Mad Men (TV Show)

[SteveAbootman]

Just saw this and had to post it. Weird incongruence of visuals and technology.

More pics behind the scenes. The cigarette props are interesting.

This picture is awesome!! It completely threw me off. It would be like seeing Don walking down Madison Ave sending a slew of texts hoping one of his many women would respond back for a little afternoon delight.

Somewhere, can't remember where, I read that a sixth series had also been discussed... and in that article, it was mentioned that Matthew Weiner had already planned how he intended to end the show, so my hunch is that we'll see at least another two seasons.

I read in one of those Yahoo! TV blurbs at the end of Season 3 they were looking at doing 3 more seasons. Can't find the link now, but just remember being very happy because i too heard it may only go 5 seasons.

 

[Doctor Q]

More pics behind the scenes. The cigarette props are interesting.

I happened to read that Rolling Stone issue on an airplane last week -- Mad Men was the cover story -- and it was fun to read about what each actor thinks of their character. But the best quote was when Matthew Weiner described the type of person he had in mind for Don Draper: "If Gregory Peck and James Garner had a baby, that guy."

 

[Blue Velvet]

Mad Men explained for D&D players
Click for full size image

 

[Blue Velvet]

NathanMuir, Blue Velvet and Doctor Q ponder a second martini before renegotiating their contracts over lunch...

Mad Men season five likely to be delayed

Production of the show is likely to be put back after AMC, the US cable network which broadcasts the show, has so far failed to strike a deal for the new season with producer Lionsgate or its creator Matthew Weiner.

Sky last year snatched the rights to the show from the BBC, which broadcast its previous four series in the UK, and when Sky Atlantic launched earlier this year said it would return in August 2011.

However, speculation is now mounting in the US that the fifth season will not be ready for broadcast until late autumn or January next year.

The show's star Jon Hamm, who plays Don Draper, recently described the series as "still in limbo".

"Usually we start shooting in April or May, and it doesn't seem like it's happening now because the writers' room is not in place," said Hamm. "I don't know if it even exists."

AMC, which currently pays more than $2m an episode for the show, had not yet announced a new deal with either Lionsgate or Weiner, although an agreement may be imminent, the New York Times reported.

Weiner told Entertainment Weekly in January: "They are fighting over a very lucrative property, and who is going to pay for it to get made; it's one of the biggest perils of success – everyone wants a piece of it now, and they are fighting over who is gonna get the biggest chunk."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/mar/24/mad-men-season-five-delayed

One of only two shows I watch (the other is Doctor Who), this comes as a terrible blow. I'll take that second martini, after all.

 

[OllyW]

Mad Men season five likely to be delayed




One of only two shows I watch (the other is Doctor Who), this comes as a terrible blow. I'll take that second martini, after all.

I didn't realise it had gone to bloody Sky.

That's crap.

 

[Blue Velvet]

That's crap.

I know, for those who watch it on telly in the UK, at least. Almost fell, swooning onto Betty's fainting couch when I heard. However, some people don't watch the latest episodes on TV.

 

[Doctor Q]

NathanMuir, Blue Velvet and Doctor Q ponder a second martini before renegotiating their contracts over lunch...

Season 5 delayed? I need a drink!

 

[OllyW]

However, some people don't watch the latest episodes on TV.

Looks like I'll be joining you when they get round to making season 5.

 

[arkitect]

I know this is a shameful thing to admit… but I just don't get Mad Men.
I am not immune to the slick "sixties-never-looked-this-good" thrill of it — all that stylish smoking makes me want to reach for my Lucky Strikes — but…

(Mind you, I actually can't be bothered with most TV drama.)

 

[Blue Velvet]

I know this is a shameful thing to admit… but I just don't get Mad Men.

If you can't be bothered with most TV drama, then I'm not sure what I or anyone else can say will persuade you to change your mind. The 60s backdrop is as relevant to the show as the mafia was to the Sopranos; yes, it's the water they swim in, but the characterisation and exploration of character arcs as they grapple with their chosen paths is several cuts above anything else you see on television.

Deliberately slow-paced to give time and space to its characters, carefully constructed, incredibly acted and impeccably art-directed and shot... it is definitely a show to start with at episode one, series one... a show doesn't win the raft of awards it has without good reason.

 

[arkitect]

If you can't be bothered with most TV drama, then I'm not sure what I or anyone else can say will persuade you to change your mind. The 60s backdrop is as relevant to the show as the mafia was to the Sopranos; yes, it's the water they swim in, but the characterisation and exploration of character arcs as they grapple with their chosen paths is several cuts above anything else you see on television.

Deliberately slow-paced to give time and space to its characters, carefully constructed, incredibly acted and impeccably art-directed and shot... it is definitely a show to start with at episode one, series one... a show doesn't win the raft of awards it has without good reason.

Then I think I'll have to start right at the beginning.


BTW, didn't mean to offend…

 

[Blue Velvet]

BTW, didn't mean to offend…

Wasn't offended at all.

Was just struck by your declaration of 'not liking most TV drama' so was trying to find a point of entry to make a case. You could also just watch it for the travails of closeted Sal Romano, illuminating what it must have been like at the time for those in business and industry.

