"Mad Men" (2007)Series de televisión 2007-????

Creator:

Matthew Weiner

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

julio 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Frase comercial:

Where The Truth Lies ...

Plot:

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

Plot Keywords:

1960s | Secretary | New York City | Advertising

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 14 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Political correctness was not yet in style...

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 27	10:00 PM	AMC	For Those Who Think Young	#2.1
Sun. July 27	11:00 PM	AMC	For Those Who Think Young	#2.1

Cast

Jon Hamm	...	Don Draper (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
Elisabeth Moss	...	Peggy Olson (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Pete Campbell / ... (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
January Jones	...	Betty Draper (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christina Hendricks	...	Joan Holloway (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bryan Batt	...	Salvatore Romano (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Gladis	...	Paul Kinsey (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
Aaron Staton	...	Ken Cosgrove / ... (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rich Sommer	...	Harry Crane (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
John Slattery	...	Roger Sterling (23 episodes, 2007-2008)
Emelle	...	Secretary / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Maggie Siff	...	Rachel Menken (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Eve Curtis	...	Secretary / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kiernan Shipka	...	Sally Draper (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Julie McNiven	...	Hildy (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Britt Hysen	...	Mary / ... (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Candice Cunningham	...	Secretary (12 episodes, 2007)
Robert Morse	...	Bertram Cooper (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Claire Bocking	...	Secretary (11 episodes, 2007-2008)

Duración:

Israel:45 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Radical Media

Trivialidades:

Talia Balsam, John Slattery's real-life wife, portrays his wife in the series.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Mad Men' (2007) (TV)

Political correctness was not yet in style...

Women were objects, the steno pool was a sexist source of jokes, and the ad men were (they thought) at the top of their game. They had the world on a string and all was well in America. Eisenhower was brilliant, Communism was evil, Tobacco was good, and drinking in the office was just creative brainstorming.

Performance by Jon Hamm, as Don Draper deserves mention. I had not seen him in prior performances. He fits the narcissistic role of a creative director in advertising very well. A conflicted character, attempting to help his child-like wife make sense of her pointless life in the suburbs. (One may also read Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar" to get the actual effect of the time period on women. Also the film, "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit", with Gregory Peck and Jennifer Jones, addressed the futility and role-playing of that era, particularly for women.) Vincent Kartheiser as an irritating newbie junior ad executive. John Slattery is amusing as Roger Sterling, the agency President and Sr. partner, his ego and libido running rampant. He has some amusing lines and despite being sleazy, is also a rather sympathetic character.

Overall well-written, the genre has been filmed before but certainly for a television series on AMC, this is daringly creative. It is the first non-dated, non-western I have seen on AMC in a decade. Well worth watching. 8/10.