Exclusive: The Final, Official Mad Men Poster -- Vulture. Am. ‘Mad Men’ Season 5 Reading List: Books That Appear in the Show. Aug 16, 2009, 5:48 AM EDT—Want to read like Don Draper? Just follow The Daily Beast’s Ayn Rand–loving, Nazi-satirizing reading list. Despite the booze, clothes, and midafternoon romps, knowledge on Mad Men isn’t exclusively carnal. Around the curves of the show’s hedonism is a different kind of sensibility, a more high-minded one: colleagues burn when copywriter Ken Cosgrove lands a story in The Atlantic (“Tapping a Maple on a Cold Vermont Morning”); Don Draper stumbles through New York, puzzling over Frank O’Hara’s 1957 Meditations in an Emergency.
Of course, this is Madison Avenue we’re talking about. As the third season of the AMC show premieres Sunday, The Daily Beast offers some advice on how to read like a Mad Man: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson (1955). Gregory Peck starred in the film version released one year later. The Organization Man by William H. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (1957). Meditations on an Emergency by Frank O’Hara (1957). Exodus by Leon Uris (1958). What's the word problem at the heart of Mad Men.
There has been much ado about the specific clothing, furniture, and products in the hit AMC series Mad Men. Of course, fans love the accurate details. The afternoon cocktails and elaborate dresses are a constant reminder of how much has changed in the 50 years since the 1960s. The show gets the set right, but what about the dialogue? How does their accuracy apply to language? There are two straightforward methods to tease out the anachronisms. Benjamin Schmidt, a graduate student in intellectual history, has studied this in-depth. The most striking out-of-place word, though, is “pantyhose.”
In fact, in the final episode of the fourth season, a large story line focuses on Peggy acquiring her first account with Topaz pantyhose. Does this poor word choice shade your perspective of the show and its accuracy? Gap Opts for Kiva’s Order Fulfillment System. In a release, the Company noted that Kiva provides a flexible storage and software system that accommodates work stream changes. Gap Inc. ‘Mad Men’ Season 5 Reading List: Books That Appear in the Show. Season 5 Premiere - Open Thread - Talk: Mad Men. So What Was That French Song Megan Draper Was Singing on Mad Men?: The Stream: GQ on TV. How Helen Klein Ross Brings @BettyDraper to Life. Mad Men mania: 4 social TV apps for Draper fans.
Tweeting while watching TV is so 2011. For many the days of the one-screen TV-watching experience are gone forever, but now technology companies are upping the ante with show-specific and rewards-based social sharing apps – so-called social TV apps – to extend your viewing experience. Leading the charge is GetGlue (iOS/Android), which encourages fans to check in and unlock secret stickers and other rewards while watching or learning about TV, movies and music. Leading up to the new season premiere of Mad Men this Sunday, more than 200,000 people have checked in to watch the show's trailer and unlock an exclusive sticker from the producers at AMC. However, there isn't just one kind of sticker, there are a host of choices including the Mad Men Superfan sticker, which requires 15 check-ins.
When you unlock 20 stickers or more you get real stickers (just like when you were a kid) mailed to your home. And don't forget the original app for social TV: Twitter.