Thread Number: 14198
Mad Men |
[Down to Last] |
|
Post# 244367 , Reply# 1   10/24/2007 at 12:12 (6,027 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Mad Men came up in a thread recently on the "Super" forum and there was some good discussion about the series. I have only watched two or three episodes and will be pulling it from my "on demand" menu so I can start from the beginning. So far the only thing I've seen that's glaringly not 1960 is the "T-bar" ceilings in the office scenes. They are way too modern for 1960. I believe someone here pointed that out in the other thread. My sister said she caught a Nixon reference that wasn't correct for 1960 so I'll be watching for that, but over all they have done an excellent job in capturing the look and feel of 1960. A recent article about the series mentioned that even the slacks worn by the men have a higher waistline and that the actors are constantly being advised to pull their pants up. Let's hope this level of attention to detail continues. Interesting contrast between the sleek modern look of the office environment compared to the rather frumpy knotty pine and frilly cafe curtain decor of the home kitchens that was so pervasive in 1960. It's like the main character becomes an entirely different person when he steps into his home environment simply as a result of being exposed to the decor. I think it's unanimous that the cigarette smoking is overly gratuitous. I'm thinking that the motivation behind this is to demonstrate just how far we've come (some might say too far considering my own town just passed an ordinance against smoking in city parks) with regard to regulating second hand smoke. You may have gotten more replies to this if you had posted it in the "Super" forum, as off-topic posts don't receive much play here in the "Imperial" environment. |
Post# 244386 , Reply# 2   10/24/2007 at 15:05 (6,027 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
I'm glad I am not the only one who has noticed the ceilings and lighting at the Sterling-Cooper office. I don't think those ceilings came along until the mid 60s. Also, the panels and the light panels are so white and clean - Go to any office or store and you will never see such nice ceilings in real life (dust, grease, burned out bulbs) and with some much smoking, how do they stay so white?
|
Post# 244560 , Reply# 4   10/25/2007 at 09:48 (6,027 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
I agree, Bob. The ceilings should be the old acoustic tiles with the little holes in them and have something like the long narrow flushmount fluorescent fixtures with louvers and curved reflective backing such as many 50's and early 60's vintage department stores and offices had. Or hanging fixtures like in a classroom. And the big round registers that would for sure be caked with yellow residue from all the nicotine being expelled by virutually every last employee! |