tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post4944404028268440534..comments2024-03-27T08:23:33.621-04:00Comments on Go Retro!: Mad Men: Never Can Say GoodbyePamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18122952408610512684noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-66439173077600747732015-05-18T08:15:29.286-04:002015-05-18T08:15:29.286-04:00I've been an on-again, off-again watcher of Ma...I've been an on-again, off-again watcher of Mad Men, depending on how much time my employment and side projects gave me. It turns out that I did have plenty of opportunity to watch the marathon of Mad Men which has been on these past few days, although I didn't yet see the finale. It was an opportunity to get back to this show and to remember why I liked it in the first place.<br /><br />Part of it is as you say: it presents a view of the '60s that removes the rose-colored glasses. For me, this is important, because as a teenager in the '80s, I have always looked upon the '60s as some sort of cultural "golden era," when people were idealistic, life was exciting, and society popped with colorful music and styles. To get un-hooked from this nostalgia, I always appreciated shows that presented a version of that era which reminded me that life actually went on alongside the excitement, and that other things happened beyond the "groovy" popular image.<br /><br />One last thought: I've gotten to think that Mad Men was above all about desire. . . about the things we all want out of life. And about how people go about trying desperately to reach those desires... and sometimes they get it, sometimes they don't, and sometimes they find out that what they wanted was not so satisfying once they got it... and they end up desiring something else which they think will fill the void.Lazlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037087843637735080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15023065.post-24135212790102170962015-05-17T23:41:10.268-04:002015-05-17T23:41:10.268-04:00This is the one place where I took a different roa...This is the one place where I took a different road. I never got into watching Mad Men! Janie Junebug is a big fan, too. <br /><br />I need to try again.Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.com