An actual television or movie set can totally ruin the illusion. The fact that this is:
a) Mad Men (attention to detail is taken to the extreme on that show. Just check out the shots of the props) and b) shot beautifully in black and white, seems to retain a little of that mystique. Plus they’re all just so pretty.
Inside ‘Mad Men’: On Set and Behind the Scenes of the Emmy- Winning Show [RS]