I'm not really that into the show. I've tried it twice, and just can't sink my
brain into it. I'm considering passing on it for awhile, them cycling back to
it on On Demand.
"Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So
Guys. It sounds like you have watched it as much as me. Do you like
it or not? will you keep coming back or is it too disturbing? I ask,
because I feel like I have a morbid fascination for the show and I find
myself looking forward to it. After each viewing, I have to shake off
the feeling. I used to say I was going to stop viewing it. But I kept
coming back. I've accepted that at least for now, I will be tuning in
scratching my head. However, I can see the possibility of sometime
feeling n overload
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> For me, it's that wife having to put up with her husband's boss'
> advances, and her husband having to do same (though he kinda sorta got
> back at him)...the weird looking guy in the office making love to the
> naive secretary on his couch, then treating her with contempt borne of
> jealousy at a party...the way the star has run from his past (even
> changed his name) and told his desperate-to-be-family half-brother
> "don't ever come back"...the way that salad-eating lady gives that
> young boy a lock of her hair after knowing he'd spied on her in the
> shower--like i said, it's just a little on the sinister side for me.
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "ravenadal" >
> Interestingly, the things in Mad Men that fascinate and appall me the
> most are the simple everyday things - like pregnant women smoking and
> drinking, children being unretrained while bouncing around inside
> cars, people being allowed to drive after obviously imbibing way too
> much alcohol, the ad guy bringing the boss home unexpectantly and the
> wife having to eat a salad (while pretend to be on a diet) while the
> men eat steak. Stuff like that.
>
> ~(no)rave!
>
> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> , "Tracey de Morsella (formerly
> Tracey L. Minor)" wrote:
> >
> > I totally agree. It is a well-written, well produced and performed
> > show, but the world projected to the viewers is like some dark ugly
> > caricature of the worse parts of the sixties. The portrayal of
> Blacks
> > does not bother me as much because, in advertising-- even now there
> are
> > very few blacks despite the crack down by the federal government in
> 1978
> > and last year by the New York attorney general. . I do not think
> our
> > world and their world overlapped much accept for as
> cleaning /janitorial
> > staff. I would have had simmer anger boiling underneath if I had
> to be
> > the invisible underlings of these nasty pricks.
> >
> > A major problem, is there is no protagonist in the traditional
> sense to
> > root for. The protagonists of the story are cynical, jaded,
> > self-centered and egotistical. Right now the only characters that
> are
> > appealing are the divorcee and the jewish female department store
> > owner. Neither are major characters. The secretary might be
> appealing,
> > but her sexual behavior initially toward her boss and then the guy
> who
> > used to play Vincent on angel is strange. Viewers may not always
> agree
> > with the actions and motivations of characters, but it is the job
> of the
> > writers to help us understand them. I do not think the writers did
> that
> > with her character. Sometimes I get the impression that the
> characters
> > are drawn to bring about the the shock we feel at the jaded aspects
> of
> > the show. The main character is interesting, but again UGLY. Its
> hard
> > to route for him.
> >
> > I keep saying I'm not going to watch anymore, because of all the
> > negative feeling it evokes, but I sometimes find myself returning
> in
> > fascinated horror. I wonder how the show would have been if if it
> had a
> > more balanced look at "mad men" of that era
> >
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > i watch it, but find it to be strange. "Dark", indeed, it's
> almost
> > > like some kind of funhouse mirror of the time, showing all the
> warped
> > > and borderline perverted aspects of the time. Can't quite put my
> > > finger on it, but it makes me uncomfortable. There's palpable
> menace
> > > in every show, even when the people are joking. It's as if any
> second
> > > you expect one of the men (and this is about men) to do something
> > > brutal. They can be extremely callous towards and dismissive of
> women,
> > > most of whom are just objects to be used for work or play, then
> > > discarded. Of course the only blacks I've seen are elevator
> operators
> > > and janitors. Many of the men speak in slow, stilted speech,
> almost
> > > mumbling, like they're angry or guarded.
> > >
> > > It's almost like a stylized dream (nightmarish) version of the
> time.
> > > The look is dead on, but almost too much so, if that makes sense.
> The
> > > colors feel too vibrant, the suits and hairstyles too perfect,
> the
> > > sets too dead on, as if someone took all the obvious visual
> aspects of
> > > the time and put them on screen. It almost feels like a Julie
> Taymor
> > > ("Freda", "The Lion King" musical) type treatment.
> > >
> > > I can't get comfortable with any of the men, who run the gamut
> from
> > > predatory to psycho. Some of the women seem really troubled, as
> if the
> > > oppression of the times has warped their minds--they can't
> fulfill
> > > themselves as they'd like in a man's world, so they find other,
> odd
> > > ways to get release.
> > >
> > > Everyone in the show feels slightly off, twisted, more like
> patients
> > > in a mental ward. Really weird vibe.
> > > -------------- Original message --------------
> > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > > I remeber there being a few fans of this dark look at the 60ths
> on the
> > > > list, so I thought this would interest you.
> > > >
> > > > Mad Men Gets a Second Season
> > > > AMC series will be back for more.
> > > > by IGN Staff
> > > >
> > > > September 19, 2007 - Variety reports that AMC's Mad Men is
> about to be
> > > > renewed for a second season, with the official announcement set
> to be
> > > > made as early as the end of today. The series, focusing on New
> York
> > > City
> > > > advertising executives in the 1960s, has been a critical
> favorite this
> > > > season and done well for the cable station.
> > > >
> > > > Variety notes the ratings for the series have shown a
> particular
> > > upswing
> > > > in the male demographic for AMC.
> > > > http://tv.ign.com/articles/821/821190p1.html
>
> > >
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
>
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