Mad Men S03E13: Step Into My Office, I Am Fired

Don meets with Connie Hilton, who tells him that Powell, Putnam, and Loeb is being sold to McCann Erickson (I've heard of them! This show is so accurate in how it uses names that I have heard of!), and for... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN S03E13: STEP INTO MY OFFICE, I AM FIRED»

Here Is A Photo Of Jon Hamm In High School

Hello, hospital? All the women's brains just exploded out of their pants!... CONTINUE READING HERE IS A PHOTO OF JON HAMM IN HIGH SCHOOL»

Posted on November 6, 2009 in Where Were They Then? (33 comments)
Tags: Jon Hamm | Mad Men

mad Men S03E12: Take A Pill And Lie Down

Where were you when Kennedy was shot? Oh that's right, you were 14,000 years from being born. But that is what this week's episode is all about, where people were when the 9/11 of the 60s happened. Kind of. It's... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN S03E12: TAKE A PILL AND LIE DOWN»

Mad Men S03E11: See Dick Cry

BOOM! What an episode! Betty and the kids are leaving for Philly. Uh oh, they are going to miss Halloween! (P.S. I love that this show's holiday-themed episode is a Very Special Halloween episode.) Oh wait, they are not going... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN S03E11: SEE DICK CRY»

Mad Men: We All Have Epilepsy

Is it just me, or is there a lot of night driving in this season? I guess season 2 did have the car accident, and there was the scene in which Betty puked her faithful guts out, but Don spends... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: WE ALL HAVE EPILEPSY»

Mad Men: The Little Death

Mad Men had sex on the brain this week. Everyone was fucking and/or coming very close to fucking. It was like an episode of the Real World/Road Rules Gauntlet Hell Inferno From Hell Challenge: Cabo Nights, or whatever. Minus... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: THE LITTLE DEATH»

Mad Men: California-Style Open Thread

I haven't been able to watch this week's Mad Men yet. That's one of the most important things I've learned from my time in Los Angeles so far: sometimes you are able to do things, and sometimes you are... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: CALIFORNIA-STYLE OPEN THREAD»

Sesame Street Does Mad Men (4 Tha Kids!)

Yes, Internet, this is cute. Yes, Internet, we all love Mad Men. And yes, Internet, we are all at least somewhat nostalgic for our childhoods (Teddy told me that in Greek nostalgia literally means "pain from an old wound")... CONTINUE READING SESAME STREET DOES MAD MEN (4 THA KIDS!)»

Posted on October 1, 2009 in Children's Television, Nostalgia, Parodies (28 comments)
Tags: Don Draper | Jim Henson | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Sesame Street

Mad Men: Don Draper Wuz Robbed! (Literally!)

[Ed. note: due to unforeseen circumstances, the wonderful and talented Alex Blagg will no longer be able to cover Mad Men. We will miss him! But the show is still so great. So let's focus on the good stuff (the... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: DON DRAPER WUZ ROBBED! (LITERALLY!)»

Posted on September 28, 2009 in Love-Watching (59 comments)
Tags: Elisabeth Moss | January Jones | John Slattery | Jon Hamm | Mad Men

We Get It, FunnyOrDie, You're Famous

I feel obligated to post a link to this fake PSA featuring Jon Hamm and Will Ferrell (among others), but what's the deal with FunnyOrDie these days? It's like a website about name-dropping. And name-dropping is the worst.... CONTINUE READING WE GET IT, FUNNYORDIE, YOU'RE FAMOUS»

Posted on September 22, 2009 in Viral Video (33 comments)
Tags: Health | Jon Hamm | Thomas Lennon | Will Ferrell

Mad Men: Belated Open Thread

Due to some scheduling difficulties, Videogum's Senior Mad Men Correspondent, Alex Blagg, will not be able to provide a recap of this week's episode. But obviously, we should still be able to talk about it, first and foremost because... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: BELATED OPEN THREAD»

Posted on September 22, 2009 in Love-Watching (60 comments)
Tags: Elisabeth Moss | John Slattery | Jon Hamm | Mad Men

Mad Men: Worth The Waiting Room

[Alex Blagg, formerly of Best Week Ever blog and Blagg Blogg Dot Com, and currently the editor of Wonderwall, will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and love of skinny ties to this season of Mad Men.] Don will maybe pork... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: WORTH THE WAITING ROOM»

