--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I just heard that Mad Men is returning July 27th on AMC. This show had everyone in my office in a buzz (since I work at an Ad firm, that's not surprising), but it wasn't just because the show set at an advertising firm. It's because of the carefully crafted details. The environment of each scene, the precise fashion choices, the attitudes of the time period, all so perfect. Even the snippets of ad trivia facts they would show about a certain product, right before they would show the commercial. Genius.

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