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Just started watching Mad Men
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:42 pm
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:42 pm
My fiancee' and I just started watching Mad Men on Netflix and have gotten through a couple of episodes so far. It seems like an interesting show and I've heard a lot of good things about it. Matthew Weiner, the creator of the show, was one of the writers on my all-time favorite show, the Sopranos, and I think some of the other folks involved in the making of Mad Men were also involved with the Sopranos, so that factor drew me in as well.
So for y'all who have been following and watching Mad Men, what are your thoughts on the show?
So for y'all who have been following and watching Mad Men, what are your thoughts on the show?
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Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:47 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Good luck, I couldn't get through the first season.
Seemed very soap oprahish.
Seemed very soap oprahish.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:48 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Very slow but very good
Kind of fits the pace of the 60s
I enjoy it very much
Kind of fits the pace of the 60s
I enjoy it very much
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:49 pm to CrimsonFever
Lol so despite the connections to the Sopranos, it's a very different kind of show I take it?
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:49 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Jon Hamm was born to portray Draper.
You'll find fault with each character but the beauty of the show, shows the imperfections people have. You'll like some characters and dislike them only to like them again vice versa.
Slow burn but worth it.
You'll find fault with each character but the beauty of the show, shows the imperfections people have. You'll like some characters and dislike them only to like them again vice versa.
Slow burn but worth it.
This post was edited on 1/6/15 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:50 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Some people will hate it because "some episodes have nothing going". Keep up with the series and enjoy the ride. MM is all about character development/growth. You'll soon find yourself loving & hating specific characters as if you knew them personally.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:51 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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Lol so despite the connections to the Sopranos, it's a very different kind of show I take it?
Yes very different, instead of being about the mob it's about people in an office banging each other.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:52 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Takes a bit to really get rolling, but has some really incredible writing. Has one of the best episodes I've seen for TV in "The Suitcase".
Like others have said, it's a slow burn but it's worth it. If you're not reeled in by the end of Season 1 I'd move on.
Like others have said, it's a slow burn but it's worth it. If you're not reeled in by the end of Season 1 I'd move on.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 8:53 pm to SaintlyTiger88
I have seen all episodes to date twice. I absolutely love the show.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:06 pm to DrRogers
It's boring as shite
Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:17 pm to Kel Varnsen
It really isn't. It's a character driven series.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:40 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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Very slow but very good Kind of fits the pace of the 60s
Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:42 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Watch seAson 1 and if you are still meh on it , give it up.
I was hooked by the end of S1 myself. One of my top 10 favorite shows
I was hooked by the end of S1 myself. One of my top 10 favorite shows
Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:55 pm to MasCervezas
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Watch seAson 1 and if you are still meh on it , give it up.
Definitely. And that's not an indictment of the viewer's taste or anything either. If you watch Season 1 and if by the time you get to the "The Wheel" you're not really blown away by the writing then I'd not waste my time from there on out.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 9:57 pm to BluegrassBelle
quote:I think this is fair. But I get tired of the posters who repeatedly say "I'm on episode ____ when does this show pick up?".
Definitely. And that's not an indictment of the viewer's taste or anything either. If you watch Season 1 and if by the time you get to the "The Wheel" you're not really blown away by the writing then I'd not waste my time from there on out.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:00 pm to JBeam
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But I get tired of the posters who repeatedly say "I'm on episode ____ when does this show pick up?".
True. I don't really understand going into something like Mad Men with the expectation that it's going to have a lot of action or anything like that.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:09 pm to CrimsonFever
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Good luck, I couldn't get through the first season.
Seemed very soap oprahish.
I find that hard to believe given your tastes in movies.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:21 pm to RonBurgundy
MAybe if it had a superhero in it I'd like it better.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:22 pm to RonBurgundy
Yes it is soap opera-ish. But it is the greatest soap ever. And shot with feature film quality script, set, acting, camera work, and soundtrack.
I think you age has something to do with the show? Maybe. I am only 41 so was nowhere near alive at the time this show was set. But my parents were adolescent. And grandparents were in their primes.
I think you age has something to do with the show? Maybe. I am only 41 so was nowhere near alive at the time this show was set. But my parents were adolescent. And grandparents were in their primes.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 10:27 pm to LSU alum wannabe
Great show
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