Videogum Summer School Now In Session

The summer is a time for lots of things. It is the time for beaches, and barbecues, and camping, and swimming, and sunscreen, and for making boring lists of obvious things that everyone already knows. But it is not... CONTINUE READING VIDEOGUM SUMMER SCHOOL NOW IN SESSION»

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»

Mad Men Creator: "Death To All Spoilers"

The Hollywood Reporter has some interesting roundtable discussions with the Emmy-nominated showrunners Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), Shonda Rimes (Grey's Anatomy), Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks And Recreation), Alan Ball (True Blood) and Katie Jacobs (House, M.D.), and Jenji Kohan (Weeds)... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN CREATOR: "DEATH TO ALL SPOILERS"»

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

Paul Rudd And Jon Hamm Are Old College Buddies (?!)

No way! I had no idea, and if anyone out there would sadly, pathetically know that information before it was in Time Magazine, I would think it would be me. Sometimes truth is stranger than fan fiction: "He always liked... CONTINUE READING PAUL RUDD AND JON HAMM ARE OLD COLLEGE BUDDIES (?!)»

Posted on March 16, 2009 in I Love Paul Rudd, Interviews (14 comments)
Tags: I Love You Man | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Party Down | Paul Rudd

Amy Sedaris Is Betty Draper In "The Jewish Mad Men"

From the people who brought us The NY Times Weekender parody with Paul Rudd and everybody in it, The 92nd Street Y, comes "Meshugene Men", the Jewish version of Mad Men, starring Amy Sedaris as "Netty Draperberg": It's weird and... Mad Men"'">CONTINUE READING AMY SEDARIS IS BETTY DRAPER IN "THE JEWISH MAD MEN"»

Posted on March 2, 2009 in Parodies (7 comments)
Tags: Amy Sedaris | Don Draper | Jon Hamm | Mad Men

Jon Hamm Blinds Conan With His Handsomeness

Jon Hamm was on Conan last night, promoting his first appearance as a recurring guest-star on 30 Rock tonight. As a Hamm-head (yeah, no, that's not going to catch on), I was a little disappointed that Conan only asked Jon... CONTINUE READING JON HAMM BLINDS CONAN WITH HIS HANDSOMENESS»

Dream Merch: Mad Men Bobblehead Dolls

ME WANT: These are apparently not (yet?) for sale or available to the public, so I feel justified in criticizing how OLD and NOT AS CUTE Don Draper looks here. He has dead-eyes, and nothing against Gregory Peck, but this... CONTINUE READING DREAM MERCH: MAD MEN BOBBLEHEAD DOLLS»

Posted on February 4, 2009 in Dream Merch, Fan Art (3 comments)
Tags: Christina Hendricks | Don Draper | Joan Holloway | Jon Hamm | Mad Men

This Is Just A Reminder That Jon Hamm Is On 30 Rock In 52 Hours

I'm not one of those boy-crazy types who get butterflies when hunks are beamed into her home via the TV set, but as someone who respects Jon Hamm as an actor and as a man, and who finds Tina Fey/Liz... CONTINUE READING THIS IS JUST A REMINDER THAT JON HAMM IS ON 30 ROCK IN 52 HOURS»

Mad Libs Meets Mad Men

When will Mad Libs stop being funny? Answer: in a billion gajillion years! You don't even have to have seen Mad Men to get this (though it helps), you just have to have been a nine-year-old once. They even used... CONTINUE READING MAD LIBS MEETS MAD MEN»

Posted on January 28, 2009 in Parodies (2 comments)
Tags: Don Draper | Mad Libs | Mad Men

Fred Armisen Made Out With Paul Rudd On His First Date With Elisabeth Moss

Just a few days before The Cutest Couple In The World surprised everyone last week by getting engaged, Fred Armisen appeared on Conan and told a story about how he invited the girl he "recently started dating" to watch SNL... CONTINUE READING FRED ARMISEN MADE OUT WITH PAUL RUDD ON HIS FIRST DATE WITH ELISABETH MOSS»

Peggy Olson Is Engaged To Barack Obama

Aww, Elisabeth Moss and Fred Armisen are reportedly engaged. As long as Elisabeth doesn't make Fred move to Los Angeles when Mad Men starts filming again, this news is adorable.... CONTINUE READING PEGGY OLSON IS ENGAGED TO BARACK OBAMA»

