"Mad Men" (2007)TV series 2007-????

Creator:

Matthew Weiner

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Release Date:

July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

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 | New York City | Secretary | Advertising

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 8 wins & 12 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Sept. 7	10:00 AM	AMC	Maidenform	#2.6
Sun. Sept. 7	10:00 PM	AMC	The Gold Violin	#2.7

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)
Kiernan Shipka	...	Sally Draper (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Emelle	...	Secretary (22 episodes, 2007-2008)
Julie McNiven	...	Hildy (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Candice Cunningham	...	Secretary (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Maggie Siff	...	Rachel Menken / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Eve Curtis	...	Secretary / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert Morse	...	Bertram Cooper (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Aaron Hart	...	Robert Draper (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alison Brie	...	Trudy Campbell (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Claire Bocking	...	Secretary (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Britt Hysen	...	Mary / ... (11 episodes, 2007-2008)

Runtime:

Israel:45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

American Movie Classics (AMC)

Trivia:

Glen, the neighbor's young son who forms a connection with Betty, is portrayed by Marten Holden Weiner, the son of series creator Matthew Weiner.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Advertising the American Dream (2008) (V)

Painfully great fun!

The characters go around completely oblivious to how pointless their lives are. They think they have perfect marriages-- they don't. Perfect jobs-- nope. Perfect health even though they constantly smoke and drink-- nope. We can look back and see how phony it all was-- the advertising, the plastic homes and lives, and the social niceties and expectations. And here's the punchline-- it's US! TODAY! And that's the brilliance of the show. Today we are the same with different clothes and cars. We are jaded, full of irony and smarm, and believe we are self-aware. Imagine how a TV show (hologram show?) will look back at the sad folks of 2007 45 years from now. We tune out, blame others, scan the internet for porn, buy $5 coffee, and still can't fix the health care system. Apart from the amusement of looking into a 47 year-old mirror, the show gives us tremendous writing, acting, set decoration and drama. Let me re-emphasize my favorite part of the show-- set decoration. Kudos all around at the insistence of having the look of every scene strike me as true and accurate to the nth degree. I have watched each of the first episodes three times each. I love it!

(PS to those idiots chatting endlessly about electric typewriters and such: That's the smarminess I'm talking about. What would you rather watch? 'Flavor of Love'? 'The Steve Harvey Show'? 'According to Jim'? Gimme a break! Just enjoy a quality show while you can!!!)