Product Description Follows the lives of the workers at a 1960's New York advertising agency.
Amazon.com 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
The saga continuesAugust 30, 2010 James D. Crabtree(Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) 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.
How could this season be better than the last?August 29, 2010 P. G Price(Vermilion, OH USA) 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!
Another extraordinary seasonAugust 25, 2010 G. Feder(Doral, Fl.) This is one of the best TV shows ever made. This season is as good as the first one.
madmenAugust 21, 2010 chris 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
mad at mad menAugust 19, 2010 Kinderhook(Albany, New York) As a new fan of Mad Men, I orderd this set to catch up on season 2. One of the discs from the set kept freezing and I had to play around with the remote, rewind, reverse, etc till I was able to get it right. Three of the discs were perfect.
