Mad Men - Season 1-7 [Blu-ray]

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It was a perfect send off for this character as Don was always mysterious to us, and still remains a mystery in those final moments in the commune on the mountain, but it was in those final moments where we finally see the real Don Draper. As for the rest of the excellent cast of characters who we have followed through the years, we get to see them push forward in their lives with a slight amount of joy and goodness, which if any of you have seen the show, was not always the case. Mad Men: The Final Season Part II' comes with an excellent 1080p HD transfer presented in 1.78:1 aspect ratio. If you've seen the previous seasons, then you know just how great this video presentations look, and this one is no different. Detail is very sharp and vivid throughout with excellent closeups that showcase the amazing textures in that 60s/70s clothing and furniture. There aren’t any technical issues, either. There is a fine layer of grain, however, which actually adds some authenticity to the show, and in a way adds to the period detail. Is ‘Mad Men’s’ second season as compelling as its first? Well, no. It’s a little too oppressively dark, and the final story arc, which sees Don attempt spiritual rebirth in the sunny state of California, is unnecessarily baggy, self-indulgent and overcooked. Also, the kind of fizzy, ratatat energy that was so key to the first season’s establishment of time and place, has flattened out somewhat. Everyone still looks fabulous, drinking and smoking and wearing thin ties, but without the bubbly electricity. Medgar Evers: An Unsung Hero runs over 70 minutes, split into two parts, and details the pioneering efforts of this largely forgotten civil rights hero.

For more about Mad Men: Season Four and the Mad Men: Season Four Blu-ray release, see Mad Men: Season Four Blu-ray Review published by Jeffrey Kauffman on March 15, 2011 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.5 out of 5.

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For those of you who live in some kind of subterranean lair (or reside in an orbiting space shuttle), let me recap the basics of AMC’s award-winning series ‘Mad Men:’ The show takes place in the early 1960’s in an ad agency in New York. Our main character is creative director Don Draper (Jon Hamm). Draper has a beautiful wife (January Jones), a couple of cute little kids, and a kind of wizardly ability to come up with the perfect way to sell a product, no matter how bland it may be. Performances continue to be top notch throughout this third season. Hamm brings a nice touch of subtlety to Draper's inconsistencies, as well as a sort of jaded persona that is perfectly in keeping with someone with too many conflicted emotions roiling around his subconscious. One of the stronger performances this season is Bryan Batt's Sal Romano. The closeted gay character could have become a camp classic in lesser hands, but Batt offers such a full blooded portrayal, one full of self loathing and also a certain nobility, that Sal becomes instantly sympathetic, especially as the machinations of the third season's plot arcs play out in sometimes devastating ways. Catch how Batt's doleful eyes completely reveal everything you need to know about Sal's miserably repressed life when Draper catches sight of him with a young male bellhop in the season's premiere episode. Blowing Smoke": 1) John Slattery, Andre and Maria Jacquemetton and Robert Morse; 2) Weiner, Bob Levinson and Josh Weltman

Season Four - Audio Commentaries, Marketing the Mustang: An American Icon, Divorce: Circa 1960 Part 1, Divorce: Circa 1960 Part 2, How to Succeed in Business Draper Style and 1964 Presidential Campaign. Show your advertising skills by building your own collection of Mad Men merchandise to show off to your friends and family. Everything in ‘Mad Men’ has an almost three-dimensional level of texture, from the different fabrics (and metals and plastics) used in both the costumes (particularly Joan’s outrageous getups) and the set design, to the way everyone’s hair is so expertly coiffed. This texture is wonderfully strong here. Skin tones look amazing. Colors vibrantly pop. Shadows are deep and inky. Everything looks divine. The series finale, which has been widely discussed almost as much as the finale of ' The Sopranos', leaves us with an image of Don Draper that seems to tell us that this character has been met with as much success as he's had failures, but he has finally found his place in the world, and who he really is, which is followed by one of the most famous ads to ever come out. There have been a ton of theories on how fans and critics should interpret this, but I'm guessing that the true fans of the show know the true outcome, which is a good one.The Final Season Part 1 - Audio Commentaries, Technology: 1969, Gay Rights, The Best Things in Life Are Free, Gay Power, Trial of the Chicago Eight Part 1 and Trial of the Chicago Eight Part 2. Pictures of Elegance -- This multi-layered HD photo gallery is divided into nine sections that include shots of the shoot, cast and crew, costumes, sets, advertising campaigns, and more.

Christmas Comes But Once a Year": 1) Joel Murray and Alexa Alemann; 2) Weiner and Michael Uppendahl From the first episode through the final credits of the season, ‘Mad Men’s colors are naturally saturated, contrast is comfortable and strong, and shadows are deep and well-delineated. The series’ warm palette holds up exceedingly well in spite of a variety of interior and exterior lighting schemes, allowing the characters’ yellow-hued homes to look every bit as good as the firm’s brightly lit offices. Detail has also been painstakingly preserved, imbuing the picture with crisp edges, clean patterns, and sharp textures. I continually marveled at the depth of the image and found myself entranced by everything from the creases in the firm’s leather chairs to the stitches and pinstripes in Draper’s suit coats. While a few random shots look a tad soft compared to the majority of scenes in the show, Lionsgate’s BD transfer really highlights the series’ critically acclaimed research, set design, and period accuracy. This is a comprehensive set, with so many extras it will take you just as long to get through them as it will to watch the entire series. Season Five - Audio Commentary, Mad Men Say the Darndest Things, What Shall I Love If Not the Enigma?, The Party of the Century, Scoring Mad Men: Themes of Season Five, Scoring Mad Men: Inside a Session and The Uniform Time Act of 1966. There are two main dramatic thrusts at work in ‘Mad Men’ (at least at this point, in season two): One, will Don Draper ever get his shit together, stop cheating on his wife, and open up about his mysterious past? (Spoiler alert: his real name is not Don Draper.) Two, how will our characters and their lives buttress and collide with the tumultuous historical events swirling around this period. The two complement each others in certain ways, and the show always walks a fine line in terms of what it’s telling us (about history, about the characters) and what it’s keeping from us.Widely labelled as one of the greatest television series of all time, Mad Men is an unmissable piece of live-action American period drama. Assemble your Mad Men collection Waldorf Stories": 1) Aaron Staton, Jay Ferguson and Danny Strong; 2) Weiner, Brett Johnson and Scott Hornbacher Engulf yourself in the 7-series phenomenon Mad Men, which follows the dynamic events which take place in Manhattan, New York, on the wealthy Maddison Avenue. Marketing the Mustang: An American Icon (1080i; 27:07) is great little piece on the car that took America by storm in 1964. The car's history is detailed, including then Ford honcho Lee Iaccoca's repeated efforts to get funding from Henry Ford II, who was still smarting from the Edsel "debacle".