Is Mad Men good?

[K]

I started watching it on Netflix. I honestly can't tell if I like it. I just watched Don Draper's wife try and shoot a load of pigeons. Episode 9 I think?

I feel like if I stop watching at this point I won't really care. Is Mad Men good? Should I keep going? Does at least one character become likable?

[MalaCloudy Black]

Yes. On both questions. (EDIT: All three.)

[I Don't Mind]

Like most shows the first season is really everyone (writers and cast) trying to get a grip on what the show and their characters are. Season 2 I found infinitely more enjoyable, as is season 3

[livid]

7 minutes ago, Cajun Cloudad said:

Yes. On both questions. (EDIT: All three.)

What he said. Though this reminds me that I have yet to finish the series. 

Edited January 31, 2018 by livid

[Moses Julep]

Yes, it is probably one of my favourite shows. I would say to stick it out, but that if you don't like season two then perhaps it's not for you. 

[Owen]

It gets better, I think I enjoyed the later seasons more but it's a great show all-round. 

[Josh]

I find it fantastic. You’ve gotta like highly psychological slow-burns.

[GoGo Yubari]

I will say that like... I like characters on Mad Men but I also think very few of them become likable, per se.

[gunnar hendershow]

It's probably my favorite show ever, but uhhhh it's kind of an acquired taste. Season 1 is a bit self-contained as they find their footing, and then the ball really gets rolling in season 2 and 3. Season 3 in particular has probably my favorite scene in the entire show (y'all know what it is!). It didn't click for me until my 2nd try watching it, at which point I had a couple of seasons to binge through.

27 minutes ago, GoGOceanea said:

I will say that like... I like characters on Mad Men but I also think very few of them become likable, per se.

This sums up a lot of the characters. But the writing for them becomes much better once they figure out each character, and as a result the characters become better to watch even if they aren't likable. 

[Jimmy]

9 hours ago, K said:

I started watching it on Netflix. I honestly can't tell if I like it. I just watched Don Draper's wife try and shoot a load of pigeons. Episode 9 I think?

I feel like if I stop watching at this point I won't really care. Is Mad Men good? Should I keep going? Does at least one character become likable?

yh

[Rich]

Season 3 and 4 are two of my favourites of any TV show.

Betty becomes less of a wet drip later on.

[K]

The sixties look like the dirt worst

[GoGo Yubari]

I'd like to time-travel back to the sixties to attend concerts and then probably get the fuck out of the sixties.

[Josh]

All of the food on that show looks disgusting. Even when Don or Roger or someone takes a client somewhere swanky, I’m like, “I see why you drink so much and don’t eat.”

[K]

I just watched them order room service and it all sounded rank.

[Alex.]

I actually just did a rewatch of the entire series because I don't remember the last season all that much. I enjoyed the show very much, S3, S4 and S5 I found to be excellent.

[therockbox]

Do you have Now TV? Because the last 7 episodes are on there, not Netflix.

[Benji]

Not great, Bob.

It is really, that's just a thing from the show.

[K]

On 2/2/2018 at 16:51, therockbox said:

Do you have Now TV? Because the last 7 episodes are on there, not Netflix.

I don't, but if I get that far I'll just take the free trial.

[therockbox]

Yeah that's what I signed my parents up for, they'd been watching it and were thoroughly confused as to why it just seemed to 'end' without an actual ending.