Mad Men

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 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 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 brenda So we finally caught up on Mad Men in time for the season finale — which we’re supposed to watch with friends tonight, hence the hurry — and I’m so excited because I’ve been badly avoiding plot twist news for weeks now (I basically knew about most of the major developments, but Mad Men isn’t [...]

By Myles Those scenes are a stunning piece of acting from January Jones and, especially, Jon Hamm. It’s unfortunate that the rest of the episode was a bit light on Don, because this is an Emmy reel waiting to happen. When he tells of his time in Korea, you can see him begin to grimace, but when Betty asks a...

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 Mad Men is many things, but I think the attribute most apparent in “The Color Blue” is its meticulous attention to thematics. One of the things that has been missing in some of the recent episodes, as great as they are, is that sense that everything is adding up, that Sterling Cooper campaign...

By Brian Moylan They also view their relationships with Don in a different way. Paul seems Peggy as being the favorite who always discounts him in front of Don. Peggy thinks that Don hates her and that Paul is the one with all the good ideas. This whole ordeal made us realize that Peggy is more of an astute innova...

By Myles “Wee Small Hours” October 11th, 2009 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.

By Myles And since we saw so little of the rest of the cast, spotting Sterling Cooper only for a brief few moments, it all felt a little slight. Joan and Pete’s meeting was, of course, the episode’s highlight. In that moment, Pete knows that Joan is smart enough to figure out that the dress isn’t Trudy’s...

Q: Harry continues his ascent up the corporate ladder but if Rich Sommer worked at Sterling Cooper, what might his job be? Q: Pete got to dance, Joan played the accordion, Roger sang. Do you have a talent that should be showcased? Mad Men party? Harry + Joan

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...

But would I show Mad Men to a mature 14-year-old? One who was, say, already reading the kind of adult literary fiction that Mad Men mirrors? Yes. And other than that, what 14-year-old is actually interested in watching moody period pieces about the social mores of affluent suburbs in the 19...

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.

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...

By Deborah Lipp Via Basketcase Natalia, this Vogue article on Christina Hendricks, scanned by Luxx. John Hamm joins the cast of Howl, and indie flick about the obscenity trial centering on Allen Ginsberg’s famed poem.  Hamm will play the defense attorney who inspired the creation of Perry Mason.

Party Down' review - Sepinwall on TV by Alan Sepinwall/The Star-Ledger AMC put itself on the cable map two years ago with "Mad Men" after HBO passed on it. Can Starz do the same with "Party Down," another show HBO chose not to make? Now, "Party Down" is a comedy where "Mad Men" is a drama ...

By Deborah Lipp January Jones helped raise over $350,000 for the 7th Annual Stuart House Benefit at the John Varvatos boutique in Los Angeles. While Season 3 of Mad Men unfolds, Jones will also be in theaters on The Boat That Rocked, a sixties comedy directed by Richard Curtis.

By Tempo But as is the case on “Mad Men,” “Trust Me” depicts an industry undergoing rapid changes. Still, don’t expect “Mad Men’s” snazzy suits and hedonistic lifestyles. McCormack’s character, he said, is an  art director with “two kids and money worries.”

By Deborah Lipp The Mad Men Musical Revue may return! Yay!January Jones presented Max Azria with a prestigious fashion award. Rich Sommer taught a master class at Case Western University (true fact: my ex-boyfriend, who I was with for ten years, got his degree in theater from Case Western).

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 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 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...

With all new characters, so this isn't exactly a sequel, TV's Crash resembles the movie in being less about car wrecks than about disparate cultures colliding within the ethnic melting pot of Los Angeles. Still, there is one fateful smashup in the opening hour, and pivotal moments often o...

 CA - It would certainly be an exciting shake up for Sterling Cooper and the show. What role Don Draper will play in this remains to be seen. ... Mad Men: The Jet Set TV Squad all 2 news articles

By Myles On the surface, Marilyn Monroe was the picture of grace and beauty, living the Hollywood dream and conquering the globe in the process. Of course, inside she was emotionally distraught, and her suicide rocked America in August, 1962. In the world of Mad Men, it rocks the secretarial pool at...

