Mad Men Men Pilot: ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes’ [Podcast]

The year is 1960. Sorry, 2022. Three men who are mad about Mad Men are smoking herbal cigarettes and getting a little chatty about one of the greatest television dramas of all time. We begin with the show’s pilot, of course, titled…

The 5 Best Episodes of Mad Men

From the moment a blank silhouette first came tumbling down in a cityscape free-dive in an oft-imitated credits scene, Mad Men grabbed its viewers by the collar and guided them along what would become an eight-year journey freckled with a…

Mad Men: 10 Years of Suave

Even after 10 years, it’s hard to forget that iconic silhouette of a man dressed in a suit and tie sitting on a chair with a cigarette dangling from his fingers. While this silhouette represented that one particular ad man…

TV Review: The Last Man on Earth (3×13): “Find This Thing We Need To”

The worst episode of The Last Man on Earth since its nadir in the middle of the first season isn’t a result of lame humor or cliched writing, but from the epic pointlessness of the whole affair. “Find This Thing We Need…

TV Review: The Last Man on Earth (3×12): “Hair of the Dog”

This week’s episode of The Last Man on Earth has two solid plots, but neither has a satisfactory ending. It feels like another instance of the show having an episode that does not stand on its own and needs a second…

TV Review: The Last Man on Earth (3×11): “The Spirit of St. Lewis”

This week’s episode of The Last Man on Earth has an air of inevitability to it. It always felt like the hours that Lewis spent in the flight simulator was always going to lead to him to taking off in a…

TV Review: The Last Man on Earth (3×08): “Whitney Houston, We Have a Problem”

For the second episode in a row, The Last Man on Earth turns in a disappointing installment. The plot of “Whitney Houston, We Have a Problems” feels like a wild goose chase that’s only purpose is to hang a couple solid gags…