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12 years ago

Originally Posted by WebRank1

Is it? Or do you like it?
Personally I loved every episode of it, the only thing I am disappointed in is the lack of reality.
Like an ad man can just disappear from his office for three weeks to get drunk and high with some inbred hippy family 2000miles away.

It's not as unrealistic as you might think - even today.

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WebRank1

12 years ago

Hahaha well, I can tell you for sure that won't fly in my office.

But do you have juicy stories for us buddy?

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The Copy Nazi

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by WebRank1

Hahaha well, I can tell you for sure that won't fly in my office.

But do you have juicy stories for us buddy?

You have no idea do you. It WAS like that in the Sixties and Seventies. I worked for the world's biggest agency back then. At 16. Started smoking little cigars so people would think me older. LOL. Everybody smoked and there was plenty of booze and a bit of dope around too. Nobody gave a sh*t what the creative guys got up to - as long as they delivered the goods. And hot shops these days run along the same lines. Nobody's clocking on at 9 and putting their hat on at 5 - Monday to Friday. They're working odd hours plus nights and weekends. But it's not really "work" is it? Not if you're in to it. It's FUN.

Don Draper
Miserable Agency
Paris

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WebRank1

12 years ago

Originally Posted by The Copy Nazi

You have no idea do you. It WAS like that in the Sixties and Seventies. I worked for the world's biggest agency back then. At 16. Started smoking little cigars so people would think me older. LOL. Everybody smoked and there was plenty of booze and a bit of dope around too. Nobody gave a sh*t what the creative guys got up to - as long as they delivered the goods. And hot shops these days run along the same lines. Nobody's clocking on at 9 and putting their hat on at 5 - Monday to Friday. They're working odd hours plus nights and weekends. But it's not really "work" is it? Not if you're in to it. It's FUN.

Don Draper
Miserable Agency
Paris

Haha I can picture that in the 60's but these days? I don't know if it is a US thing then, but over here we don't work like that haha.
But I would have to agree, it does sound like a lot of fun indeed. Ha!

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Obelisk

12 years ago

Nice Response!

Love the show and love the idea! Have relatives that vouche for the lifestyle.

Can still be done today, just gotta be a bit more crafty...

Either way, nice post.

Chris

P.S. Many times WE Internet Marketers take ourselves a bit too serious...Frankie Says RELAX!

P.P.S In TRUE Don Draper form I just wrote copy for a client, had some single malt and finished it off with some Luckies!!! Too Funny!

Originally Posted by The Copy Nazi

You have no idea do you. It WAS like that in the Sixties and Seventies. I worked for the world's biggest agency back then. At 16. Started smoking little cigars so people would think me older. LOL. Everybody smoked and there was plenty of booze and a bit of dope around too. Nobody gave a sh*t what the creative guys got up to - as long as they delivered the goods. And hot shops these days run along the same lines. Nobody's clocking on at 9 and putting their hat on at 5 - Monday to Friday. They're working odd hours plus nights and weekends. But it's not really "work" is it? Not if you're in to it. It's FUN.

Don Draper
Miserable Agency
Paris

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Cam Connor

11 years ago

Originally Posted by The Copy Nazi

You have no idea do you. It WAS like that in the Sixties and Seventies. I worked for the world's biggest agency back then. At 16. Started smoking little cigars so people would think me older. LOL. Everybody smoked and there was plenty of booze and a bit of dope around too. Nobody gave a sh*t what the creative guys got up to - as long as they delivered the goods. And hot shops these days run along the same lines. Nobody's clocking on at 9 and putting their hat on at 5 - Monday to Friday. They're working odd hours plus nights and weekends. But it's not really "work" is it? Not if you're in to it. It's FUN.

Don Draper
Miserable Agency
Paris

Man. Where did we go wrong?

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Ideaswise

12 years ago

I'm old enough to have caught the tail end of advertising as it was. Sometimes I miss those three hour lunches.

I love Madmen. Unfortunately here in the UK, the next series is no longer on a free-to-view channel.

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davemiz

12 years ago

its very unrealistic.

i went to advertising school (Miami Ad School | Top Advertising Schools - Study Advertising at the Best Schools in USA or abroad in case you're curious)

Many of my friends work in big ad agencies.

they work like 29 hours a day.

They live in their offices.

Some often sleep in their offices they work so much.

Concepting takes a LOOOONG time...

Oh and the pay is dirt in the beginning...

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Ash R

12 years ago

Gahh...! Mad Men is my favorite show! And Jon Hamm definitely one of my favorite actors... so I have to defend the show...

I wouldn't know about the 60s. The "laid back, relaxed" attitude I don't know about. But think about any high-stress industry (investment banking comes to mind, since I have a lot of banker friends) and there are some lifestyle similarities: pretending to work when you're not, late hours, nights out with clients....

On an even more serious note, is anyone else not disappointed that the next season is coming out so late?

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WebRank1 12 years ago

Originally Posted by ash107

On an even more serious note, is anyone else not disappointed that the next season is coming out so late?

Yes I am. 2012 right? yuk.
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- janellelk 12 years ago
  
  Love Mad Men. I was always curious how realistic the show was to the time period... My absolute FAVORITE quote from the show (thus far)..
  
  “When a man walks into a room, he brings his whole life with him. He has a million reasons for being anywhere. Just ask him. If you listen, he’ll tell you how he got there, how he forgot where he was going, and then he woke up. If you listen, he’ll tell you about the time he thought he was an angel, or dreamt of being perfect. And then he’ll smile with wisdom, content that he realised the world isn’t perfect. We’re flawed because we want so much more. We’re ruined, because we get these things, and wish for what we had.”
  
  excerpt from Mad Men, “The Summer Man”
  
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MillionaireMonkey

12 years ago

Mad Men's the best show on tv right now! I can't believe I was so late to get on board. I've knocked out all the seasons on DVD over the last two months.

AMC's killing it right now- Mad Men, The Killing, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad.

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mattpaul2000

11 years ago

Mad Men is a show, just so you don't think I merging fiction and reality, but Draper is supposed to be a genius Ad Man. Based loosely on David Ogilivy, Draper and the Agency are closest your going to get to the great Age of Advertising on a TV Show.

Tobacco causes cancer but as Draper, in First Series, said with Lucky Strike Cigarettes...they are "toasted"!

Genius