Whether you’re part of the rabid pack of fans who made Mad Men a cult favorite last summer, or if you’re still wondering what the heck all the hype is about, this blog post is for you. Indeed, with the show’s second-season premiere approaching (July 27, to be specific), AMC is streaming the season 1 pilot episode — which is under consideration as one of 10 semifinalists for a 2008 Emmy nomination in the Best Drama category — as part of its $25 million promotional campaign to transform its flagship series into a bona fide hit.
As you’ll see from the episode (embedded below), the series, which depicts the lives and loves of a group of ad-agency execs in the early 1960s, has captivated fans because of its fastidious attention to period detail, its accurate representation of the overtly manly culture inherent in workplaces less than 50 years ago, and its crystallization of 1960 as a moment on the cusp of vast social changes beyond the imagination of any of the characters. These include the firm’s talented but drifting executive, Don Draper (Jon Hamm); his troubled wife, Betty (January Jones); the firm’s office manager and sexy femme fatale, Joan (Christina Hendricks); and green account manager Pete Campbell (Vincent Kartheiser).
For more on Mad Men, click here and read Missy Schwartz’s recent cover story, then let us know your hopes and expectations for the show in season 2. Until then, press play and enjoy!
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Does anybody know if AMC is going to rerun Mad Men season 1 in its entirety before the new season premiere? It’s one of those shows I never was able to watch and would like to now.
Coach’s Mistress-
I don’t know if you want to wait that long, but AMC is rerunning the first season on July 20, starting at noon. I know because I’m also interested in checking the show out, so I looked it up.
http://schedule.amctv.com/schedule?category=Mad%20Men
For anyone in Canada who hasn’t seen it, CTV and Bravo are showing Season 1 now. Check it out.
I’m also pretty sure I read somewhere that all the S1 eps would be on “OnDemand” starting the 20th, too.
I love me some Sterling Cooper but I am resisting watching the ep because I want to see the perfect set decoration on my big tv, not my laptop.
Thanks for that link! It let me set a reminder for the marathon. This was another one of those shows that EW talked about but I never knew when it was on.
Also the DVD set came out this past Tuesday. I rented the entire first season and I am working my way through them now. Excellent show and I feel like I am back in the sixties!
If y’all have ON DEMAND through your cable provider (I have ComCast here in Philly), the entire series’ first season is FREE and available til the first week of August! Enjoy & HAPPY 4th of JULY!
Thanks – that just made my day. Can’t wait for season 2.