Is Mad Men the new Sopranos?

[ORD_Buckeye]

Anyone a fan of the new AMC series, Mad Men about Madison Avenue advertising executives circa 1959?

I've been watching it for a few weeks now and think it's the best show on tv.

 

[korchiki]

Show kicks ass...but would be better if it were on HBO or one of those stations...

 

[scooter1369]

I doubt more than a few people nationally even know it exists.

 

[OCBucksFan]

I have never heard of it, but I will take a look since it's been compared to The Sopranos, if it sucks, I'll let you know.

 

[Bleed S & G]

Yup, I will check it out too, never heard of it

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Show kicks ass...but would be better if it were on HBO or one of those stations...

Even though it came from one of the producers of The Sopranos, HBO turned it down in favor of John from Cincinnati. :(

It's obviously a little slower paced and a lot less violent than The Sopranos, so I could see people liking one but not the other. In terms of smart, nuanced and well written tv drama, it's pretty damned good.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

I've watched it from the beginning.... great show but I don't think it has the edge of The Sopranos. It looks like some great characters are being developed.....

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Damn, this show is only getting stronger. Tonight's episode may have been the best yet.

Lines like, "one minute you're in the bar having a drink and they come and tell you that your kid has been born; the next you're sending him off to college."

One character sending another off to drive home absolutely hammered.

A character walking around the office with a rifle and noone paying any attention.

A business lunch that consisted of raw oysters and non-stop martinis

The greatest puke in cinematic history (either big screen or small screen).

God damn, I was born too late.

 

[txbuckeye1983]

I started watching this show recently and have to say I enjoy it. Probably my favorite drama on TV right now. I want to be Don Draper.

 

[DaytonBuck]

It's good but it's lack of violence will keep it from getting Sopranos big

 

[BigWoof31]

Sorry ORD, I trust that this is a good show and I trust your opinion, but there is a whiny, hipster, guy that works with me who loves this show. He's such a bitch.

I can't watch this show till he tires of it and moves on to the new flavor of the month.

 

[matz2]

Loved this show.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I absolutely hate this show. Everything is so forced to remind you that this is the 60s. It's ridiculous.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Gonna' have to start watching this show if she's in it a lot

 

[Mike80]

It's not anywhere near what the first 4 seasons of the Sopranos brought to the table.