So what's the big deal about Mad Men?

Batman · 04-18-2012, 06:03 PM

I'm up to the third season and am still waiting to see what the big deal is. The acting is great, the settings are neat, and it's interesting/shocking to see how different/similar things are/were. But the story is... boring. The characters sell products and have affairs. Over and over and over again. I'm more interested in the character's back stories and watching them struggle then finding out if Peggy's gonna land an account again or if Don's gonna hafta save the day. And there's hardly any conflict. When there is, it's stagnant and just rolls over... like when Don gets caught having an affair. Am I missing something? Does it pick up by Season 4 or in the second half of season 3?

04-18-2012, 06:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Batman Whatever, dude Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 70	So what's the big deal about Mad Men? I'm up to the third season and am still waiting to see what the big deal is. The acting is great, the settings are neat, and it's interesting/shocking to see how different/similar things are/were. But the story is... boring. The characters sell products and have affairs. Over and over and over again. I'm more interested in the character's back stories and watching them struggle then finding out if Peggy's gonna land an account again or if Don's gonna hafta save the day. And there's hardly any conflict. When there is, it's stagnant and just rolls over... like when Don gets caught having an affair. Am I missing something? Does it pick up by Season 4 or in the second half of season 3?