Mad Men
Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, located nearby in the Time-Life Building, at 1271 Avenue of the Americas. According to the show's pilot, the phrase "mad men" was a slang term coined in the 1950s by advertisers working on Madison Avenue to refer to themselves. The focal point of the series is Don Draper, creative director at Sterling Cooper and a founding partner at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and the people in his life, both in and out of the office. The plot focuses on the business of the agencies as well as the personal lives of the characters, regularly depicting the changing moods and social mores of the United States in the 1960s.
ghx14
4.0
I did not see the entire season (almost all of it), but I can say that this TV series is both enlightening and entertaining. As someone who did not live through the period that is featured (1960s) and certainly did not work during that time, it is really interesting to see what the workplace was like then. The plot is solid and the acting is great, too.
Kimmi Kerner
3.0
This is another one that I really enjoyed watching, but never finished. I think I might have made it to season two, but then stopped, which is why I can't give this show a higher rating. What I did watch I liked. Getting a look into the corporate world of the 50s is very interesting (also frustrating with how sexist everyone is). The cheating, the backstabbing, the heavy drinking, it's all here! There's a lot going on in this dramatic show.
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