Mad Men - The Complete Collection [DVD]

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A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper. The jewel in Sky Atlantic's crown, Game of Thrones marginalises the books' more far-fetched elements to make compelling drama. However, that is still not an excuse for the horrible way she treats her kids, almost making it seem like she doesn't care about her children when it has been established well beforehand that she does. This Japanese manga-based series from the late 1980s with its team of preening super-heroes is for boys aged between 11 and 13.

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Betty Draper is a great example of this — initially coming off as nothing more than a dutiful wife before revealing the depth of her character. Yet, not only did Betty still stick with him, but she also remained loyal to him for the longest time.Not only is this a horrible thing to wish on someone anyway, but the fact that Betty was using her kids for such a petty issue speaks volumes when it comes to her insecurities. There are no classic Western heroes in this claustrophobic and foul-mouthed show that ran for three series from 2004 to 2006. This is from Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, so it's unashamedly populist – but there's nothing better on a duvet day than this sitcom about four geeky guys.

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Set in 1960-1970 New York, Mad Men pulls the viewer into an unexpected new world - the high-powered and glamorous "Golden Age" of advertising - where everyone is selling something and nothing is ever what you expect it to be. The Party's errant politicians are given regular sweary bashings by Peter Capaldi's brilliant Malcolm Tucker. Given the manner in which Betty completely mistreated Sally growing up, it was only a matter of time when Sally's rebellious phase would kick in and reject everything that her mother had been putting her through. While their relationship might've started off with a bang, anybody with half a brain would've understood that Don would never really be happy with Betty for too long, or content too, for that matter. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.The latest series sees him once again dressing up as different characters for close-to-the-mark sketches. MAD MEN explores glamorous 1960s Madison Avenue and the ego-driven "Golden Age" of advertising, where everyone is selling something and nothing is ever what it seems. Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman form an intelligent but entertaining pair as a present-day Sherlock and Watson.

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Betty should've realized that agreeing to Glen's demands and giving a lock of hair to an impressionable child was a horrible thing to do, and yet, she still did it with zero restraint. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Narrated by Laurence Olivier, this acclaimed documentary series from 1973 began with the birth of the Nazi Germany and ended with the defeat of Japan in 1945. Surely she should've realized that doing the same thing to Sally would make her daughter harbor the same feelings towards her as Betty had for her own mother? Julian Fellowes's Downton has a classic cast (including Dame Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville), but don't be fooled.

The actual events happening at the advertising agency is a pretext to throw more things at those characters and have them deal with it. While it's true that Betty's neighbor had been extremely rude to Sally by threatening to kill the family dog, one has to admit that Betty's retaliatory actions were quite extreme. While it's true that the '60s and '70s was a completely different time for women, there's still no denying the fact that Betty had a promising modeling career that would've paid dividends had she chosen to stick to this profession. Hardly an accurate reflection of teenagers, Skins characters were oversexed, beset by high rates of premature death and maintained a poor school attendance record.