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Article length (WP:TOOBIG)

I believe this article can be improved by summarize sections of this article and reducing overall length per guidelines set under Wikipedia:TOOBIG

current prose length is 13,120 words per https://xtools.wmcloud.org/articleinfo/en.wikipedia.org/mad%20men Pdubs.94 (talk) 00:14, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

The problem is the cast section which is way too long, as every character has a large paragraph description, when realistically it should just be a short description (a few sentences). Especially since List of Mad Men characters exists, which allows for longer character summaries. I'm in the midst of a Mad Men rewatch, so I'll try and pare that section down, which is long overdue anyway. Drovethrughosts (talk) 00:19, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

this is where i identified an easy opportunity to trim as well, and wasn't even aware of the list article. thanks in advance Pdubs.94 (talk) 01:24, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

@Pdubs.94:  Done Drovethrughosts (talk) 19:26, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Two "Themes and motifs" questions

(1.) Why is that section called "Identity and memory"? Identify, certainly, but memory? I've read the section a few times and don't get how that term applies to it.
(2.) In the Cast section, the Sal Romano character entry describes his repressed sexuality, superficial marriage, and how he was fired after being falsely accused of making advances on another man (who hid his own orientation)—such common and believable aspects of life as a gay man at that time. Yet "Themes and motifs" > Gender and sexuality" says nothing about this entire theme. What if the character description were more general, so the thematic events could be moved to a sub-subsection of their own? (I haven't presumed to do so.)
– AndyFielding (talk) 10:49, 25 December 2023 (UTC)

"Mad Men (TV series" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Mad Men (TV series has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 11 § Mad Men (TV series until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 04:28, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Finances - distribution

Should (or did and it has been removed) this section cover the worldwide distribution of Mad Men? e.g. in the UK the first 4 seasons were shown on BBC TV ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0094j1x/episodes/guide ) and currently the complete series is o Disney+ ( https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/browse/entity-8168295d-636e-42a5-95fa-865ab3fd21d5 ) John a s (talk) 17:45, 30 January 2026 (UTC)