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jec
Chicago, IL

Good show, but lays on the 1960s themes a little thick.

4 star rating

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Pros

    Captures the Feel of 1960 America, Flawless Production Design, Great Cast

Cons
    A bit over-the-top thematically

DEC
9
2008
AMC's MAD MEN is one of the better shows on television right now. The trials and tribulations of a group of advertising executives at a New York firm in the early 1960s make for fascinating television, a exploration of the business and social climate of the era that saw men asserting their virility from the confines of an office while women worked as secretaries or stayed at home to raise the kids. Despite an excellent cast and very strong writing, the show can be a little off-putting at times, if only because the suburban malaise element familiar to anyone who has read Revolutionary Road is laid on a little too think, serving as the basis for nearly every episode in the first season.

As a DVD or Blu-ray, the show plays well in large chunks and includes some informative extras.



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