AMC and Lionsgate Announce Multiple Season Deal for Mad Men

AMC and Lionsgate today announced the return of the iconic series Mad Men for seasons five and six with series creator Matthew Weiner back on board as showrunner. Concurrently, it was announced that Weiner has signed a new long-term deal with Lionsgate, extending into a possible seventh season. The announcements were made by Charlie Collier, president of AMC, and Kevin Beggs, president of Lionsgate Television Group.
When AMC debuted Mad Men in July 2007 it quickly became one of the most talked about series on television. Set in 1960s New York, Mad Men, is a sexy and provocative original drama that follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising. Produced by Lionsgate, Mad Men has made television history as the only cable series to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama and the Golden Globe for Best Television Series-Drama for three consecutive years.
"I want to thank all of our wonderful fans for their support." said Weiner. "I also want to thank AMC and Lionsgate for agreeing to support the artistic freedom of myself, the cast and the crew so that we can continue to make the show exactly as we have from the beginning. I'm excited to get started on the next chapter of our story."
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From AMC -Mad Men Season 4 Interviews - The Women

I don't know about you but I'm really missing MAD MEN. This article from AMC gives us some interviews from the lovely women and girls who make up this fabulous show. For their full interviews click here. Maybe this will help tide us over.

 "When I was a kid I couldn't hide anything on my face. My dad would be like, "Don't look at me like that," and I'd be like what?" -- Christina Hendricks (Joan Harris)

• "We're actually wearing more clothes than I would be wearing if I wasn't taking my clothes off...everything is just pulled down to create the illusion that you're naked." -- Elisabeth Moss (Peggy Olson)

• "I really liked the fall in Episode 9 -- the trip. It was my first time doing a really big stunt and I thought it was fun." -- Kiernan Shipka (Sally Draper)

• "The scene we did when we're both in bed -- that really intimate scene before he leaves [my hotel room] -- was my favorite scene to shoot in the whole season. Or maybe in my life." --Jessica Paré (Megan)

• "I got to curse and scream at this imaginary boyfriend, and [Faye] does it so well. I just think, boy is she articulate, she says what she wants, she tells him off, and she's just really clear." --Cara Buono (Dr. Faye Miller)

• "I felt like somebody came into my body and my whole body adjusted. I think there was a Miss Blankenship out there just saying, 'Hey, I'm coming in,' and she landed inside me." -- Randee Heller (Ida Blankenship)

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAY-#4

Book Beginnings on Friday is a meme hosted by Becky at Page Turners. Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading.  Click here to see what Becky is reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence. (Thanks to Rose City Reader for inspiring this meme)

Title: Mad Men and Philosophy:Nothing Is as It Seems

Author: Rod Carveth

Take off your shoes. Shut the door. Have a seat. Kick back in your Eames chair. Admire that Rothko print. Pour your favorite drink. (as per the show the next sentence should be --Light one.)
(If you don't know what an Eames chair or a Rothko print is, click on them and see. I did and I'm pretty sure that I'm getting  a Rothko poster to hang in MY new office, though the chair probably not. At that price, I should be able to drive it not rest my butt  in it)

As a lover of Mad Men,one of the best shows on TV, and not just summer shows, I can honestly say , it would not have mattered one bit what the beginning of this book said, I was going to read it. Is it the sex, the humor, the outrageous situations, nostalgia, that keeps us watching? Probably, all of the above and more. This show has fascinated me from day one and I couldn't wait to read this book. Seeing NY City from the 60's and falling in love with each and every smarmy, oversexed guy and gal on this show has been a roller coaster ride. Just as I decide, I really, really can't stand Don, Pete, or Roger; they do or say something that has you shaking your head and not writing them off as a total waste of humanity. The show started out a bit slow this season due to a major shakeup at the end of last season but it has returned with a bang this week. The manipulations, the ad campaigns, the sex, Betty and the kids, Roger: they are all back in fighting form and I hated to see this week's episode end. I wanted MORE! Well, I couldn't have it but with this book in my hands, I get to delve beneath the surface and experience the events of this show on a much, much deeper level. Why am I wasting time writing this when I could be reading this great book?! Later!