Lately I have been spending a lot of time
chilling out and relaxing with different TV shows. This being because of two
reasons: I’m taking a break before I start uni next year and I’ve not got much else
to do.
Lately, I’ve been watching several
different TV shows. I mostly recently started to enjoy the televisual delight
that is Mad Men. I see the appeal of the show generally, but certainly not the
characters. Don Draper is a giant penis of the advertising world, and not in a
nice way. His supporting players aren’t that much better.
The only reasonably un-detestable character
in the show is Peggy Olson and even she seems one screw short of a screwdriver.
The show also brings me back to the good ol’
days. The days when we thought 20 packs a day glamorous, sometimes even cute.
Also, when advertising was fresh. Having spent some un-glorified and god-awful
days as a copywriter for a small online company, I’ve been around the vacuous block
a bit. But these copywriters seem to live on a much higher salary than I did.
They also enjoy inter-office sex far more than I even considered doing.
To put it more politely, this show is
mostly not my style.
On the more noteworthy page, I also
recently watched The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I began by reading some of
the book, but it was taking to long, so I cheated a little.
Apart from the obviously disgusting rape
scenes, I enjoyed it. There’s far too much for me to take in at once, so I
think I’ll end up finishing the book after all.
Media law has been one of my more nerdy
obsessions in the past few years, so a libel case tainted with a murder
investigation makes for hearty wholesome fun in my family-friendly opinion (NB:
you should definitely not see this movie with your family).
Stay tuned for developments on the book.
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