Mad Men Countdown!

Come July 25th, they’re back! Don, Peggy, Roger, Joan, Pete, Bert and okay, he’s not such a bad person after all, Lane. For several reasons, Mad Men is a favorite and one reason hits close to home. Many of our role models and mentors received their breaks, broke barriers and busted chops on Madison Avenue. They battled what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles to bring diversity to the mediums, messages and managerial ranks. Each episode is a reminder that many of us are benefactors of someone’s time spent at a desk beside the copy machine, in the mailroom shuffling envelopes or as the subject of water cooler fodder. And, there’s at least one Mad Men moment, when perseverance, tenacity and commitment to change in the way we perceive, the way we communicate and the way we execute, takes center stage. Indeed, we’ve “come a long way baby,” and we have so much further to go, but in the meantime, enjoy Mad Men for what it truly is: great TV. Now, if only they’d stop smoking. The new season airs Sundays at 10pm EDT.