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  • Members: 118
  • 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: 16 Emmy Nominations!
All I can say in my best Cagney is Plenty of em brother! Elizabeth should win her confession scene with Pete in Meditations was among the finest bits of
Posted - Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:40 pm
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Season 3 Ad
Check out this great ad for Season 3: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/07/new-mad-men-poster.html
Posted - Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:37 pm
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16 Emmy Nominations!
Not bad, huh? I'm particularly stoked to see Elisabeth Moss get her first nomination (though the dearth of acting nominations is disappointing). Hamm and
Posted - Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:35 pm
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Bryan Batt in TV Guide
"Mad Men's Bryan Batt: Season Premiere 'Doesn't Lull You Back ...a Lot Happens'" link - http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mad-Men-Batt-1008036.aspx Nancy
Posted - Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:54 am
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Re: Season 2 DVD Review
Hi Ray: Thanks for the link! I'm picking up my set, today. Derek
Posted - Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:36 pm
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