re: Mad Men question

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If my ideal series ("can't wait to watch another one") have been Sopranos, GOT, House of Cards, based on many things but mostly the...gravitas, would Mad Men fit the bill? Seen a few random episodes and seems to, but it's about an advertising agency.

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You HAVE to give it time. You'll love it if you like The Sopranos.

In fact, it's a hell of a lot like The Sopranos just without the mob activity. Instead, the "mob activity" is how the advertising world functioned in the 1960s and further, instead of getting to know New Jersey, you get a great look at life in the 1960s in a New York setting.

What you will not get is a lot of "Oh shite! What's going to happen next?!?!" moments like you do in GOT and House of Cards. The Sopranos wasn't really like that either, but I would say Mad Men has fewer plot twists than The Sopranos.

It's a great character-driven show. Sort of like how if I say the names Christopher, Adriana, Paulie, Silvio, Tony, AJ, and Dr. Melfi, you'll feel like I'm reading a list of family members. You'll get a new list with Mad Men.