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Willie Shakespeare Opens An Agency
With the possible exception of Deadwood - HBO's magnificent Shakespearean noir-western - Mad Men defies easy comparison with virtually any television drama ever made. While much has already been written on the program's stunning recreation of mid-century cultural/corporate atmospherics and the big swinging casualness of its fidelity is optional lifestyle, the real focus for me is Sterling Cooper's creative chieftain, Don Draper.
He is a no emotion man of conflict and quite literally as ephemeral as the Brands he champions.
Draper's life is a canard, based entirely on an identity stolen from one of his dead Korean War comrades - Draper's lineage, education, breeding and comportment are all fabricated in the service of his assumed identity. His wife is a prop to whom he owes no allegiance - his co-workers "necessaries" in the propagation of his fraud.
His is the ultimate fantasy played out within an industry chews it like Pez. Draper swallows all the oxygen in the room when he enters and it is the program's singular pleasure to watch John Hamm inhabit the role with such anal retentive earnestness as if living on the brink of detection with every breath. His is a morality play of which Deadwood's Al Swearangen could be proud - and slightly envious.
Draper is far from the only thing in Mad Men worth watching. The entire supporting cast is outstanding led by Draper's wife Betty, played by January Jones. For me however, Hamm remains the nucleus of the program and is a tour de force.
Very highly recommended!
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Great show. But spending $32, I should be able to fast forward when I want and skip all the commercials.
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Outstanding Show
Love the show It it told like it was in the 60's. Racism,poor treatment of women as it was then
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Thoroughly Enjoyable! Utterly Satisfying!
The first Mad Men episode I watched on AMC was the first episode in season two. I enjoyed it so much I ordered the first season on DVD so I could get the history before the next episode aired. Season one was so good I finished it in two days!
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There's not much to say. You can over analyze anything you want but this is the best show to come along in a LONG time.
It is without a doubt the best show on TV right now.
