Comments on: The freedom and repression of Mad Men http://gabrielnovo.com/the-freedom-and-repression-of-mad-men/ Computer Nerd by Day, Writer by Night Thu, 17 May 2012 20:07:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brad R. Torgersen http://gabrielnovo.com/the-freedom-and-repression-of-mad-men/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Brad R. Torgersen Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:51:21 +0000 http://gabrielnovo.com/2009/09/23/the-freedom-and-repression-of-mad-men/#comment-87 Funny story, about Mad Men. I wasn't really a watcher until my wife got into it. She watched it during first season and was hooked immediately. The funny part is she kept raving about one of the ensemble characters. She'd be talking about the show and say, "Dude, and there is this woman who plays a secretary and she has this AMAZING body! Like, I can't stop looking at her!" When I finally sat down to watch, my wife was right: Christina Hendricks is a knockout. More than that, the writing for the show is also a knockout. I've been very impressed. My only worry is that the show will wander, because they can't remain in the pre-Hippy window forever. There were about 6 years, from 1959 through 1965 wherein the 'business suit' Madison Avenue types were paramount in popular culture. Then came Vietnam, and the hippy culture after it, and everything began to change a great deal. How will Don Draper and Co. be affected? Anyway, I agree, Mad Men is a winner. Good study material for writers IMHO. Funny story, about Mad Men. I wasn’t really a watcher until my wife got into it. She watched it during first season and was hooked immediately. The funny part is she kept raving about one of the ensemble characters. She’d be talking about the show and say, “Dude, and there is this woman who plays a secretary and she has this AMAZING body! Like, I can’t stop looking at her!” When I finally sat down to watch, my wife was right: Christina Hendricks is a knockout.

More than that, the writing for the show is also a knockout. I’ve been very impressed.

My only worry is that the show will wander, because they can’t remain in the pre-Hippy window forever. There were about 6 years, from 1959 through 1965 wherein the ‘business suit’ Madison Avenue types were paramount in popular culture. Then came Vietnam, and the hippy culture after it, and everything began to change a great deal. How will Don Draper and Co. be affected?

Anyway, I agree, Mad Men is a winner. Good study material for writers IMHO.

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