Thrush

"Mad Men is AMC’s provocative new original series from writer and executive producer Matthew Weiner of The Sopranos. Set in 1960 New York, Mad Men pulls the viewer into an unexpected new world - the high-powered and glamorous “Golden Age” of advertising - where everyone is selling something and nothing is ever what you expect it to be."
Thursdays, 10pm ET on AMC

I thought the pilot was excellent.

MrX

I thought it was good as well.

mdc3000

I was kind of 'meh' on the pilot. The characters/situations didn't really engage me yet. It just kind of droned on for me... I'll give it another few shots, but I was less than impressed with the opener.

Deke Rivers

i thought it was good and will continue to watch..too bad it got picked up by AMC though..one of the worst stations next to USA

nateman

Ah, damn I missed the "pilot" episode for this, which I wanted too see. I like John Slattery & this actually sounded pretty intresting. Does anyone know if they are replaying the episode?
AMC like's to replay things 1000 times so I might get lucky. Anyways the next episode is July 26, 2007.

aktick

Funny how that works, isn't it? Exactly one week after the first episode aired...who'd a thunk!?

conscience

Per IMDB:

Fri. July 20 7:00 PM AMC Smoke Gets in Your Eyes #1.1
Sun. July 22 11:30 AM AMC Smoke Gets in Your Eyes #1.1
Sun. July 22 11:00 PM AMC Smoke Gets in Your Eyes #1.1
Wed. July 25 10:00 PM AMC Smoke Gets in Your Eyes #1.1
Wed. July 25 11:00 PM AMC Smoke Gets in Your Eyes #1.1
Thur. July 26 3:00 AM AMC Smoke Gets in Your Eyes #1.1
Thur. July 26 3:00 PM AMC Smoke Gets in Your Eyes #1.1

nateman

Smart ass.

calhoun07

That pretty much sums up how I felt about it. I really didn't see too much of a purpose for the show to exist. It looks nice, the actors are nice, but over all it's something that really could not keep me too engaged. I thought it was dull and boring.

flashburn

I was going to wait until it came out on DVD, but I just noticed we got a new free HD on demand channel and it looks like they will be showing all of the episodes there. Heads up for anyone that has Brighthouse/Time Warner.

Patman

If you like dramas swimming with subtext viewed through a historical perspective of 1960, then Mad Men is the show for you. They wrapped up the first season, and it was very moving and touching, and melancholy.

Jadzia

This is the best new show I have seen in a long time.

Anyone know if a DVD willl be released? It is so worthy of re-watching.

Deke Rivers

surprised there has not been a weekly thread on this show..i like it a lot but apparently im in the minority (at leats on here)

Patman

I would have done a weekly thread, but I never got to see it until the weekends since I was watching other stuff on Thursday and Friday nights.

auntiewinnie

I caught on to this show thanks to On Demand (and double thanks for it being on HD to boot), and found myself oddly captivated by it. The way it weaved its story around actual details and events of that era made it seem more realistic and authentic (although I have no personal basis for feeling this way as it was set nearly a decade before I was born). That being said, there really isn't a "hero" to the narrative -- in fact was there a single character among the principals that wasn't an adulterer or harrasser or who wasn't dealing with (or repressing) something which made it difficult for him (and her) to function in the (then) modern world? I think the closest to such was the Bertram Cooper character, but of course he also then had to be the guy handing out copies of Ayn Rand novels to his employees.

In any event, it certainly hooked me. Please don't tell me I have to wait until next July to see what is now going to happen with the Clearasil campaign...

Jadzia

I found Don Draper/Dick Whitman to be an oddly compelling hero. Sure he was deeply flawed, but I found myself sypathetic towards his character most of the time, even when he did bad things.

I got my mom into the show and she really loves the period detail since this was her era. It really was a different time then. My father was the exact same age as Don/Dick and it was very accurate how the roles of men were so different then. They were oddly detached from their children and wives, whereas now men are expected to be much more involved with their families.

I was also fascinated by the woman characters in this show. I thought January Jones as Betty was a revelation. She started off as such a simple character until they slowly peeled the layers back. Peggy was also very interesting to watch as she navigated the office politics.

I would have liked to see more about Joan and Salvatore's backstories. Hopefully they will get more storylines in season 2.

I always held off on watching the show until the weekend so I could savor it. I was always so tired on Thursday and Friday nights and I wanted to be able to really pay attention and enjoy it. This show always left me thinking about it for days afterwards.

Patman

Season 2 starts back in the summer of 2008.

huh?

This was an excellent series. I can't wait for season two to start.

btlives

When I saw that Christina Hendricks was
one of the leads in the series I decided
to watch....Well worth the time.
For some reason it sort of reminds me
of Remember WENN from a few years
ago. Anyways...A pleasant surprise.

mphtrilogy

That was the quickest pregnancy and birth in history.

Enjoyed the season, and gald I have another go to summer show I can count on.

neale

What a fantastic show.

And that scene in the finale where Don is presenting to Kodak is one of my favorite scenes in any show ever.

Patman

I will profess to tearing up a little during that scene.

uteotw

The "Carousel" presentation was phenomenal, and the last scene in the series finale was pure genius, with the what he hoped to see and what he really saw when he got home.

Superb show and I'm glad it's coming back.

Jadzia

They are showing this series from the beginning starting Thursday, November 1st!



Everyone who missed it needs to tune in!


(Edited thread title so people will know.)

Gdrlv

I watched the entire series this weekend. Finished the finale about a half hour ago and am already tearing through the special features on the Blu-ray. I absolutely loved this show. Agreed that the Kodak pitch in the finale was an absolutely brilliant scene.

By the way, the transfer on the Blu-ray is phenomenal.