Mad Men is an excellent show for television. The characters are interesting, the drama is impeccable, and the comedy is clever. This show is a drama, but it has some (very) funny moments!
The show is set in the 1960's in New York City, at an advertising agency on Madison Avenue. The series starts with Donald Draper, who's the protagonist, living under a secret identity. His real name is Richard 'Dick' Whitman and he's actually a war veteran. He was married to Betty Draper, who is beautiful but cold-hearted. She's the show's antagonist. She's rude, sadistic, and acts like she hates everyone. They have two beautiful children named Bobby and Sally. By the end of season 3, however, Don and Betty run into problems when she discovers who he REALLY is. She divorces him and he marries Megan Draper, his beautiful, Canadian (from Montreal), and cheerful secretary, who's much prettier than Betty! The place that Don works is called Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (formerly just Sterling Cooper), where he is one of the managers and is respected just as much as he's feared. Other people who work at the company include Joan Harris, Margaret 'Peggy' Olsen, Peter Campbell, Roger Sterling, and many others. Joan is sarcastic and girly but vastly intelligent, sometimes using her intellect to blackmail other workers, usually Peggy. Roger is a wise- cracking jerk, and Peter is the cynical younger version of Roger! Peggy is by far the friendliest one at the company, and the most loyal. They all have very clever dialogue which goes perfectly with what they do.
Season 1 was flawless, and everything after that became far more interesting. This show is very mature and very hard-hitting, with many surprises. This is a show you CANNOT miss! 10 stars for me definitely.
The show is set in the 1960's in New York City, at an advertising agency on Madison Avenue. The series starts with Donald Draper, who's the protagonist, living under a secret identity. His real name is Richard 'Dick' Whitman and he's actually a war veteran. He was married to Betty Draper, who is beautiful but cold-hearted. She's the show's antagonist. She's rude, sadistic, and acts like she hates everyone. They have two beautiful children named Bobby and Sally. By the end of season 3, however, Don and Betty run into problems when she discovers who he REALLY is. She divorces him and he marries Megan Draper, his beautiful, Canadian (from Montreal), and cheerful secretary, who's much prettier than Betty! The place that Don works is called Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (formerly just Sterling Cooper), where he is one of the managers and is respected just as much as he's feared. Other people who work at the company include Joan Harris, Margaret 'Peggy' Olsen, Peter Campbell, Roger Sterling, and many others. Joan is sarcastic and girly but vastly intelligent, sometimes using her intellect to blackmail other workers, usually Peggy. Roger is a wise- cracking jerk, and Peter is the cynical younger version of Roger! Peggy is by far the friendliest one at the company, and the most loyal. They all have very clever dialogue which goes perfectly with what they do.
Season 1 was flawless, and everything after that became far more interesting. This show is very mature and very hard-hitting, with many surprises. This is a show you CANNOT miss! 10 stars for me definitely.