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AMC didn’t hold an executive Q&E session at TCA, just a panel for upcoming drama The Killing. But at the beginning of that panel, the network’s executives addressed the big question: the future of the network’s flagship series Mad Men. There is no deal yet with Lionsgate TV for a fifth season of the Emmy-winning period drama or between Lionsgate and series creator Matthew Weiner for him to continue on the show. Just like two years ago, both are proving to be nail-biters, with a lot of money on the line. The plan is to bring Mad Men back for Season 5, AMC SVP Joel Stillerman told reporters before introducing The Killing panel but was quick to note that he didn’t know when. After the panel, our contributor Ray Richmond asked AMC president and GM Charlie Collier about the state of the Mad Men renewal. “We’re negotiating, don’t know much more than that yet,” he said. “Can’t put a timetable on if.” Last time around, the deals closed in January, shortly after Mad Men had triumphed at the Golden Globes.
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It’s sad that AMC can develop great shows, but then have no idea how to parlay those great shows into more great shows, and ultimately grow their network.
An amazing show like Mad Men should have had a deal in place months ago, to avoid these lengthy hiatuses – AND to be ready to provide a strong lead-in for their new shows.
“It’s sad that AMC can develop great shows, but then have no idea how to parlay those great shows into more great shows, and ultimately grow their network.”
So by your count, AMC’s failure to “parlay those great shows into more great shows,” completely ignores Breaking Bad, The Glades, Rubicon and cable’s highest-rated scripted series ever, “The Walking Dead?”
rubicon was canceled, and the walking dead had six episodes with a year-long hiatus. so, yeah, you know.
seriously, AMC is rocking it these days…
Didn’t Weiner once say Mad Men would end after it’s sixth season? Renewing it for another year is a no-brainer.
Thank God. Best show on tv
Does anyone else thing the show is a bit repetitive? They smoke, they sleep around, they talk down to women. Ok, I get it, it’s the 60s. After a few episodes, it just got boring – the same thing over and over again.
Repetitive, I understand your point, but Mad Men is about the characters and their reactions to situations rather than their actions. Delve a little deeper into the lives of these people and the complex Kabuki dance the social and sexual mores of their culture forces upon them. There is a lot of meaning beneath seemingly thrown off lines of dialog that indicate the pain under the characters’ attempts to portray calm surfaces in public. This show is really DEEP!
Try to find areas in these characters lives that reflect your current reality. You may be surprised by the amount of resonance you’ll discover.
Breaking Bad, Boardwalk Empire and Sons of Anarchy are the best dramas on tv.
I just want to reiterate what I said two years ago the last time this happened: Great that they want to bring it back, but if for some reason negociations with Matthew Weiner fail, I’m done watching the show. He should be able to guide the show through to its conclusion, which he said would be after season 6 if he gets his way. Hopefully a deal will be ironed out to keep the show on for the remainder of its planned run. I totally agree with Polly’s above comment – considering we all knew AMC would want it back, it’s incredible that this hasn’t been dealt with already.
I guess I’m really dumb. What in that article said there would be a 5th season of Mad Men? It seems to me the article said a 5th season hadn’t been agreed upon yet. That issue was still in negotiations. Am I stupid? Did I miss something?
The problem may be ratings. It’s a high cost show and the ratings still aren’t as high as you would think due to it’s mainstream visibility. The audience has grown consistently each and every season but it’s cost of production probably has something to do about these drawn out negotiations I’m assuming. But what the hell do I know? At least I’m not getting paid to make broad conclusions on something ridiculously ambiguous.
A&E does The Glades, not AMC…
If AMC chose NOT to bring back Mad Men, there will be a line of other networks ready to grab it up. This show is too successful to not extend another season to.