MADMEN Fans?

ChrisM - 2010-07-26 4:16 PM My wife just got into this, and I catch it here and there, and have her explain things.  I always thought the lead Jon Hamm was a standup guy that everyone looked up to, sounds like he's been dirty since the very beginning.  Strange story lines there!

I just don't want to get caught up in "another" must watch series 

i've been dying for this season premiere for months.  this show will hook you!  and don draper is kind of scum.  i've always thought that...

New fan here.  I just started watching it so still trying to catch up on all of the story lines.  Caught about 8 of the episodes on the Best of Recap that they've been doing.  Have last night's episode on DVR to watch tonight.  Can't wait!

Love the show.  So glad it's back!  After watching it, I'm usually keyed up and have trouble falling asleep, so it is affecting my training!!

NPR Fresh Aire interview with the writer.  Interesting perspective talking about Don's exploits.  The idea is that when he was married and meets someone, it is well understood that they are "hooking up" for the fun of it.  By contrast, he know has to "court" this girl and around Thanksgiving, she tells him that if all goes well, she may let it go further by New Year's Eve.  WHAT!!!

I loved that dichotomy.  As a married man, he could get all the tail he wanted b/c both parties knew it was never going anywhere.  And now he's relegated to "professionals" because of the landmine of being "available."

Also loved the firing of the clients - prudes who want to sell "two piece" suits but don't want it sexy.  Granted, I did think the add was ignorant - who makes an analogy of a scantly clad woman to a second story building...

The folks at SCDP when they are making an inside joke about their "two story" office. 

I absolutely love the show.  It seems like every main character pulls you in two different directions.  You should despise Don, but you feel sorry for him.  You should feel sorry for Betty, but you can easily despise her.   Roger, Pete, etc.  They all have redeeming traits, but do scummy things.

I actually mix an Old Fashioned before every show.  Held off on the smoke though.

Wife and I have talked about it a lot.  IMO the only truly sympathetic character has been Sal, and rumor is he will not appear in season 4.  All the rest of them have very seedy and nasty sides to them.  Even Peggy.  You "root" for some of them in spite of it.

I don't think anything in my original post can be considered a "spoiler" if that is what you mean.

cool.  Thanks.  I didn't even catch that reference.

see how this show works on so many levels...  :-)

the interview with Matthew Weiner yesterday, he described his challange for starting this season as having to write it as a pilot episode b/c so much has changed.

I see your point on the spoiler thing and I usually do add that.  Apologies for missing the boat this time.

Mathew Weiner, the creator, writer and producer was worked as a writer on The Sopranos.  In fact, David Chase read Weiner's script for the pilot of MADMEN and that is how he hired him to work on Sopranos.

I did not recognize the actress from True Blood at first but my wife did.  :-)