Mad Men (tv program)

Fred Willard climbs onto HBO's comedy 'Family Tree'

2013-06-14 07:00:00

It may be a bit of a stretch for actor Fred Willard, but in Sunday’s episode of Christopher Guest’s delightful new HBO comedy, “Family Tree,” he will step into the time-honored TV role of wacky next-door neighbor. He plays...

How shows like 'Mad Men,' 'Vikings' deal with less progressive pasts

2013-06-13 09:30:00

When Ato Essandoh was offered the role of an African American doctor in Civil War-era New York City for BBC America's "Copper," he almost did a double-take. "My first thing was I had to look it up," he says. "Lots of people didn't really think there could...

The Gold Standard: Actors in drama series

2013-06-13 10:00:00

"Homeland" swept the two lead acting drama categories last year. Could another first-year series be poised to duplicate the feat? Let's look at the four drama acting races to see if it might be in the cards. LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA Kevin Spacey, "House of...

Soledad O'Brien joins HBO's 'Real Sports'

2013-06-13 11:41:00

Soledad O'Brien left CNN this year when the news network's morning lineup was revised, but she's back on cable news. HBO announced Wednesday that the Emmy-winning newswoman would be joining the reporting team on "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel." The...

'Big Bang Theory' biggest winner at Critics Choice TV awards

2013-06-11 10:05:00

It was a big night for all things geek at the Critics Choice TV Awards on Monday night, with "The Big Bang Theory" taking home the award for best comedy series and HBO's lavish fantasy series "Game of Thrones" tying with AMC's "Breaking Bad" for best...

It's officially official: Dan Harmon back as 'Community' show runner

2013-06-10 16:38:00

After weeks of speculation (and then tweeted confirmation), it's official: Dan Harmon is returning as show runner of NBC's "Community" for its coming season. Sony, the studio behind the show, confirmed the news early Monday morning; NBC followed up with...

'Arrow' star Stephen Amell expecting baby with wife Cassandra

2013-06-10 16:13:00

Stephen Amell and his wife are reportedly expecting a little superhero of their own: a baby! The hunky actor, 32, plays vigilante crime fighter the Hood on "Arrow,"� the CW series inspired by the "Green Arrow" comic books. He and wife Cassandra Jean,...

'Food Network Star' recap: Did the network heads sign off on this?

2013-06-10 11:00:00

"Food Network Star" fans know: The message is everything. (Actually, the food is everything. But you can't sell the food without a message, right?) Now, I'm not saying that Andres was going to win this thing. But, say you are a big-wig TV executive, and...

'The Americans,' FX lead TCA Award nominations

2013-06-10 14:48:00

"The Americans" and its channel, FX, led the pack in the Television Critics Assn. awards nominations, announced Monday morning. The first season of the Cold War spy drama starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys grabbed four nominations, including a...

Scorched 'Earth'! Finke and Deadline split? RIP Jean Stapleton.

2013-06-03 06:51:00

After the coffee. Before deciding if I should try 'The Killing' again. The Skinny: Pretty good episodes of "Mad Men" and "Veep" last night. I would have liked them better if I wasn't working while they were on! Monday's headlines include the box office...

'The Sopranos' tops WGA's top 101 TV shows of all time

2013-06-03 05:00:00

They say that television is a writer's medium, so it makes sense that the Writers Guild of America would have its own list of the 101 greatest TV shows of all time. At the top of the list is "The Sopranos," HBO's multiple award-winning hit series that...

'Mad Men' recap: So much for California dreamin'

2013-06-03 11:01:00

There are episodes of “Mad Men,” like last week’s “The Better Half,” where it’s hard to believe how much is packed into a single hour of television.� Then there are episodes like “A Tale of Two Cities,”...

Comedy Premise: A remake of the British series "Gavin & Stacey," about a couple and the oddballs they call their friends and families.

2013-05-10 22:41:02

Logline: Based (loosely) on a '70s U.K. sci-fi series, "The Tomorrow People" is the story of a group of young adults who represent the next stage in human evolution. The cast includes Robbie Amell, "Mad Men's" Peyton List and Mark Pellegrino.

2013-04-15 12:33:35

Michael Gladis was raised in Farmington and is a 1995 graduate of Farmington High School. Gladis played Paul Kinsey on the A&E series 'Mad Men.'

2013-01-23 13:05:00