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‘Mad Men’ keeps its edgy edge

by Rick Kushman [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[22.Jan.09] :. We’re starting right off with good news. Matthew Weiner, creator and driving force behind AMC’s Emmy-winning “Mad Men,” has signed a deal to continue writing and producing the...

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Back to Basics - The 30 Best TV Shows of 2008

by PopMatters Staff

[12.Jan.09] :. The Year in TV was a lot like the US economy: struggling until summer and then tanking under the hope of a 2009 comeback. Still, our staff found 30 solid reasons to be cheerful come entertainment investment time.

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The Situation

by Cynthia Fuchs

[19.Mar.08] :. As The Situation makes a mucky melodrama out of the war in Iraq, it accommodates an American perspective of its own actions.

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PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 Feature

High Redefinition: The 30 Best TV Shows of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[18.Jan.08] :. In memoriam of a TV season cut down before its prime time, PopMatters staff celebrates the Top 30 TV Shows of 2007. Some are old favorites. Others have barely made their impression felt. But at a time when all broadcast fortunes are up in the air, they definitely deserve the recognition.

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Passing the torch: From made men to ‘Mad Men’

by Maureen Ryan [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[18.Oct.07] :. For all its ups and downs and long delays between seasons, it wasn’t easy to let go of “The Sopranos.” When the landmark HBO series finally called it quits June 10, fans of quality...

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ON THE TUBE: Critics go mad for AMC’s ‘Mad Men’

by Aaron Barnhart [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[31.Jul.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - I’m standing in the Milton Berle Dining Room at the Beverly Hills Friars Club when up walks a woman in a beehive wig and tiny cocktail dress who hands me a drink. The...

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Mad Men

by Roger Holland

[26.Jul.07] :. Mad Men is stylish and clever, showing men who are simultaneously at the pinnacle of their corporate and personal worlds, and at risk of losing everything.

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Jon Hamm finally gets his big break with AMC’s ‘Mad Men’

by Luaine Lee [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)]

[25.Jul.07] :. It was not exactly propitious when actor Jon Hamm left his native St. Louis and steered his trusty Corolla into L.A. with $150 in his pocket. He planned to squat at his aunt’s house for a few...

 

The Situation (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[2.Feb.07] :. Even as The Situation makes a mucky melodrama out of the war in Iraq, this effect does not seem entirely inappropriate, as it accommodates a U.S. perspective of its own actions.

 

The Brooke Ellison Story (2004)

by Nikki Tranter

[26.May.05] :. Christopher Reeve's film seems geared less towards portraying the warts and all existence of a disabled person, than showing what can be achieved with a little selfless dedication.

 

Jack & Bobby

by Samantha Bornemann

[18.May.05] :. No matter how much we learn of the President, he remains distant, a mythical figure recalled with admiration by friends and foes alike.

 

Sam the Man (2000)

by Nikki Tranter

[24.Feb.05] :. If Sam the Man didn't tackle some difficult relationship questions so perceptively, its horrible lead and crappy lighting would have sunk it.

 

Jack & Bobby

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Sep.04] :. The structure of Jack & Bobby is more ambitious and convoluted than most teen fare, investing its heroes with a historical weight and grandeur, even if that history is fictional.

 

K Street

by James Oliphant

[13.Oct.03] :. What does make K Street fascinating is the pinpoint accuracy with which it details the day-to-day lives of its principals.