Mad Men is an L.A. Confidential that keeps on giving!
Mad Men este un titlu pe care cei care lucrau in industria de advertising, centratata in New York City, pe Madison Avenue, si l-au dat lor insisi. Prin anii ‘60, cand industria americana intelesese potentialul televizorului in a insamanta dorinta de a cumpara in capul oamenilor, contractele au inceput sa curga pe Mad Ave. Iar oamenii care lucrau acolo au influentat cultura unei tari care era deja vioara intai in concertul international.
Cand abia fusese anuntat, eram atat de bucuros incat am dat chiar o petrecere de vizionare si-am anuntat-o pe Facebook (vezi jos in surse), dar din pacate nu toti prietenii mei erau atat de patrunsi de idee ca mine. Am cam renuntat la Mad Men Fad Fan group on Facebook. De-atunci, meme-ul s-a raspandit, si-ntr-un articol publicat tot azi, cracked.com considera ca daca nu te uiti la acest serial esti un dobitoc. Eu nu sunt chiar atat de transant in opinii, cu atat mai mult cu cat inteleg de la Cinesseur ca serialul nu poate fi urmarit la TV in Romania. Asa ca legal, ce poti face este sa cumperi DVD-urile (care-au aparut si-n format BlueRay), sau eventual cumpara-le de pe iTunes. Exista si alte posibilitati, pe care desigur, nu le recomand, dar le-am pus in Surse la sfarsit ca dovada de cat este de popular serialul.
Societatea americana din anii ‘60, asa cum este prezentata in acest serial, nu este cu mult diferita de cea romana a zilelor noastre, cel putin asa am eu impresia. Oamenii muncesc de se sparg si unii chiar dorm la birou, dar “munca” include petreceri cu curve (tot la birou), consumul de alcool, fumatul non-stop si fara rusine, inclusiv la lucru sau in camera cu copii mici, aruncatul gunoaielor dupa picnic in rau sau pe iarba, inselarea sotiei, sexism, hartuire sexuala ca modus operandi, homofobie rampanta, tratamentul celor de culoare (tiganii, in cazul nostru) ca fiind anmale vorbitoare si lipsa totala sau marginalizarea opiniilor divergente. Pe scurt, daca te enerveaza corectitudinea politica, acest show prezinta o lume poleita in aur unde barbatii inca erau in deplin control iar femeile stateau acasa, cresteau copiii si se plictiseau si nu stiau ce sa faca cu timpul liber; deci este pur escapism!
Premiile colectate in cei 2 ani de existenta sunt superlative (nominalizarile, mult mai numeroase, pe imdb):
- Excellence in Production Design Award for the episodes “The Jet Set” (2009) & “Shoot” (2008) from Art Directors Guild (ADG)
- Outstanding International Program or Event from Astra, 2009
- BAFTA TV Award for Best International, 2009
- 2008 Artios from the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Drama
- 2009 CDG Award for Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Period/Fantasy
- 2008 – DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series – Night
- 2009 Emmy for Outstanding: Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series, Cinematography for a One-Hour Series, Drama Series, Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series, Main Title Design, Writing for a Drama Series
- 2008 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series and Best TV Series
- 2009 Golden Nymph for Drama TV Series, Outstanding Actor – Drama Series and Outstanding Actress – Drama Series at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival
- Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic PGA Award for Drama 2009
- 2008 Peabody Award
- Satellite Award for Best Ensemble, Television 2009
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series from Screen Actors Guild 2009
- Television Critics Association (TCA) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and (New) Program of the Year 2008
- Writers Guild of America – WGA Award (TV) for New Series (2008) and Dramatic Series (2009)
..si iata si exemple 
Ce zic actorii si cum isi inteleg rolurile (Mad Libs, din Eye Weekly):
Don Draper: creative director, imposter
“Don is somebody who, as we know from his history, has certainly worn a lot of hats — no pun intended — and changed quite viscerally. He’s adopted another man’s identity. But does he fundamentally change? He tries to and very often he backslides to his actual way of being. He’s trying to be a better man. And maybe he’s not cut out for that.”
Betty Draper: wife, mother
“In Season One she kept everything inside. You could tell something was wrong. Every once in a while she would have an explosion of emotion. Season Two she had evolved into a stronger person. She had the courage to kick Don out of the house. And Season Three, without giving too much away, so far she’s been happy — which has been bizarre for me to play.”
