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Going to Extremes
TV critics and Emmy voters don’t always see eye to eye, but when it comes to the delights of Don Draper, the two camps are completely copacetic. Avoiding any signs of a sophomore slump, AMC’s “Mad Men”—which in September snagged the drama series Emmy—soared to the top of TelevisionWeek ’s semiannual Critics Poll, the first basic-cable series to manage that feat. Matthew Weiner’s carefully crafted period piece finished second behind “The Sopranos” during its inaugural season. Now ...
Mad News, December 27, 2008-January 2, 2009
lippsisters.com — I warned you that Revolutionary Road comparisons would come fast & furious. This one quotes Weiner .... This one acknowledges that Mad Men owes a debt to the novel, but doesn’t care for the film. The Boston Herald says Mad Men makes the movie look worse. Whereas the San ... (more) Mad News, December 27, 2008-January 2, 2009
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TV Critics Love Mad Men, Hate Most New Shows
BuzzSugar — [image] It was already pretty clear that Fall 2008 wasn't the shining beacon of good television we all wanted after the writers' strike , but the latest installment of TV Week's critics' poll pretty much drives the message home. Only one new show, HBO's True Blood , managed to crack the top 10 , while all but one show on the list of worst series was a product of Fall '08. Mad Men took first place on the best list, jumping up from second last time it was eligible . (The poll ranked shows airing between late June and early December.) ...

Love-eight relationships
What's Alan Watching? — I participated in TV Week's semi-annual critics poll, covering the second half of 2008, and the best and worst lists are now up.

News Round-up
We Love Soaps — ... B&B; actor Mario Lopez was up at 6:30 yesterday morning to run the Art Museum steps before starting a day of interviews promoting EXTRA. The actor, who had stayed at the Four Seasons, said the Rocky statue belongs at the top of the steps, and argued that it is most certainly art when informed of the battle that resulted in the bronze version of Sylvester Stallone being put on the lawn. "It's an inspirational story the city should embrace," he said. MAD MEN is a Critics pick TV critics and Emmy voters don’t always see eye to eye, but when it ...

The More You Know: Damages begins tonight! Top Chef returns!
TiFaux — Home about Favorites T-shirts The More You Know: Damages begins tonight! Top Chef returns! [image] Posted by John January 7th, 2009 at 05:00am In General FX @ 10pm, catch the repeat of Top Chef at 11. Top Chef has a Twitter feed 71 new shows will debut in the next 4 weeks Jon Hamm’s 30 Rock appearance is scheduled to air February 5th TV critics agree: Mad Men is TV’s best show , and Do Not Disturb is the worst Neil Patrick Harris will be hosting SNL this weekend Nip/Tuck has lost ...

TelevisionWeek Poll Praises True Blood
SF Universe — ... True Blood, HBO’s freshman supernatural tale of vampires, shapeshifters and mind-readers is still getting great buzz. In a TVWeek semiannual Critics Poll, the freshman series placed fifth among TV writers’ favorite shows. That made True Blood the only new series to place in the top 10 and one of only five new shows to make the top 25. ...

True Blood High With TV Critics
True Blood News - HBO True Blood News and Information — ... be in the top 10 for 2008. The critics were particularly impressed with the strong cast on the show which only emphasizes what alot of fans already had know. With Alan Ball”s superb production and the amazingly talented actors on the show it is no wonder that “True Blood” is now the third highest ranked show in HBO history only behind of the “Sopranos” and “Sex in the City”. To read the article on “True Blood” and the others on the TV critics hit list, click the link below. SOURCE: Going to Extremes - AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ Leads Way Amid Killers, Vampires, Out-There Comedies Other ...

True Blood High With TV Critics
True Blood News - HBO True Blood News and Information — ... be in the top 10 for 2008. The critics were particularly impressed with the strong cast on the show which only emphasizes what alot of fans already had know. With Alan Ball”s superb production and the amazingly talented actors on the show it is no wonder that “True Blood” is now the third highest ranked show in HBO history only behind of the “Sopranos” and “Sex in the City”. To read the article on “True Blood” and the others on the TV critics hit list, click the link below. SOURCE: Going to Extremes - AMC’s ‘Mad Men’ Leads Way Amid Killers, Vampires, Out-There Comedies Other ...

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