Drinking and smoking like a Mad Man
I’m a little late to the Mad Men table considering I missed the proper season, but I just caught my first episode last night thanks to AMC for doing an encore presentation of the series. Matthew Weiner, one of the producers / writers from the Soprano’s is behind the series which was part of the reason I wanted to check it out. Let me say, very nice opening title sequence! The opening reminded me of a modernized Saul Bass Vertigo kinda thing, specifically the movie poster more so than the movie credits. Before the show even started I was already very optimistic and looking forward to more good things.
Considering I’m not familiar with any of the characters yet, i liked the overall period piece feel of the first episode. There’s a nostalgic romance in the show for the golden days when smoking and drinking in the office was acceptable behavior but at the same time you see the writers attempt and making subtle satire of the absurdness of the common day chauvinistic attitude of the advertising execs. I’m definitely planning on adding the show to my Tivo schedule.
