Ryan Gosling will direct his Drive co-star Christina Hendricks in How To Catch A Monster.
Christina also has a thought about Season 6 at TVLine.
Jared Harris talks to Vulture about his favorite episode from Season 5. And it may surprise you.
January Jones was spotted out with the adorable Xander again.
Deadline covered the “For Your Consideration” Emmy campaigns for Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, and more.
Why can’t Jon Hamm win an Emmy? (via basketcase JB50)
Mad Men editor Christopher Gay talks to AMC about his Emmy nomination for Season 5′s “Far Away Places” and reveals the most difficult part of editing an episode.
From the Editor’s Guild, past and present Mad Men editors Malcolm Jamieson, Leo Trombetta, Christopher Nelson, Tom Wilson, and assistant editor Pattye Rogers talk about the editorial process for the show. [This was published in 2010, but a nice piece not previously posted here, afaik, and a nice companion to the Christopher Gay interview. -K]
Breaking Bad hit a series ratings high ahead of this week’s mid-season ender, which got the usual multi-faceted commentary at Slate.
BB‘s Jonathan Banks talks about that thing that happened to Mike Ehrmantraut at Vulture and AMC.
The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz weighs in on the use of “Goin’ Down” during last week’s episode of Breaking Bad.
Vulture rates each of the BB deaths by sadness.
Hell On Wheels star Anson Mount does a podcast at ESPN about both sports and the show.
In his first post-House gig, Robert Sean Leonard has signed on for a five-episode arc on Falling Skies.
Marti Noxon is developing the semi-autobiographical Guide to Divorce for Showtime.
Jerry Seinfeld and Joel Hodgson (MST3K) talk about Mad Men and more on the latest episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.
The Guardian nominates Pete Campbell as a fashion icon. The New York Post reports that Don Draper is still shaping your fashion world.
Basketcase Mad Chick checks in with stories about Crista Flanagan (Lois Sadler) and Patrick Cavanaugh (Smitty).
The Walking Dead and the Driving Drunk. Allegedly.
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Here is a video interview with Jon Hamm who is involved with fundraising for his former school in St. Louis.
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/335729/3/Jon-Hamm-returns-home-for-high-school-fundraiser
I tried to add this item via the News Submissions link the other day, but since the re-format, I haven’t been able to submit anything.
Anyway, it’s an item about a 27-year-old Jonathan Banks’ first onscreen performance, in a 1974 PSA Educational film. I half expected him to say, “Shut the eff up and let me bowl in peace” …
http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/08/29/jonathan-banks-breaking-bad-lindas-film-on-menstruation/
Love the diner in the Seinfeld segment. If only it were in California they could use it in MM.
Elisabeth Moss in her blond ‘do and lingerie dress was one of the Must See Looks of the Week on “Fashion Police” last night (August 31). Nicole Richie was named the best of the week, but they had some very nice comments about Elisabeth’s new look. FP repeats throughout the week on E!, so check your schedule for times to see it.
Sad, but probably true….interesting analysis.
Emmys 2012: Why can’t Jon Hamm ever win for ‘Mad Men’? Bryan Cranston is not the only reason
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/emmys-2012-why-cant-jon-hamm-ever-win.html
Oops-the Crista Flanigan link changed after I originally submitted it! Sorry about that. Here’s the right one.
http://more.showfax.com/columns/avoice/archives/2012_08.html
I’ll try to repost it on the main page, too.
Don’t know whether in 2010 anyone posted this link to Crista Flanagan in an 8-page Playboy spread!
You wouldn’t know it was the same person.
http://tinyurl.com/3azxj79