Friday, March 12th, 2010

“Mad Men” won’t be taking everyone along for the ride as the show heads into its fourth season.
Bryan Batt, who played Sterling Cooper art director Salvatore Romano on AMC’s Emmy-winning series, apparently won’t be returning as a regular for season 4. He was AWOL from the final episodes of last season as well, after Sal [...]

So there’s a major character leaving AMC’s Mad Men, and this is probably one of those casting decisions that’s going to make dedicated Mad Men fans very upset. They might even Twitter or text “OMG!” to their friends.
But I’ll put the announcement after the jump for those of you who don’t want to know. The [...]

Is ”Glee” star Lea Michele’s youthful-geriatric look as Rachel Berry worthy of an award?
The Costume Designers Guild thinks it might be. The guild announced their nominees for their 12th annual awards, and “Glee” was among the nominated TV shows.
Other shows nominated for their contemporary costuming include “Big Love,” “Dancing With the Stars,” “The No. 1 Ladies’ [...]

Sam Page is going toe-to-toe with another fiery redhead.
The actor, who plays the wayward husband of Christina Hendricks’ Joan on Mad Men, is joining Desperate Housewives for a multi-episode arc as Jeremy, a well-trained cook who idolizes Bree (Marcia Cross) and her old-fashioned values.
Page’s first episode is slated to air in late February. Coincidentally, that’s right around [...]

Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Mo’Nique, Precious
Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Kevin Bacon, Taking Chance
Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries: Drew Barrymore, Grey Gardens
Ensemble in a Drama Series: Mad Men
Male Actor in a Drama Series: Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Female Actor in a Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Male Actor in a Supporting [...]

Betty Suarez is officially on the rebound.
Mad Men’s Rich Sommer has landed a potentially recurring role on Ugly Betty as a love interest for the show’s suddenly-single heroine, sources confirm to me exclusively.
Sommer, who is in between Mad Men seasons, will play Jimmy, a Seth Rogen-esque fireman who goes on what an Ugly insider calls “the date from [...]

NBC released a laundry list of upcoming guests stars on Sunday (Jan. 10) that included a mix of names we’ve heard and a couple that we hadn’t.
It will be good to have “Mad Men’s” Jon Hamm make another “30 Rock” appearance,” but there is a potential for true comedy having “American Idol’s” Katharine McPhee playing [...]

The Directors Guild of America has released its list of TV nominees.
While usual favorites “The Office” and “30 Rock” are conspicuously absent from the Comedy category, AMC drama “Mad Men” dominates the Drama category with three nominations. “Lost” and “In Treatment” nab the other two slots.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Movies for Television
Bob Balaban, [...]

American broadcast network television is a business whose traditional definition of perfect success — a show that runs forever — guarantees endemic failure. Failure here is defined not as a failure of nerve, vision, artistry or craft, which any program may or may not suffer to various degrees, but as a failure to perform — [...]

Awards heavyweights “Mad Men,” “30 Rock” and “The Office” and buzzed-about newcomer “Modern Family” led the TV field for the 2010 Writers Guild Awards with three nominations each.
AMC’s “Mad Men” and NBC’s “30 Rock” and “The Office” are in the running for best drama/comedy series, and each received two nominations for episodic writing. “Family” made [...]