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Listen: Firewall & Iceberg Podcast No. 29

Daniel Fienberg and Alan Sepinwall wrap up Press Tour and talk 'Mad Men'

By Daniel Fienberg Tuesday, Aug 10, 2010 2:38 PM

It's Tuesday, so it must be time for another installment of The Firewall & Iceberg podcast, delayed slightly this week to give Sepinwall a chance to re-acclimate to the East Coast after more than two weeks in California for Comic-Con and Press Tour.

In this week's podcast, we talk about the second half of Press Tour -- "Jersey Shore," "Boardwalk Empire" and panels for shows entirely unaffiliated with New Jersey -- and we discuss this week's episode of "Mad Men."

It's pretty straight-forward, but if you're looking to avoid "Mad Men" spoilers, here's the breakdown:

TCA Press Tour wrap-up -- 00:00 - 27:40

"Mad Men" -- 27:45 - 44:10

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And here's this week's podcast...

Firewall & Iceberg - Podcast 29

Daniel Fienberg
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A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.

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Adam

FYI, Alan: "Gamera" rhymes with "camera." Not that it's all that likely to come up again, let alone in THIS context...
August 10, 2010 at 4:48PM EST Reply to Comment
LesIsMore

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August 10, 2010 at 4:58PM EST Reply to Comment
LesIsMore

Another great podcast, full of snippets and details. Very interested in your upcoming thoughts on "Boardwalk Empire," as well as guest stars in the future.

One thought on "Mad Men." When it comes to the issue of the morning after with Don and Lane, I saw the extra $5 more as Lane tipping the girl extra rather than tipping Don.

And I'm not sure you gave enough credit to how while this was awkward for Don certainly - he hates opening anything up in his life - it was even more awkward for Lane, as this was certainly the first woman he'd been with since his wife and likely the first time he's paid for sex. And it's certainly the most of his personal life he's ever shown anyone at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. He's heading into a new part of his life as well, and I look forward to it - Jared Harris has moved into the top five favorite actors on the show.
August 10, 2010 at 5:14PM EST Reply to Comment
katie71483

Excited about Boardwalk Empire. Do y'all really consider it to be better than Sons of Anarchy or Mad Men or Friday Night Lights?
August 10, 2010 at 10:43PM EST Reply to Comment
- dan katie71483 - I'd never say, after only five episodes, that "Boardwalk Empire" is better than those established shows. I'd say that it most certainly has the potential to move into the upper echelon of TV dramas and that it's the best new show of the fall... So that's a pretty good start...
  
  -Daniel
  August 10, 2010 at 10:51PM EST
- Joe Dan, do you think it could beat Mad Men at the Golden Globes and Emmys next year?
  August 11, 2010 at 2:10AM EST