Monday, August 10, 2009

I Do Love MAD MEN ...

... I mean, it is utter genius. Probably my favorite show on television. Deserves every award it wins, I wait with bated breath for the 3rd season return, etc.

But this is adorable:

All in all, that’s a lot to pack into a mere 47 minutes of TV, one night a week—astonishing, really, considering that each episode of Mad Men, with its scrupulous period detail, is shot in just seven days on a budget that, at an average $2.8 million an episode this season, even a lot of indie-film producers would scoff at.

,,,“I’m of the persuasion that budget contraints are very, very good for creativity. I think people having unlimited amounts of money makes you really lazy. And I will be quoted on that, believe it or not.” The speaker turning his back on decades of Hollywood wisdom was Matthew Weiner, 44, the auteur behind Mad Men ...



Please. PLEASE constrain me with $2.8 million dollars an episode.

In the Comments, your favorite Mad Men moment. I'll put mine in the comments to avoid spoilers up here.

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