American Movie Classics (AMC)

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 1:04am on Saturday, September 26th, 2009

September 2009: The AMC drama Mad Men has won three Emmy Awards, including its second consecutive wins for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.

Creator/Executive Producer Matthew Weiner, who earned four of the five drama series writing nominations, took home his second consecutive trophy in this category. With its win for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series at last week's Creative Arts Awards, Mad Men received a total of three Emmys this year.

The hit comedy Weeds scored the Emmy for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation at last week's Creative Arts ceremonies.

"These awards are a wonderful tribute to both shows," said Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate's president of television programming and production. "We're privileged to be working with brilliantly talented teams led by Matt Weiner and Jenji Kohan and extremely honored by this recognition from the TV Academy."

Currently in its third season on AMC and recently picked up for season four, Mad Men has earned critical acclaim and a long list of honors. In addition to its Emmys , the series has won two Golden Globe Awards for Best Television Series - Drama, AFI Awards as One of the Top 10 Outstanding Television Programs of 2007 and 2008, a Peabody Award and two Writers Guild Awards, among many others. The drama has also been honored internationally with the 2008 BAFTA Award, the Royal Television Society Award for International Program and most recently, the Monte Carlo TV Festival's Golden Nymph Award.

Created and executive produced by Matthew Weiner in association with Weiner Bros., Mad Men is set in New York in the 1960's and follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising when the industry was at its height of glamour, power and prestige. The series stars Jon Hamm, January Jones, Vincent Kartheiser, Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Bryan Batt, Michael Gladis, Aaron Staton, Rich Sommer and Robert Morse.

Mondo Times editors    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 4:01pm on Sunday, September 6th, 2009

AMC has renewed Mad Men for a fourth season, the channel announced on September 1, 2009. The show is currently in its third season, having originally debuted on AMC in July 2007.

From the press release:

New York, NY - September 1, 2009 - AMC announced today it has renewed Mad Men for a fourth season. The news comes on the heels of the premiere of the series' third season, which debuted Sunday, August 16 to unprecedented critical acclaim and attention, and garnered a record 4.5 million viewers. The series has also recently received 16 Emmy nominations - the most for any drama series - including Outstanding Drama, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama (Jon Hamm), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama (John Slattery), and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama (Elisabeth Moss). Creator, writer and executive producer Matthew Weiner has received four out of the five nominations in the Outstanding Writing for a Drama series category. Lionsgate, the leading next generation studio, produces the series in association with AMC.

"We always saw the potential for Mad Men, and believed in and supported the series because of our strategy of developing cinematic television that complements our library of the most entertaining movies, from every genre, on television. It's been extremely gratifying to see the show develop in to such a pop-cultural phenomenon with such a passionate fan base," said Charlie Collier, president and general manager of AMC. "With this early fourth season renewal, we're excited to let our audience know the captivating world of Sterling Cooper will be back on AMC again next year."

Last season, over 30 million viewers watched Mad Men on-air, on video-on-demand as well as on iTunes. The series continues to deliver the strongest concentration of upscale adults 25-54, more than any other original drama series on basic cable. "Mad Men" has consistently ranked at the top of the iTunes TV charts, and now in its third season it continues to hold the number one spot with its premiere episode.

Mad Men continues to surpass all expectations with each new season and the series has become a signature show for Lionsgate around the world," said Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate's president of television programming and production. "We're gratified by this early fourth season pick-up and salute the brilliant work of Matt Weiner, the cast, the entire creative team and our partners at AMC, who share our commitment to bringing viewers distinctive original programming of the highest quality."

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 9:42pm on Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Production on the third season of the AMC drama Mad Men began on May 4, 2009. This season, actor Jared Harris joins the cast in a recurring role, playing Lane Pryce, a financial officer at the Sterling Cooper advertising agency.

Harris joins returning cast members Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Vincent Kartheiser, January Jones and Christina Hendricks and guest star John Slattery.

Harris recently appeared in the movie "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and in a recurring role on Fox's "Fringe."

See the Mad Men page at the AMC web site for more:
http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/

Eric Kallgren    Boulder, Colorado USA

Posted at 10:19pm on Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Senator John McCain will host a Memorial Day movie marathon on AMC. The marathon will feature 6 movies, including "Patton," "The Battle of the Bulge" and "Midway." McCain, a Vietnam War veteran and former prisoner of war, will discuss his war experiences when the marathon airs on May 25, 2009.