“I can start the story fresh, and at the same time there will be all these events that happened in between that will provide additional storytelling energy.” Don Draper’s destination? 1969. Apparently, Matthew Weiner and Mad Men have a five-season, ten-year mission, and will jump a year or so ahead after every season. (As noted here, Season 2 picks up on Valentines Day, 1962.)
Also in TV news, HBO announces its upcoming slate, which includes Treme (“Trah-May“, a.k.a. David Simon in Nola), True Blood (Alan Ball does Southern Gothic), more Curb, a Scorsese project, and — alas — absolutely no Deadwood.
I’ve been cautiously looking forward to season 2 of Mad Men. I’m worried though — it has the potential to go so very, very wrong!
Agreed. I fear it’ll become the “Remember When?” History Hour, particularly as the capital-S Sixties really come into play.
Still, I’m watching Season 1 again right now, and it holds together even better the second time. And watching several episodes in a row — there’s less time for the “Peggy fat-suit” sideplot, which I found deeply unlikely before, to jar.