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JessicaRN 1070 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 07-22-07, 02:30 PM (EST) "Mad Men anyone?" Recorded this show because I had read several good reviews of it. It is on AMC on Thursdays and is about the New York advertising men of the early 60's, especially as they were attempting to maintain a positive spin on their tobacco accounts. It was pretty interesting to see smoking going on in every situation, including a woman being given a pelvic while her doctor is smoking and lecturing her on not "abusing" the birth control pill. The rampant sexism makes me realize how far women have come. The show is pretty good at creating an atmosphere and a mood.   Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Mad Men anyone? geg6 07-31-07 1    RE: Mad Men anyone? Tahj 08-01-07 2        RE: Mad Men anyone? geg6 08-02-07 3  RE: Mad Men anyone? Hoobie 09-08-07 4  RE: Mad Men anyone? mattben 09-08-07 5

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geg6 14941 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 07-31-07, 08:19 AM (EST) 1. "RE: Mad Men anyone?" Yup. Caught the first two episodes OnDemand this past weekend and now I'm hooked. Excellently done show. It sort of reminds me of how I saw my godfather and his work cronies. He wasn't an adman, but the atmosphere was similar. I was born in '58, so I wasn't really sentient yet in '60. However, I have vague memories of around that time and definitely of most of the JFK years. My godfather worked on a team that designed early mainframes for IBM (in fact, he still does consulting work for IBM) and they, too, had that glamorous we're-the-kings-of-the-world male bravado to their approach to work, image, and lifestyle. I remember connecting him to things like cocktails, smoke-filled offices, fabulously dressed and lingerie-ed assistants, and sportscars (godfather had a '63 split window Corvette) before I understood what most of those things were. Nothing like my dad at all, despite the fact that they were great friends. It really powerfully evokes my early childhood. I'm hooked. "Let them call me rebel and welcome, I feel no concern from it; but I should suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul by swearing allegiance to one whose character is that of a sottish, stupid, stubborn, worthless, brutish man. I conceive likewise a horrid idea in receiving mercy from a being, who at the last day shall be shrieking to the rocks and mountains to cover him, and fleeing with terror from the orphan, the widow, and the slain of America." Thomas Paine   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Tahj 4136 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Jerry Springer Show Guest" 08-01-07, 06:31 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Mad Men anyone?" And how about Jon Hamm, the main character? God, he's hot. Tribe rocked my sig!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

geg6 14941 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 08-02-07, 11:38 AM (EST) 3. "RE: Mad Men anyone?" Ummm, duh. LOL! I did get a little skeeved out, though, when it dawned on me that the inkling of recognition I was getting from him was because he reminded me of Godfather Mike. I'd still do him, though. "Let them call me rebel and welcome, I feel no concern from it; but I should suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul by swearing allegiance to one whose character is that of a sottish, stupid, stubborn, worthless, brutish man. I conceive likewise a horrid idea in receiving mercy from a being, who at the last day shall be shrieking to the rocks and mountains to cover him, and fleeing with terror from the orphan, the widow, and the slain of America." Thomas Paine   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Hoobie 569 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 09-08-07, 00:04 AM (EST) 4. "RE: Mad Men anyone?" I love this show! Just discovered it last week, and I think I've seen 5 of them now. I hope it continues. My favorite scene (in the vein of "how different things were back then!"): The young Draper daughter comes out to talk to her mom, and she has a plastic bag over her head. Mrs. Draper admonishes her: "Sally!! The dry cleaning that was in that plastic bag BETTER not be on the floor!".   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

mattben 1265 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beef Jerky Spokesperson" 09-08-07, 03:27 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Mad Men anyone?" Is it a bit like Neil Simon's "Laugther on the 17th Floor" or that salesmen write he did? I'll check it out. seems interesting.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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