Peggy Olson: copywriter, proto-feminist
“Peggy is not out to break through any glass ceiling or take a stand because it’s the ’60s. She just loves advertising, has good ideas and wants to be heard. She’s lucky enough to have, in Don Draper, a mentor who recognizes that she’s good and gives her a chance. If you said ‘feminist,’ she would probably think it was some female product.”
Roger Sterling: senior partner, divorcee
“Roger is someone who has the courage of his convictions. Socially there was a lot more permission to do some of the things Roger does: screwing around, smoking, drinking during the day, sexist comments in the office. What I like about him is he makes a decision and then deals with the fallout afterwards.”
Pete Campbell: account executive, schemer
“I find it funny when I talk to a guy who is obviously a Pete Campbell and he’s like, ‘Your character is so weaselly.’ And I’m thinking, ‘Yeah dude, it’s you.’ It’s me. We all became Pete Campbell. We’re all whiny little bitches who think we should get everything today. Being born in the Western world is pretty much being born with a silver spoon in your mouth.”
Joan Holloway: office manager, bombshell
“I think sexuality is incredibly powerful and I don’t think Joan is necessarily being aggressive with it. When a woman is confident like she is, men respond and it is a very powerful thing. The one thing about the costumes is that they might be tight and fitted but they are not vulgar and Joan never really says anything sexual or anything with innuendo.”
creator, writer, show-runner
“Mad Men is every aspect of my life. It is destroying every relationship in my life. I am having an affair with it. I am obsessed with it 24 hours a day. I am constantly in a terror about failing, like all artists. I feel very secure that I’ve done something permanent that I am very proud of but here we are. You don’t want to be miserable but the show runs on my discomfort.”
Daca toate cele de mai sus nu te-au lamurit inca despre ce-i vorba si nu te-au umplut de palpitatii, iata o ultima incercare cu un album de poze si scans, din care unele spun o poveste:
Filmul romanesc
Cat despre filmul romanesc din titlu, n-am timp sa-l vad, dar iata ce-i cu el:
Strigoi **
Dir Faye Jackson w/ Catalin Paraschiv, Constantin Barbulescu. 105 min. Aug 17, 9:29pm.
Gore and so-deadpan-it’s-hardly-even-there comedy jar sharply in this tonally challenged British production. Catalin Paraschiv stars as a college graduate who returns to his Romanian village to find a wealthy landowner is dead and that a vampire plague may have broken out. Despite a nice sense of atmosphere, Strigoi is more self-consciously odd than funny, and is hampered further by a dull lead performance by Paraschiv. WS
Filmul a primit numai 2 stele din 5, din pacate cel mai slab cotat din festivalul filmelor de groaza, Toronto After Dark Festival din 2009, desi pe IMDB vad ca are 8.1/10, un rating foarte mare.
Sources / More info: MadMen-ConsumedConsumer, MM-on-Facebook, cinesseur-mad-men, cinemagia-mad-men, mediafax-mad-men, mad-men-tv-blog, AMCtv-MM, MM-on-wikipedia, MM-episode-guides, cracked-u-idiot, lj-scans-MM, mmm-MM-EW, MM-flickr, MM-torrents-mnv, MM-isohunt, Eye-toronto-after-dark-2009, Finala sezonului 2, imdb-strigoi, yt
Kings of Madison Avenue: The Unofficial Guide to Mad Men by Jesse McLean (Paperback - Sep 1 2009)
Mad Men: Season 1 (DVD - 2008)
Mad Men: Season 2 (DVD - 2009)
V2 Mad Men: Music From The Ser by Various (Audio CD - 2009) - Compilation
Mad Men: Season 1 [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray - 2008)
Mad Men: Season Two [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray - 2009)
hehe suna bine: a wasp sopranos in the 60s. ia sa'l caut.
ReplyDeleteadica nici tu nu l-ai vazut?! oh boy! criza is much worse than I thought.. :)
ReplyDeleteIncearca si Trust Me (ti-am mai zis de vreo trei ori). Nu-i pe aceeasi linie dar e la randul lui subtil pe alocuri si e vorba de aceeasi industrie. Pacat ca a murit dupa doar un sezon :(
ReplyDeleteIarta-ma ca nu m-am conformat imediat :)
ReplyDeleteTotusi, cele doua show-uri sunt destul de diferite. Ce-mi place foarte mult la Mad Men este ca-i un epoque piece, recreeaza acele vremuri apuse, cand stilul de viata american era la apogeu, cand lucrurile erau simple si clare si lumea era mica, inocenta si naiva. E un fel de "Amintiri din Pubertate" a societatii americane.
