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Sunday's Mad Men took a darker than usual turn, set against the backdrop of the actual story of Richard Speck's rape and murder of 8 student nurses in 1966.
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Well, last night's Mad Men — the eighth episode this season, titled "The Crash" — was interesting to say the least. Some people loved it, others hated it, and it left a lot of us a bit befuddled (much like Ted Chaough in the photo above).
Sunday's Mad Men took a darker than usual turn, set against the backdrop of the actual story of Richard Speck's rape and murder of 8 student nurses in 1966.
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The second installment in Mad Men's fifth season aired Sunday night, and while it was only an hour compared to the premiere's two (and, alas, there was no Zou Bisou Bisou), many of the themes set up in the first episode carried through, including a focus on female-driven plots. But there were some surprises too!
Salon's Robin Sayers is gunning for Mad Men's Pete Campbell, who she's convinced "is about to tumble out a window."
This week, Esquire magazine joined the proud tradition of media trolling with its Sex Issue, a cocktail of self-aware misogyny, arm-chair sociology, and pinup photos that engendered near-universal disgust, resulting in lots of "buzz."
With the cable business finally reaching saturation when it comes to adding new subscribers, and viewers blessed with more on-demand choices than ever, many top cable channels have recently experienced their worst ratings declines ever.
One of the traditions of the day after a Mad Men season premiere is the realization after endless hype is that few people watch the show -- last night's episode drew a paltry 3.5 million viewers -- but the way the show survives as a business is a good lesson in the changing entertainment landscape.
The ratings are out for Mad Men's Season 5 premiere, and it's a good reminder that while many are obsessed with the show, it's still no ratings monster.
The women of Mad Men have never been shrinking violets wary of showing their displeasure or, for that matter, their sexuality, but in this fifth season there seems to be a ratcheting up of both the stakes and the terms.
Last night, after a nearly two-year wait, AMC's sad but glittery crown jewel Mad Men returned for a fifth season. So how did the premiere measure up against all the aching anticipation? Pretty well, we'd say.
Haven't gotten around to watching the first four seasons of Mad Men in time for tonight's Season 5 premiere? We can get you up to speed in no time.
Which of these are we more excited about, and why? If we could only see one (which is fortunately not the case), which would it be? We've broken down some key factors in this investigation.
As we flipped through Newsweek's retro Mad Men themed issue, complete with matching retro ads, our eye caught this Domtar advertisement for paper.
It sure is nice to see Don, Roger, Joan, and Peggy together again and the retro ads sure are fun, but we still can't shake the feeling that Tina Brown's Mad Men-inspired Newsweek issue feels more like an advertisement or memorabilia than it does an issue of a magazine.
Your daily dose of Jon Hamm news: An SNL sketch with Lindsay Lohan was pulled at the last second. And don't get him started on Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian!
Famously "difficult" Mad Men creator and showrunner Matthew Weiner recently sat down with The New York Times to talk about the show's upcoming season, and revealed that he actually quit the show during negotiations with AMC.
The long delayed fifth season of AMC's Mad Men, TV's current Best Show, finally premieres in three weeks, meaning Mad madness is kicking into high gear. But what do we really know about what's about to arrive? Well, not much, unfortunately.
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Do you love Mad Men like we love Mad Men? Have you been waiting so long for the show to begin its fifth season that you barely even remember where we left off?
In a thoughtful essay for Esquire, Tom Junod -- who penned the magazine's 2003 piece about the iconic photo of a man falling from the World Trade Center on Sept 11 -- weighs in on the mini-controversy surrounding Mad Men's newest promotional image.
The star had already let the secret slip, but AMC confirms it's bringing back its hit series in the spring.
Mad Men will soon(ish) be upon us, Blake Lively pops pills, and Miley Cyrus takes a terrible trip to Paris.
Fans will rejoice to hear that the much-delayed fifth season of AMC's Mad Men will finally debut on March 25, 2012, according to its star Jon Hamm.
Word comes today that Pan Am, ABC's big, gaudy Mad Men of the skies, has been cut off at the knees. Please put your tray tables up, because this thing is coming in for a landing. So can we declare it once and for all now? Mad Men ripoffs just don't work.
The last season of Mad Men hasn't even started yet, but the show's creator Matthew Weiner already has an idea of what the finale will look like.
It looks like television's most guidolicious show made it from TV set to classroom projector slide faster than any program this decade.
We respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our jobs easier. But sometimes we have no idea what they're talking about. So after a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.
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Whether it's a close shave or a bit of stubble, the "Mad Men" star is your guy
The 'Mad Men' creator is "completely obsessed" with his revamped retro stove
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The 1950s period piece isn't all that accurate
AMC advertising drama scored 19 nominations, followed closely by 'Boardwalk Empire'
Christina Hendricks says "a couple people" have been fired from the show
The creator strikes deal to stay on for three more seasons of the show
Setting the record straight in a friendly forum
Fifth season now in doubt
Who knew he was such a curvy redhead?
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