Mad Men.

My only fear is that Jane and the young guys pitching for the coffee ad are a hint of more 'modern' sensibilities creeping into the 60s culture. I hope this is kept quite restrained in future eps/series and that they keep that fantastic retro, 60s era feel to the show intact.
 
I feel quite sorry for Betty, Francine, and women of that era. Its like they left college and were overnight expected just to become their own mothers "What would you like for dinner dear?" and defer all matters to their husband, because career girls like Midge or Rachel are just not "the done thing" if you want to be respectable. So they still behave like college girls because they are not sure who else to be. Betty's 3 years younger than me and its like she has no other role outside of Mrs Don Draper, and never will again.
 
According to the Programme Info page on the BBC website, series 2 of Mad Men starts on BBC4 on Tuesday 10 February.

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I agree with the two previous posters - Sal and his wife are struggling through a difficult issue, but he clearly cares for her and looks after her.
Aside from his sexuality, Sal is amusing, talented, (relatively) thoughtful... never found him creepy (Ken) or mean (my beloved Pete) or as downright underhand and cruel as Don is.

I'd actually likie to see more of the Sal/Ken dynamic and see how the writers handle it.
 
The BBC often do waste imports. Same problems with the scheduling of Damages and Medium.

On the positive side, at least they continue to pick the series up and show them. Won't forgive them for dropping 24 :/
 
The portrayal of the British characters is in line with the portrayal of Pete. He is a very old fashioned type by contemporary standarRAB-- his phoniness is particularly evident to our eyes because that type of smarminess is so out of style now, precisely because of the cultural changes in the later 1960s. Similarly, the British characters have mannerisms that now seem hopelessly affected. But just because certain areas of London were becoming hipper then doesn't mean that these phony posh types ceased to exist.
 
So sanitised, I thought.



I strongly agree with both those observations. (I wondered if she was typing her resignation.)



I don't know if you've been with MM from the beginning - but if not, then you might like to know that Glen was the son of a neighbour and he developed a strange crush on Betty, and she reciprocated in an equally strange way. Nothing physical, nothing spoken, but she obviously appreciated his attention.



I think that this has been shown more than once and I've managed to miss it - a search hasn't brought up any imminent repeats :(

parthena
 
Well, though I can't find the quote from Matthew Wiener, I'm sure he suggested that each series would jump forward two years. If that's true then I think Season Three, rather than focussing on the JFK assassination itself, is more likely to cover its aftermath as well as the other major issues and events of 1964 America - Beatlemania, Civil Rights and the start of Vietnam. Still, whatever it touches on I've no doubt that Mad Men will continue to be superlative.
 
Yes brilliant, the open topped car was never going to be a symbol of fun after that. I'm annoyed with myself I didn't make the connection at the time of the campaign. I was a young person when Kennedy was assainated and the impact on the world was stunning. I should have realised, but that's this show over and over tripping us up. Am going to be bereft after next week. Is there going to be Series 4, anyone know?
 
Bad news about Sky :(! I like watching it on iPlayer, when I can choose the time to suit myself - and rewind when I miss some quick comment.

I noticed that this episode was directed by Roger (John Slattery).
 
What a stunning episode - I think I cried 4 times (I always like to watch it when I'm on my own during the day, on iPlayer).

Both Peggy and Don's crying eclipsed what for me has always been the gold standard of realistic and moving screen crying - Juliet Stephenson in Truly Madly Deeply.
 
I thought that Mad Men went seriously wrong for the first few episodes of the latest series. It has recovered a little but I really do hope that this series will be the last - I really dislike it when a programme is flogged to death.
 
Wasn't it all fantastic?

Brilliant writing with all Betsy's stuff churning around in her parenting of Sally - thought the slap was brutal (My Mom was trying to make me grow my hair).

At least Sally will get someone who will talk to her, listen to her and get her neeRAB out front from her perspective, instead of dominating them becasue of other agendas conscious and sub conscious.

Almost on Don's side with the 'hair' incident until I remembered he'd gone on a date on one of the few evenings the kiRAB were there with him.

Followed by 'And when ther're gone, then I miss them' (Sad look on face). Well stay home when they are there!!!!!

(Have to keep telling myself - THis is a STORY. these people aren't REAL. Don't get so INVOLVED:D)
 
I presume that'll be the climax for the next series (you heard it here first, folks!) Although Betty does seem to be a bit of a nightmare. The psychotherapy in S1 and failing to restart her modeling career. Plus her relationship with the children doesn't seem to be, exactly, a loving / caring one, even though she has a pretty much full-time maid to let her pursue a life of leisure. Although she isn't an air-head, she does seem to be quite immature and her impulsive / fantasy (remember the air conditioning salesman?) episodes are quire destructive to the people around her.
 
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