Mad Men
JP talks up Mad Men. Listen to him. This show is incredible.
It's dark and funny and cynical and smart. Mad Men itself is not complicated the way Deadwood is. Other than the mysteries of the universe, what is? It's pretty straightforward on the surface, but there a load of stuff going on underneath.
The characters: an apparently closeted gay man, a frustrated housewife, several seasoned and miserable ad men, a divorcee (scandal!), the queen bee of the secretarial staff, a just graduated, just married frat boy account executive, and Don Draper, the main character who's running from something, with no hope in his heart and no faith in humanity. They sound like stereotypes, but they're better than that.
It's six episodes into its first season, which is thirteen episodes long. AMC is running a marathon of the episodes that have already aired, starting at 10AM on Sunday, Sept. 2. Tivo or tape them. Or spend part of the day watching the best damned show on television right now.
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"a frustrated housewife, several seasoned and miserable ad men, a divorcee (scandal!)" "a just graduated, just married frat boy account executive"
Gosh, do they have hidden cameras in the awful little town I almost moved back to? Is everyone shagging everyone else? Do they wear Docker's khaki pants with pleats in the front, Topsider shoes, Izod polos, and play golf?