"Mad Men" (2007) TV series 2007-????

Creator:

Matthew Weiner

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

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 | Secretary | New York City | Advertising | Marriage

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 31 wins & 55 nominations

Cast

Jon Hamm	...	Don Draper (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Elisabeth Moss	...	Peggy Olson (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Pete Campbell / ... (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Christina Hendricks	...	Joan Holloway / ... (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bryan Batt	...	Salvatore Romano (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
January Jones	...	Betty Draper / ... (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Michael Gladis	...	Paul Kinsey (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Aaron Staton	...	Ken Cosgrove (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
Rich Sommer	...	Harry Crane (39 episodes, 2007-2009)
John Slattery	...	Roger Sterling (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kiernan Shipka	...	Sally Draper (36 episodes, 2007-2009)
Robert Morse	...	Bertram Cooper (27 episodes, 2007-2009)
Emelle	...	Secretary (25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alison Brie	...	Trudy Campbell (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Julie McNiven	...	Hildy (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Eve Curtis	...	Secretary / ... (19 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mark Moses	...	Herman 'Duck' Phillips (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alexa Alemanni	...	Allison (16 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

Israel:45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | Australia:M | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

American Movie Classics (AMC)

Trivia:

Talia Balsam, John Slattery's real-life wife, portrays his wife in the series.

Quotes:

Fred Rumsen: Bonnie Prince Sterling here thought I was a coward cause I was in the Signal Corps.
Roger Sterling: Little did I know it was only for his last sixth months.
Fred Rumsen: I think he thought I was a typist or something.
Roger Sterling: Before that Freddy was in charge of killing people. And by "people" I mean Germans. What was it, fifteen of them?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Scoring 'Mad Men' (2008) (V)

A perfect cocktail of early 1960s Mad Ave Noir

I don't watch TV drama usually, with rare exceptions: The Sopranos (especially the early seasons) and Entourage, if that counts. Mad Men is one of the most original, refreshingly dark and complex shows I've ever seen on TV. Despite its potential for soap opera story lines, it consistently transcends expectations and explores fascinating characters and a radically changing social environment in a beautifully shot, artfully designed and, above all, excellently acted manner. After watching virtually no TV recently (less than three hours per week), my wife and I have been hooked all week, catching up on every episode - although we have yet to see the first, which a technical glitch in our On Demand service is holding tantalizingly out of reach. I loved Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven, and this is like a generously extended - and in some respects even more fascinating - adjunct to that. Madison Avenue is the perfect prism through which to view the early 1960s, and Mad Men, with its post-noir, Nixon/JFK/beatnik/martini melange, is a hugely enjoyable, finely measured cocktail that leaves just the right taste in the mouth.