The Making of Mad Men

Season 1, Episode 0, Aired
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Take a behind-the-scenes look on the set of Mad Men with interviews from series creator Matthew Weiner, along with the series cast and crew.
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  • The cast and production staff of the AMC original series "Mad Men" discuss the concept and execution of this new series.

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    For what it is, this short (23 minutes) special episode is much better than the usual promotional film.

    Because the subject of this period drama is so foreign to today's viewers much of this film was taken up explaining elements of the set and costume as well as the behavior of the characters. Many of the topics have been done before in feature films. I think particularly of "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit" which told a story of "Madison Avenue" and "Gentleman's Agreement" which was about antisemitism. This series updates the story and told from afar knows what buttons to push. The smoking, drinking and sexual harassment are the first things that jump out at you. Add that the costumes, so different from to days fashions are equally jarring. I find myself remembering how the girls in high school dressed and I wonder how they could breath.

    In all, this preview is worth the time it takes to view it prior to watching the series.

    Catch this and the rest of the episodes On Demand or look for reruns on AMC.moreless

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    • The creator of the show, Matthew Weiner, is a perfectionist and wanted the show to be completely realistic, so he ordered smaller fruit to be set on tables as opposed to larger hydroponically grown fruit. Edit
    • Instead of smoking tobacco cigarettes, the cast smoked herbal cigarettes during the filming of the series. Edit
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    • Matthew Weiner: I know for a fact, Jon Hamm is a different person when he gets that haircut and you put him in that suit, you basically will vote for him for President. Edit
    • January Jones: They went into a lot of detail with all the undergarments, you know, the pointy bras, and the girdles and the stockings and the garter belts, it's all 100 percent authentic. It's fun, except when you need to take a deep breath. Edit
    • Alan Taylor: You can look at these men and say, "My god, how sexist they are, how racist they are, how anti-Semitic they are," and his darker point is we haven't changed that much, we're just better at being polite. Edit
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