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Mad Men: Season Two 
Actors : Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks
Director : Matthew Weiner
Studio : Lions Gate
by Lions Gate
Brand : Lions Gate
Release Date : 2009-07-14
Publisher : Lions Gate
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0031398104858
UPC : 031398104858
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 150 reviews)
List Price : $39.98
Our Price : $18.72
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Follows the lives of the workers at a 1960's New York advertising agency. |
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Mad Men returns, and guess what? It’s still one of the best shows on TV. Season two continues the slow progression to absolute greatness. The first season left us with a number of cliffhangers, and the beginning of the second season doesn’t cleanly wrap things up. Instead, we leap forward nearly 2 years and are thrown into an even more tumultuous time where the Norman Rockwell-idealized era is only ideal on the surface (slightly below we find rampant alcoholism, marriage dissolution, casual sexism and racism). There is resolution, eventually, for all the questions left unanswered, but in true slow-as-molasses-but-still-riveting Mad Men form, we get to wait the entire season for answers.
A lot has changed in these two years at Sterling-Cooper and it is exciting watching the 60’s progress through the unique lens of Mad Men. Everything that made Season one incredibly compelling television is back. The terrific acting, pitch-perfect writing, gorgeous art direction and impressive attention to detail are all the unshakeable foundation to a meandering yet precise plotline that keeps the viewer glued to the television. Special features include extensive commentaries and featurettes that examine 1960’s fashion, the rise of women in the workplace, and defining historical events of the era.—Kira Canny
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As Great as Season 1 |
This is a truly well done series. If you ever wondered about or wanted to "relive" the early 1960's, this is your series - it may be slightly exaggerated here and there, but I think it captures things pretty well. This was a very interesting time for America.
Lots of things happen in this season. Draper and his wife are going through a split, and Draper heads to California for a while. The California interlude is pretty wild - he meets some jet setters for one thing. We also learn something about his past that was not really shown before. I thought the scene with Draper going into the water with the old country/gospel song about Jesus playing in the background was pretty awesome - even if you don't believe in baptism, it is still powerfully symbolic of change and renewal to come in Draper's life, I think.
Mrs. Draper has some adventures too. Really wild there.
Peggy is moving up. She even tells about her baby at one point.
The ad agency is sold near the end of the season, and this will make for some interesting drama next season I am sure. Duck thought he had Draper where he wanted him, but it appears that this is not the case.
The sets and mores of the 1960's continue to be well captured. If you liked season 1, you will like this one as well.
You have to watch it!!
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The saga continues |
Mad Men picks up in season 2 with Peggy managing to keep the birth of her child a secret from the office. This seems unlikely in such a gossipy place but I'm willing to suspend disbelief. Also, we learn more about the whole Don?Dick switch... I'm not sure I can suspend belief THAT much, to where I could believe that the Army wouldn't catch Draper's attempt to trade places with an officer he met. I mean, no one checked his records? Draper didn't know that his new identity is married?
Nevertheless, the production values remain high and as escapist entertainment you would be hard-pressed to find anything better. |
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How could this season be better than the last? |
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This is a must see series. I can't believe I missed it when it was originally shown, but in a way I'm glad because now I own my own set of dvds. This is definitely a TV show I will go back and watch more than once. It is beautifully done. The complexity of the characters and their relationships, the camera work, the surprises that each episode holds makes this well worth purchasing! Do it! |
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Another extraordinary season |
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This is one of the best TV shows ever made. This season is as good as the first one. |
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This blu ray dvd arrived with a security tape which made it impossible to open. I contacted amazon which directed me to some instructions which needed several tools and 20 fingers...still it was impossible to open. Finally my husband managed to get it open by destroying the case. Sadly I will NEVER by another dvd from amazon since I can't get the case open. |
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