"Mad Men's" problem this season: It's more concerned with 1968 than its characters - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-04-2013, 09:06 PM

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...admill/276516/

"It's sort of sad to see the show just drifting listlessly from shocking event to shocking event," says Ta-Nehisi Coates. "It points to a lack of actual things to say about actual human beings." He adds: "Increasingly the magical '60s and a crumbling New York have become a crutch for 'Mad Men.'"
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lucy&vivfan · 06-10-2013, 01:23 PM

I think the show jumped ship when Don and Betty separated. Since then, it has just been slowly spiraling out of control, but the spiral has picked up speed since the middle of last season. It feels as though the show has written itself into a box, like they don't know where to go next. This season has been painfully dull. I really can't imagine another season of the same thing.

Mean Mr. Mustard · 06-13-2013, 02:05 AM

Maybe so, but even since Don and Betty split up, the show has had some of its best episodes since then. This season is pretty slow and definately different, but this is a still a great show in my book and i'm always anxious to see what each episode brings. I love watching an episode and being able to think about it for days after on everything it was trying to say.

AB · 06-13-2013, 06:58 PM

Maybe they think we need a free history lesson.

TMC · 06-24-2013, 01:08 AM

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...g-sixth-season

Instead of change, we saw a lot of recycling from previous seasons.
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TMC · 06-25-2013, 12:09 AM

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/t...eason_yet.html

This was the season that "Mad Men" stopped being a period piece, says Troy Patterson. "Among the signs of artistic growth that mark the show's sixth season as its best to date," he says, "is that it is has stopped using the past as a crutch to prop up its scenarios."
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06-04-2013, 09:06 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,847	"Mad Men's" problem this season: It's more concerned with 1968 than its characters http://www.theatlantic.com/entertain...admill/276516/ "It's sort of sad to see the show just drifting listlessly from shocking event to shocking event," says Ta-Nehisi Coates. "It points to a lack of actual things to say about actual human beings." He adds: "Increasingly the magical '60s and a crumbling New York have become a crutch for 'Mad Men.'" Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#f4l66YsCwykV4qvK.99

06-24-2013, 01:08 AM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,847	Why was "Mad Men" Season 6 so disappointing? http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...g-sixth-season Instead of change, we saw a lot of recycling from previous seasons. Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#BseFkct57kX484Ub.99

06-25-2013, 12:09 AM	#6
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,847	Why Season 6 was "Mad Men's" best season yet http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/t...eason_yet.html This was the season that "Mad Men" stopped being a period piece, says Troy Patterson. "Among the signs of artistic growth that mark the show's sixth season as its best to date," he says, "is that it is has stopped using the past as a crutch to prop up its scenarios." Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#T8UEU5W6wl6KBldu.99

06-10-2013, 01:23 PM	#2
lucy&vivfan Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 01, 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 126	I think the show jumped ship when Don and Betty separated. Since then, it has just been slowly spiraling out of control, but the spiral has picked up speed since the middle of last season. It feels as though the show has written itself into a box, like they don't know where to go next. This season has been painfully dull. I really can't imagine another season of the same thing.

06-13-2013, 02:05 AM	#3
Mean Mr. Mustard Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 13, 2013 Location: Mahna Mahna Posts: 11	Maybe so, but even since Don and Betty split up, the show has had some of its best episodes since then. This season is pretty slow and definately different, but this is a still a great show in my book and i'm always anxious to see what each episode brings. I love watching an episode and being able to think about it for days after on everything it was trying to say.

06-13-2013, 06:58 PM	#4
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	Maybe they think we need a free history lesson.