Posts with tag "mad men"

Spoiler Alert: 'Mad Men' Season Four Finale Shocks

Posted Oct 18th 2010 at 08:15 AM by AOL TV Editors

Say what you will about Matthew Weiner and his 'Mad Men' staff, but that team sure knows how to craft a season finale. Season three's finale, which had the Sterling Cooper Draper team going off on their own, was a tough act to follow -- one of the series' high points. But the season four finale, 'Tomorrowland,' didn't disappoint, serving up its own emotional bombs and shocks and setting the ...

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With 'Sister Wives' Echoing 'Big Love,' Here Are Five Series Reality TV Should Never Adapt

Posted Sep 29th 2010 at 05:00 PM by Zach Dionne

The 'Sister Wives' family getting investigated for felony bigamy kinda stole the thunder from an office convo we were hoping to have after Sunday night's premiere -- we were dying to discuss the fact that 'Sister Wives' is basically HBO's 'Big Love,' reality TV-ified. Now we're stuck making flashcards reminding ourselves that 'Big Love' equals fiction and 'Sister Wives' equals fact, though both ...

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Jon Hamm Struggled With Depression Following Parents' Deaths

Posted Sep 22nd 2010 at 04:45 PM by PopEater Staff

'Mad Men' star Jon Hamm is finally opening up about his struggle with depression and antidepressants following the death of his father. "I was ... unmoored by that. I struggled with chronic depression. I was in bad shape," he told UK's Guardian. Hamm, who was just 20 at the time, had become an orphan; his mother had died of stomach cancer when he was only 10. Hamm battled the chronic ...

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Jon Hamm Mocks Reality TV Stars and 'Housewives'

Posted Sep 22nd 2010 at 11:30 AM by PopEater Staff

Jon Hamm prides himself on not being a sell out. The actor may have become an overnight sensation with his role as Don Draper on 'Mad Men,' but he managed to skyrocket to fame without losing his dignity, he says. In the October issue of Details, Hamm opens up about reality TV, ponders the success of 'Twilight' and Miley Cyrus and explains why his latest flick, 'The Town,' is not for the ...

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How's Ben Affleck as a Director? Jon Hamm Jokes: 'Pure Misery'

Posted Sep 11th 2010 at 01:22 PM by Christine Fenno

Cracking wise at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday while discussing what it was like to film the new bank-heist thriller 'The Town' (in theaters next weekend), 'Mad Men' star Jon Hamm opened up during a press conference about taking direction from Ben Affleck. "It was an awful experience," Hamm insisted, according to PEOPLE. "[Ben's] a horrible human being. Talent-free, I guess ...

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'Grey's Anatomy' Doc Sarah Drew Would Love to Make a Return to 'Mad Men'

Posted Sep 3rd 2010 at 07:00 PM by Denise Warner

Sarah Drew found herself among the survivors at the end of last season of 'Grey's Anatomy.' Her character, Dr. April Kepner, was spared by the violent end that many of the other doctors at Seattle Grace suffered, after a gunman went on a rampage through the hospital. The actress, who is really excited to return to the show as a series regular, talked to PopEater about what's in store for April ...

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'Mad Men' Star Rich Sommer Welcomes Baby Boy

Posted Sep 3rd 2010 at 07:40 AM by PopEater Staff

Rich Sommer and wife Virgina welcomed a baby boy, Patrick Ryan Sommer, on Tuesday, PEOPLE reports. It's the couple's second child -- daughter Beatrice is 2. "We are loving hanging with our happy, healthy baby boy, and appreciate our family and friends joining us in celebrating this exciting time," Sommer, 32, told PEOPLE. "Also, he looks way better than I do in a onesie." Leading up to the ...

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Rolling Stone Goes Behind the Scenes of 'Mad Men'

Posted Aug 31st 2010 at 04:46 PM by Maggie Coughlan

Rolling Stone magazine's special television issue takes readers behind the scenes of AMC's Emmy-winning show 'Mad Men.' In this season's opening scene, an interviewer asks Jon Hamm's character, "Who is Don Draper?" In a sense, 'Mad Men' is creator Matt Weiner's attempt to figure out this question for himself. "If Rob Lowe had been cast in the part, it would have been different," says Hamm, ...

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'Mad Men' Star Elisabeth Moss Ringless and Ravishing at Pre-Emmy Events

Posted Aug 29th 2010 at 08:42 AM by Bryan Alexander

Elisabeth Moss seems determined not to let her recently reported split with 'Saturday Night Live' star Fred Armisen get in the way of having a great time during her triumphant Emmy weekend. The 'Mad Men' star, 28, made her first public appearances since the announcement of the split, gracing two glittering pre-Emmy parties on Friday night. But by all accounts Moss, up for a best supporting ...

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Christina Hendricks Prefers Wearing Nothing Under Her Trench Coat

Posted Aug 25th 2010 at 11:49 AM by Maggie Coughlan

There are countless reasons Esquire magazine named Christina Hendricks the "Best-Looking Woman in America." Heart-stopping curves, porcelain skin and a perfect pout -- take your pick. With a body that just won't quit and the face of an angel, it's no surprise that London Fog chose the Emmy-nominated 'Mad Men' beauty as the face (and body) of its new fall ad campaign. "The sexiest way to wear ...