Emmy Watch: Mad Men (& Intriguing Women)

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Continuing to catch up with posts and themes of the past week, and hoping to reopen some topics I missed. With another riff on a series for which Sasha and I share equal enthusiasm, here are two memorable scenes from Mad Men, remarkable for how quickly they’re able sweep us up in the emotions of the moment and immerse us in the story with minimal previous knowledge of characters or situations.

The one above involves a slick pitch to Kodak execs for their innovative new slide projector carousel. I’ve seen this clip close to a dozen times and it never fails to grab me by the throat and stir up waves of yearning for an era I never even knew.¬† After the cut is the distaff side of the carefully codified office dynamic — the personal assistants and secretaries who make us realize that Mad Men would be nothing without the phenomenal women who take care of them.

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