Mad Men Round Up!

I know, I know, I picked a hell of a time to slack off and miss posting. At this point there have been two incredible episodes of Mad since I last posted. I’ll probably skip the Game of Thrones talk, but hit the jump for some spoilery stuff about Mad Men.

Sunday Night Roundup - April 20, 2014

What a great episode of Mad Men! Was a disturbing scene in Game of Thrones! More stuff after the break...

Season Seven Soon

I've been missing Mad Men since the minute after the last episode of season six aired. Finally, season seven begins April 13, and in the meantime I'll just watch this trailer over and over.  By the looks of things we're getting closer to the end of the 1960s and maybe into the 1970s. Betty's got the bouffant, Pete's going baldish, and of course Don looks exactly the same. I'm tempted to over analyze; I'm sure there's meaning behind the fact that two characters are smoking, some are holding luggage, and Roger Sterling is the only one sitting down. I'm also convinced it's significant that they're flying TWA, the troubled airline that merged with American in 2001.  But this isn't LOST, and trying to theorize at this point (or any point, really, if Breaking Bad taught me anything) is a little silly. As long as I know Stan Rizzo's fringed jacket is back I'll be happy.

Mad Men returns in 19 days. By my count, that means if you haven't watched yet you only have to watch four or five episodes a day until then to get caught up. Shouldn't be a problem.

Better Call Saul *UPDATED* (with a few thoughts)

Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff, is happening.

What do you think of that?

The thing is I love Breaking Bad, Bob Odenkirk is one of my all-time favorites, and the I love watching Saul Goodman in the world of Breaking Bad. He's always good for just the right amount of levity. I'm just not so sure I'll be interested in watching his adventures outside the confines of BB.

I also am curious to know what kind of format they'll be going for. Will it be a full hour like most of AMC's shows? Will it be more like a sitcom? Will it be serialized or will each episode be self contained? I think I'd be pretty into it if it was done like a sketch show, with a couple wacky cases per episode. It would also be nice if Huel, Bill Burr and maybe Mike were included, every once in awhile.

I’m glad Odenkirk will have steady work (though he’s also got a sketch show called “The Birthday Boys” premeiring on IFC soon) but I don’t know if I’m ready to see him playing the same character for any length of time.

Unless of course, that character is Brian Wilson Willips Brighton.

And just for fun, here's a longer sketch featuring Willips.