After much delay, Mad Men returns to AMC with a new 2-hour episode tonight at 9 P.M. EDT. Check your local listings for the time in your area. I’ve been a fan of Mad Men from the beginning. I’ve even persuaded some of my students in my ADVERTISING classes to watch Mad Men and see how advertising was done in the 1960s. Mad Men surprises its viewers with deft plot-twists and startling behaviors by the remarkable cast of characters. Although Jon Hamm as Don Draper gets most of the attention, I love the women in this program: Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss), Betty Francis (née Hofstadt, formerly Draper) (January Jones), and Joan Harris (née Holloway) (Christina Hendricks). They could be the best cast of women on TV. If you haven’t been watching Mad Men you’re missing one of the best series ever.
You’ll get no argument from me. I am a bit worried about a two-hour premiere though. Expanding the time so seldom works.
I see the 2-hour episode tonight as a “reorienting” opportunity, Patti. MAD MEN has been away for 18 months. I don’t remember all the storylines. I know AMC has been rebroadcasting MAD MEN episodes, but I haven’t had time to watch them with MARCH MADNESS going on and THE HUNGER GAMES opening.