There’s an episode of “Mad Men” with an especially morbid subplot. The agency is in chaos, a client is in town, and in the middle of an important presentation, Miss Blankenship (Randee Heller), Bertram Cooper’s elderly secretary and the entire firm’s crotchety grandma, dies. It’s played for laughs, but not really. While everyone is concerned, their […]
Continue reading“Mad Men” is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, and while some fans will be shocked that so much time has gone by, the show also feels like a relic of a bygone era in many ways.While Matthew Weiner’s period drama helped launch the so-called “Golden Age of Television,” it is almost impossible to imagine […]
Continue readingMatthew Weiner had a very specific process for writing “Mad Men.” “At the beginning of each season, Weiner would delineate his vision for that season. This would include, as one might expect, general character arcs and plotlines. The writers were also, however, bombarded with images, poetry, movie scenes, dreams, songs, quotes and on,” co-writer Semi Chellas […]
Continue readingKnown for its richly-detailed style and slow, deliberate storytelling, “Mad Men” is one of the greatest television shows to hit the airwaves, with a staggering 116 Emmy Award nominations and 16 wins. For seven magnificent seasons, Matthew Weiner’s historical drama explores the cultural upheavals of the 1960s through the specific story of advertising executive Don Draper (the […]
Continue readingA bit of would-be comic book movie history has finally been confirmed. Former “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm has now finally said directly that yes, he was in talks to play the “X-Men” villain Mister Sinister. This would have happened in a proposed sequel to “The New Mutants” that never came to pass — and […]
Continue readingIt looks like FX will not be making a series with “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner after all. A project by the writer-director was first announced in 2020, but The Hollywood Reporter now confirms that the show will not go forward.The new series, which was billed as a half-hour dramedy, received backlash upon its first […]
Continue readingWriter-director Blerta Basholli recently made her feature film debut with “Hive,” which tells the true story of Fahrije Hoti, a Balkan woman who started manufacturing and selling a red pepper spread as a way of employing widows in her troubled village. The film attracted plenty of fans after its 2021 Sundance premiere, including Elisabeth Moss. […]
Continue reading“Ozark” is one of the best drama series on television right now, and expectations are high for the sure-to-be thrilling series conclusion coming in 2022. Unlike past seasons, which were 10 episodes long, “Ozark” season 4 will consist of 14 episodes and be divided into two parts, similar to how drama shows like “The Sopranos,” […]
Continue reading(Welcome to Where to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: Mad Men)”Mad Men” was one of the shows that made people care about AMC. Between that and “Breaking Bad,” anyone who was interested in TV (specifically very charismatic and also […]
Continue readingThe first two episodes of “Hawkeye” are now streaming on Disney+, which means that we can probably expect no shortage of “Hawkeye”-related news in the coming weeks as the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to dominate the movie and TV water cooler. MCU newcomer Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), is front and center for the show’s first […]
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