Alcohol is a mainstay of life on Mad Men

Alcohol is a mainstay of life on Mad Men, consumed from morning to night; infidelity has found its way into almost every corner office; and marriages fall apart almost as soon as new ones kindle. Mad Men dvd australia may have drawn in its audience with the irresistible appeal of nostalgia, but its raw portrayal of the past doesn’t leave room for rose-colored glasses.

America loves Mad Men. Its plots reach back in history, before cellphones and computer screens, to a time when working at an ad agency meant making the most of briefcases full of paper, easels and portfolios. The schmoozing is on full-blast as suit-clad men (and a few women) bend all the rules for a chance to gain the next best client.

But unlike similar shows that portray the '60s as "the good old days," the show doesn’t skimp when it comes to portraying the humanity and sometimes-dire reality of the Mad Men lifestyle. Add that to the life-altering events that surrounded racial integration, a boom in the women’s rights movement and, of course, the sexual revolution, and you’re in for some stressful plots.