Vote for Ana!

Hey, my BFF Analiese Miller needs you to vote for her. Go here and click on the stars down below her photo!!!

Vote early, vote often. (I think you can vote every day, starting today and for a few days.)

Trust me, she deserves this. She is an extraordinary actress. Quite good at singing and dancing, too, and she is brilliant in a zillion other ways as well.

Let's get Ana this job! We can do it!

Oh, and if you are a blogger and want to remain my friend, you have to tell your readers to vote for Ana too. ASAP, please.

By the way, the photo is by Ben Zvan. Ben is quite an excellent photographer, and Ana is quite beautiful (and astonishingly diverse in her looks, btw). Quite a combo.

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Is Ana the one who baked cookies for you? She never baked cookies for me.

By Virgil Samms (not verified) on 08 Aug 2009 #permalink

OK, I voted for her. Now what is Madmen?

By Virgil Samms (not verified) on 08 Aug 2009 #permalink

Yes, this is Ana of the Cookies. Madmen is some kind of thing, I dunno.

Sorry, the link took too long to connect. I gave up.

By Rob Clack (not verified) on 08 Aug 2009 #permalink

Mad Men is a pretty cool show. My brother-in-law shared the first season DVDs with me, and I got hooked right away. Without giving anything away, and in brief, it's mostly about two characters:

* Don Draper, an ad man on Madison Avenue (hence the title, "Mad Men") head of Creative at Sterling-Cooper.

* Peggy Olson, who starts out as Don's secretary at the firm (the pilot episode is her first day at work.)

Great acting by an ensemble cast, set in the 1960's (season 1 is 1960.) As part of the atmosphere, men drink and smoke, and women aren't little sticks. And I find the intertwined stories very engaging, different from what you usually find on TV.

And seeing the old product ads come to life is, of course, really cool. Since the show revolves around advertising, it makes sense for characters' stories to be reflected in certain products and ads. In particular, the bit at the end of season 1 when Don pitches Kodak the name "Carousel" - instead of Kodak's proposed idea, "The Wheel" - is very poignant if you've followed the characters and their stories.

Seasons 1 and 2 are out on DVD, Season 3 starts later this month.

Oh yes, forgot to add...

Sexism warning. The show does take place in the 1960s, and typical-of-the-era behavior is all over. I mentioned that men drink and smoke, and women aren't sticks.

Women are also treated as objects. Seasons 1-2 take place in 1960-61, so is before the rise of feminism and The Feminine Mystique was published. Women are secretaries, and get called "honey", "darling", and similar (in the video I linked to, Don refers to the secretary as "sweetheart".) It's not unusual to see sexist behavior and comments in the office.

It's also before the "I Have A Dream" speech (also 1963.) However, I don't recall there was any racism in the show - but the only black roles have been elevator operators, janitors, delivery men, the guy selling roles in the back of the office.

I suspect that season 3 will be set in 1963, and will have a lot of issues to toss in the mix.

Thanks Greg, and all - again! :)