tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post2106568221846112597..comments2024-01-24T15:06:13.387-05:00Comments on M.A.Peel: Live Blogging Mad Men: "And you, sir, are no John Galt"Mapeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-49676628083374152542007-10-13T20:14:00.000-04:002007-10-13T20:14:00.000-04:00Are these New York ad guys or Des moines insurance...<I>Are these New York ad guys or Des moines insurance salesmen? I can't tell. Babylon never seemed more like Bakersfield.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL! The thing that amazes me about this show is the enormity of the spectrum of its like/dislike. Viewers haven't been this polarized since the days of Gump/Anti-Gump.<BR/><BR/>BG, I agree that CDs in real life are the most talented and interesting people there Mapeelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149683683413237283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-73698544875298336382007-10-13T14:51:00.000-04:002007-10-13T14:51:00.000-04:00Don Draper may not be John Galt, but if we turn to...Don Draper may not be John Galt, but if we turn to the Fountain head, is he possibly Dominique Francon? She married the mediocre Peter Keating and maintained a level of mediocrity, herself to maintain her sanity...until she meets Roark.<BR/><BR/>I have not watched MM since the first episode as I found the characters annoying and dull. Following the blogs has been much more entertaining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-49826286997013710082007-10-11T14:15:00.000-04:002007-10-11T14:15:00.000-04:00I concurr (concerning Draper). Male Model Syndrome...I concurr (concerning Draper). Male Model Syndrome? Maybe if Don IS Batman, I might watch again. He does do a good Adam West ... with a lobotomy. <BR/><BR/>We've given up on the show. <BR/><BR/>I found it just a snail-paced soap. Are these New York ad guys or Des moines insurance salesmen? I can't tell. Babylon never seemed more like Bakersfield. McMann and Tate seemed way more dynamic.<BR/><BR/>Peteskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634020418381686568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273420145917074292.post-54207539945290946732007-10-11T08:08:00.000-04:002007-10-11T08:08:00.000-04:00You know, I've missed so much of the show that I f...You know, I've missed so much of the show that I figured Don Draper had been shown somehow to be talented and competent -- a <I>star</I> and that I had missed it. Guess not.<BR/><BR/>I have to say that I felt last week's show was pretty good. But, one thing that bugged me was how they set Draper up to be such a star and he seems to be such an empty suit. Being good looking, striking those Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com