Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Reality-Free, Mad Men

Among the Hollywood industry insider columnists, Nikki Finke’s hit rate is pretty high, so it’s troubling to read a report from her about the acrimonious contract negotiations between Lionsgate and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. It’s gotten so bad that Finke is reporting that Lionsgate is calling around looking for someone to replace Weiner as show-runner.

As everyone else in the industry is saying: What the hell?

Mad Men just finished its second season with record ratings. It’s the first basic cable show to win an Emmy for Best Drama, and Weiner is the show’s heart and soul. Believe me when I tell you that it’s his vision and attention to detail that you see in every scene. Weiner gave critics a tour of the sets during the July TCAs, and he was able to speak about the look and feel of the show as easily as he was able to speak about the stories and characters. I can’t imagine anyone else running the show, even if it’s someone that’s already on staff.

Continue reading What the hell? Lionsgate calling around for a new Mad Men show-runner

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The Obama campaign has put a line in the sand regarding which networks will broadcast its prime-time campaign advertisement air on Wednesday night. The campaign has passed on ABC, which will be showing a new episode of Pushing Daisies against the ad to be shown on CBS, NBC, Fox and Univision at 8 p.m.

If the Obama campaign was going to pass on a network, you’d think it would be Fox since Fox News is the mortal enemy of his political celebration. What does the campaign have against the Home of the Mouse? You can’t get more American than Mickey.

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