My "MAD MEN" Review - if you didn't see the premier Sunday, don't read this or I'll spoil it for you.

1. The hour and a half contained almost a full hour of boring listlessness.
2. The scenes with the baby were far too long and sleepy. Lose the baby.
3. Don Draper needs Five Hour Energy, except when his new wife has her halter off her shoulders.
4. Even for the 1960s, they all smoke too much in the office. I know because I did all this back then. I had Draper's job.
5. Overall I thought the sound was bad, characters mumbled too much and the racist thing was overdone.
6. How about at least ten minutes of action between commercials?
7. Martini glasses in the office were no good for visitors and clients. You disguised your gin or bourbon in coffee cups.
8. The clients were depicted as too dumb. Clients are NOT dumb. You always repeat that to yourself before you enter a meeting with them.
9. The set and costume work was great. Pastels, Danish furniture. Bang on.
10. Can't wait for Episode Two, Sunday night at 10 EDT. (AMC)

One addition - ad agency work was salaried. I was supposed to work a 40 hour week, but the weeks were more like 50 to sixty hours that included many weekends. The drinking grew with the hours.

I ended my agency career as a Creative Director, in charge of art directors, copywriters and lots of staff. Staff included assistants of all types from secretaries to layout artists and people who mounted up presentations for clients.