A recap of ‘Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,’ the series premiere of Mad Men, originally aired July 19, 2007. From Matt Zoller Seitz’s book ‘Mad Men Carousel.’ Who is Donald Draper?

(Note: Because AMC is rerunning the first season of "Mad Men" every Sunday at midnight, and because a lot of people missed the show the first time around, I'm reposting my blog reviews for each ...

PROGRAM ORIGINALLY AIRED ON THIS DATE: Mad Men, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” (Season 1, Episode 1). [Stream on Netflix.] WHY IT’S IMPORTANT: ...

When the story of "Mad Men" picks up -- in the pilot titled "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" -- Whitman has assumed Draper's identity and become a reigning ad man at Sterling Cooper in New York City.

“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” season one, episode one I would be remiss if I didn’t give a shout-out to the pilot of “Mad Men,” an impeccably structured introduction to the world of Don Draper.

In “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” Mad Men’s pilot episode, Don Draper drops a hard truth on client/love interest (who isn’t his wife) Rachel Menken when he tells her that he’s “living like ...

On “Mad Men,” a cigarette is never just a cigarette. Since the opening minutes of the series pilot, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” cigarettes have played an almost totemic role in the life of ...

Teen Suicide have shared “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” the dreamy first song from Bonus EP, a companion to this year’s It’s the Big Joyous Celebration, Let’s Stir the Honeypot.The new track ...

Nothing defines "Mad Men"'s Madison Avenue advertising agency like its secretaries. Skip to Main Content. ... episode 1, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "but most of the time, ...