{"id":499,"date":"2013-04-26T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T18:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/?p=499"},"modified":"2013-04-27T11:55:37","modified_gmt":"2013-04-27T18:55:37","slug":"mad-men-in-the-21st-century","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/awesomeness\/mad-men-in-the-21st-century\/","title":{"rendered":"What if Mad Men was set in the 21st-century?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/don-draper.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-523\" alt=\"don draper\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/don-draper-300x257.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/don-draper-300x257.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/don-draper.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Detailed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/mod-men-the-world-of-mad-men-through-a-21st-century-lens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a blog post<\/a> on Shutterstock, the designers at the stock photo site\u00a0envisioned\u00a0what items best represent the main characters within AMC&#8217;s <em>Mad Men<\/em> and compared the 21st-century equivalent of each one. For instance, if Christina Hendricks&#8217;\u00a0<em>Joan Harris<\/em> was carrying a notepad in the 1960&#8217;s, she would probably be carrying around an iPad Mini in this decade.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mad Men<\/em> recently returned to AMC for a sixth season, continuing to detail the lives of an ad agency in the 1960s. After this season, the show will only continue for one more season before wrapping up completely.<\/p>\n<p>With 50 years between the two time periods, they asked themselves how <em>Don Draper, Peggy Olsen, Joan Harris, Pete Campbell, Roger Sterling<\/em> and <em>Betty Francis<\/em> (formerly Betty Draper) would interact with tech gadgets and 2013 trends. Check out the minimal concepts below:<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Mad Men&#8217;s Don Draper<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Don-mad-men.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-507\" title=\"Don Draper past versus present\" alt=\"Don Draper's briefcase versus using the cloud\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Don-mad-men.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Don-mad-men.jpg 714w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Don-mad-men-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Don-mad-men-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Joan Harris<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Joan-mad-men.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-508\" title=\"Joan Harris past versus present\" alt=\"Mad Men's Joan Harris notepad versus an iPad Mini\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Joan-mad-men.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Joan-mad-men.jpg 714w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Joan-mad-men-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Joan-mad-men-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Peggy Olsen<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Peggy-med-men.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-509\" title=\"Peggy Olsen past versus present\" alt=\"Mad Men's Peggy Olsen typewriter versus a MacBook Pro\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Peggy-med-men.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Peggy-med-men.jpg 714w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Peggy-med-men-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Peggy-med-men-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pete Campbell<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pete-med-men.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-510 aligncenter\" title=\"Pete Campbell past versus present\" alt=\"Pete Campbell's Rolodex versus mobile contacts\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pete-med-men.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pete-med-men.jpg 714w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pete-med-men-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Pete-med-men-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Roger Sterling<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Roger-mad-men.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-511\" title=\"Roger Sterling past versus present\" alt=\"Roger Sterling's booze versus a health drink\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Roger-mad-men.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Roger-mad-men.jpg 714w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Roger-mad-men-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Roger-mad-men-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Betty Francis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Betty-mad-men.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-506\" title=\"Betty Francis past versus present\" alt=\"Betty Francis smoking versus a yoga mat\" src=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.net\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Betty-mad-men.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"714\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Betty-mad-men.jpg 714w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Betty-mad-men-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Betty-mad-men-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"green-box\"><div class=\"green-box-content\"><strong>Which Mad Men illustration was your favorite? Post in the comments below.<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detailed in a blog post on Shutterstock, the designers at the stock photo site\u00a0envisioned\u00a0what items best represent the main characters within AMC&#8217;s Mad Men and compared the 21st-century equivalent of each one. For instance, if Christina Hendricks&#8217;\u00a0Joan Harris was carrying a notepad in the 1960&#8217;s, she would probably be carrying around an iPad Mini in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[64,63,65,62,205],"class_list":["post-499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awesomeness","tag-amc","tag-don-draper","tag-graphic-design","tag-mad-men","tag-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":526,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499\/revisions\/526"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bensbargains.com\/thecheckout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}