tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post6377554661539752898..comments2023-11-02T12:15:47.847+00:00Comments on Quinquireme: Mad Men vs Patroclus: The Copywriting Smackdownpatroclushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01933476561340044351noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-71613143383554555152008-08-15T18:11:00.000+01:002008-08-15T18:11:00.000+01:00I disappointed that there is much less ravishing i...I disappointed that there is much less ravishing in real-life advertising.<BR/><BR/>I had thought there was at least one occupation outside of politics that was all about the elegant cocktails and ravishing.<BR/><BR/>Oh well.9/10ths Full of Penguinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13380841087786085974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-85110338750436925612008-08-11T14:24:00.000+01:002008-08-11T14:24:00.000+01:00They should make a TV show based on your. It would...They should make a TV show based on your. It would be betterer. And I really liked Mad Men.Delhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804947827499336453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-6220938162020705132008-08-09T11:04:00.000+01:002008-08-09T11:04:00.000+01:00My working life is like an episode of "ER&quo...My working life is like an episode of "ER", but without the hunky doctors or babe nurses. We do have a lot of drunks though, my drug room in A&E has a cupboard full of half bottles of vodka that we've taken from the patients. (Tim, I'm old enough to remember both of those shows. I'm guessing you spend your life in an airport lounge, eying up your friend's wife, while sighing philosophically and drinking a lot?) <BR/>Patroclus, make the most of any adult tv while you can. You are going to be condemned to spend the rest of your waking life watching Teletubbies and Tweenies, then shouty american cartoons, then shouty american teenage shows and finally, and worst of all, High School Musical VIII, complete with dvd, cd, lunchbox, duvet set and dolls. It's not pregnancy that gives us Theo-syndrome, it's kids tv. (Although obviously, Bob the Builder is a shining example of childrens' programming and should be compulsory viewing for everyone!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-43790212500157493702008-08-08T14:28:00.000+01:002008-08-08T14:28:00.000+01:00My life is a cross between Shelley and Duty Free, ...My life is a cross between <I>Shelley</I> and <I>Duty Free</I>, but since nobody will admit to remembering either of those sitcoms, I can retain an air of inscrutability.<BR/><BR/>(And I read 3 [k] as <I>"a load of penis"</I> but I blame that on an unfamiliar laptop.)Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-71571788387178105452008-08-08T14:17:00.000+01:002008-08-08T14:17:00.000+01:00I'm about to go and ravish a Twix in the kitchenet...I'm about to go and ravish a Twix in the kitchenette. Does this count?Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065257907482952779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-12469385557329429312008-08-08T09:15:00.000+01:002008-08-08T09:15:00.000+01:00Father Ted is exactly like my working life.Father Ted is <B><I>exactly</I></B> like my working life.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-85403805558194101732008-08-08T00:00:00.000+01:002008-08-08T00:00:00.000+01:00if tv becomes too demanding for your post-birth, a...if tv becomes too demanding for your post-birth, addled little brain (thanks, theo!), you could always try spider solitaire. i love it, and i have no brain at all.<BR/>re mad men - they don't seem to have any biscuits whatsoever - not even rich tea. mad men - 0, patroclus - 1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-86938917663728639452008-08-07T22:36:00.000+01:002008-08-07T22:36:00.000+01:00I'd like a TV show about my profession.Actually I ...I'd like a TV show about my profession.<BR/><BR/>Actually I wouldn't, it would be rubbish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-81796991609695989272008-08-07T20:05:00.000+01:002008-08-07T20:05:00.000+01:00I spent the first three months watching series one...I spent the first three months watching series one of Green Wing. Might as well inculcate a love of Alan Statham at an early age...rachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948864638172814711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-39728881081434140322008-08-07T19:11:00.000+01:002008-08-07T19:11:00.000+01:00You need the TV for the duration of the time you'r...You need the TV for the duration of the time you're breast-feeding(it takes an age), mainly to try and prevent yourself falling asleep and dropping the baby on the carpet.<BR/><BR/>Any moment not oocupied holding the baby you will be sleeping, eating and - very occasionally - keeping yourself clean and clothed.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't get on with Mad Men; all the smoke made me feel itchy and a bit dirty.cellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061833787120469657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-2725666433864926932008-08-07T16:42:00.000+01:002008-08-07T16:42:00.000+01:00Your mistake, you see, is being a copywriter in th...Your mistake, you see, is being a copywriter in the Noughties, not the Sixties. And being a wimmin. Because if you were a Sixties male copywriter (or ad exec - I think a lot of the more shaggy/drinky/fun having ones in that show are on the execy side), it would no doubt be *ezzakly* like that. TV doesn't lie.<BR/><BR/>Also, may I suggest Gilmore Girls for your viewing pleasure?ScroobiousScrivenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296296817546419827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3607123.post-65028082859997382422008-08-07T16:12:00.000+01:002008-08-07T16:12:00.000+01:00since going freelance I've become 'a millionaire a...<I> since going freelance I've become 'a millionaire again', but that's a story for another time</I><BR/><BR/>Say what now? I demand this story asap.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't get on with Mad Men. Everybody irritated me too much and I only lasted about 4 episodes.<BR/><BR/>As far as working models go I find The Wire (aka The Best Thing In The World Everâ„¢) more closely related to my job in publishing. Office politics. Political politics. Swearing. Drugs (RSI and back pain rather than illegal but still). Drink. More drink. Murder (ok, in my head rather than reality but man, if we didn't have gun laws in this country). Even more drink. <BR/><BR/>Get the box sets. It'll give you something to do in the acres of free time you'll have between a little light nappy changing and breastfeeding. Plus it'll give the Blue Kitten a chance to absorb what the real world is like and she'll be well prepared for her first day at nursery.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821105000840199542noreply@blogger.com