Review - Mad Men: Season One
MAD MEN: SEASON ONE [NR]
DVD review by Robert Newton
When a show like “The Sopranos” makes its final cut-to-black, its greatness does not merely evaporate into the ether; like some kind of symbiotic organism, it finds another host to inhabit, and in this case, that show’s executive producer and writer, Matthew Weiner, has found purchase in the form of AMC’s Mad Men: Season One. It is a brilliant series, and a great DVD set, as well.
The action centers around fictional Madison Avenue ad agency Sterling Cooper in 1960. American Dream-living idea man Don Draper (Golden Globe winner Don Hamm) is a king among men, though he lives a mysterious life with plenty of inner turmoil. His beautiful wife, Betty (January Jones), whose mother recently died, suffers panic attacks and seeks the counsel of (da-dum!) an analyst. His affairs include free-spirited beatnik illustrator Midge Daniels (Rosemarie DeWitt) and rich department store owner [...]
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