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Mad Men... Finally started watching
Posted on 3/24/20 at 9:21 am
Posted on 3/24/20 at 9:21 am
With nothing else on wife and I finally started watching Mad Men. We are about 3 episodes in so far. Seems like there are a bunch of different story lines already piling up.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 9:30 am to Shotgun Willie
I am not sure what you want me to do with this information
Posted on 3/24/20 at 9:32 am to Shotgun Willie
One of the best shows of all time. Enjoy the ride and the characters.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 9:41 am to Shotgun Willie
It gets better every season with an ever so tiny drop off during the last.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 10:19 am to Shotgun Willie
Pace yourself. The hot women just get hotter.
Peggy stays the same.
Peggy stays the same.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 10:19 am to Shotgun Willie
I wish I was watching Mad Men for the first time during this saga
Would be a great escape. Enjoy.
Would be a great escape. Enjoy.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 10:21 am to Shotgun Willie
Such a good show. Don Draper is a good example of how getting everything you want, does not make you necessarily happy.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 10:22 am to Pettifogger
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wish I was watching Mad Men for the first time during this saga
I’ve enjoyed it more with each rewatch.
Think I’ve rewatched it as a whole 4-5 times. And I’ll throw on a random episode from time to time when bored
Posted on 3/24/20 at 10:25 am to Shotgun Willie
Mad Men, to me, was fantastic.
Being a history buff, especially for the time period covered in the show, drew me in in initially, and I have to say that I think the makers NAILED it in terms of fashion, "look" and feel from that time (unlike, say, X-Men- First Class which was a jumbled mess that in little way resembled 1962). Throughout the run of the show they were on target with everything from hairstyles to music.
But the storylines were what got me. Subtle, not "in your face" but stuff everyone has experienced or knew about and could relate to: divorce, business, job opportunities, the work environment, the nature of family, children growing up, changing societal mores, and just the idea of "who are we in this world and what do we want?"-- which is key to the notion of advertising, the key business in the series.
Then there is the character of Don Draper, artfully played by Jon Hamm. A very complex and flawed individual; heroic and giving one minute, a selfish jerk the next. A man with a personal code of honor and decorum who constantly cheats on his wife. We get to share his journey from childhood (via flashbacks) to late middle age and see not only what made him the way he is and what got him to where he is, but mainly follow his journey through one of the most tumultous and change-filled times in American history, 1960-1972.
Enjoy the ride. I know I did.
Being a history buff, especially for the time period covered in the show, drew me in in initially, and I have to say that I think the makers NAILED it in terms of fashion, "look" and feel from that time (unlike, say, X-Men- First Class which was a jumbled mess that in little way resembled 1962). Throughout the run of the show they were on target with everything from hairstyles to music.
But the storylines were what got me. Subtle, not "in your face" but stuff everyone has experienced or knew about and could relate to: divorce, business, job opportunities, the work environment, the nature of family, children growing up, changing societal mores, and just the idea of "who are we in this world and what do we want?"-- which is key to the notion of advertising, the key business in the series.
Then there is the character of Don Draper, artfully played by Jon Hamm. A very complex and flawed individual; heroic and giving one minute, a selfish jerk the next. A man with a personal code of honor and decorum who constantly cheats on his wife. We get to share his journey from childhood (via flashbacks) to late middle age and see not only what made him the way he is and what got him to where he is, but mainly follow his journey through one of the most tumultous and change-filled times in American history, 1960-1972.
Enjoy the ride. I know I did.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 10:26 am to Shotgun Willie
Two things I always tell people with Mad Men:
1. It's a tough binge watch because you want to let things marinate between episodes.
2. Watch the whole first season. If you don't love it by the end of the first season, then it's probably not a show you'll finish. But you've gotta give it until "The Wheel" to get maximum Don Draper.
1. It's a tough binge watch because you want to let things marinate between episodes.
2. Watch the whole first season. If you don't love it by the end of the first season, then it's probably not a show you'll finish. But you've gotta give it until "The Wheel" to get maximum Don Draper.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 10:26 am to Shotgun Willie
My favorite drama of all time.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 10:40 am to Shotgun Willie
one of the GOAT opening intros
Posted on 3/24/20 at 11:24 am to SLafourche07
I love how Jon Hamm decided after this show to just be like “I don’t want to be a movie star, I just want to be the coolest mother fricker in Hollywood, and take fun cameo parts and live it the frick up”
Posted on 3/24/20 at 11:31 am to wildtigercat93
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I love how Jon Hamm decided after this show to just be like “I don’t want to be a movie star, I just want to be the coolest mother fricker in Hollywood, and take fun cameo parts and live it the frick up”
And his recent episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" fits right in line with that philosophy.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 11:34 am to parrotdr
He was also in Toast of London for a similar type cameo. Dude is just having fun
Posted on 3/24/20 at 12:07 pm to Shotgun Willie
Good show....fun to watch the change of the characters through the rocky 60's. And there is some awesome eye candy on that show....especially Draper's ladies through the years..he has great taste in women, but they are all a bit crazy like real life.
This post was edited on 3/24/20 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 3/24/20 at 12:27 pm to wildtigercat93
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love how Jon Hamm decided after this show to just be like “I don’t want to be a movie star, I just want to be the coolest mother fricker in Hollywood, and take fun cameo parts and live it the frick up”
I hear em doing voiceovers in several commercials.
Still making millions and doesn't have to leave home.
Posted on 3/24/20 at 9:17 pm to Shotgun Willie
Great show. You do have to accept that while a lot of various story lines develop, they tend to never materialize or just disappear in thin air. It’s badically mindless entertainment set in a great era.
It’s basically about the life of Don Draper.
It’s basically about the life of Don Draper.
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