Mad Men

Following the heated debate over Christina Hendricks’ choice of a champagne ruffled gown by Project Runway alum Christian Siriano at the Golden Globes, the Mad Men star’s husband, Geoffrey Arend, is fighting back. At a SAG awards after party, Arend stopped to defend his wife to PEOPLE. “I...

Vincent Kartheiser (Pete Campbell) Gladis: "He's on his way to Alaska, so he needs that for insulation. He's on a boat right now, so he really needs it to stay warm. What is he doing there? I'm not at liberty to say." Rich Sommer (Harry Crane)

By Margaret Though they're clean-shaven on Mad Men, most Sterling Cooper men have grown off-season beards. Michael Gladis, a.k.a Paul Kinsey, explains: "On the show, everybody wants to imitate Jon Hamm, but in real life, everybody wants to emulate me." [N.Y. Magazine]

When Mad Men season four comes around this fall, the old gang from Sterling Cooper will be scattered to the winds. We know which characters helped found Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, but what about the folks who didn't join the revolution—are all those character gone for good?

By Margaret In response to the news that Bryan Batt may not be returning for Mad Men's fourth season, a fan has started the Facebook group, "Anachronism Shanachronism; Bring Salvatore Romano Back To Mad Men!!" [Facebook via N.Y. Magazine]

By Margaret Apparently Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce isn't progressive enough for a gay art director: Shooting for Mad Men season 4 starts in March, but Bryan Batt says, "I was supposed to be notified by December 31, and nothing." [TV Guide]

The studio are said to be chasing Robert Downey Jr for the lead (at least we know he can sing!), and if he passes, “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm may get the offer. On the other side of the coin, long-time fave Beyonce is said to be still on the studio’s radar, whilst Alicia Keyes and Rhianna are waiting i...

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 21, 2010) – Veteran TV, film, stage actor and four-time Actor® nominee John Slattery, who stars as Roger Sterling on AMC’S hit drama “Mad Men,” will open the red carpet at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® on Saturday...

By Dodai Lindsay Lohan and her mother Dina crashed a Golden Globes party thrown by The New York Times Style Magazine. Oh, and:Lindsay attended a Golden Globes afterparty wearing a sparkly hooded dress. Hmm: "Lohan" and "Golden Globes" not often in the same sentence. On the other hand, maybe she'll t...

By Dodai 9:38 HAMM. Mad Men. EVERYONE SHOULD GO ON STAGE SO WE CAN GET A GOOD LOOK. 9:26 So when I worked at a teen magazine, I interviewed Matthew Morrison; he was in a BOYBAND called LMNT. True story. 9:05 I feel like I haven't seen Cameron Diaz in a long time.

On filming that amazing dance sequence on Mad Men: We actually took lessons, Vincent Kartheiser and I, for maybe three weeks or so before shooting that episode. And then we practiced a bit in our free time. It was so much fun. When we shot the scene, it was a long scene that party scene. It went on in...

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By Dodai Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi both quit Spider-Man 4, which means it can no longer be any good. The studio is going with a "Peter Parker in high school" movie, which sounds like a big BOO. [Variety, LA Times]Oh, and Spider-Man the musical — with tunes by Bono and The Edge — is back on. [NY Post]"SEXI...

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When we last saw Betty Draper, she was on a plane to Reno with Henry Francis by her side. Was that the end of her story, especially since Don Draper’s undoubtedly going to go on without her? Well, Matthew Weiner doesn’t like to give away much about the future, but January Jones has renewed her c...

Best TV fresh start: The Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce agency that was launched during the stellar finale to the "Mad Men" season. If Don Draper is starting ...

By hortense It was obvious early on that Jones was going to be a shaky host; in her monologue, she came across as terrified and stiff, stumbling over her lines, and the Mad Men jokes provided by the cast (including Fred Armisen, who gives a rather sweet little shout out to his wife, Elisabeth Moss, who pl...

By Michael Calore It wasn’t until William Bernbach, the first rock star of Madison Avenue, put his copywriter in the same room as the art director that creative professionals found their stride and modern advertising truly came to life. Ads began to deliver a more emotional impact; they began to show a sens...

By Tempo I had an interesting conversation with (“Mad Men” creator) Matt Weiner one day. He told me that way back in Season 1, he and Jon Hamm had a discussion in which they decided that there was no way, if the series continued, that Don Draper could stay at Sterling Cooper (indefinitely). It would not...

By Brian Moylan Pete Campbell Played By: Vincent Kartheiser Last We Saw Him: Don's new protege at the new firm. Why Stay: He has a nice juicy, high-profile role that's far better than anything else he'll land. Why Leave: He doesn't have a good reason. Odds of Returning: 1: 100

By Brian Moylan Sterling Cooper Draper Price, How May I Help You?: Don Draper's marriage may have dissolved, but his firm has just started. He, Roger, Bert, and Lane have drafted Peggy, Harry Crane, Pete, and St. Joan as their coalition of the willing to steal clients and bust into the art department (yes, w...

By Tempo Just as Don assembles and solidifies his Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce family, he loses Betty and the kids. And though the major explosions in Don and Betty's marriage came in the last few episodes, there were still a few gripping aftershocks in "Close the Door."

By asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall) And that in turn raises a troubling question about what happens to Betty going forward. Betty has only ever figured into the story as she relates to Don, and we've seen this season with Joan and, especially, Sal, how easily characters who don't work at Sterling Cooper and/or don't have rela...

Am I saying the same thing is going to happen to you guys? No! Not at all. I mean, you two look very happy together. Seriously. And, hey, who knows? Maybe Mad Men will be the first show in television never to jump the shark. I mean, yeah, it won’t be quite the same when Don Draper puts on a tie-dye shirt....

By Myles It’s yet another installment in a compelling but slow-paced series of episodes, ones which feel designed to show these characters searching the depths of their emotions and not quite sticking the landing, so to speak. A solid outing, but definitely read to head into the home stretch of th...

By Tempo The Sal situation wasn't even Don's biggest problem. The pressure on all the characters was vividly portrayed in this episode, which had an atmosphere of brewing menace punctuated by rare explosions (Betty tossing the box, Sal throwing the film canisters). A number of characters, weigh...

By Tempo These two shows are so different in tone, execution and setting. Yet I just had to point out how lucky we are to be able to escape the real world in such different ways -- via the hedonistic world of "True Blood" and via the intellectually challenging "Mad Men." (Was my enjoyment enhanced by the...

By Rick Monaco Mad Men kicked off its third season on A&E last Sunday, and it's either jumped the proverbial shark or is heading into exciting and uncharted waters, depending on your slant. It's no Sopranos-grade production and its creator Matthew Weiner is no David Chase, despite the former havin...

By Tempo Welcome back, "Mad Men"! Some "Mad Men" links: Here's my recent interview with "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm, who plays Don Draper. Alan Sepinwall talked to creator Matthew Weiner about the new season and has a review of "Out of Town."Keith Phipps of The Onion's AV Club has a review as well.

Jon Hamm has a lot to be happy about. The third season of Mad Men is kicking off in a couple of weeks; he was nominated for two Emmy Awards for his work on Mad Men and 30 Rock; and he’s very likely the Second Coming of Christ. So if anyone deserves a vacation, it’s him. And thanks to one of our beloved re...

By brenda The episode closes with Pete and Trudy meeting the co-op board (or whatever the 1960 equivalent is) for their new building. “Wait until I tell my husband there’s a Dykeman in the building,” the woman says excitedly. Pete looks out on the city his family used to own as “Manhattan” plays: “We’l...

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By Deborah Lipp Christina Hendricks was spotted drinking—and commenting on—the “Joan Holloway” cocktail at Bardot Hollywood. Janie Bryant talks to Film.com about finding inspiration, dressing Betty Draper, and Mad Men’s impact on the runway.

By Richard I mean, he's still living pretty modestly. The first season of Mad Men, given that it's an AMC show, probably didn't pay much and his second season contract most likely didn't give him a huge raise. Last we checked, he was living in Los Feliz and driving a leased Audi. So he's not quite tooling ar...

By David Kronke Cute couples of our time.) Oh, and those suffering from "Mad Men" withdrawal symptoms may want to know that "The Simpsons" parodies the show's opening title sequence in Sunday's episode, with Homer standing in for Don Draper. It's not much, but it's better than nothing.

