Actor Vincent Kartheiser (Pete Campbell) discusses why he doesn't necessarily view his character as a villain and his character's search for happiness.
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Don has a big meeting with Connie about their future relationship. Betty is the beneficiary of some interesting advice and Pete has a serious sit-down with some clients.
It's New York in the 1960s, and the men and women who work at the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency are some of the top names in the industry. Master manipulator and leading ad man Don Draper is at the top of his game, but there are those who want to see him topple down. Can he maintain his… More formidable status? Writer and executive producer Matthew Weiner of The Sopranos fame is the man behind this 13-episode original series on AMC.
hey guys and girls ive just started mad men and completed season 1 and am now watchin the 5th episode of season 2 yet im unsure as to two things. Firstly wht happened to bettey's conselling sessions, is she still having them or what??? was anythin diganosed and have just missed it or wht???… More also im guessing from previous events that she knows about Dons previous affairs rite?? yet im wonderin does don know this because i had a feeling he did but not sure....thanks !!!
Does this show win awards when the fans on here dont even rate it higher than a 8.7, it's just a show that's it, it has no groundbreaking appeal yet it wins awards left right and center, very similar in the way 30 rock wins awards when it is a substandard comedy. Now today it beat… More Dexter at the golden globes to take home best drama, lol, How the hell is this show worthy of being in the same sentence as dexter I'll never know.
This show is so awesome!! no wonder it has fans everywhere.. Just cant say I was expecting this one.. http://video.msg.com/Home/Ul_IeUNYudztsiS5Wz4cZVxlQ9nCEG2_
Not at all it's cracked up to be. Depressing to say the least. hide show
I'm feeling sooo depressed after each episode. I could call it a soap but it doesn't even leave you wanting more. I really wanted to start watching this show when it first came out, now i don't even want to continue.
I heard so many people rave about it and now i need to go ask them WHY! All the positive reviews here must be done by the people who run that show- I'll probably get deleted too!
My mother was from that Era and I know it was challenging but it never sounded THAT depressing! She would probably consider "GIDGET" more real to life!Or "I LOVE LUCY". Those shows had plenty of SMOKING, SHOWED MEN at work and also insulted Women at every turn and made it a classic that everyone loved!
Sorry MadMen, sorry your life is so depressing and there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
Poor white execs, their life is so sad even though they ran their world as they knew it. Why do I need to watch that? I'll grab some of the classics and chuckle instead of wanting to jump off a building.
I'm just a bit disappointed sorry.
Thanks for reading my rant.
It is not a light, entertaining show. But it is quite possibly the best thing on TV - in spite of, or thanks to its format. hide show
Reading the negative reviews of this show here on tv.com is actually a lot more interesting than reading the positive ones. Some of them bring up interesting points (which I am willing to concede as they are a matter of personal taste), while others simply have not understood the show. Fair enough, I've given up on shows other people think are amazing.
But, being a massive TV consumer, and greedily gobbling up the entire three first seasons of the show (I catch on late sometimes) in a week I can safely say that this is one of the (if not the) best show I have ever seen.
Anyone who claims that this is a show about nothing has clearly not watched it. The show is, on the surface, a shallow dark drama about an ad agency in the 60s. It seems simple enough, and I can see that there are people who just cannot seem get past this thin veneer and peer through it to what is quite plainly something else.
To me, it's a character show. The plot, for lack of a better word, is based not in the obvious but in the struggles of all layers of society in 1960s America. Don Draper (Jon Hamm) strikes most people as a chauvinist pig who sticks his poker in anything in a skirt. Someone mentioned his military history (the Purple Heart in the desk) as a weak plot development, but the full ramifications of that Purple Heart haven't even today - two episodes away from the finale of the third season. An element of the plot which has been present in, but not dominated, the plotline for three whole seasons cannot to me be called a weak plot development.
If you are looking for a show which picks up a line of reasoning, or a problem, in one show only to resolve it the next - or even in a season - keep looking. This show is for those who are willing to stick with a show for the long haul. Who are interested in seeing the REAL lives of people, even if they are unreal and on tv. Who want to see that actions will have ramifications even years from the time they were made.
For those who claim that they cannot watch a show which makes them uncomfortable, I would encourage them to think more about why it makes them uncomfortable. The chauvinism, sexism, racism, biggotry and bluntness we see on the show is realistic. But the is set over 70 years ago. Personally, I find it refreshing to see a show which challenges our own ideas - making us squirm in our seats - with its bluntness. The show makes crude jokes and foul comments (Don Draper saying "You people.." with a sneer to Sal (Bryan Batt) still rings in my ears), and makes no excuses for it... because making excuses would nullify the point.
I am glad to finally have caught on to this show. I proudly join the massive herd of fans; wishing I could look as fabulous as Betty Draper, wishing I could land a man as dashingly handsome as Don Draper... wishing that gas still cost $.30 per gallon...
But here is the kicker: I have watched several episodes now, and I can't fault the originality of the setting, the exploration of the place in time, nor the acting for that matter. Its all quite good and original, while not trying to be something it is not:
It is not, well...substantive. I can't get into characters with no redeeming qualities. They are either SOB's (the male characters mostly), or they are simpering boobs or female martyrs (the female characters). I can't abide any of that! Not in real life and not on TV.
If I want to be entertained it will not be by characters whose behaviour I would not condone nor tolerate in real life, and when it a show full of such characters AND no plot, well then its a miss for me.
Still, I can see why its successful and award winning. And strangely, I wish it continued success, because if there is one thing I do applaud, its the presentation of an original idea for TV programming and an audience willing to embrace that.
The show does a soap opera right. hide show
After watching this episode as always I read the forums and reviews. I find that people are often split between being bored and being intrigued. It made me think why do I like this show. Sometimes it is a about nothing or is it? I watch a lot of television and I can smell format a mile away cliff hangers, pregnancy, cancer, and of course an affair or two. So why is Mad Men different? It moves slower and therefore does not hit all the instant buttons but is surprisingly satisfying. Secondly, crazy is allowed for no reason such as Don's identity, the exc getting his foot cut off, Peggy being in denial about the baby, on other shows they would have relied on these arcs to carry a whole season but on Mad Men sometimes an event is just an event. Conversely, the writers plant seeds to weave throughout each episode and you never know when they will sprout. I must admit that this difference reflects good writing and great acting in my opinion.
How long will we watch a show about nothing? hide show
It's difficult to watch a show about nothing. Seinfeld was the original show about nothing. At least it was funny. I don't have the mental energy some apparently have to engage in the subtleties of the show. I wouldn't mind a little more glaring obtuseness. I enjoy the setting and surroundings of the 60s, and I don't mind a show that is introspective and causes us to think about our own lives, but I need just a little more glue to hold it together and some sort of compass to make me think the show is leading SOMEWHERE.
Lots of style, little substance, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
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