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  • Category: Shows
  • Founded: Aug 13, 2007
  • Language: English
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*The Setting: In 1960, advertising agencies were an all-powerful influence on the masses. Personal and professional manipulation and sexual exploits defined the workplace and closed the deals. The high profile Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency created advertising campaigns – from cigarettes to political candidates -- better than anyone. It was a time of great ferment. Women had barely begun to come into their own. Librium and birth control were on the move. Ethics in the workplace, smoke-free environments, sexual harassment and ethnic diversity were workshops of the future.

The Premise: The series depicts the sexual exploits and social mores of this most innovative yet ruthless profession, while taking an unflinching look at the ad-men who shaped the hopes and dreams of Americans on a daily basis.

The Players: The series revolves around the conflicted world of Don Draper (played by Jon Hamm), the biggest ad man (and ladies man) in the business, and his colleagues at the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency. As Don makes the plays in the boardroom and the bedroom, he struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times and the young executives nipping at his heels. The series also depicts authentically the roles of men and women in this era while exploring the true human nature beneath the guise of 1960 traditional family values.
(*Excerpt from the AMCTV.com site for Mad Men)

From member, Hilldiggity: "MM gives a look at how those definitive roles of society were more stifling than simplifying, and how individuals make their way within that type of world. Do they go along, unquestioningly? Do they buck the system and follow their heart or gut? It's a fantastic character study. No one is just "one way" and it's the way we, or the characters in our favorite shows, deal with what life throws their way that gives deeper understanding to who they have become and why."

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Re: Betty Draper
Don and Roger’s scene was great. Slattery and Hamm have wonderful chemistry and their interaction was one of my favorite parts of the finale. I like the
Posted - Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:59 am
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Re: Betty Draper--Bob
<<One thing that I don't think anyone has mentioned, it might be minor but I think the scene with Roger and Don sitting at the bar gives some insight into the
Posted - Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:36 am
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Re: Peggy
... That is the real question. This year Betty has been written as a total bitch with no redeeming qualities. Why? All the other characters have layers. Why
Posted - Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:04 am
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Re: Peggy
I've read those comments too on other sites, definitely seems to be a double standard there, more vintage 1963 than 2009.   Bob   ... From: n-offwego
Posted - Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:55 am
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Re: Betty Draper
I agree Derek, its been a pleasure reading the comments that this episode has generated, and I've learned a thing or two reading them. Just hearing another
Posted - Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:50 am
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