Give it a try, worth sticking with. The writing is sublime. Promise.

 

[arkitect]

Give it a try, worth sticking with. The writing is sublime. Promise.

As luck would have it I received an Amazon gift voucher (imagine actually winning a prize for filling in one of those pesky customer surveys?)

I have ordered Series one on DVD.
I shall report back.

 

[Blue Velvet]

I have ordered Series one on DVD.
I shall report back.

Excellent. Give it a chance. Think it really comes into its own in Season Two, though.

 

[rdowns]

A friend loaned me her season 1 discs and I watched it over the past few weeks. Kind of slow at times but quality TV. I plan on watching season 2 when I get a hold of her discs.

 

[Blue Velvet]

Season 5 delayed? I need a drink!

Come in and sit down. I'll make you a second, we'll make it a double.

Season five now not coming until 2012 with the gloomiest reports talking of possible cancellation. However, apparently getting to five seasons and 100 episodes is reported as essential for the cash-in of syndication so the incentive is there to make it happen.

Sticking points between showrunner, Matthew Weiner, and AMC include:

• AMC wanting to chop two minutes from each show in order to accommodate more advertising
• Cut the cast budget
• Include more product placements

They've got a golden goose egg, why try and ruin it?

Fans took particular exception to the possibility that $1.5 million, roughly two regular cast members, would be excised from the cast budget each season. Vanity Fair’s Web site asked in a blog post which two characters should be cut — and helpfully recommended Betty Francis and Harry Crane.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/a...einer-and-amc-dispute-contract.html?src=twrhp

Betts and her fainting couch are toast.

 

[vincenz]

A friend loaned me her season 1 discs and I watched it over the past few weeks. Kind of slow at times but quality TV. I plan on watching season 2 when I get a hold of her discs.

It's slow (and at times pointless) for sure, but you feel compelled to keep watching for some reason. Nothing ever happens but that never really matters. Sign of a successful formula?

 

[Juventuz]

I really love the show, but let's be practical. Wiener wants $30 million for two seasons, that's a little absurd considering the ratings. Sometimes you've got to give to get, he wants $30 million, but he won't allow them to run more commercials. Mad Men is already between 47-49 minutes per episode, which is pretty good. Maybe if he were to take half they'd give in on their concessions.

 

[arkitect]

Betts and her fainting couch are toast.

A fainting couch?
I've heard of fainting rooms in old opera houses, but this I have to see.

 

[OllyW]

Mad Men is already between 47-49 minutes per episode, which is pretty good.

Does it run in a 1 hour slot in the US including adverts?

I always thought the run time was a little bit odd on the BBC.

 

[obeygiant]

Mad Men opening
Great scene
Simpsons Parody lol

 

[Juventuz]

Does it run in a 1 hour slot in the US including adverts?

I always thought the run time was a little bit odd on the BBC.

Yes, there are ads that run during the show, in a one hour timeslot.

 

[obeygiant]

Fan have been clamoring to take a trip back to 1960's New York and wander the halls of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce on AMC's "Mad Men," but their wait will continue until March 2012, something star Christina Hendricks says will pay off in big ways.
"I know it's been a little bit of a wait, but it will be worth it," the actress, who plays office bombshell Joan Holloway on the series, told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Tuesday's Access Hollywood Live . "We're already shooting our tenth episode."
Viewers last saw Joan in the middle of a pregnancy pickle, not knowing if the father of her baby was husband Greg Harris (played by Sam Page) or the child of her boss and former flame, Roger Sterling (John Slattery). But Christina stayed tightlipped on who her character's baby daddy might be.
"It wouldn't be fun if I told you, you gotta wait!" she said with a smile. "There's some really great storytelling. You'll have to wait and see."

Some of the stories in the upcoming Season 5 will be directed by co-star Jon Hamm.
"He's natural," she said of Jon's skills behind the camera as a director. "John Slattery has also directed a couple episodes. They know the story so well and they know us so well and their notes are fun. It's very, very easy to work with them. They're really great at it."
In addition to currently filming her Emmy-winning series, Christina is also busy promoting another new venture - into the world of video games!

yahoo

Can't wait until march!

 

[Doctor Q]

Season five now not coming until 2012...

And just like that, here we are in 2012!

Mad Men season five starts tomorrow (Sunday) night in the U.S. with a 2-hour show, 9pm-11pm Eastern/Pacific. The episode is called "A Little Kiss". You should be able to watch the episode on amctv.com within a few days.

Now if we can just remember where the story left off. I think Don had proposed to Megan, Betty had fired Carla, and Joan was keeping her baby. What else?

 

[chordate68]

Didn't Don/Dick tell Megan about his true identity or did she find out somehow?

Did anyone else watch last night's episode?

***Spoilers***

Who knew Megan liked to get rough between the sheets?Also, decent side boob. Campbell continues to annoy everyone. His privileged upbringing has really spoiled the hell out of him and made him a real douche when he doesn't get his way. What was with that statue/idol that was delivered at the end of the episode and what did it have to do with having to accept applications from black people??