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The Walking Dead: Zombies Upon Zombies, Week After Week

Richard Lawson · 08/24/10 11:30AM

Here's a trailer for AMC's upcoming drama? horror? drorror? series The Walking Dead, a zombie apocalypse story based on the popular graphic novel series. This trailer premiered at Comic Con a while back, but this is the official public release.

Mad Men: You Don't Have to Like It

Matt Toder · 08/23/10 01:30AM

Tonight's episode of Mad Men was about a lot of people coming to grips with things that they don't want to acknowledge. As we've seen before, the world is moving forward and it can't be stopped.

Mad Men: Back to Business

Richard Lawson · 07/26/10 10:52AM

Last night saw the fourth season premiere of AMC's melancholy period drama, an episode that was something of a return to basics. Let's do a brief postmortem, shall we?

Mad Men Season 4 Premiere: Who is Don Draper?

Matt Toder · 07/25/10 11:45PM

Tonight's premiere of Mad Men certainly didn't disappoint, as we're introduced to the new reality of the show; Don as a divorcee and Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce just scraping by. But the central question still remains: Who is Don Draper?

Rubicon's Hero Is No Don Draper

nightintern · 07/25/10 11:15PM

If you saw the season premiere of Mad Men, you probably saw commercials for AMC's not-Mad Men-like conspiracy thriller, Rubicon. While trying to secure some post-traumatic lovin', it's clear that Will Travers needs some lessons from Don Draper.

AMC's Rubicon: Can We Love a Mystery Again?

Richard Lawson · 06/09/10 12:11PM

Here's a trailer for AMC's upcoming mystery series, about a think tank employee (James Badge Dale) who begins to uncover a conspiracy involving branches of government and big business. It involves four-leaf clovers somehow? Mostly the trailer is just confusing.

Paul Dano to Star in Most Indie Movie Ever

Adrian Chen · 01/18/10 02:01AM

Paul Dano got his start in the super indie film "L.I.E." Then he did bigger things like "Little Miss Sunshine" and "There Will Be Blood." Now he returns to his indie roots with what sounds like the indiest indie ever.

AMC: It's Not TV, It's Rich People's TV

Richard Rushfield · 11/13/09 12:38PM

It has been noted that all political careers end in failure. So too must all show biz careers end in bombs. A shame AMC can't just quit while they're ahead, but then, that wouldn't be show biz.

Who'll Be Back for the Next Season of Mad Men?

Brian Moylan · 11/09/09 05:15PM

The Mad Men season finale left a real easy way to get rid of a whole bunch of cast members. So, who is going to leave this critically-acclaimed show for fame and fortune and who is here to stay?

cityfile · 11/09/09 02:38PM

• Another magazine has gone under: Hachette announced today that it's closing Metropolitan Home to "focus its resources" on Elle Décor. [AdAge]
New York's profile of star Times reporter Andrew Ross Sorkin reveals he's one of the paper's highest-paid staffers and is beloved by the titans of Wall Street, but is not quite as popular with some of his Times colleagues. [NYM]
• Circulation is down—and losses are up—at the New York Post. [NYT]
• GE and Comcast have agreed on a valuation for NBC, which brings the parties one step closer to handing over control of the network to Comcast. [Reuters]
• Condé Nast may be trimming expenses and cutting jobs here at home, but the mag giant is busy expanding its presence in China. [NYP]
Curb Your Enthusiasm is coming to basic cable. TV Land and TV Guide have picked up reruns of the show and will begin airing them next year. [LAT]
• Google has acquired the mobile ad company AdMob for $750 million. [NYT]
• Last night's Mad Men scored AMC its highest-rated finale ever, although considering it's AMC we're talking about, that isn't saying much. [B&C]
A Christmas Carol was No. 1 at the weekend box office, although its $31 million gross was weak given it cost $200 million to produce. Meanwhile, Precious' $1.8 million take on 18 screens set a limited-release record. [LAT]

Mad Men: The Night Betty Found the Box

Brian Moylan · 10/19/09 12:00PM

Is it blue or is it yellow or is it both? When no one can agree not just on the color but how to see it, you're headed for a whole bunch of conflict. And secrets. And drama. Oh, my!

The Night Peggy Got Stoned

Brian Moylan · 08/31/09 11:48AM

Last night's episode of Mad Men was like a perfectly-rolled joint: tight, slow burning, and leaving everyone completely satisfied. There wasn't a lack of things harshing our mellow, but here are the five overarching themes of this beautifully constructed hour.

Does Gay Action Make AMC Nervous?

Andrew Belonsky · 08/24/09 12:55AM

We noticed something queer about Mad Men this week. Well, actually, it was on last week's episode — and it has us scratching our heads over AMC's gay-related anxiety levels.