"Mad Men" (2007) More at IMDb Pro »TV series 2007-????

I really wanted to like "Mad Men", but you shouldn't have to force yourself to enjoy something. The set designs and costumes are great, and they really seem to capture the era they represent very well, but the acting and story lines leave much to be desired. Much of the acting is done in a style in which the actors don't seem to allow themselves to actually take on the persona of their character, which results in a very wooden performance. The storyline moves very slowly and ironically advertises the business of advertising as a very boring and simple career which anyone could succeed at, which I hope for the sake of advertisers is not true. This show has received rave reviews from many publications, but that may just be a response to the lack of good dramatic television and the fear of a reality television takeover. While I do think that "Mad Men" is a step in the right direction in terms of 'New American Television', I don't think it's as magnificent as it's been touted to be by other critics, but let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater, unless of course a better baby is on the way...