“Mad Men”: Details, details…

For those who love incredible attention to detail and storytelling, Sunday night had to be joyous.

The world of advertising in the 1960s looks as if preserved in amber on AMC’s “Mad Men”, my runaway favorite show on TV. It’s not just close reproductions of set and behavior — it’s as if creator Matt Weiner decided to build a time machine and just start filming in 1962.

The second season began at as strong a gait as its first — right from the opening credits when you see John Slattery as a member of the cast, not a special guest. Slattery’s character, Roger Sterling, had his world turned sideways by a heart attack last season, but it certainly appears that Roger’s not quite the worse for wear, though a good deal wiser.

In fact, Roger’s brush with bad health may be serving as a cautionary tale for Don Draper, the creative director of Sterling Cooper who’s played by the deservedly Emmy-nominated Jon Hamm (above, with January Jones as Betty Draper). Don finds out he’s got high blood pressure and a helpful doctor tries to set him straight.

(Of course, Don keeps right on smoking and drinking, though he does chew his way through a sliced tomato for lunch at a bar. Start small, I guess.)