I've been on a bit of a dvd binge lately. I've got curb your enthusiasm, which is fun but too awkward to watch too many episodes in a row. And I got the first season of mad men. I'd heard really good things but most of the first episode was a real let down. Seemed to be a lot stuff about 'omg how quaint were the sixties?!' Lots of overt sexism and racism for its own sake. And the 'gay guy who doesn't realise he's gay' Maybe that's the way it was, I dunno, but it did seem contrived rather than real.
And then the episode ended and goddamn what a kick in the teeth. Guess I'm gunna have to watch this thing through.
Oh and anything you've heard about how awesome the wire is? It's true. Goddamn I can't wait until I get the second series of that.