayal of masculinity in the zombie thriller The Walking Dead.
Gaming: The Walking Dead Shambles Into Your Living Room [@akilshohen]
March 15, 2012 by 1 Comment
Robert Kirkman’s zombie epic is getting a lot more interactive and give you a chance to take down zombies.
TV: The Walking Dead Shambles Your Way For Season Two
June 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Robert Kirkman’s zombies return to TV screens this fall, and we’ve got some creepy promotional photos.
Would You Murder the Man Who Killed Your Daughter?
May 3, 2011 by 3 Comments
Have you been watching “The Killing”?
AMC: America’s Man Channel?
January 12, 2011 by 2 Comments
Move over, Spike. AMC has better manly programming—including an upcoming western.
AMC Outdoes Itself
September 9, 2010 by 1 Comment
If you didn’t think AMC could be any more brilliant, you were wrong. The movie channel, home to Mad Men and Breaking Bad, two of the best shows on television, just acquired the rights to the entire Godfather series. Cable companies need to give in and just start offering a one-channel, AMC-only package. We don’t [...]
“Caregiver day is a wonderful idea, becase when you love your children, every day is a day you get to be with and celebrate them.”
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