EPISODE
SEASON
Mad Men - Season 1
Mad Men, a daring original series about the things we want and how far we'll go to get them. New York City, 1960s. In the ego-driven Golden Age of advertising, everyone is selling something and nothing is what it seems. Mad Men chronicles the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue, who understand that in life, as in their industry of manipulation and spin, success ultimately lies in how well they are able to market themselves.
4 July 1944, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
5 February 1941, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
4 July 1945, Reinbeck, Iowa, USA
30 September 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 July 1969, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
24 February 1979, Vallejo, California, USA
July 19, 2007
More projects like this could have me reassessing AMC.July 19, 2007
All the craggy lies lurking beneath Mad Men's surface may someday earn it the title of the most gorgeous, fascinating story of deception that television ever told.July 19, 2007
Compelling is the tension between Peggy and Joan.July 19, 2007
He's one of the head sharks in a tank of ruthless Mad men whose mission is to seduce an increasingly savvy public.July 19, 2007
Mad Men is a fantastic show.July 19, 2007
If the show can keep up this level of quality, it could wind up being one of the greats.July 19, 2007
Watching it is like diving into a photo spread from an Eisenhower-era issue of Look magazine.July 19, 2007
Sleek, sexy, smartly cynical drama about selling everything from cigarettes to Nixon also nails the era's attitudes of casual prejudice and sexual manipulation.July 19, 2007
Mad Men is progressing at a leisurely but satisfying pace.