Does anyone think this show will "Pan" out? ;)

[jsrocks]

TV is mad about the '60s

The late '50s and early '60s are popular this year with TV producers, following in the success of "Mad Men," with offerings from BBC America ("The Hour"), NBC ("The Playboy Club") and ABC "Pan Am."

Comments

[moetushie]

I was not a fan of The Hour tbh - the only character I ended up caring for was Anna Chancellor's Lix.

[chrys20]

The Playboy Club grosses me out already and I haven't even watched it yet. But since it's got Hugh's endorsement you know it'll make the job of a bunny seem like fun and 'empowering' rather than what it really was like.

[pellnell]

I don't think either of them look that great, but I'll definitely watch The Playboy Club because I love Amber Heard, and I'm really curious to see how they handle gay issues on the show. One of the Bunnies is a lesbian, married to her platonic gay friend, and they're also featuring Lesley Gore on the show, so I'm sure there will be tension there. I'm sure it won't be handled as well as Sal's storyline on Mad Men, but I'm definitely curious.

Pan Am gets the thumbs-down from me, if only because of ABC's refusal to feature smoking on the show. Anyone watching would understand it's a product of that time period, but I guess the network is still trying to whitewash even historical storytelling.

[yahtzee63]

... seriously? Your line in the sand is people smoking? Whatevs.

[pellnell]

I just think it's probably representative of what will be a load of historical inaccuracy. And it's just fucking silly. Network television needs to grow up.

[ciara_belle]

I didn't know Thomas Schlamme was working on Pan Am. Maybe it'll be decent? I'm still not convinced. And The Playboy Club looks terrible.

The Hour, on the other hand, looks fantastic. I'm really looking forward to watching that.

[yahtzee63]

"Pan Am" and "The Hour" look like they have something going on besides being "Mad Men" knockoffs. Yes, obviously, they draw some energy from the "Mad Men" zeitgeist, but that's fine; it's a tribute to our show, and both of those series look like they have chosen very different ways of telling a story set in that time. "The Playboy Club," though -- ugh. It's like a show designed by some idiot who thinks we're supposed to LIKE Don's behavior with woman in "Mad Men," and who thinks the best way to redo the show would be to take all the boring advertising stuff out, amirite? Sheesh.