Posted on January 23, 2009 in Celebrity Gossip! (6 comments)
Tags: Elisabeth Moss | Fred Armisen | Mad Men | Peggy Olson | Saturday Night Live

The Mad Men Crashed The Soup

Four Mad Men regulars stopped by The Soup to celebrate their show's Golden Globe win. It's weird to see Pete Campbell And Them talk about Miley Cyrus: First Jon Hamm guest stars on 30 Rock, now this? Well, Jon Hamm... CONTINUE READING THE MAD MEN CRASHED THE SOUP»

Posted on January 19, 2009 in Cameos (7 comments)
Tags: Aaron Staton | Mad Men | Rich Sommer | The Soup | Vincent Kartheiser

Shocker: Mad Men Creator Matthew Weiner Signs Deal For Next Two Seasons

Our long national nightmare has come to an end: Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner and Lionsgate have finally agreed on Weiner's contract, and he'll be running the show for at least the next two seasons. Hopefully Lionsgate had to dip... CONTINUE READING SHOCKER: MAD MEN CREATOR MATTHEW WEINER SIGNS DEAL FOR NEXT TWO SEASONS»

Posted on January 19, 2009 in Behind The Scenes (1 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk | Mad Men | Matthew Weiner

Jon Hamm Talks To Joey Fatone, Remains Sexy While Doing So

Did you watch TV Guide's Golden Globe red carpet coverage starring Lisa Rinna and Joey Fatone? Just kidding. But they did interview Jon Hamm of Golden Globe-winning show Mad Men, who remained calm even in the presence of Joey Fatone... CONTINUE READING JON HAMM TALKS TO JOEY FATONE, REMAINS SEXY WHILE DOING SO»

Posted on January 13, 2009 in Interviews, Soap Operas (2 comments)
Tags: Jennifer Westfeldt | Joey Fatone | Jon Hamm | Mad Men

Mad Men Plot Predictions Based On Other 1962 Events

(This week, we're highlighting some of our favorite Videogum posts / video-related moments of 2008. So that's why things look different, and are old, this week. And Happy Almost New Year!) Originally posted on Videogum on August 7, 2008: One... CONTINUE READING MAD MEN PLOT PREDICTIONS BASED ON OTHER 1962 EVENTS»

Posted on December 29, 2008 in Rerun, Soap Operas (0 comments)
Tags: Mad Men

Frosty The Snowman As Don Draper

An advertising staffing company twisted the Mad Men intro for their video holiday card: Cute, but if you want your agency to fall apart while ominous music plays, you know who to hire. ... CONTINUE READING FROSTY THE SNOWMAN AS DON DRAPER»

Posted on December 19, 2008 in Ad Wizards (1 comments)
Tags: Don Draper | Mad Men

Jon Hamm Gets Around

Time to fulfill the Jon Hamm promise: the Mad Men star is blessedly back on TV lately, making the rounds in promotion of The Day The Earth Stood Still, in which he has a small role. Interviewers are still focusing... CONTINUE READING JON HAMM GETS AROUND»

How I Met Your Mother: The Opposite Of "Woooo!"

How many ways are there to say this show is going downhill? A show that initially seemed to want to be a cross between Friends and Cheers (or, well, Friends with drinking) has lately morphed into some sort of Sex... CONTINUE READING HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER: THE OPPOSITE OF "WOOOO!"»

Baby Don Draper

Why bring a child into this crazy world, if not to force that child to memorize a line from a boring grown-up TV show and deliver that line on camera to amuse your friends? Seriously, that's the best reason. Here's... CONTINUE READING BABY DON DRAPER»

Posted on November 17, 2008 in Cute As Balls (0 comments)
Tags: Babies | Kids | Mad Men

For Those Who Think Young, Indeed

We can't ignore Mad Men and politics just because they're in hiatus, so, spoiler alert: (Thanks, Natasha!) And because this is a video blog, after the jump there's a new fan-made video of the dancing scenes in Mad Men. ... CONTINUE READING FOR THOSE WHO THINK YOUNG, INDEED»

He Might Not Just Be The Gunther...

Rich Sommer, who plays Harry Crane on Mad Men, will be back tonight to guest-star as Pam's "new friend" in New York on The Office. We knew that guy wasn't going away...look out, Jim!... CONTINUE READING HE MIGHT NOT JUST BE THE GUNTHER...»

Posted on November 6, 2008 in Sitcoms (0 comments)
Tags: Jenna Fischer | Jon Krasinski | Mad Men | Rich Sommer | The Office