Mad Men's Bob Dylan Anachronism • We mentioned how it was a bit strange hearing the Decemberists on a show set in the '60s. Mad Men's recent Dylan anachronism isn't as obvious, but it is something the writers got wrong, as opposed to a jarring soundtrack cue. An astute blogger points out why it's unlikely Peggy could've heard Bob on the radio in October 1962. Do the math at Basket Of Kisses (via Videogum). Also, depending how big a fan (nerd) you are, you might like a damning exposé of fonts and props.
Posted at 10:28 AM
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The episode with the Decemberists also showed Peggy putting on pantyhose, which weren't commercially available until 1965. But then again, they could have someone typing on a MacBook and it'd still be my favorite show.
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I think Peggy just said she heard Dylan on the radio so the dreamy, hip gay guy would think she was one of the cool kids too.
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In the episode where they went out to the party in Monticello, "Temptation Is So Hard To Fight" by George McGregor & The Bronzettes was playing on the stereo, this song was not released until 1967 on Twinight, probably didn't even reach NYC until long after that, like when it came out on that Eccentric Soul comp a few years ago. But I agree with Stephen B, they could be talking about putting ads into video games, and I'd still love it.
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What about Martin Denny's version of "Misirlou" playing by the pool in L.A. (and seemingly everywhere Joy showed up). I don't know if it had been released by 1962, but at least it's in the right era.
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they also quoted Marshall McLuhan's "medium is the message" in an early episode, despite the fact that he didn't come up with the theory until 1964. Woops.
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As much as I love it, I have to admit it is bizarre that they claim the show is so heavily researched, yet every time I watch it with a group of people, at least one of us knows for a fact when something is wrong or at the very least, suspects enough to look it up (which takes about 5 minutes). With all the people involved in making a TV show, it's hard to believe no one would have caught these kind of errors. Or for that matter, is it that hard to find a 65 or 70 year old person with a decent memory who could spot these type of errors? End rant.
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