Mad Men and 30 Rock
Criticism Is Dead
English - May 03, 2022 09:00 - 44.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 81 ratingsFilm Reviews TV & Film Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week’s episode is a one-off special, as we are still on our brief break. We discuss two of our (respective) favorite TV shows ever: Mad Men and 30 Rock, both workplace series with complicated protagonists.
02:03 Mad Men, streaming on AMC+ and IMDb TV, is perfect television, from its incredible character work to its brilliant exploration of weighty themes.
24:57 30 Rock, streaming on Peacock, Netflix, and Hulu, remains one of the most sharply written, joke-dense, affectionately acerbic sitcoms ever on TV.
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Music: REEKAH
Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu