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The turbulence and unrest of the 1960s are finally over—the turbulence and unrest, that is, having to do with Mad Men‘s contract renewal negotiations with AMC. The network announced today that it struck a deal with Matthew Weiner for seasons five and six of the show, while Weiner also signed with Lionsgate studio for a possible …
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I had unofficially resolved not to blog on any of the gossip and reports over the negotiations for the Season 5 return of Mad Men, figuring I’d just pick up the news when the inevitable renewal announcement finally came. It hasn’t, but from the reports, things are getting interesting.
Don’t get me wrong: whatever egos and money grabs …
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While I shiver at my desk and another snowstorm practices on the South before heading up the East Coast, my TV critic brethren are still sitting through hours of TV executive presentations at the TCA press tour. Who has it worse? You be the judge! Over the weekend, the people-who-write-about-TV heard from the remaining cable …
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With Breaking Bad and Mad Men collecting awards hardware and The Walking Dead smashing ratings records, AMC is not letting up. Today, it announced that it is picking up to series Hell on Wheels, a Western about an ex-Confederate soldier after the Civil War who heads west to work on the Transcontinental Railroad and seek revenge. I …
Why is this Mad Men Watch being posted on the weekend? Three reasons. Because I had to think through my initial disappointment and confusion about season 4, episode 4: “The Rejected.” (Indeed, my first impulse after watching …
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AMC yesterday announced plans for its fifth series, a murder mystery starring Mireille Enos (who gave a fabulous duel performance as twins on Big Love). What’s it called? That’s a mystery too!
Originally called The Killing, the series is based on the much-praised Danish miniseries Forbrydelsen. As with any adaption of an overseas …
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Regular readers of this blog are probably tired of hearing about Mad Men and its spoiler anxiety, but a quick recap: AMC sent out review copies of the season’s first episode to critics, with a request from Matthew Weiner that reviews mention no plot details whatsoever from the …
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After last night’s season finale of Breaking Bad, AMC aired a preview of its next drama series, the conspiracy thriller Rubicon, starring James Badge Dale, which begins in August. (Actually, though I didn’t catch the airing since I saw Breaking Bad on a screener, I believe AMC aired the full pilot. Update: They did, and you can watch …
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AMC’s remake of The Prisoner is debuting on Nov. 15! Yay! It’ll air two hours a night for three nights straight! Yay! It’ll be preceded by a marathon of The Matrix movies! Ya— um… [confused muttering].
My yay!-ing, by the way, is based strictly on anticipation; I haven’t seen any of the remake yet. But if you still need to revisit …
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The ratings for the first season 3 episode of Mad Men are in, and though AMC did not give the show the extravagantly expensive ad campaign it did in season 2, it scored its highest rating ever–2.8 million, up a third from last year. Granted that number wouldn’t be a minor hit on a big network, but it’s a jackpot for AMC.
Another sign …
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If having everyone you know on Facebook and Twitter get one of those Mad Men Yourself avatars wasn’t enough, get ready for the real onslaught of publicity for season 3 of the show. (I’ve seen the first three episodes and will be reviewing—the third episode, in particular, is one of the series’ best ever.)
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AMC threw a cocktail party at the TV critics’ press tour last night. Was there a theme? Well, when you’re the maker of Mad Men, cocktails are the theme. It takes care of itself.
The network, which a few years ago you would have confused with the maker of the 1970s’ classic Pacer and Gremlin, is the belle of the ball now, at least with …
