Mad Men: Season One
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Movie Reviews of Mad Men: Season One
Movie Review: A Show that makes you re-think all other Television.
Summary: 5 Stars
As an avid television fan, I have watched many a critically acclaimed TV show... and enjoyed most of them.
Honestly, I began watching Mad Men because I was sick of it winning all the awards that I wanted "LOST" to win. I just had to see what the buzz was about.
I started Season One less than a month ago, and have all ready watched through the end of Season Four.
In my experience, in order for a TV show to work, it has to make you care about it's characters. The creators of Mad Men have done this with impeccable finesse. The characters in the show are almost excruciatingly human. They are jaded and flawed in such away that anyone can relate to them. The writers took time to show some of the key characters' back stories, which helps explain what makes them tick.
You will find yourself entranced by the seduction of these characters, even if you don't agree with many of the things that they do. They make mistakes... they fail... sometimes they succeed. And you will be pulling for them all the way.
The quality of Mad Men does not belong on Television. Every episode is like watching a very well put together movie that took years to perfect. From the script, to the music, to the cinematography.
This show makes all other "great" television seem mediocre. Yes. Even LOST.
Movie Review: Must-See AMC TV
Summary: 5 Stars
"Mad Men" is an undeniably insightful and intriguing show. As the expression goes, there's so much there THERE--(specifically, excellent writing, acting, score, sets, and themes)--that these characters seem like realistic and engaging people, and, as a result, you feel compelled to know how their personal and professional lives progress.
Mad Men boasts a truly wonderful ensemble cast--while Don Draper IS one of the most complex and richly drawn protagonists in recent years, the supporting players (Betty Draper, Peggy Olsen, Pete Campbell, Roger Sterling, just to name a few) are so likable (even at their worst moments) or so 'you love to hate them' that you get a good sense of the characters even after just a few episodes into the series.
I recommend this show for viewers who enjoy watching memorable, flawed characters from a distant time (a la Deadwood), who like classic films about big business and NYC (a la The Apartment or Sweet Smell of Success), or people who enjoy studying gender/racial/sexual orientation issues through the prism of a 1960s workplace.
Simply put, Mad Men is engaging, visually stimulating, nostalgic, sensual, tense, witty, and philosophical. It reminds us of how American culture has changed over the decades--and what things (both awful and eternal) have remained the same.
Movie Review: Mad Men is marvelous. Must see!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am so intrigued with this year's Mad Men series that I had to see last year's as well. The series is totally intriguing and ingenious; it's tip top.
Back in the 1960s, I was in my 20s and also in the workforce. My experience was very different from the secretaries on the show, as I started out as a young college professor and was always treated with lots of respect by male colleagues. However, a dear friend from that era and I have discussed the series together. She was in the secretarial field, part of the office staff, and experienced all the indignities suffered by the women on the show. The recounting of her experiences allowed me to understand what those women who show up crying in the ladies room are crying about - sexual advances from some male colleague.
The lives of the housewives depicted in the series are fascinating also. They lead me to vividly recall my own mother's life. And, of course, we all smoked! John Hamm's character, Don, is wonderfully mysterious.
I truly cannot recommend this series more. It is one of the absolutely best that I have ever seen. Enjoy!!
And ladies, we have indeed come a long way! I hope young women watch the show and gain a VIVID, TRUE UNDERSTANDING of how things were not long ago at all. This is truly the way it was.
Carole
Movie Review: HBO Passed?
Summary: 5 Stars
I still find it hard to beleive that HBO passed on this series, since they have had some of the best television shows in recent memory, incuding Oz, Entourage, Six Feet Under and of course the Sopranos. I think I orginally heard of this because of that happening and decided to pick this up to see what HBO missed.
Mad Men is about the 1960s and you feel like you are there, with all the nuances of the times that are not here, rightly or wrongly, here today. The drinking and smoking that was so prevalent of the times ( I vauguely recall similar things happening from when I was a child, though it was alot later than this series, but were still relatviely social norms at the time.)
It is all Father Knows Best pushed into reality, where the men were the bread winners and the woman stayed home or were relgated to less meaningful jobs. The things that are often subject to the internet emails you get along the lines of "How Did People Survive?" (i.e., smoking, drinking, no seat bet type emails) permeates the entire show and there is the sense of how did people get by like that when we look at it today. Not as an indictment, but more as that was then and not now.
Very well filmed and written. Matthew Weiner's touch is still as strong as ever.
Great show.
Movie Review: One of the best television shows
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently watched clips of Mad Men on Hulu. I found it very interesting and when Amazon had a sale, I bought Season 1. I have now just finished a marathon session of watching Season 1, and this show blew me away!! I only intended to watch a couple of episodes, but got so caught up in it, that I spent the entire day watching all 13 episodes. I don't know how true the show is to Madison Avenue, but there is no political correctness here--the attitudes expressed on the show, while totally unacceptable today, all feel true and believable for the setting and time period. It was shocking to see a pregnant woman drinking and smoking (because they did that then) and other things shown on the show. I'm glad that most of those things are not done today, but know that people did act that way then. The direction, sets, crisp dialogue, and depth of talent of the ensemble cast, most of whom I was unfamiliar with, are all incredible. The only casting quibble I had was with the actor who portrayed the much younger "little" brother of Don Draper, who just looked and felt wrong to me. He looked as old or older than Don. The other supporting cast members, were great.
My favorites are gorgeous Jon Hamm of course, along with January Jones, and Elizabeth Moss. This is truly a great show.