"Mad Men" showrunner Matthew Weiner has revealed that no major character will die this season, and we think that's a good thing.
Everyone is caught up in whether or not Megan is going to die on "Mad Men" -- she's not, according to Matt Weiner -- but the real angle as this season plays out could be found more in how she exists within her marriage to Don.
Sorry, "Mad Men" conspiracy theorists: Megan Draper is not Sharon Tate! In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, series creator Matt Weiner flat-out shot...
After mass speculation, Matthew Weiner finally got frustrated enough to confirm (to The LA Times) that Megan Draper will not be dying this season, no matter who she might resemble. "It’s just not part of the show. No one’s going to die," he said, seemingly to the surprise of actress
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Mad Men creator Matt Weiner, in an interview the LA Times did with he and the cast that will released next week, claims that no one on the show, including the much-speculated about around these parts Megan Draper, is dead or will be dying this season, despite the oranges and whatnot.
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Wait…what’s going on with Bob Benson’s knee?
Okay, not such much his knee but the unrealistic scenario Matt Weiner and his crew created in which Benson’s knee would come into play. This week, as the roundtable became a Table For Two, Tami and I talk about the Notorious Knee, the possibility of …
With Jessica Pare having issued her final, bone-chilling shriek about Mad Men theories concerning Megan Draper (FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE!), Matthew Weiner and James Wolk are now addressing wild fan speculation regarding the true nature of Wolk’s character Bob Benson. Show More Summary
Seriously, what's Bob Benson's deal. We know something is up, but what? Last week, we presented many theories, like Benson is an investigative journalist and/or murderer. Recently, talking with the New York Times, James Wolk, the actor who plays Benson, opened up about his personal favorite theory: "They’re hilarious. I
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It's become pretty clear to me that Mad Men's sixth season is its worst season. It cannot be saved by the notion that Matt Weiner is "building up to something." "Building up to something" only works when you actually care about the characters. Show More Summary
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This week, Matt Weiner thought he’d counter the continued criticisms that he and his creative team aren’t dealing with race and racism by…fleshing out one of the worst racial fears about Black women. Tami, Renee Martin from Womanist Musings and Fangs For The Fantasy, and I give this foolishness some serious side-eye …
Post by Maressa Brown Don Draper, I mean, Jon Hamm was on The Daily Show this week looking yummy as usual, and he dished with Jon Stewart about Mad Men season 6. Granted, Matt Weiner has probably made him sign copious volumes of contracts...Show More Summary
Mad Men creator Matt Weiner’s obsession with confidentiality is no secret. The show’s actors keep mum in interviews, terrified of
Post by Maressa Brown Well, Matt Weiner did exactly what he said he couldn't wait to do -- "get to the destruction. Let's get to the loss." We got to one of the first devastating losses of 1968 in this week's episode "The Flood. After...Show More Summary
Yes, Matt Weiner knows there was no Le Cirque in 1968, and he's very sorry that a line in the most recent Mad Men has Christina Hendricks saying there was. ("I made reservations at Le Cirque," Joan tells her mom.) "We make mistakes," Weiner said at the Paley Center on
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Last night on The Daily Show, Christina Hendricks and Jon Stewart chatted about consequence — how Matt Weiner has spooled a karmic storyline from the "terrible" actions of these "terrible, terrible" men of Mad Men. "I like when an episode starts with Don just sort of hacking, waking up and
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Want "Mad Men" spoilers? Well, Matt Weiner wants to make sure you never get them. The creator of AMC's acclaimed drama and "Mad Men" star...
Matt Weiner seems to be more into risk-taking than ever this season: Ted McGinley was on "Mad Men" last night. The man known as "the...
This was a workmanlike episode, Mad Men moving some plot elements further into place, another chapter in Matt Weiner's novel for television, with some deft direction from series star Jon Hamm.
It's been a painful last few days, with the much anticipated season premiere of Mad Men waiting on our Tivo. For various reasons, we just haven't found any time this week to sit down and sink back into the world of Matt Weiner, Don Draper and gang, and we've been in spoiler-avoidance mode. Show More Summary
Last night's two-hour sixth season premiere of Mad Men drew 3.4 million viewers, down just a tick from the 3.5 million who watched last spring's debut. This is the first time the Matt Weiner–created drama has not improved on its previous season's premiere audience. Among viewers under 50, Mad Men
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