The fourth episode of AMC series Mad Men reflected the advertising industry perfectly: there were no non-White people present. Zero. Zilch. Nada.
Additionally, creative director Don Draper terminated junior account executive Pete Campbell for selling his own lame copy idea to a client. But the ad agency’s leader vetoed the firing, recognizing Campbell had upscale family ties that benefited the company. The honcho declared, “There’s a Pete Campbell at every agency out there.” Actually, there are many more than just one per shop. Exclusivity has its privileges on Madison Avenue.
Regardless, this program is growing increasingly awful, amateurish and asinine. Mad Men definitely needs increased diversity on its writing staff. Or even a talented White person.
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2 episodes behind, but you and several other people whose opinions I respect are not digging it in the slightest.
Yet critics are falling all over themselves raving about it.
Go figure.
what critics like this show? seriously, i haven't seen too many good reviews of it yet. i could just not be paying attention, tho.
i wonder which is better, MadMen or the Geico Cavemen Show?
@hustleknocker: It's being nailed on ad blogs, but mainstream TV critics are wetting themselves praising it.
Someone- Parker or JetPacks- or was it you HJ-- had a list of all the critics hailing it
didn't list the praising critics here, but a google search will reveal the asses—um, masses.
I was wrong when I said this show was a Smithsonian exhibit, what with its lack of anything remotely exciting. That would be an insult to Smithsonian exhibits everywhere.
@Toad & Hadji, not sure if it was my comment over on Adscam or not you saw, but here it is for the masses. I copied these quotes directly from the full-page ad in Ad Age. (I wished I’d saved it, but the quotes are STILL being repeated in weekly promos for the show, and frankly, I have to wonder who's paying them for that kind of placement.
Everyone gets on athletes for steroid use, payola in the record industry, Pay-Per-Post in blogging, etc. Is it unrealistic to think the networks are also paid to put out this hype?
Here’s what they actually said/say:
“Television’s best new drama. Mad Men is...must-see TV”
Newsweek
“Wow...dazzling...sleek, sexy...9 out of 10”
TV Guide
“...possibly the best new show you’ll see this summer”
TIME Magazine
“...crackling moral dilemmas. Astounding retro detail. Sizzling cast. Sold!”
US Weekly
3.5 out of 4 stars
PEOPLE
(Apparently, Larry King was too busy to give a quote.)
Oh, and if I didn’t already say it, I’d rather watch an ultrasound than another episode. I’mn done with it.
@MTLB: Yes, it was your post on Adscam I was thinking of.
Sorry for the misattribution.
TT
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