By casanovaruffin Valet gives a few tips on how to dress like Don Draper. It’s almost as good as a Guide to Picking Up Women. | [Valet]. I found a clip of Jon Hamm’s John Ham. I noticed that you don’t need sound at all to figure out what the skit is all ...

By Deborah Lipp Our first post-season Mad News! I anticipate a flurry of season-end reviews followed by a welcome slow-down of this feature, but we’ll still run it at least weekly. Basketcase jw pointed out the Vulture’s Don Draper Likability Index. Ha!From Basketcase Surly Temple comes the first cogen...

By Myles Watching throughout the episode how Pete is pouring his heart out at every juncture, in particular to Peggy, it is all the more gutwrenching when we realize what she’s about to do. The episode, and in many ways the season, have been choreographing this moment. Of all the secrets we’ve seen, P...

By Gail Pennington Jon is joined by “Mad Men” co-stars John Slattery (as Roger) and Elisabeth Moss (as Peggy) In what’s first billed as “Mad Men” and then as — what? a different TV show? — “Two A-Holes at an Ad Agency in the 1960s.” But beyond the two people being A-holes, there’s really no place for this sketch to...

By hullaballoo Then there’s a rush of excitement as Robert Morse, Bryan Batt, Joel Murray, Michael Gladis, Maggie Siff, Mark Moses, Patrick Fischler, Melinda McGraw, Colin Hanks, Alison Brie, Crista Flanagan, and Donielle Artese (Paul’s girlfriend, Sheila) arrive at the same time, looking glamor...

By Deborah Lipp None of the Mad Men stars have contracts. Fox News tells us that Jon Hamm, John Slattery, and the rest of the cast have yet to sign for a third season. ARGH! However, a couple of days later, AMC came out saying Jon Hamm does have a contract, and viewers shouldn’t worry.And Alan Sepinwall gets the m...

By Myles Describing Betty Draper to the representatives from Heineken, Duck Phillips identifies her as “well off and educated.” Now, in the context of the scene, we breeze right by it: they’re selling this pitch, so it’s not like anyone’s going to put on the brakes. However, let’s be frank: to this p...

By Tempo The second half of Season 2 of “Mad Men” is where it’s all happening. Betty didn’t wilt. That’s one of the reasons I love “Mad Men” – we saw who Betty was when the show first began. She’s not that woman any more -- the frightened child who backs down.

By Deborah Lipp I just found this great interview with Christina Hendricks from June 28. My favorite part is that she doesn’t realize that Joan speaks in a higher voice than she does in real life. How funny! No backlash from Newsweek, which calls Mad Men “must-see TV.”

By Tempo Later in the season, when Roger Sterling (John Slattery) finally returned to his ad agency, Sterling Cooper, after a heart attack, no one was more glad to see him than head secretary Joan Holloway (Christina Hendricks), with whom he’d been having an affair. Episode 12: “Nixon vs. Kennedy”

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By Tempo One final note about "Mad Men" -- the great AMC series will arrive on DVD July 1. If my recommendations haven't convinced you to check this show out, perhaps the Peabody Award will? Winners include NBC’s “30 Rock,” AMC’s “Mad Men,” Bravo’s “Project Runway,” ABC News’ Bob Woodruff

By Brill NBC’s Entertainment Co-Chair Ben Silverman refused to let the “nerdiest, ugliest, meanest kids” (aka the WGA) cancel his “prom” (aka the Golden Globes), but it definitely wasn’t the event of the season. We dissect the cobbled together “Dateline NBC” special, the cranky and ill-inform...

By Tempo “The Sopranos” (HBO): We’ll be debating that ending until the end of time, but even before Tony Soprano’s abrupt exit from our lives, jaw-dropping episodes such as “Kennedy & Heidi” and “The Blue Comet” proved that this mob drama is one of the all-time greats.

By Brill We review what may turn out to be our favorite series of the summer, AMC’s “Mad Men” (premiering Thursday, July 19), about early 1960s American society against the backdrop of a New York ad agency (photo, left). Finally, we consider the implications of a BET lunch accompanied by a gospel ch...