“Television’s best new drama.” – Newsweek

“An instant classic.” – TV Guide

MAD MEN: SEASON ONE

Street Date: 7/01/08

Order Date: 6/04/08
DVD SRP: $49.98 (4-disc set)

Blu-Ray Disc SRP:$49.99 (3-disc set)

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The most talked about show of the 2007-2008 television season arrives on DVD and Blu-ray Disc this JulywhenLionsgate releases the first season of AMC’s award-winning TV series “MAD MEN.” From Matthew Weiner, the Emmy award-winning executive producer and writer of “The Sopranos,” “MAD MEN” is the ground-breaking, daring series about the glamorous and ego-driven “Golden Age” of advertising, where everyone is selling something and nothing is ever what it seems. Since its debut in the summer of 2007, “MAD MEN” has won two Golden Globes for Best Television Series Drama and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series Drama (Jon Hamm), the Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night, the Writers Guild Award for New Series, the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design in Television, the Satellite Award for Best Ensemble, Television and was nominated for two Screen Actor Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Dramatic Series and Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama (Hamm). “MAD MEN” is also the winner of the Peabody Award as the best in electronic media in 2007.

The show has also garnered enormous critical acclaim. The Wall Street Journal praised it as, “one of the best-written, all-around sparkling works to come along,” TV Guide proclaimed it, “sleek, sexy, smartly cynical…9 out of 10” and Newsweek hailed, “Mad Men is…must see TV.” Timed to coincide with the second season premiere on AMC this summer,and a soundtrack release (EMI/Manhattan Records) on June 24, the MAD MEN: SEASON ONEDVD set includes all 13 episodes of the first season and is loaded with special bonus materials including commentaries, featurettes that explore the world of “MAD MEN ” and much more! Arriving on July 1, 2008, MAD MEN: SEASON ONE will be packaged in a truly original sleek, limited-edition, metal “lighter” DVD case.

Set in 1960 New York, MAD MEN reveals the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue’s “Golden Age”, where key players make the art of the sell while their private lives get sold. And no one plays the game better than Don Draper (Golden Globe®-winner Jon Hamm), the biggest ad man – and ladies man in the business. As Don makes the plays in the boardroom and the bedroom, he struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times and the young executives nipping at his heels.

*DVD/BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

  • “MAD MEN Series Commentary” –audio commentaries on all 13 episodes
  • “Establishing MAD MEN” –featurette exploring the world of MAD MEN
  • “Advertising the American Dream” – featurette on the 1960’s creative revolution in media
  • “Pictures of Elegance” – Photo Gallery with Commentaries from the Costume, Hair and Production Designers
  • “Scoring MAD MEN” – A One-on-One Discussion with Composer David Carbonara
  • MAD MEN Music Sampler

*Special features subject to change

CAST

Jon HammKissing Jessica Stein, TV’s “The Unit,” We Were Soldiers, The Ten

Elisabeth MossTV’s “The West Wing,” TV’s “Invasion,” The Missing

Vincent KartheiserTV’s “Angel,” Alpha Dog, Another Day in Paradise, Dandelion

January JonesWe Are Marshall,Love Actually,The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Christina HendricksTV’s “Kevin Hill,” TV’s “ER,” TV’s “Firefly”

Bryan BattTV’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” TV’s “Rescue Me,” Jeffrey

Michael GladisTV’s “Third Watch,” K-19: The Widowmaker, TV’s “Hope & Faith”

Aaron StatonAugust Rush, The Nanny Diaries, Descent, TV’s “7th Heaven”

Rich SommerThe Devil Wears Prada, Pose Down, TV’s “Law & Order”

Maggie SiffMichael Clayton, TV’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” TV’s “Law & Order”

John SlatteryCharlie Wilson’s War, Reservation Road, TV’s “Desperate Housewives”

Rosemarie DeWittTV’s “Standoff,” Cinderella Man, Shut Up and Sing, TV’s “Rescue Me”

Robert MorseHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, TV’s “Tru”

Darby StanchfieldWaitress, TV’s “Cold Case,” TV’s “Jericho,” TV’s “NCIS”

Anne Dudik TV’s “House M.D.,” HBO’s “Big Love,” White Chicks, The Human Stain

PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2007

Title Copyright: © MMVII Lions Gate Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Type: TV on DVD

Rating: NR

Genre: Drama

Closed Captioned: English Closed Captioned

Subtitles: English and Spanish Subtitles

Format: DVD: Widescreen; Blu-Ray: Widescreen in 1080P

Feature Running Time:Approx. 600 minutes

DVD Audio Status: 5.1 Dolby Digital

Blu-ray Audio Status: 5.1 DTS HD Master

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