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Message: [QUOTE="Lefty2one, post: 3134253, member: 1001"] It's funny because this is all I heard for years. I ignored the show for the entire duration of its live run, convinced it was a slow, artsy fartsy show I'd hate. This past fall I was in a show-less rut and said "what the hell, let's try Mad Men". I loved almost every second of it (outside of one of the later seasons where Don is a little too reminiscent of Anton Chigurh, sans the homicide) and it became one of my favorites. Character-driven shows aren't for everyone. Yes, it was a soap opera. Personally, I think it's the best-written television show ever, the character development was fantastic, and it was a show that hit the full spectrum of emotions: a ton of humor, love, rage, hate, jealousy, etc. I love shows/books/movies that are just about people's lives. Characters all have their own arcs but it isn't a typical three-act or "television formula" drama. There doesn't have to be one overarching theme or motive tying every single character together. In many ways it's The W ire, The Sopranos, or Breaking Bad with without the illicit activities and violent scenes (the show's creator worked as a writer on The Sopranos). When you can hook audiences without that stuff then you know you're really doing something right, but the cost is that the show won't be for everyone. [/QUOTE]