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sinelit's review against another edition
5.0
mad men, bence gelmiş geçmiş en güzel dizi. ortalama üstü bir diziden aldığım keyif, verdiği mutluluk vesaire mad men izlerken yaşadığım şeylerin yanına bile yaklaşamaz. mad men izlerken bir dizi izler gibi değil, bir roman okur gibi hissediyorum. çok katmanlı, çok derin, çok yoğun; her izleyişinizde farklı bir tat, yeni bir anlam buluyorsunuz. asla eskimiyor. anlattığı şeyler hem çok kişisel, hem çok evrensel. sabaha kadar mad men övebilirim. sevip sevmediğine göre insanları değerlendirdiğim az sayıda eserden biri mad men.
tabi bu kitabın değerlendirmesi olması gerektiği için birazcık da ona değineyim. kitap, bölüm bölüm ilerliyor; her bölüm için "recap" yazmışlar. nadiren izlerken düşündüğüm şeye hiç değinilmediği oldu, onun dışında çok kapsamlı, dipnotları, açıklamaları çok doyurucu. bu diziyi zevkle izleyen birinin bu kitabı okumaktan keyif almayacağını düşünemiyorum.
ben diziyi 3. sezondan itibaren yayınlandıkça seyrettiğim için haliyle biraz kopukluk oldu. bittikten sonra sevdiğim bazı bölümleri ve bazen de aradan rastgele bölüm açıp izlesem de son bir yılda yaptığım gibi peş peşe hiç izlememiştim. bu zaten başlı başına büyük bir keyifken, kitabın eşlik etmesi de harika bir deneyime dönüştürdü. diziyi izleyip sevenlere zaten şiddetle tavsiye ederim, izlemeyenler için ise şunu söylemem lazım: geleceğe yönelik yorumlarını endnote olarak sona saklamışlar, spoiler yeme korkusuyla okumaktan çekinmenize gerek yok.
tabi bu kitabın değerlendirmesi olması gerektiği için birazcık da ona değineyim. kitap, bölüm bölüm ilerliyor; her bölüm için "recap" yazmışlar. nadiren izlerken düşündüğüm şeye hiç değinilmediği oldu, onun dışında çok kapsamlı, dipnotları, açıklamaları çok doyurucu. bu diziyi zevkle izleyen birinin bu kitabı okumaktan keyif almayacağını düşünemiyorum.
ben diziyi 3. sezondan itibaren yayınlandıkça seyrettiğim için haliyle biraz kopukluk oldu. bittikten sonra sevdiğim bazı bölümleri ve bazen de aradan rastgele bölüm açıp izlesem de son bir yılda yaptığım gibi peş peşe hiç izlememiştim. bu zaten başlı başına büyük bir keyifken, kitabın eşlik etmesi de harika bir deneyime dönüştürdü. diziyi izleyip sevenlere zaten şiddetle tavsiye ederim, izlemeyenler için ise şunu söylemem lazım: geleceğe yönelik yorumlarını endnote olarak sona saklamışlar, spoiler yeme korkusuyla okumaktan çekinmenize gerek yok.
rochellem's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
A fantastic companion to my third or fourth full re-watch of this stunning series.
stewreads's review against another edition
4.0
I read this companion periodically over the last few months while I rewatched Mad Men, one of the best shows of all time. And wow - it was like an entirely new experience. The show is so densely layered and thoughtfully written, and this book really gets at the heart of what makes it so unique and ambitious. Not only did I catch hundreds of new references throughout my rewatch, I also came to appreciate episodes that I previously didn't care about very much, and I gained a much deeper understanding of the philosophy behind the writing. And this isn't just some Bible for hardcore fans - Matt Zoller Seitz isn't afraid to criticize the show, sometimes harshly. I'm so glad I picked this up; it was like having a friend with me to analyze every episode.
jinjer's review against another edition
5.0
UPDATE: Just finished watching the series. The book was the perfect companion. I definitely wish there was a book like this for every series that I watch.
I read the corresponding chapter in the book after watching each episode. I'm sure I'll do a rewatch of the series some day and, when I do, I think it would be good to read the chapter first and then watch the corresponding episode. Why? Because the book describes various camera shots and other interesting film-making stuff that I totally missed. For the re-watch, I would know what to keep an eye out for. I already know the plot and how it all ends so I wouldn't be worried about spoilers.
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Saturday night I had an email from Amazon Prime asking me if I wanted to try AMC Plus for two months at 99 cents per month. YES! Thank you! Four nights later, I was done with Season 1. I've just finished skimming through the ebook and it's everything I want and more. In depth reviews of each episode, footnotes, endnotes, little drawings, endless rabbitholes...
After agonizing for hours over various prices and conditions of used hardcovers, I finally used my Chase points to get a brand new paperback from Amazon. It arrives June 3rd.
I read the corresponding chapter in the book after watching each episode. I'm sure I'll do a rewatch of the series some day and, when I do, I think it would be good to read the chapter first and then watch the corresponding episode. Why? Because the book describes various camera shots and other interesting film-making stuff that I totally missed. For the re-watch, I would know what to keep an eye out for. I already know the plot and how it all ends so I wouldn't be worried about spoilers.
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People read certain episodic reviewers because they want to have a virtual conversation with somebody who's as obsessed with a show as they are. They read multiple reviews of the same TV episode because they want to see the same show through different eyes.OMG yes!!! So it's not just me who fires up Google after every episode of a brilliant series to see what has been written about it? That's how I discovered this book. It was mentioned in the Vulture recap of Season 1, Episode 8, The Hobo Code. A brand new hardcover on Amazon is $65 so I decided I had better explore the free ebook via Hoopla first.
Saturday night I had an email from Amazon Prime asking me if I wanted to try AMC Plus for two months at 99 cents per month. YES! Thank you! Four nights later, I was done with Season 1. I've just finished skimming through the ebook and it's everything I want and more. In depth reviews of each episode, footnotes, endnotes, little drawings, endless rabbitholes...
After agonizing for hours over various prices and conditions of used hardcovers, I finally used my Chase points to get a brand new paperback from Amazon. It arrives June 3rd.
sydneyzahradka's review against another edition
5.0
I was crying by the end of this. Mad Men is my favorite show of all time.
romethegreenwood's review against another edition
4.0
i love mad men so much. absolutely stellar collection of essays from zoller-seitz, he points out connective threads i’d never noticed while examining the themes beautifully. obsessed with those terrible terrible men!
avedon_arcade's review against another edition
4.0
While it’s still just the opinion of one or a few writers in these recaps, they provide a good launching point into thought and discussion. You don’t have to agree with everything they said (after all they didn’t create the show) but give us subject to beginning an argument or discussion on each particular episode and how they tie up with each other throughout the course of 7 seasons. I actually really enjoyed Martha Orton’s poetry throughout the book as well.
jojodasher's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I dug this, but it's got a pretty obvious niche appeal: Mad Men fanatics who also love TV criticism. Would be fun to read along with a full re-watch of the series (I didn't do that, but I've seen every episode 2-3 times already.)
hlavigne82's review against another edition
3.0
I’d probably give 3.5 stars. A fun read-along while rewatching the series but I would have loved for there to be more commentary straight from the creators of the show to describe their thinking behind some of the scenes.