Basket of News, April 27- May 3, 2013
From New York magazine’s Dan Amira: Wow, can’t believe Mad Men killed off MLK. The fans are gonna be irate. — Dan Amira (@DanAmira) April 29, 2013 Gothamist unpacks how NYC dealt with — and reported on...
View ArticleBasket of News, June 1-7, 2013
Gothamist unpacks “A Tale of Two Cities,” from Jeannie C. Riley to Carnation Instant Breakfast, with an extra post about the 1968 DNC in Chicago. Vulture has your key GIFs from “A Tale of Two Cities.”...
View ArticleBasket of News, June 22-28, 2013
“In Care Of” set record ratings for a Mad Men season finale. Matthew Weiner did post-finale interviews with all the heavyweights — The Daily Beast, Entertainment Weekly, Alan Sepinwall, and Basket Of...
View ArticleBasket of News, Dec. 14-20, 2013
Homeland showrunner Alex Gansa talks to THR about about the choices made leading up to the finale, what castmembers to expect back when the series returns and how it feels to rip off the Band-Aid....
View ArticleBasket of News, March 8-14, 2014
Mad Men pre-Season 7 is swinging into gear and I’ve got your Matthew Weiner right here… with BuzzFeed, Alan Sepinwall, Vulture, TV Guide, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington...
View ArticleBasket of News, May 17-23, 2014
Gothamist unpacks the cultural references in “The Strategy,” including Burger Chef ads like this. Also, MAD Magazine‘s Mort Drucker gets a feature from AMC that refers to the parody “My Fair Ad-Man.”...
View ArticleBasket of News, Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2015
The Walking Dead showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Andrew Lincoln, and Steven Yeun did a TimesTalk: ComicBook.com has the highlights, if you’re super-busy. They also have video of a Google hangout with...
View ArticleBasket of News, Feb. 7-13, 2015
The premiere of Better Call Saul was the biggest series premiere in cable history, while The Walking Dead‘s mid-season premiere was the highest performing regularly-scheduled entertainment program of...
View ArticleBasket of News, May 8-15, 2015
The final trailer. Kevin Rahm talked to Roberta; here’s Part One. (He also talks to The Hollywood Reporter.) Matthew Weiner did exit interviews with the New York Times, and Maclean‘s. Matt also...
View ArticleBasket of News, June 5, 2015
Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men wish list will keep us talking: Please join our Monday discussion group! The TCA Award nominations are out! 3 nominations for Mad Men, including program of the year; Basket...
View ArticleBasket of News, August 14, 2015
The TCA (Television Critics Association) announced their winners. That Mad Men didn’t win show of the year (that went to Empire) might give us pause in our Emmy hopes. Here’s a round-up of winners that...
View ArticleBasket of News, August 28, 2015
Christina Hendricks on Watch What Happens Live answering the question, “How did Mad Men Really End?” (video) The Wrap also interviews Ms. Hendricks on the end of Mad Men. John Slattery’s next role. The...
View ArticleBasket of News, September 11, 2015
Illustrated above, AMC has issued key art for Season 6 of The Walking Dead. In addition, three Alexandria residents, including the marvelous Tovah Feldshuh, have been promoted to series regulars. Jon...
View ArticleBasket of News, September 18, 2015
The Creative Arts Emmys were awarded Saturday, September 12. If they are seen as predictive of the primetime Emmys, then Mad Men is in trouble: Jon Hamm didn’t win his Comedy Guest nomination for The...
View ArticleBasket of News, December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate! Teyonah Parris (Mad Men‘s Dawn) is set to star in a biopic of musician Miki Howard. Jon Hamm stars in a Christmas episode of Black Mirror, which hits Netflix...
View ArticleBasket of News, January 8, 2016
Alison Brie is interviewed about her current movie work. Mad Men and Community get mentioned. Christina Hendricks has been cast in Bad Santa 2. The Clio Awards are trying to capitalize on the...
View ArticleBasket of News, February 12, 2016
Sunday is the “mid-season premiere” for The Walking Dead. You can download an app that lets you watch the first four minutes here. The app will also give you access to the first half of the season...
View ArticleBasket of News, February 19, 2016
Mad Men’s Jennifer Getzinger (a Basket of Kisses favorite) will direct the pilot Miranda’s Rights. The article pointed out she’s the only woman directing a network pilot. …Which makes this article even...
View ArticleBasket of News, May 13, 2016
Mad Men’s Jay Ferguson’s comedy, The Real O’Neals, has been renewed for a second season. The film High Wire Act, which Jon Hamm starts shooting in Tangiers next month, is already on the Cannes “hot...
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