January Jones' Emmys Dress: Best. Red Carpet Dress. Ever!

So Tamar Anitai basically stole the words right out of my mouth, in regards to her thoughts on Mad Men's January Jones positively amazing Versace Atelier dress for the 2009 Emmy's. So I have to include her post on THE most stunning red-carpet dress I've ever seen. just

Though I do have to say that Gossip Girl's Blake Lively looked stunning (& also happened to be wearing Versace) and Kristen Chenoweth was as sexy as she is talented.

Praise the Lord 'Mad Men' to return in August - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety

Click the link for the full story if you're interested, 'Mad Men' to return in August - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety. But I'm soooooooooooo excited considering I postitively love this show and can't wait to find out what's going to happen next with Don and Betty's baby, but mainly with Peggy and Pete, & I'm hoping Ken Cosgrove, finally gets some respect and a little more air time.

Could January Jones be more gorgeous?

For those of you who don't know who January Jones is, she stars as Betty Draper, the ultimate Hithcock Blonde and woman on the verge, as well as Don Draper's wife on The Best Show on TV, "Mad Men." The woman is a knockout with skin as smooth and pure as milk, not to mention she's also incredibly talented. Vanity Fair has an intriguing feature on her and accompanying photos shot by Patrick Demarchelier in the February issue, that features, Goddess Divine, Cate Blanchett on the cover.

Matthew Weiner I praise you

For those of you who don't know who Matthew Weiner is, he's the creator and head writer of "Mad Men." I drafted this original post right after the season finale of the show about 4 weeks ago and just never had a chance to finish it. Now that I find myself trying emulating Betty's style (and maybe even sometimes her nuttiness...ok not really) I thought I should finally finish it.

I'm glad other people are as obsessed with this incredible show too, because the word needs to shared. The New York Times had a great article about the finale and a 10 page feature from when the season started this summer, that's worth checkign out to get in the know.

Matthew Weiner is a genius and with the help of an incredible cast and crew he has created one of the best shows i have ever seen in my life. After reading this exclusive interview with Jon Hamm on playing Don Draper and an interview with Vincent Kartheiser on playing Pete Campbell, their characters have been even more illuminated and resonate even more, now that the show has come to a close and I've had a chance to let the "Mad-ness" of season 2 sink in.

SPOILER ALERT OF SEASON 2 FINALE BELOW!

The title of the 2nd season finale was "Meditations in an Emergency," which I thought was the perfect title (and obviously and ongoing theme/book title throughout the show,) since the epsiode unfolded during the Bay of Pigs crisis. Though the central focus of the finale were the 2 not completely convention couples of the show, Peggy & Pete the least likely/most exciting, and of course Don & Betty, the most attractive/most dysfunctional. Pete was all mooney eyed and not because he was drunk. He was in love and sincere for the first time ever, and she ruined him by setting herself free and revealing the truth about the repercussions of their actions from sesaon 1. "I wish I picked you then. I love you and I want to be with you." What don't you know that?" Pete finally confessed to her, and she responded with:" I could have had you in my life...I could have shamed you into being with me, " which was true and utterly shocking.

Don also confessed his love to Betty and the necessity of having her in his life after she kicked him out for having and affair. But she finally let him come home, after finding out she was knocked up and had a horizontal mambo session with a complete stranger in the back office of a bar- which we learn when Joan tells him "Your wife called and asked you to come home." At that moment Don realized the importance of family, to his identity and existene and needed nothing by them and left his briefcase at work. Betty and don have everything and nothing, they're young, beautiful, and a family of means, who screw around on each other and are unfulfilled with their lives. I loved that Don finally showed some emotion and made the grand gesture at home and in the office, respecting others and the "products" he sells not advertising, which in turn screwed Duck over because he legitimately hates Don and is jealous of him. In the end Betty and Don are back together, but because they realize they'd rather be together and miserable than alone and miserable. Pete has no one and Peggy has peace.

I'd give up a kidney to have access to/wear whatever I wanted from this closet

I'd give up the other kidney to get on Don Draper (yes Don not Jon, because we're already involved.)





oh and did I mention Don Draper is a stone fox

Mad Men is the greatest show on TV right now

I have absolutely no idea why it took me so long to post about "Mad Men," because it just happens to be the best show on TV. it premiered last summer on AMC, and was up against USA's highly publicized spy-dramedy "Burn Notice," which one the ratings race, but certainly not the superior reviews. not until right before the 2nd season premiered this July did I fully emerse myself in this gem of a show. not only did it win the Golden Globe for Best Dramatic Television Series, the actor the show is centered around, Jon Hamm, (my boyfriend) won the award for Best Lead Actor in a Dramatic Television Series. though because of the Writer's Strike, the ceremony wasn't broadcast so most people had no idea, but now more and more most certainly do.
i recommend this show over everything else that's on TV right now. since "The Wire" ended this past spring, i've been desperate to find a program as rewarding, enriching, and well executed, and "Mad Men" is most definitely it.

the show takes place in Manhattan on Madison Avenue in the early 60's at the Sterling-Cooper Advertising Agenvy. "mad men" is a term that advertising execs coined about themselves and their high flying, hard working, 3 martini lunch lives. every aspect and detail of the show is impeccable, from the the scripts to the costumes, the entire cast and crew is dedicated to transporting the audience to a different era and they most certainly succeed. yes it is a drama, but the show has a great many comedic moments that hold their own against the gut-wrenching situations that unfold. for those of you desperate to catch up on what's happening Entertainment Weekly has created "10 Things New Viewers Need to Know" or the " Episode Guides" to fill you in. though i recommend buying the first season immediately and then somehow trying to dive into the second as soon as possible. i must warn you, while watching you'll desperately want to drink and smoke cigarettes, even if you're not a drinker or a smoker. i've posted a LOT of pictures of below, hoping to capture the beauty, elegance and sheer brilliance of this show. once you've enjoyed them, START WATCHING "MAD MEN!"

Jon Hamm as Donald Draper

Don Draper and John Slattery as Roger Sterling

Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell

Peggy Olsen and Pete Campbell

Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olsen

Michael Gladis as Paul Kinsey and Aaron Staton as Ken Cosgrove

Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway

January Jones as Betty Draper