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Maikeru-sama · 04-26-2010

I watched about 30 minutes of the 1st episode over the weekend and the episode and the characters introduced were pretty boring. Is the first episode a great indication of what the entire series will be like or does it get more interesting down the line?

mldardy · 04-26-2010

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Originally Posted by Maikeru-sama

I watched about 30 minutes of the 1st episode over the weekend and the episode and the characters introduced were pretty boring. Is the first episode a great indication of what the entire series will be like or does it get more interesting down the line?

Part of watching most if not all TV shows is to give it more than 30 minutes. There is a thing called character development and developing a story and theme that you need to be patient when watching a TV show. Mad Men is definitely one of those shows.

bbgun · 04-26-2010

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I watched about 30 minutes of the 1st episode over the weekend and the episode and the characters introduced were pretty boring. Is the first episode a great indication of what the entire series will be like or does it get more interesting down the line?

Stick with it. If I can watch Good Times and What's Happening?, you can watch this.

Maikeru-sama · 04-26-2010

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Stick with it. If I can watch Good Times and What's Happening?, you can watch this.

That's an extremely bizarre comment.

arglebargle · 04-26-2010

I found the characters in Mad Men to be unengaging. Few were likeable as they developed. The evocation of the '60's is very good, but sometimes it beat out the players for being the most interesting thing in the show. I ended up giving up on it. So perhaps it did end up getting better, but it didn't do it fast enough to keep my interest.

theogt · 04-26-2010

To each his own, but I found almost all of the characters to be engaging. The ones that are not likeable are intentionally so. It has an extremely well-developed ensemble.

AbeBeta · 04-26-2010

seriously? there is real depth and complexity to the characters. plus, as a bonus, each episode gives you an excuse to drink excessive amount of liquor

Maikeru-sama · 04-26-2010

I will watch at least 2-3 more episodes.

If it is just more of the same, it's time to move on and check out Breaking Bad.

arglebargle · 04-26-2010

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To each his own, but I found almost all of the characters to be engaging. The ones that are not likeable are intentionally so. It has an extremely well-developed ensemble.

It probably wasn't helped, for me, by beating out Dexter in various awards. I thought Dexter was a better show, with a great ensemble cast as well. Doesn't help that I think marketing and advertising are the debbil!

To give Mad Men credit, I did at least watch it for awhile, and that's more than most TV shows get nowadays.

theogt · 04-26-2010

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It probably wasn't helped, for me, by beating out Dexter in various awards. I thought Dexter was a better show, with a great ensemble cast as well. Doesn't help that I think marketing and advertising are the debbil!

To give Mad Men credit, I did at least watch it for awhile, and that's more than most TV shows get nowadays.

I couldn't get into Dexter. Became boring to me.

arglebargle · 04-26-2010

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I couldn't get into Dexter. Became boring to me.

I am very sad for you.....

Yeagermeister · 04-26-2010

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I couldn't get into Dexter. Became boring to me.

Dexter is one of those shows that build slowly to a crazy ending. It reminds of The Wire in that way. I never expected the last season to end like it did.