Mad Men

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gregd

1,640 posts

218 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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Mine are actually these ones, bought before the Mad Men range came out..

http://www.waterford.co.uk/drinkware/by-collection...


davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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Seen it.

Initially I was a bit angry, but as the ad played through and I thought about it a little bit more I said to myself "That's totally what he'd do. He was such an avaricious bd." and then it didn't feel too bad any more.

I'm surprised by just how much closure we got in the end - everyone ended up where they wanted to be, more or less. Even Betty (in a way).

JamieBeeston

9,294 posts

264 months

Monday 18th May 2015
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I enjoyed this link about their relative net worth post sale!

JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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Well, I watched the last episode as screened on UK television tonight, so it's ok to discuss now. Although I will refrain from overt spoilers.

I'm going to need to digest that. It was nice that some major characters got their individual happy endings, and Betty ended up as being more relevant than expected.
Don's ending was suitably enigmatic.

Just like BSG, I'm glad it was allowed to end how the writer intended rather than being cut short or extended.

JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Thursday 21st May 2015
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davepoth said:
Seen it.

Initially I was a bit angry, but as the ad played through and I thought about it a little bit more I said to myself "That's totally what he'd do. He was such an avaricious bd." and then it didn't feel too bad any more.

I'm surprised by just how much closure we got in the end - everyone ended up where they wanted to be, more or less. Even Betty (in a way).
Yeah. I get you (man).

What's more, people ended up in a way that was totally plausible and in character.

JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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"I took another man’s name and made nothing of it"
~~ Dick Whitman

"fk you. That Coca Cola advert is gold"
~~ Don Draper

Time says:
"Is this TV’s saddest happy ending ever or it’s happiest sad ending ever?"
http://time.com/3881812/mad-men-finale-review/

Ommmm. I'm drunk. I'll sign off till tomorrow.


Edited by JonRB on Friday 22 May 00:26

BrotherMouzone

3,169 posts

173 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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My initial thought was that Don did not write 'the ad' and that he's the one who had found the 'real thing', i.e. being at peace with being Dick/Don and his past, and that 'the ad' was just the ad, not the 'real thing'.

Then I read my favorite TV critic Alan Sepinwall's take and 'Matthew Weiner explains (or not)'

Like the Sopranos, I'm happy with how the show ended.

Edit to add Jon Hamm's interview

Edited by BrotherMouzone on Friday 22 May 01:22

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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I have been amazed by how generally positive everyone has been about the ending.

JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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davepoth said:
I have been amazed by how generally positive everyone has been about the ending.
Let's be honest here, they had a thousand chances to get it wrong. I reckon they 'threaded the needle' pretty well considering what they had to resolve.

RicksAlfas

13,355 posts

243 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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I thought it was a good ending, and a positive one for everyone other than poor old Betty.
Even Roger looks like he might be about to settle down!

I didn't catch the name of Joan's company. Did she go it alone, or with someone else?

Can you believe it's been eight years?

JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Chris Type R

8,018 posts

248 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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RicksAlfas said:
I thought it was a good ending, and a positive one for everyone other than poor old Betty.
Even Roger looks like he might be about to settle down!

I didn't catch the name of Joan's company. Did she go it alone, or with someone else?

Can you believe it's been eight years?
I think that I read that Joan set up the company on her own, using her married and maiden names to create a double barrelled company name.

Lurking Lawyer

4,534 posts

224 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Chris Type R said:
I think that I read that Joan set up the company on her own, using her married and maiden names to create a double barrelled company name.
Yup - Holloway Harris.

Halb

Original Poster:

53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Just watched it.
Nice. I think Don went back and wrote the Cola jingle (hate coke but that advert is good) since we learned that the door was still open for him. It was a fitting ending.

I think it was a mistake that thingy didn't go and become a partner with Joan though.

Edited by Halb on Friday 22 May 14:41

a311

5,789 posts

176 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Hmmm will on the whole go down as very good TV but IMO lost what it had a while ago and this series just felt like it lacked any direction. Got a bit samey, big firm, gets bigger, go smaller, go bigger, go bigger still-how many times did this happen? Don getting on the straight and narrow, falling off the wagon etc-what was the deal with his brief love interest this season?

I thought more would have come and possibly being outted as being Dick-also the fact that Peggy had a kid never came back as an issue.

I think it was best when real historical events were worked into the story line.

limpsfield

5,871 posts

252 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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I would agree. I am a massive Mad Men fan but maybe went a couple of series too long. Nice ending last night though, and still sad to see it go.

I am sure I will start watching the whole box set from the beginning once again before the year is out.

One problem I have is watching Jon Hamm in anything else. He just seems a little wet, and not very Don.

JonRB

74,402 posts

271 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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limpsfield said:
One problem I have is watching Jon Hamm in anything else. He just seems a little wet, and not very Don.
He was quite the high roller in Sucker Punch though. A role he played with medical precision. wink

Halb

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53,012 posts

182 months

Friday 22nd May 2015
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Talk of him being in The Walking Dead...possible since it's another AMC show. Their flagship now MM has finished.

Chris Type R

8,018 posts

248 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Halb said:
Talk of him being in The Walking Dead...possible since it's another AMC show. Their flagship now MM has finished.
Based on the photos printed earlier this year (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3022573/Jon-Hamm-steps-rehab-confession-puffy-eyes-near-Los-Angeles-home-Mad-Men-set-air-final-seven-episodes.html) he's been getting in to character.

Halb

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53,012 posts

182 months