The success of “Downton Abbey” in the United States at this particular moment demonstrates nothing so much as how long it’s been since Season 4 of “Mad Men” ended.
True or False?

The success of “Downton Abbey” in the United States at this particular moment demonstrates nothing so much as how long it’s been since Season 4 of “Mad Men” ended.

True or False?

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  1. norasfatthike answered: Haven’t made the leap into watching “Abbey” yet. I’m a big “Mad Men” fan though. Really I don’t have time to take up a new series right now.
  2. adesideratum answered: False. I tried and failed to appreciate Mad Men, but Downton had me from the start.
  3. telepathicaffair answered: t
  4. lateralsymmetry answered: It amuses me that after the major networks tried and failed (Playboy Club, Pan-Am) it was a BBC/PBS entity that picked up the Mad Men torch.
  5. theblackhours answered: maybe the royal wedding has something to do with it?
  6. positivelypersistentteach answered: false, I never watched mad men
  7. jakke answered: Also possibly the abject failure of the 99 Percent movement to influence popular culture?
  8. pantslessprogressive said: Pardon my blasphemy, but I’ve only seen a few episodes of Mad Men and never got entwined the way I am with this show.
  9. abbyjean answered: can only speak to its popularity with me, which is unrelated to mad men as i don’t watch mad men.
  10. huskerred said: March 25th
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