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.

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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

And how about Jon Hamm, the main character? God, he's hot.

Tribe rocked my sig!

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

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!".

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.