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I was talking to recently about tv. He never misses , as much for the dialogue as for Christina Hendricks! He said it, not me!

So it's only taken me 3 years but I have finally started watching series 1 of Mad Men. It's a great watch. Michael was right about theÌýwriting, the dialogue is razor sharp, theÌý frocks are fab,Ìýand, you have to admit, there's a certain nostalgia for everyone smoking their heads off and drinkingÌýwell before the sun is above the yard arm,Ìýkind of! But, the problem is,ÌýI know too much! Over the years I haven't turned away from spoiler alerts in newspapers and magazine.ÌýI've even watched Ep 1 of the 4th series for review, although I had to have two diehard Mad Men friends come round to watch it with me to get me up to speed with the subtle nuances of series 1, 2 & 3 that would have gone over my head.Ìý

It's a funny way toÌýwatch something. For example, all the way through episode 1, I was wondering where Don Draper'sÌýwife was. So I didn't get the shock factor, after scenes where Don was with another woman, Ìýof the moment he walked into a suburban family home,Ìýkissed hisÌýwife and went into the children's bedrooms as they lay sleeping. A killer punch for any screenwriter, except I already know.

If I had a kitten heel , I would kick myself with it for not watching the show from the get go.Ìý Maybe the only thing for it is to get Will Dean's , a book version of all his tv blogs, so I can feel connected with the moment passed.