Comments on: S2 Episode 1 title: pre-Pepsi generation

By: Roberta Lipp

Roberta Lipp — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:15:34 +0000

Okay so that’s embarrassing. You can pretty much count on me and Deborah to not be on top of cultural references that occur around the superbowl.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:47:37 +0000

I’m kind of surprised you didn’t know about the Pepsi thing earlier.

I guess it’s deeply imprinted on my brain from that Super Bowl commerical with Britney Spears from a few years back, where they re-enacted Pepsi advertising over the ages? That had all of us going “For those who think young!” for weeks.

By: Deborah Lipp

Deborah Lipp — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:38:09 +0000

I knew what the source of the title was from; Mad Men has got me reading about advertising history. But I hadn’t read Mary McNamara and now I won’t. If the season premiere was like, 2 months away, I might be tempted, but it’s too soon, I can almost taste it.

By: hullaballoo

hullaballoo — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:33:34 +0000

Wow, Mary’s story is really detailed. Definitely spoileresque, and allows for much wild speculation. I’m sated…for the time being. It reminded me that one of the things I had hoped the Season 1 DVDs had along with lots of extra was a bibiliography of all the literary, cinematic, and musical references that influenced the show and/or characters.

By: Roberta Lipp

Roberta Lipp — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:11:05 +0000

True dat. I was waaay tired and a bit crippled (there’s been a lower back thing and I’ve been writing from a horizontal position for the last few days, which is like, hard) but had in fact thrown her into my roundup, which is coming soon.

But yes, I totally got that from her post, and as I said, more was coming about that. Still, addendum posting now.

By: aidan

aidan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:00:43 +0000

um – yeah – mary mcnamara, the multichannel news (part of Variety) television critic posted that in her review yesterday. maybe a little credit is due for the heads up on that?