Mad Men: Season Three | 
 enlarge | Director: Matthew Weiner
Actors: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones, Christina Hendricks
Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  103 reviews
Sales Rank: 61
Format: AC-3, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 4
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 611 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 6 x 1.3
MPN: 031398114420
UPC: 031398114420
EAN: 0031398114420
ASIN: B002LITH76
Release Date: March 23, 2010
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"Returning for its third season, the two-time Golden Globe?-winning series for Best TV Drama bursts with one scandalous surprise after another. Jon Ha
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Everything about Mad Men is stylish, even when it's all falling apart. And in season 3 of this Emmy-winning drama, many things fall apart--marriages, childhood, even the ad agency itself--but the unspoolings play out delicately and tragically, making for utterly compelling television. Don Draper (Jon Hamm) appears to dedicate himself to being a devoted family man, with the impending birth of his third child with Betty (January Jones), but the premiere episode, "Out of Town," has him right back to his philandering ways. While the Drapers do enjoy a romantic interlude during a business trip to Italy that makes you wish those darn kids could just work it out, the writing's on the wall that this marriage is sputtering out. Adding to the complication is Betty's discovery of Don's identity-switching past, her own dalliance with a politician, and their oldest child Sally's growing petulance as she observes her world crumbling around her (9-year-old Kiernan Shipka is a revelation). Meanwhile, the Brits infiltrate Sterling Cooper after a merger, leaving Pete (Vincent Kartheiser) and Ken (Aaron Staton) competing for the same job; Conrad Hilton (Chelcie Ross) brings in his business and his idiosyncrasies; the closeted Sal (Bryan Batt) nearly gets pushed out of the closet by some compromising situations; Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) asserts herself in the workplace and experiments with loosening her collar (this includes a surprising fling); and Joan (Christina Hendricks, arguably the sexiest woman on television) finally leaves the agency to be a housewife, only to find herself looking for work when her doctor husband comes up short in the promotion department. As usual, the comic relief lies in the reliable hands of the razor-sharp John Slattery as agency partner Roger Sterling, whose marriage to the much-younger former secretary of Don's drives tension between the once-chummy colleagues. At the end of the season, JFK's assassination provides a tragic backdrop for people preoccupied with their own troubles. The top-drawer writing and staging feels very much like a play, especially in the way it merges Don Draper's past with his present. Each episode also includes commentary by creator Matthew Weiner, various writers and directors, and pretty much all cast members (some are entertaining, some pretty superfluous). Also included are featurettes on the history of cigarette advertising and civil-rights documentaries on Medgar Evers and the "I Have a Dream" speech. The latter features, while substantial and well made, feel curiously out of place next to the materialistic and ethically challenged characters on Madison Avenue. Although not as consistent as the first two seasons, Mad Men's third season has enough power to keep it the best series of 2009. --Ellen A. Kim
Stills from Mad Men: Season 3 (Click for larger image)
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 great show September 3, 2010
Bruce Lancaster
Season 3 continues to build on the complex life the of characters while continuing to add new elements. Fun to watch
Emmy winner August 31, 2010
Sharon Fallbacher (Illinois)
We have purchased all 3 seasons. Great way to catchup without commercials.I am able to relive my working carrer in the 60's. They sure have it right.
I'm hooked August 29, 2010
P. G Price (Vermilion, OH USA)
I loved season one and season two, but three tops them all! Don and Betty's relationship, Peggy's evolvement, the happenings at the office.......amazing. I can't wait to finish the set so that I can move on to season 4.
Excellent August 27, 2010
Be Well (Boston, MA USA)
I love this series. The attention to detail and the drama is fascinating because it is so well done, on all levels.
Mad Men Season 3 August 24, 2010
D. Babcock
Season three features a major shift in the show as Don moves from the question of "Who am I?" in the past tense to "Who am I?" in the future tense, or rather "Who can I become?" Fantastic performances all around.
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