who else taken with AMC's "Mad Men?"- Page 2

[Auggie27]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 11:41am

Kringas, it's authentic and beautifully developed ... yet still television, land of the ruined good ideas ... so as a result I keep holding my breath -- afraid they'll suddenly try to pull a LOST or even just a DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. The show doesn't need twists, just to continue with its multi-dimensional character-driven writing. I was fascinated to read that the script had been around a long time whem AMC bit. Big surprise -- too fresh to get sucked up.

Looking forward to the day when it all appears on DVD. Anyone know how many episodes are in the can? 10?

Updated On: 8/14/07 at 11:41 AM

[Kringas]

Posted: 8/14/07 at 12:55pm

I think I read the first order was for six, but I could be mistaken.

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 8/23/07 at 10:11am

Great article in today's NY Times. I'm not familiar with this show, but the article made me want to see it.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/fashion/23MAD.html?_r=1&ref=fashion&oref=slogin

[Auggie27]

Posted: 8/23/07 at 11:03am

The aricle confirms what we devotees appreciate: the genius, like the devil, is in the details. I like the way they debunk THE BESTOF EVERYTHING aesthetic -- perfection in every shot. Not that BEST OF should be trashed. (Who doesn't love Diane Baker and La Crawford's contentious relationship?) This is just the alternative view of the same era -- I love the repeated wardrobe and wilting hairdos. They show women of those times straining to keep up the hard-edged "glamour." For those of us who were children then, MAD MEN captures not 1960, but the essence of the 50s.

I supposed younger folk will think it's what "the sixties" were like. But as I've said earlier, the "60's" really began with JFK's death. The culture reeled, and change was almost immediate. 1960 may have been "about" the promise of the 60s, but it was mired in Eisenhower status quo. MAD MEN gets that right.

So to me, MAD MEN most accurately details the America of my childhood -- when truly everything gleamed as available, accessible to everyone. It was an era when middle class aesthetics were the established norm. Aspirations generally meant that anyone could approximate the lifestyle of anyone else. But unlike today, it wasn't about celebrity worship -- more likely, the Joneses you supposedly enjoyed keeping up with. Only later did we realize how much struggle and resulting depression ensued.