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 Richard January Jones lets the cracks show ever-so-slightly until erupting, making Betty’s anger palpable. This was the best I’ve seen her. Tonight is all about the women of Mad Men. As Peggy explains to the CYO committee and Father Gill, ...

By Myles That’s why I like scenes like seeing Jane break out of the mould, fighting against what we know as the Sterling Cooper status quo by breaking into Cooper’s office, going to Sterling behind Joan’s back, and anything else she can do to keep her job and gain some control. She’s testing Joan’s mo...

 CA - Peggy is one of the most impressively no-nonsense characters on television. Elisabeth Moss does an excellent job of showing the underlying thoughts going on ... Mad Men Rundown: Episode Five "The New Girl" BuzzSugar.com Mad Men: The New Girl TV Squad all 3 news articles

Veteran television writer Weiner said his main interest in writing the show was Draper (Jon Hamm). He read authors of the period such as JD Salinger and ... Mad Men: "Three Sundays" Review IGN Ladies, does ‘Mad Men’ make you mad? Portsmouth Herald News

What does one have to do with the other? Last night's episode of "Mad Men," written by series creator Matthew Weiner, ended with a deeply ruminative moment in which Don Draper (Jon Hamm) walks the book to a mailbox to send to someone - Rachel? - having scribbled on the title page that it remin...

For its efforts, the show has been rewarded with a Peabody Award, two Golden Globes and 16 Emmy nominations, the most of any drama series this year. It was also, with "Damages," the first show on basic cable to receive an Emmy nod in the best drama series category. Mad Men:" 10 tonight; AMC.

As envisioned by series mastermind Matthew Weiner, it's also about secrets, big and little, in the modern world -- like the WASP patriarchy Draper occupies ... TV Review: Mad Men Hollywood Reporter TV's Mad Men makes a stylized era brand new Houston Chronicle

Capping a week in which it got 16 Emmy nominations, "Mad Men" snared three TV Critics Association Awards Saturday. Said cast member John Slattery, "I'm glad our message of smoking, drinking and whoring has registered with the TCA."

By Tempo At a “Mad Men” set visit for TV critics on Tuesday, I managed to corner three young Sterling Cooper employees, or rather the trio of actors who play them: Rich Sommer (who plays Harry Crane), Aaron Staton (published author Ken Cosgrove) and Michael Gladis (Paul Kinsey; all three are pictu...

With The Sopranos and The Wire off the air, Matthew Weiner’s series on Madison Avenue in 1960 stands along as TV’s best drama.

One season of “Mad Men” wasn’t nearly enough to plumb the depths of Campbell or Peggy or Don Draper – it feels as though we barely got to know many of the ... Sepinwall on TV: 'Mad Men' DVD review The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Mad Men: Season 1' Zap2it.com

By Deborah Lipp A 16-page July Preview section of Entertainment Weekly mentions Mad Men’s ratings war with Burn Notice, but doesn’t give Mad Men its own page, which confuses me. AMC is allowing that the beginning of season 2 in 1962 is officially leaked, and has posted a 1962 trivia quiz on their Mad Men blo...

By Bob Sassone Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Reality-Free, Mad MenWhat's there to say about Mad Men that hasn't already been said? The show is beyond brilliant is every single way - acting, direction, writing, music, set design - and this DVD set contains all 13 episodes from the first season. So while it'...

By Rick E. Bruner The best new show of the last year, in my opinion, was certainly Mad Men, AMC’s Golden Globe-winning drama about ad agency execs set in 1960 New York City. I’m not going to get into a full review of it — I’m sure you can find plenty — but it’s awesome. This is just a [...]

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? Brian Williams to host Awards Ceremony on June 16 at New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

The best thing on tonight is Mad Men, AMC's beautifully detailed series about advertising executives in Manhattan circa 1960. I review it in more detail on the cover of this section. Much of the rest of the lineup is repeats -- but in many cases, they're well worth a second (or first) look.