Trust me, pe de alta parte, nici macar nu l-am putut gasi - cred ca nici n-a iesit pe DVD. Iar review-urile nu-s taman bune.
Mad Men e noua mea obsesie. :D In asteptarea unui nou episod din S3, mai bag o mica reluare din S2 si merg in paralel si cu Mash, ca sa nu raman fara doza.
ReplyDelete(Fie vorba intre noi, mi se pare ciudata sotia lui Draper. In S1 parca era o psihotica inca neexplodata. Oricum e interesant personajul ei, si al lui Peggy (ce s-a intamplat cu noua ei colega de camera?! Parca nu au intrat in detalii...). Ma calca pe nervi, insa, Pete, pustiul arogant. Totul e enervant la el, de la mutra pana la rasul ala isteric, de complezenta, in preajma oamenilor influenti. I so hate him! Cred ca asta-l face un personaj bun. :D)
acum, ca practic s-au despartit, abia astept sa-l vad cu invatatoarea, care-i o super-meseriasa!!!
ReplyDeleteIn ultimul episod, cand Don ajunge la servici o gaseste pe Peggy care-i spune ca lucreaza fiindca a ei colega de camera a invitat vecinii de la etaj sa se uite al tembelizor sa planga, sa manance bomboane si sa scrie scrisori de condoleante lui Jackie O.
Pete is everyone :)
Actorul scoate intr-adevar un personaj bun, arogant si arivist cum e. Problema e ca noi toti suntem ca el, dar ne place sa ne vedem ca fiind Don / Joan etc.
Si Draper ma enerveaza pentru ca e genul de barbat care nu-si poate tine pinisul in pantaloni dar care e atat de fermecator incat ajungi sa zici... asa e el! cu un zambet idiot in coltul gurii (balosind deja la ideea ca ai putea fi si tu aia). Mi-e clar ca personajele sunt foarte bine construite si usor caricaturale functionand ca un ecran proiectiv. E atat de usor sa-i iubesti sau sa-i dispretuiesti! (adica sa accepti la tine ce exprima ei sau sa respingi).
ReplyDeleteImi place mult de roscovana Joan. :D :D Super extra bine aleasa tipa! (si are mersul leganat al lui Monroe- daca tot a fost modelul feminin al acelor ani)
Mda, adevarul e ca bea cam mult :)
ReplyDeleteDaca te uiti la interviurile actritei (Joan) este complet alta in viata de zi cu zi. Joaca exceptional!
Esti barbat, incerci sa-l scoti basma curata. Clasic! :emoticoncunasulpesus:
ReplyDeleteN-am vazut nici un interviu cu ea, dar o sa ma uit.
Eu zic ca basmaua lui e curata, imaculata chiar! :)
ReplyDelete(basmaua ei s-ar putea sa aiba o pata-doua, da' asta e, daca-i gura-sparta)
Stii cine-mi place mie mult de tot? Invatatoarea / profa - e pan-acum cel mai promitator personaj din serial. Il mai las pe Don pana-n sezonul urmator. Daca n-o inhata pe buna, ma duc si-o iau eu!
Si mie-mi place de ea! (si s-a facut! Daca nu se combina in timp util, uu o iei pe profa iar eu pe Draper :D )
ReplyDeletesi ce te faci cu penisul lui Draper, alunecacios si jucaus ca un delfin? il pui in centura de castitate?
ReplyDeletePai ho, ca nu-l iau de barbat. :D Si in plus, am zis mai sus ca-i genul de personaj care te face sa-i iei infidelitatile ca pe o demonstratie de forta a farmecului sau masculin, caruia el insusi nu-i poate rezista... :D As if "my pinis has a mind of its own", desi aici e faza: ca am senzatia ca nu se uita la femei cu penisul ci cu mintea, iar asta-i mai rau la un infidel. :D
ReplyDelete(cred ca a aparut episodul 12. Ia sa-l iau)
Season Finale este Duminica seara, iar daca Don Daper se uita la femei cu mintea, apai el isi tine mintea-n penis. :)
ReplyDeleteIo cred ca cu mintea a ales-o pe profa aia, chiar si asa draguta cum e. Dar na, tu stii mai bine.. :D You have it too.
ReplyDeleteeh, lucrurile-s complexe. uneori ma-ntreb in ce masura barbatii sunt cei care aleg, sau pur si simplu sunt dusi de nas si lasati sa creada asta :)
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