Voting Station

Mad Men

Please vote to return to collections.

TV Series

The Resume

    (July 19, 2007-May 17, 2015)
    Airs on AMC
    Created by Matthew Weiner
    Stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper
    January Jones as Betty Draper
    Elizabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
    Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell
    Maggie Siff as Rachel Menken
    John Slattery as Roger Sterling
    Christina Hendricks as Joan Holloway
    Tagline: Where The Truth Lies
    Premise: Lives of Madison Avenue advertising executives in 1960

Why Mad Men might be annoying:

    The show features excessive drinking, incessant smoking and rampant adultery.
    Its pacing was criticized as 'lethargic.'
    One real-life ad man from that era stated the depictions were a 'total fabrication.'
    Activist group Commercial Alert complained because the show, sponsored by Jack Daniel's whiskey, violated ad standards by portraying indiscriminate sex.

Why Mad Men might not be annoying:

    The series premiere was AMC's highest-rated original telecast of all time.
    The program exposed the homophobia, sexism and racism of a time that's been largely sanitized.
    The show garnered praise for its visual style and historical accuracy.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 66 Votes: 69.70% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 99 Votes: 61.62% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 162 Votes: 46.30% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 53 Votes: 47.17% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 29 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 110 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 35 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 35 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 63 Votes: 69.84% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 66 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 519 Votes: 69.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 2125 Votes: 33.65% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 58 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 122 Votes: 57.38% Annoying