Mad Men: Jai Ho Ho

[Alex Blagg, formerly of Best Week Ever blog and Blagg Blogg Dot Com, and currently the editor of Wonderwall, will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and love of skinny ties to this season of Mad Men.] At Sterling Cooper, there... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: JAI HO HO»

Mad Men: Mad Minstrels

[Alex Blagg, formerly of Best Week Ever blog and Blagg Blogg Dot Com, and currently the editor of Wonderwall, will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and love of skinny ties to this season of Mad Men.] Holy shit, you guys.... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: MAD MINSTRELS»

Mad Men: What We Talk About When We Talk About Pampers

[Alex Blagg, formerly of Best Week Ever blog and Blagg Blogg Dot Com will be bringing his wit, wisdom, and love of skinny ties to this season of Mad Men.] You know what they say: Behind every Mad Man is... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PAMPERS»

Mad Men: Don Draper Gives Everyone The Business

[Ed. note: Over the next few weeks, Videogum will be introducing our stable of new freelance writers covering some of your favorite shows. Today, I am extremely excited to announce that this season of Mad Men will be covered by... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN: DON DRAPER GIVES EVERYONE THE BUSINESS»

Don Draper On The Coco Show

Jon Hamm was on Conan O'Brien last night. It's kind of a boring interview, as if what comes out of his face is even the point, right ladies? Dreamboat Town, or whatever.... CONTINUE READING DON DRAPER ON THE COCO SHOW»

Posted on August 12, 2009 in Late Night (8 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Nullus | The Tonight Show

New Mad Men Season 3 Photos

NO SPOILERS!... CONTINUE READING NEW MAD MEN SEASON 3 PHOTOS»

Posted on July 29, 2009 in Wait For It... (3 comments)
Tags: January Jones | Jon Hamm | Mad Men

Who Advertises The Admen

The New Yorker profiles the woman who advertises Mad Men. [Insert terrible sexist joke as "homage" to the 1960s.]... CONTINUE READING WHO ADVERTISES THE ADMEN»

Posted on July 21, 2009 in Behind The Scenes, Free Advertising (11 comments)
Tags: Jon Hamm | Mad Men

Have A Great Summer And Stay Sweet, You Guys!

Dear You Guys, So for the past 15 months I've gotten to help plan and launch a totally unique new website, working with a team made up entirely of people who were already my friends on an idea so crazy... CONTINUE READING HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND STAY SWEET, YOU GUYS!»

The First Spoiler Pictures From Season 3 Of Mad Men

Yesterday in a round table discussion with other showrunners, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner complained about people on the internet spoiling the plot points of his show. As if in response, today the internet gave up two paparazzi shots of... CONTINUE READING THE FIRST SPOILER PICTURES FROM SEASON 3 OF MAD MEN»

New Mad Men Promo Makes Mad Men Look Thrilling And Fast-Paced

Lest we forget that the third season of Mad Men begins this summer (supposedly August 16th), AMC has started running this new promo featuring prominent, salacious moments from Season 2. Even the biggest Mad Men fan has to admit the... CONTINUE READING NEW MAD MEN PROMO MAKES MAD MEN LOOK THRILLING AND FAST-PACED»

Mad Men's Fake Sexist Commercial

Mad Men's second season is coming to Australia, and they're advertising it sneakily with this fake commercial for a pots and pans company that is sure to send modern ladies rushing to the website to complain. Now your husbands meals... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN'S FAKE SEXIST COMMERCIAL»

Posted on April 30, 2009 in Commercials, Pranks And Stunts (7 comments)
Tags: Australia | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Sexism

Some Stupid Rich Person Will Be Winning Lunch With Jon Hamm (Or Paul Rudd)

Some stupid rich person with no life will be spending a lot of money for what will surely be an awkward, brief, unsatisfying lunch for two with Mad Men's dreamy Don Draper and avowed "comedy nerd" Jon Hamm, who will... CONTINUE READING SOME STUPID RICH PERSON WILL BE WINNING LUNCH WITH JON HAMM (OR PAUL RUDD)»

Posted on April 9, 2009 in Celebrity Gossip!, Contests (7 comments)
Tags: Don Draper | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Mr. Show With Bob And David

30 Rock: What Does BFF Stand For?

I'm going to try a new thing with 30 Rock. Since we're all watching it either on TV or Hulu (I assume), and since it's impossible to even try to point out all of the average of 187 hilarious moments... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: WHAT DOES BFF STAND FOR?»