Comments on: Review: Mad Men – Public Relations http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tv/review-mad-men-public-relations.php A Website About Movies Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:33:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Parkerjv http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tv/review-mad-men-public-relations.php/comment-page-1#comment-169050 Parkerjv Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:07:05 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=86172#comment-169050 It''s hard to follow Peggy and her new copy writer buddy in the plot - they don't enunciate very well and you couldn't follow what they were up to or I may just be "dense."<br><br>Janet It''s hard to follow Peggy and her new copy writer buddy in the plot – they don't enunciate very well and you couldn't follow what they were up to or I may just be “dense.”

Janet

]]> By: Josh Radde http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tv/review-mad-men-public-relations.php/comment-page-1#comment-169048 Josh Radde Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:03:18 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=86172#comment-169048 Don Draper Mark II...I like it! I hope he comes with laser guns. Don Draper Mark II…I like it! I hope he comes with laser guns.

]]> By: jcoa http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tv/review-mad-men-public-relations.php/comment-page-1#comment-169045 jcoa Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:21:39 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=86172#comment-169045 Donald Draper really IS a cipher; he is a personality-construct created by Dick Whitman to find his way around in the world. The real question is: Who is Dick Whitman?<br><br>The Donald Draper persona which worked so well in 1960 is unsuited for the circumstances of 1964. So the exciting thing about season four will be watching Dick Whitman destroy the Donald Draper 1 golem and gradually craft a new one more suited to his new surroundings: Donald Draper 2.<br><br>And the theory that the MM series will ultimately end with Dick Whitman's suicide is not so far-fetched, considering how strange it is for a man so late in life to have an identity crisis which almost borders on schizophrenia. Most tv networks would never dream of killing off the star of the series, but I think Weiner might have the balls to do it (so to speak). Donald Draper really IS a cipher; he is a personality-construct created by Dick Whitman to find his way around in the world. The real question is: Who is Dick Whitman?

The Donald Draper persona which worked so well in 1960 is unsuited for the circumstances of 1964. So the exciting thing about season four will be watching Dick Whitman destroy the Donald Draper 1 golem and gradually craft a new one more suited to his new surroundings: Donald Draper 2.

And the theory that the MM series will ultimately end with Dick Whitman's suicide is not so far-fetched, considering how strange it is for a man so late in life to have an identity crisis which almost borders on schizophrenia. Most tv networks would never dream of killing off the star of the series, but I think Weiner might have the balls to do it (so to speak).

]]> By: Sam http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tv/review-mad-men-public-relations.php/comment-page-1#comment-168993 Sam Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:29:50 +0000 http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/?p=86172#comment-168993 As a huge fan of Mad Men, I was thoroughly disappointed with the premiere of season 4. Although we certainly got to catch up with Don, what about all the other characters about whom we learned absolutely nothing. Also, I don't think Betty's character is going to work now that she's married to that very straight-laced, boring new husband, especially since mothers who are unkind to their children tend to turn audiences off, even if poor parenting skills were better tolerated in the 60's than they are today. And what was supposed to be that shocking sex scene Don had with the prostitute slapping him certainly didn't come off very convincingly. It was pretty comical I thought. This first episode has me worried that Mad Men reached its peak last season, and that the magic of the series is now lost. As a huge fan of Mad Men, I was thoroughly disappointed with the premiere of season 4. Although we certainly got to catch up with Don, what about all the other characters about whom we learned absolutely nothing. Also, I don't think Betty's character is going to work now that she's married to that very straight-laced, boring new husband, especially since mothers who are unkind to their children tend to turn audiences off, even if poor parenting skills were better tolerated in the 60's than they are today. And what was supposed to be that shocking sex scene Don had with the prostitute slapping him certainly didn't come off very convincingly. It was pretty comical I thought. This first episode has me worried that Mad Men reached its peak last season, and that the magic of the series is now lost.

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