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And that's not good.
AMC has exercised its option on a third season of Mad Men, according to network sources. Hardly a surprise given the shows critical acclaim and raft of industry awards, including the Emmy for best drama, the first basic cable series in history to pick up that award.
But the future of the show is not quite unequivocal. Series creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner, who signed an initial two-year contract, does not have a new deal with series producer Lionsgate.
Weiner is apparently looking for a raise to match the attention and prestige the show has brought in. So with just two episodes left in the second season, there is no production schedule for season three. Weiner told the New York Post that he has yet to write any scripts for the third season. And the show's actors, many of whom were largely unknown before the series, are weighing movie offers.
AMC, however, was unambiguous about the show's future.
"The future of Mad Men on AMC is not in question," said a network spokesperson. "The show will be returning next season. We are engaged in discussions now and look forward to a powerful second season finale on October 26th."
Mad Men kicked off its second season with 2.1 million viewers, more than double the number of people who tuned in to the show's series premiere. And while the show has not cracked 2 million viewers since its premiere, it's nevertheless up significantly compared to last year, averaging over 1.5 million viewers per episode.
"Peggy is the closest the series has to a heroine but her heroism has little to do with her but she’s more of a protagonist who is heroic in a very limited sense. She is saving herself, but not doing anybody else much good. As I said, she isn’t as much interested in or excited by the creative side of her job as she is in and by what doing a good job will get her."
I'm not sure that's really right - I think Peggy loves her career, as opposed to "job." She's building herself and does understand that her creative talents are the engine driving her rise.
Her father's nuts. She wants that jardinaire(sp) that would make a High Victorian sick.
And Don becomes more human in direct proportion to the distance he is from her.
I see a pattern. "The Shrike"?
If Dick's not officially dead, he can head up the coast in time to work at the Firehouse with Gossage. Except no one would believe that someone like Gossage could exist.
Or is it "Cops and Robbers"?
Thinking back to those times, if Joan had locked herself into Don's office and called the NYPD, what would have happened?
Some beefy Irishmen would have showed up, listened to her story and having learned that the rapist was her fiance and they were 'co-habitating", would have patted her on the head and told her to make her confession and be sweet to the young doctor.
Later, he'd regale his buddies with the story about the red headed whoore built like a brick shit house.
Things didn't just change; where and if they have changed it's because women, young and old and, yes, black and white got together and changed.
Thanks,
Laura
This is art, people. This lady-Sterling's former baby sitter- knows something.
I wish they would have kept Roger and Joan coupled up. Those two are the best on the show and there could have been a great storyline there--relationship-wise, with her being tougher and not taking his guff -- and him loving and wanting her all the more for it. I can just imagine some great scenes with some great acting.
Oh well. Mad Men continually disappoints me.
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Bargaims
Thanks..
Thanks for such an helpful post.
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