Mad Men - - Season 1

Season 1 of Mad Men is a slow burn. If you need explosions and car chases, look elsewhere. But if you want to watch a novel unfold on screen—about identity, capitalism, loneliness, and the American Dream—this is essential viewing.

Upon release, was a critical landslide. It won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Drama and the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series (the first basic-cable show to do so). Jon Hamm and John Slattery received acting nominations. Mad Men - Season 1

It is a tragedy where the characters don't know they are in a tragedy yet. They think the 1960s are the peak of the world. We, the viewers, know the hangover is coming. Season 1 of Mad Men is a slow burn

He projects slides of his family, pretending to be happy. Then, he goes home to find Betty and the children gone for Thanksgiving—his isolation is complete. The final image of Don alone in the empty house, the carousel clicking empty, is devastating. Upon release, was a critical landslide