CLIP TV SERIES: MAD MEN : USA : 2007-2015 – 7 seasons : Jon Hamm (Don Draper), Jay R. Ferguson (Stan Rizzo), Elizabeth Moss (Peggy Olson), Ben Feldman (Michael Ginsberg) The show's title was a reference to Madison Avenue, the Manhattan street where many advertising companies were located. PRODUCTION BROADCASTING STARRING SYNOPSIS This TV series is set in the 1960s and the main character is Don Draper, the handsome and talented creative director of New York City advertising agency Sterling Cooper. As the series progresses, it skillfully explores the complexities of its characters and their professional and personal problems. For many viewers, however, the most compelling aspect of was its historical setting. With each season structured around a successive time frame within the 1960s, the series provides a lens through which to observe the broad transformations that occurred within advertising and consumer culture at that time. Mad Men BEFORE WATCHING 9 Answer the questions. Do you notice any play on words in the title of the TV series? Surf the net and find the meaning of the acronym WASP. According to the synopsis, how do you expect the main character to be? According to the synopsis, do you expect the top executives of the advertising agency to be black women or white men? Do you expect Don Draper’s wife to be a doctor, a lawyer or a housewife? Do you think the characters will be shown while smoking or not? Justify your answer. WHILE WATCHING ► The best scene of all time? Mad Men – Lost Horizons Admirim Luboteni posted by