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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.