I always love this show, and I'm sad that we're almost
done with it. I think it has been great every year. I know
there are lots of nitpickers out there who like to find
fault with it. Sure, not every episode if perfect, but they
sure are great. Better than most TV shows!
Mad Men is a period soap opera, but it has a lot of
comedy as well. They take great pains to make sure
everything looks and sounds of its time, and now that
they're in the late 60's, there are lots of changes. Of
course, any great drama has lots of change.
It's hard to watch Don Draper go down the tubes, but it's
inevitable on this show. He seems to reach the bottom
at the end of this season, so it will be great to see what
happens in season 7. I can hardly wait! Season 5 ended with
big questions, and they seemed to answer them in season 6
and proceeded with Don's downward spiral.
The thing about this show is that while you like the
characters, and they are all very unhappy people (and most
for good reason). There aren't too many people in there that
I would say are good or moral. I know that nobody's
perfect, and good guys are seen as boring nowadays, but I do
think that in real life, most people are good, and that TV
should generally reflect real life as much as it can...
But anyway, it's a fabulous show with great writing. It's
really more like a very long play than a TV show. My
favorite parts are when Don or Roger are being really funny,
or when Pete is showing himself to be particularly vile.
There are only 3 features, although all of them are
interesting. The first one is an interactive gallery called
"Summer of Love". This didn't work on my DVD player, but it
probably would work on your PC's DVD player. The
second is "Recreating an Era", which is all about the set
design, props and costumes of the show. That was great fun
to watch. Third is "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out", which is
basically a documentary about Timothy Leary and the drug
culture of the 60's. That was fascinating. I was around in
the 60's, but I was a kid, so I didn't really know any of
this stuff that was going around (or I read about it later).
I had trouble hearing some of the features because
there's no closed-captioning. I'm not deaf, but sometimes
it's hard to hear. That's true for most DVD's, though, not
just this one.
Make sure you watch the first 5 seasons before this one,
or it will not be as enjoyable! You have to see how
everything progresses, especially the story and the
characters.
MORE INFORMATION:
MAD MEN:
SEASON 6
Golden Globe®
and Primetime Emmy®
Award Winning AMC Drama Starring Jon Hamm Returns For A
Revealing Sixth Season Arriving On Blu-ray Disc, DVD and
Digital Download November 5 >From Lionsgate Home
Entertainment
Featuring the most
watched episode in series history,
Mad Men:
Season 6 arrives on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and
Digital Download November 5 from Lionsgate Home
Entertainment. From creator Matthew Weiner (HBO’s “The
Sopranos”), the critically acclaimed show features a top
notch cast that includes Golden Globe® winner
and Primetime Emmy® nominated Jon Hamm (Friends
with Kids), Primetime Emmy® nominated
Elisabeth Moss (TV’s “Top of the Lake”), Primetime Emmy®
nominated Christina Hendricks (Ginger & Rosa),
Primetime Emmy® nominated January Jones (X-Men:
First Class), John Slattery (The Adjustment
Bureau) and Primetime Emmy® nominated
Robert Morse (TV’s “City of Angels”). As TV’s most
talked about drama, Mad
Men has been recognized for
its intelligent storylines and stellar acting, winning
three consecutive Golden Globe® Awards for
Best Television Series - Drama and four consecutive
Primetime Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Drama
Series.
Returning for its sixth
season, Mad Men,
rife with possibilities, explores the glamorous and
ego-driven “Golden Age” of advertising in the late
1960’s New York City. Don Draper (Hamm) and the rest of
the award-winning cast continue to captivate as they
deal with the aftereffects of adultery, divorce, a
merger and an ever changing social climate.
The 3-disc Blu-ray and
4-disc DVD sets are packed with bonus materials,
including numerous innovative featurettes that examine
wardrobe and sets for the show as well as the time
period and culture of the Mad
Men era.
Mad Men: Season 6
contains all 13 episodes and will be
available on Blu-ray and DVD for the suggested retail
price of $49.97 and $49.98, respectively.
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