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OK, so Im the most patient mofo on the planet...
Posted on 4/6/12 at 11:23 pm
Posted on 4/6/12 at 11:23 pm
...But I am giving up on MadMen after 3 episodes
WTF is the deal w the hype
I'd rather stab myself w an icepick than watch episode 4
Booooooring
WTF is the deal w the hype
I'd rather stab myself w an icepick than watch episode 4
Booooooring
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Posted on 4/6/12 at 11:25 pm to zmonsoon
It's not for everyone. I always tell people if you don't like the first 4-5 episodes, you need to just stop.
Posted on 4/6/12 at 11:40 pm to zmonsoon
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WTF is the deal w the hype
Its a well written show with good actors and one character that most men would love to see themselves as.
As the series continues, character development really blows you away. I'm not one of those idiots that will call you trash if you don't like it though.
Posted on 4/6/12 at 11:49 pm to Jcorye1
Watched 4 episodes then quit. Did nothing for me.
Posted on 4/6/12 at 11:58 pm to zmonsoon
It's an alright watch. Mediocre show. I'm somewhere in Season 4, can't really bring myself to watch more. But I will eventually.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:46 am to zmonsoon
The nostalgic look at the workplace in the 60's with smoking, drinking and womanizing at work kept me interested for the first season. Once I got over that I thought it was an expensive soap. Haven't watched it since then. Nothing wrong with it but I don't normally watch weekly series TV anyway.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:01 am to Freauxzen
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It's an alright watch. Mediocre show. I'm somewhere in Season 4, can't really bring myself to watch more. But I will eventually.
This is kinda how I feel. I was really interested in the marketing parts in the beginning (they used a lot of real marketing campaigns from the 1950s/60s) but after a while I just didn't like it any more.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:07 am to zmonsoon
I'm not questioning anyone's intelligence, but I find Mad Men to be a thinking man's show. It's not for everybody. You need to really be into character development. Plus, the writing is one of if not the best on television.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:45 am to zmonsoon
This is a good summation of why some people think it's the best show on television:
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It's the restraint shown by the entire cast which makes Mad Men so gripping. Where other dramas, whether they're soap operas or genre shows, illustrate arguments by having their characters screaming and throwing vases at one another, Mad Men's confrontations are quiet and understated, and a display of anger can often be detected in nothing more remarkable than a passing glance or a brief, cutting remark.
Which brings me on to the biggest star of Mad Men, which is unarguably the writing itself. No matter how apparently inconsequential and mundane the events (though, in the greater scheme of things, every scene has its own vital part to play in the overarching narrative) Mad Men's dialogue sparkles throughout.
In an era where television series are increasingly sold on their concepts, Mad Men is a rare example of a show which can't be easily summed up with two words, or even a sentence. Its premise and largely dialogue-driven plot may make it sound like something far too dry and flat for a geek audience, but the quality of Mad Men's writing, production and acting makes it an irresistible draw, despite the absence of the action, explosions or fantasy we've perhaps come to expect from American TV.
Mad Men is a series that, most obviously, uses advertising as a metaphor to explore the superficiality of the American dream, an obvious notion, perhaps, but it delves far deeper than that, and reveals something more profound about social expectations, greed and excess.
It also holds up a mirror to the way society is now, and how the relentless pursuit of wealth and materialism only lead to dissatisfaction and emptiness. Most importantly of all, it touches on all these topics with intelligence and humour.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:55 am to Froman
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You need to really be into character development
And not just this, but be into a show pretty much based on character development and slow, deliberate plot developments.
I think I had an easier transition into the show by watching episodes back to back to start out (I just got into the show over the last summer, so I was able to do this with several seasons).
I usually tell folks getting into the show that you need to at least watch through the 1st season finale, The Wheel, before you make a decision on whether to watch the show all together. Don's Kodak pitch in that episode is one of the best moments of the show.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 3:09 am to BluegrassBelle
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I think I had an easier transition into the show by watching episodes back to back to start out
Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:38 am to Zamoro10
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It also holds up a mirror to the way society is now, and how the relentless pursuit of wealth and materialism only lead to dissatisfaction and emptiness.
If I see this quote about some artist's critique on American life again I will lose it. How many times do I have to read this same drivel about "holding a mirror" to American life and how shallow and empty it is?
American life is fricking awesome. These people need to get back to nature in Somalia.
This post was edited on 4/7/12 at 11:39 am
Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:45 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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How many times do I have to read this same drivel about "holding a mirror" to American life and how shallow and empty it is?
American life is fricking awesome. These people need to get back to nature in Somalia.
Then you shouldn't see God Bless America.
Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:48 am to Zamoro10
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Then you shouldn't see God Bless America.
I'll watch anything, I'm just tired of these creative people doing the same thing that some other guy did before (critiquing American life) and acting like A) We all feel this way B) they have a novel concept.Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:58 am to Teddy Ruxpin
mad men is boring as shite. i quit watching when i started falling asleep before the episode was over
Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:19 pm to Jcorye1
quote:that's a scary statement to me
one character that most men would love to see themselves as
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