"Mad Men" on AMC (US) - (Spoilers Within)

[filfoster]

I would not have recognized her.


As you say,she's built for dresses or a lot less. Long pants are unkind.

 

[C-dot]

Glad Matthew Wiener stuck to his guns re cutting back the length of the show and getting rid of key characters. Not happening now, thank goodness. But we have to wait til January 2012!!! Arrrrrrrrggg

I'm miffed about the wait too, but in the meantime I have the DVD sets to tide me over. As long as the show stays the same, its going to be worth it!

 

[MrBern]

Yes, MadMen wont have its usual late July Premiere. That really irked. But I'll live.
But Im not worried about the audience, both Lost & The Sopranos took a long hiatus at some point & the fans returned. Its probably a good reprieve for the writers.
-b

Arrrrrg. Sad sad that we have to wait so long for the next season. I'm glad that's back for a few more seasons and I understand why it's going to be late (negotiations etc) but people tend to forget shows when the wait is too long. True fans like us will not, but I'd hate to see it die because of that. Glad Matthew Wiener stuck to his guns re cutting back the length of the show and getting rid of key characters. Not happening now, thank goodness. But we have to wait til January 2012!!! Arrrrrrrrggg

http://screenrant.com/mad-men-season-5-amc-matt-weiner-sandy-108210/

 

[MrBern]

BTW, a re-imagining of the MadMen opening credits w/ a period soundtrack.

http://laughingsquid.com/mad-men-opening-credits-unofficially-re-designed-by-paul-rogers/

 

[MrBern]

Encore....Mad Men reruns from the very beginning starting July31 on AMC.

http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2011/07/mad-men-encores.php

 

[Rats Riley]

OK so I know this show has been on for a while, but we don't have AMC... However they just listed Mad Men on Netflicks so I figure it's finally time to find out what all the rumpus is about...

Now with that said, I'd watch the show just for Christina Hendricks... but I do actually hope it's a good show just the same!

 

[C-dot]

Now with that said, I'd watch the show just for Christina Hendricks... but I do actually hope it's a good show just the same!

Satisfaction guaranteed! I decided to watch it for the clothes/music/cars etc... but I ended up addicted to the storyline.

 

[fortworthgal]

I would not have recognized her.

I believe she wears pretty serious shaping garments for the show and her red carpet appearances. I recently saw some candids of her in a swimsuit. Don't get me wrong, I think she is a beautiful woman with a nice figure, but her "everyday" figure is not all that different from women I see out shopping every day. The difference is that they aren't wearing cinching corsets and girdles to the grocery store.

 

[Heather]

I was very excited to see Mad Men put on instant on Netflix as I only just started watching it last season. I should have plenty of time to catch up, if all goes well. ;-)

 

[The Good]

Is there any idea how long Netflix will have Mad Men on instant play, Netflix? This is the reason why I've started watching Mad Men recently, and I'm actually pretty impressed. The show is almost like watching a good movie, and each episode feels like a short film. I'm almost through watching Season 1, and I'll be seeing Season 2. Still not sure if I truly like this series or not though. If there's anything I don't like about it so far, most notably it has to be the fact that there isn't really a relatively good or straight-laced figure that I can identify with. They're all pretty awful people; perverts and constant drunks. They are however, very interesting individuals, and that, along with the show's period, is a part of what's keeping my interest. Don Draper is my favorite character.

 

[C-dot]

They're all pretty awful people; perverts and constant drunks.

If thats all you can see, you have to look deeper into their characters. Everyone is putting on a mask. Joan Holloway for example: Shes the stunningly beautiful, successful office manager with an iron grip on life on the surface, but really shes a romantic who longs for marriage, secretly afraid that shes getting too old. And for a man, take Roger Sterling: Hes got money, power, women, and a name on the door. Most men think he has it all, but underneath, hes afraid hes going to lose it (he realizes his fears, as the show progresses.)

None of the characters are all bad or all good. Actually, the thing that makes them so human is their underlying sense of vulnerability (except, maybe, for Peggy Olsen.) Each character is essentially a good person, and would still be were it not for a series of events or a personality flaw they allow to take over.

 

[Mr Vim]

That's well put Dot.

 

[Tomasso]

I don't think there are any outright evil doers in the cast of characters.......nor are there any boy/girl scouts........

 

[RichardH]

I find the characters interesting, but there's no way that I'd ever befriend any of them in real life.

 

[Tomasso]

I could be friendly with Megan.............

 

[Mr Vim]

I'm still upset about Don choosing her over Fay, yes I bloody said it. I was accused the other day by a female friend of gossiping over drama like she does... my response... "So?"

 

[AmateisGal]

I'm still upset about Don choosing her over Fay, yes I bloody said it. I was accused the other day by a female friend of gossiping over drama like she does... my response... "So?"

I knew Don wouldn't choose Fay. She's his equal and wouldn't let him get away with his shenanigans. Megan, on the other hand, might turn a blind eye. Guess we shall see...

 

[Doctor Strange]

Exactly - Faye was actively pushing Don to confront his secrets and work through them. That's clearly NOT what he's looking for in a new spouse.

 

[Tomasso]

I knew Don wouldn't choose Fay. She's his equal and wouldn't let him get away with his shenanigans.

It's been a while but wasn't there a scene where Don witnesses Megan's maternal instincts at work with his children and a light bulb seems to go off in his head. And unless I'm dreaming wasn't there a scene which displayed Fay's lack of maternal instinct. How long has this hiatus been..seems like three or four years.....

 

[Doctor Strange]

There were numerous scenes depicting Faye's discomfort with children, notably her scenes with Sally. Whereas Megan had an effortless rapport with all of Don's kids.

The clincher was the spilled milkshake during the Disneyland trip: Don and the kids instantly braced for a Bettyesque rage, but Megan took it in stride and just cleaned it up without any melodrama. This behavior was a revelation to Don (and Sally and Bobby)... and a vastly attractive difference from Betty's tightly-wound personality.