We already reported that Janie Bryant took home a Costume Designers Guild Award, but have you seen her?
Jon Hamm, who is co-starring with Blake Lively in The Town, is quizzed about Gossip Girl by MTV.
Did we know that the White House threw a Mad Men-themed party for governors, complete with a mixologist?
BBC budget cuts may cause Don Draper to really disappear across the Atlantic.
The new line from Prada has a definite Mad Men influence.
Jon Hamm will be the voice of Mercedes-Benz.
Aaron Staton is interviewed by Game Informer.Kdei
As Nip/Tuck draws to a close, Tim Goodman talks about how it helped change cable, paving the way for Mad Men and Breaking Bad. I’ve found several similar stories.
Playwright Keith Huff has joined Mad Men’s writing staff. This leads off an article about playwrights moving to TV.
Cablevision’s profits are up, thanks largely to ad sales for Mad Men.
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From Tim Goodman's article about "NIP/TUCK":
"But as "Nip/Tuck" closes out its run, let history note that no amount of plastic surgery could ever make it presentable."
I realize that Mr. Goodman, like everyone else, is entitled to a personal opinion. But you know what? So am I. And from my personal view, I think that his above final opinion of "NIP/TUCK" is full of shit.
I'm surprised to see Matt hire a playwright. I saw an interview with him at the Writer's Guild from a couple years ago and he talked about how when he first put together his writing staff, he told agents, "No playwrights!"
There's some back story about Alan Ball and his inkling for playwrights, but what I remember is Matt saying playwrights didn't think cinematically. On stage, dialogue is dominant, but in film, you can tell a story using only images and sound. (Think Don touching the grass.)
So it's interesting to him revise that thought.
I hope BMW doesn't back out of all that ad space since Hamm is now the voice of Mercedes!
Thought you'd get a kick out of this Don/Joan photoshop I made, it seemed a natural fit!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29852801@N06/4400754…
“What drives us is the desire to create not only the best cars in the world but for it,†Mr. Hamm intones, adding, “A cleaner, safer future is what drives us.â€
Sounds like something Don Draper could have created.
Today's NY Times science section has an article on a book
"Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957-1962"
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/science/space/0…