Mad Men
Aired every Sunday evening on AMC (a cable network in America), Mad Men is production of Lionsgate Television. This dramatic television series is created and produced by the very talented Matthew Weiner. Its pilot episode was aired on the 19th of July in 2007 and its fourth season was completed on October 17, 2010. Every season consists of thirteen episodes. Mad Men’s fifth installation will premier on the 16th of March of this year.
Meet the Cast
The dramas series’ lead characters include Don Draper, who is a creative director and junior partner of the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency which is played by actor Jon Hamm; Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss) is Draper’s secretary cum copywriter; Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser), a young and ambitious account executive who attempts to blackmail Draper (Jon Hamm) with information on the latter’s past; Betty Francis (January Jones), plays the role of the former wife of Draper and the mother of their three offsprings Sally, Bobby and Eugene Scott; Joan Harris (Chirstina Hendricks), an office manager and the head of secretarial pool at the Sterling Cooper Company; and Roger Sterling who had an affair with Joan Harris. Sterling became a mentor to Don Draper and he was one of the two senior partners in the company founded by his father. Sterling was played by John Slattery.
Setting and Plot
Mad Men is initially filmed at the Advertising Agency of Sterling Cooper right on Madison Avenue in NYC. The drama was set to convey the period of the 1960s. The plot of the drama revolves around the focal point of the show, Don Draper, the people in his life and the things that take place in and out of the office. The series depicted changing moods and social conditions in America during the 1960s.
Reception
The television series became well-known not only in the United States but also in some other countries. In fact, it has received accolades and critical acclaim due to its visual style and historical authenticity. The American Film Institute, Creative Arts Emmys, Peabody Award and British Academy Television Awards are just a few of the award-giving bodies that have bestowed recognition to the series. Mad Men also received numerous awards which include four Golden Globes and fifteen Emmys. In addition to its string of recognitions and awards, Mad Men was also the first basic cable television series to bag the highly coveted Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. It won the particular award in its entire first four seasons in 2008, 2009, 2010 and finally, in 2011.