Basket of Kisses

Gothamist unpacks the cultural references in “The Collaborators,” from Heinz to Hair. Happy Place puts “The Collaborators” on Facebook. AMC opens a fashion file on “The Collaborators.” Matthew Weiner is profiled by the Irish Indepenedent. Jon Hamm talks to AMC about the nature of change and his biggest hope for Don this season. Mr. Hamm [...]

The ratings for “The Doorway” weren’t record-setting, but by he standards of basic cable dramas, Mad Men is arguably a modest-to-solid hit when calculating total viewers — if not adults 18-49 — especially if it wasn’t “Mad Men,” and all the lofty baggage that goes along with its title. Gothamist returns to unpack “The Doorway”‘s [...]

Matthew Weiner talks to the New York Times about preparations for a new year of Mad Men, the differences between his film and television experiences and how he is thinking about the end of the 1960s. Mr. Weiner has brought on Oscar best picture winner Argo‘s campaign consultant Michele Robertson for the 2013 Emmys race. AMC has your officially approved [...]

Here’s your latest Mad Men trailer — oh my: Matthew Weiner talks to the Saturday Evening Post about success, domestic life and more… Mr. Weiner also talks to the Wall Street Journal about the challenges of bringing his vision to the screen, his early influences, and saying farewell to beloved characters. Want some officially sanctioned [...]

The Mad Men Season 6 premiere has a title and typically inscrutable summary. See the Mad Men cast at the Season 6 red carpet premiere. But wait… there’s more! Vincent Kartheiser and Alexis Bledel are engaged, raising the possibility of a child with the bluest eyes ever.  Alison Brie ponders a wedding gift… but isn’t [...]

ICYMI: The Mad Men Season 6 poster, by classic illustrator Brian Sanders. To keep your Mad Men mojo working, a recap/teaser featuring Matthew Weiner and Jon Hamm. …and in this one, Matthew Weiner allows us to see Jessica Pare and Rich Sommer in Season 6 gear, so proceed at your own risk: …but wait… there’s [...]

Your Mad Men Season 6 teaser: Mad Men executive producers Andre and Maria Jacquemetton are leaving the Emmy-winning series after this seasons to sign an overall deal with Warner Bros Television. Gita Hall May, a top Sixties model is suing makers of Mad Men for using her image without consent in the opening credits. Larisa [...]

The Walking Dead was virtually even with the 11.05 million viewers it scored the previous week, despite running opposite the Oscars. TWD boosted AMC’s revenue in the fourth quarter, but the channel’s battle with DishTV hurt profits and stock price. Nevertheless, AMC is taking on Canada’s largest cable provider, but Rogers is downplaying the report [...]

Mad Men‘s Matthew Weiner and Semi Chellas took home Writers Guild Awards for “The Other Woman.” If you have not watched the Season 3 finale of Downton Abbey, then you should avoid showrunner Julian Fellowes discussing the season with The New York Times — in fact, Fellowes drops a minor spoiler about Season 4 therein.  [...]

First, some very sad news: Bob Levinson, considered by his peers as one of the best ever advertising copywriters, and one of Mad Men‘s advertising consultants, has died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. AdlandTV has some video from a DDB 60s reunion. He was an astronaut. Next, some very happy news: The Walking Dead mid-season [...]

Elisabeth Moss talks to Vulture about Peggy and Top of the Lake.  What she can’t say is… interesting. January Jones did a fashion spread for Vs. magazine. Just keep hitting the “previous” arrow.  She talks about Sweetwater at HitFix.  We also learn that JJ broke Josh Groban’s heart. BuzzFeed lists “13 Moments When Betty Draper [...]

There are a fair number of items this week from the SAG Awards, where Downton Abbey, Claire Danes and Bryan Cranston took home Actors, while Mad Men and Jon Hamm got stiffed. Elisabeth Moss, Jessica Pare, January Jones and Kiernan Shipka all rocked the SAG red carpet, as did Jon Hamm and Jennfer Westfeldt.  Scroll [...]