Mad Men Hits Netflix Watch Instantly Tomorrow

July 26th, 2011

Public service announcement: In case more Star Trek than you can shake a tribble at hasn’t been enough, everybody’s favorite retro-sexist-inebriated-office-comedy Mad Men arrives on Netflix Watch Instantly, starting, tomorrow. All four seasons equals no excuse for being behind whenever season five starts up.

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Mad Men Title Sequence Redesign

July 19th, 2011

Illustrator Paul Rogers distills everybody’s favorite pre-hippie ad agency down to some sixties-cool Saul Bass style iconography. Almost makes up for no new Mad Men episodes any time soon.

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Mad Men Clothes

June 28th, 2011

I claim to be on a schedule with entertainment-related posts slated for Tuesday, so here goes. A Mad Men episode review might typically appear here, but the show is on hiatus until season 5. But I did see in my feed reader a show cross-promotion with Banana Republic — a Mad Men clothing line.

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Mad Men Back For Seasons 5, 6, and 7

April 5th, 2011

Whew. So last week’s freakout is ancient history as Matthew Weiner signed a multi-year deal with AMC, continuing Mad Men for three seasons. And more good news: no cast or programming changes. There was some fear that AMC wanted the show’s running time reduced — somewhat appropriately — to allow for more advertising. The best […]

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Mad Men Season 5: More Bad News

March 30th, 2011

More crappy news regarding Mad Men season 5. AMC announced the new season is a go for early 2012. But contract negotiations with show creator and mastermind Matthew Weiner continue — likely over salary, but one rumor suggests AMC wants at least two of the regular castmembers to be cut, also for salary reasons.

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