Buy Mad Men: Season One on DVD

Mad Men: Season One

Lions Gate Films / Year: 2007

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Synopsis

A ground-breaking new series on AMC exploring the glamorous and ego-driven “Golden Age” of advertising that took place in New York City in the 1960’s.

Episode List:

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Ladies Room
Marriage of Figaro
New Amsterdam
5G
Babylon
Red in the Face
The Hobo Code
Shoot
Long Weekend
Indian Summer
Nixon vs. Kennedy
The Wheel

Review

My colleague, Mike, just brought a few ads to my office that he'd like for me to proofread. They're still sitting there on my desk. Now, if he had taken a lesson from "Mad Men", he would know exactly how to get what he wants. Mike would invite me into his office and offer me a drink, preferably scotch on the rocks. His secretary would assure our privacy while we shoot the shit about baseball (even though he's a Mets fan) and our mouths contemplate the nuances of the brown liquor. Firing up a stogie, we are relaxed with our defenses down, when he casually mentions some ads that he's working on, and would I mind taking a look? Why of course not, in fact, it would be a privilege to see a master at work. Checking the colors on "Bangkok Love Story," everything looks good, down to the typeface on the quotes and the correct British spelling on the overseas ads. Oh, what's this? An extra space between the punctuation and the end of the sentence... better take a closer look at that. Stubbing out my cigar, I say that I'll save the rest of this for our next meeting, and that it's always a pleasure to work with him. And could he maybe check out my blog when he gets a chance? Sure.

But there is no booze in this office. No smoking, either... you now must leave your office for a butt, which feels like a chore, and ensures that no work gets done on the smoking deck.

It has also come to my attention that we have no offices either. Just cubicles.

And no secretaries either. I guess in the big picture, the loss of office sexism is a good thing, but in the narrow, old-boys-club picture, you can certainly see why none of the privileged men wanted it to change.

Instead, I will have to keep watching "Mad Men", one of the few shows about the workplace that doesn't feel like work. Hard to believe that escapism can come from stressful jobs and societal expectations, but then, that may be what the elite think when they watch Clerks or High Fidelity. Season One was the best show of 2007, and season two is only getting better.

-- David Gorgos

Awards

- Best Television Series (Drama)
- Best TV Actress (Drama) (January Jones)
- Best TV Actor (Drama) (Jon Hamm)
2008 Emmy Winner: Outstanding Drama Series
2008 Emmy Winner: Matthew Weiner, Writing for a Drama Series

Product Format Information

DVD : $35.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 031398229384
Catalog #: DV2656792

Studio : Lions Gate Films

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.78, Widescreen
Features:
Audio commentary: feature-length audio commentaries on all 13 episodes
Featurette: "Establishing Mad Men," video featurette exploring the world of "Mad Men"
Featurette: "Scoring Mad Men" Featurette
Documentaries: "The Desire of the American Dream," video featuring the 1960's creative revolution in media
Photo gallery: "Pictures of Elegance," photographic video galleries with commentaries from the costume, make-up and production designers

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Blu-ray : $45.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 031398240761
Catalog #: DB2656793

Studio : Lions Gate Films

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Dolby Digital 7.1 , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 1.78, Widescreen
Features:
Audio commentary: feature-length audio commentaries on all 13 episodes
Featurette: "Establishing Mad Men," video featurette exploring the world of "Mad Men"
Featurette: "Scoring Mad Men" Featurette
Documentaries: "The Desire of the American Dream," video featuring the 1960's creative revolution in media
Photo gallery: "Pictures of Elegance," photographic video galleries with commentaries from the costume, make-up and production designers