June 22, 2008
Is "Mad Men" realistic at all?
The New York Times Magazine gives the AMC drama an in-depth profile, in which the ad men who were actually there in the '60s disagree on its accuracy. [via TV t a t t l e . c o m]
"When I hear 'Mad Men,' it's the most irritating thing in the world to me," says legendary art director George Lois. "When you think of the ’60s, you think about people like me who changed the advertising and design worlds. The creative revolution was the name of the game. This show gives you the impression it was all three-martini lunches."
But Jerry Della Femina, another influential ad man, sees it differently: "'Mad Men' accurately reflects what went on. The smoking, the prejudice and the bigotry." For his part, "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner points out the show isn't a history lesson, but "I love the passion of these people."
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