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Review: Art & Copy Profiles Mad Men, Women of Advertising’s Rise

13 Nov 2009 17:07:42 PST

Written 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...

Original story at Wired .

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Opinion: Checking in with Conrad Hilton: 'Mad Men' actor Chelcie Ross speaks

09 Nov 2009 19:21:37 PST

Written 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...

Original story at chicagotribune.com .

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Opinion: Mad Men: The Night of Don's Reckoning

09 Nov 2009 10:11:15 PST

Written 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...

Original story at gawker.com .

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Opinion: Being a cave painting

08 Nov 2009 14:04:09 PST

Written 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 [...]

Original story at Moot Point .

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Opinion: Mad Men – “The Gypsy and the Hobo”

26 Oct 2009 16:28:58 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: A Lost Fan's Letter to Mad Men Fans

23 Oct 2009 18:00:37 PDT

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....

Original story at Oh No They Didn't! .

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Mad Men news and blogs - December 05, 2009

05 Dec 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Mad Men news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Checking in with Conrad Hilton: 'Mad Men' actor Chelcie Ross speaks -- by Tempo from The Watcher
• Opinion: Parents Television Council Mad at 'Mad Men' -- from Oh No They Didn't!
• 'Party Down' review - Sepinwall on TV - The Star-Ledger -- from NJ.com
• Opinion: 'Trust Me' mixes comedy and drama and ad men -- by Tempo from The Watcher
• Opinion: Mad News, November 26-30, 2008 -- by Deborah Lipp from Basket of Kisses
• TV Review: Saturday Night Live hosted by Jon Hamm -- from Blogcritics.org
• Roush Review: A Crash Course in L.A. Life -- from Matt Roush
• Mad Men: "The Jet Set" Review -- from IGN
• Opinion: Mad Men - “Six Month Leave” -- by Myles from Cultural Learnings
• Mad Men review: “A Night to Remember” -- by Richard from Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

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Opinion: Mad Men – “The Color Blue”

19 Oct 2009 11:16:31 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Mad Men: The Night Betty Found the Box

19 Oct 2009 10:00:32 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at gawker.com .

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Opinion: Mad Men – “Wee Small Hours”

12 Oct 2009 08:57:27 PDT

Written 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.

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Opinion: Mad Men – “Souvenir”

10 Oct 2009 19:35:42 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Q&A With Rich Sommer and Christina Hendricks from Mad Men

24 Sep 2009 16:35:55 PDT

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

Original story at Oh No They Didn't! .

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Opinion: High on 'True Blood' and 'Mad Men' (and let's discuss the latter)

31 Aug 2009 01:07:49 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at chicagotribune.com .

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Opinion: 'Mad Men,' Season 3: Let's talk about 'Out of Town'

16 Aug 2009 22:17:26 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at The Watcher .

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Opinion: Mad Men Rewatch: Season 1, Episodes 4-6

13 Jul 2009 23:36:50 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Moot Point .

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Opinion: Mad News, March 20-28, 2009

28 Mar 2009 19:38:12 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at lippsisters.com .

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Opinion: Mad News, March 7-13, 2009

13 Mar 2009 07:39:33 PDT

Written 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.

Original story at lippsisters.com .

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Opinion: Can Jon Hamm Become A Movie Star? [Acting]

31 Oct 2008 08:41:31 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Gawker .

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Opinion: Mad News, October 24-28, 2009

28 Oct 2008 18:22:00 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at lippsisters.com .

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Opinion: Season Finale: Mad Men - “Meditations in an Emergency”

27 Oct 2008 22:45:01 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Mad News, October 20-23, 2008

23 Oct 2008 19:34:38 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: Mad Men - “A Night to Remember”

15 Sep 2008 18:41:37 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: LA.com doesn't want you to read these "Mad Men" stories, but we do

27 Jul 2008 12:29:48 PDT

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.

Original story at San Gabriel Valley Tribune .

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Opinion: Emmys award historic nods to 'Mad Men' and 'Damages'

17 Jul 2008 07:01:51 PDT

Written by Tempo
The full list of nominees is here at the Emmy site, where you can also download the list as either a PDF or a Word document. Pictured above, clockwise from top left: "Mad Men's" John Slattery, Vincent Kartheiser, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones, Jon Hamm and Christina Hendricks)

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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Opinion: Mad News June 25–29, 2008

29 Jun 2008 06:26:04 PDT

Written 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...

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Opinion: 'Mad Men,' 'Project Runway,' 'Dexter' honored with Peabodys

02 Apr 2008 08:58:00 PDT

Written 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

Original story at Chicago Tribune .

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