60's Dry Procedural
a: Mad men ~
b: Dragnet (the TV series)
What: They both attempt to characterize real life for this period of time. Mad Men portrays an Ad agency in the early 1960s. Dragnet portrays the life of 2 LAPD detectives in the early to mid 60s. The fans of each show seem to identify strongly with both lead characters. The 2 leads, Don Draper and Joe Friday may also have some overlap.They both have the same style,sparse slow moving and masculine. Although little, if anything, is revealed about Joe Friday's personal life.
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Writer: LucretiaGermanica
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Apr 5 2012 6:23 PM
# 1806 Critique Analogy