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The 2011 Emmy Award nominations were announced today by Joshua Jackson and Melissa McCarthy, who ended up finding herself nominated for her work on Mike & Molly, and it’s Mad Men that has come out on top this year with a whopping 19 nominations.
Mad Men, which has won best drama for the past three years, is followed by Boardwalk Empire with 19 nominations and Modern Family, last year’s top comedy series, with 17 nominations.
Newcomer Game of Thrones and sitcom 30 Rock each have 13 nominations while getting snubbed this year is True Blood, The killing and Justified.
Glee star Jane Lynch, will host this years show when it takes place in two months on September 18th and will air live from Los Angeles’s Nokia Theatre. Full list of nominations are after the jump, who do you think should win what category?
Take the jump to see the full list!
Outstanding Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men
Lead Actor, Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
John Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Lead Actress, Drama
Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Supporting Actress, Drama
Kelly McDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Supporting Actor, Drama
John Slattery, Mad Men
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Walton Goggins, Justified
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks & Recreation
30 Rock
Lead Actress, Comedy
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Laura Linney, The Big C
Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks & Recreation
Lead Actor, Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Louis CK, Louie
Steve Carell, The Office
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Supporting Actress, Comedy
Jane Lynch, Glee
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Ed O’Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Lead Actress, Mini-series or Movie
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs
Lead Actor, Mini-series or Movie
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
William Hurt, Too Big To Fail
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
Variety, Music, or Comedy Series
The Colbert Report
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Conan
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Reality – Competition Program
So You Think You Can Dance
The Amazing Race
Project Runway
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Top Chef
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There’s always an asshole in every group of friends, it doesn’t necesseraly mean they’re bad people they’re just assholes. So this means there’s loads on TV, with that said Crasstalk have come up with a list of the 10 greatest assholes on tv. Take a look for yourself:

10. Comic Book Guy (The Simpson)
What Makes Him an Asshole: Worst. Listicle. Ever.
Why We Love Him Anyways: It’s people like Comic Book Guy who make the internet. That YouTube video of the Charles in Charge theme? Comic Book Guy is the one who painstakingly transferred it from a VHS he’d recorded in 1988. That wiki you read when you couldn’t remember the name of the aliens in Season 3, Episode 1 of Dr. Who? Edited by Comic Book Guy. Wherever there’s a Google search for an obscure piece of knowledge, Comic Book Guy is there.

09. Jeff Winger (Community)
What Makes Him an Asshole: Jeff Winger is too cool for school, including Greendale Community College. Cynical and silver-tongued, Jeff easily succumbs to the temptation to manipulate the people around him for self-serving purposes.
Why We Love Him Anyways: Beneath those abs is a heart that’s grown three sizes since his first day at Greendale. Occasionally, Jeff will give us glimpses of (gasp!) sincere emotion, and he’s used his oratorical power to inspire the study group with many, many an altruistic speech.

08. Pete Campbell (Mad Men)
What Makes Him an Asshole: Sniveling, whiny, and entitled, Pete Campbell disproves the theory that it’s only the Millennials who act like they should be made the boss of the joint from the moment they walk in. He has no problem attempting to blackmail Don or manipulate his father-in-law to get what he wants in his career.
Why We Love Him Anyways: Only someone with Pete’s youthful enthusiasm could cut a rug like this.

07. Coach McGuirk (Home Movies)
What Makes Him an Asshole: McGuirk’s gruff exterior and questionable advice make him a surprising choice for children’s soccer coach. Then again, maybe it isn’t so surprising that he spends more time planning his future bartending career than really coaching soccer, considering he’s never actually played the game himself.
Why We Love Him Anyways: While his methods may be unorthodox, deep down he obviously cares about Brendon, Melissa, and Jason. It’s not whether the grill works; it’s that he was there to build it for them.

06. Jessie Spano (Saved By the Bell)
What Makes Her an Asshole: For all her talk about looking beyond appearances, Jessie is probably meaner to Screech than any of the other Bayside Tigers are. High-strung even when not hopped up on caffeine pills, Jessie rarely hesitates before taking her anxiety out on her friends.
Why We Love Her Anyways: Someone has to put Bubba in his place when he’s being a sexist pig. Jessie fights the good fight.

05. Michael Scott, The Office
What Makes Him an Asshole: Inappropriate Chris Rock impersonations, board meetings that serve as a testing ground for improv characters, and endless “that’s what she said” jokes. Not one to respect boundaries, if Michael ever says, “that’s not what your mom said last night,” he might be serious.
Why We Love Him Anyways: Beneath the clumsy exterior, he has a heart of gold. His employees roll their eyes at his antics, but one look at their faces when he announces he’s leaving Scranton makes it clear that they consider him one of their best friends too.

04. The Cast of Seinfeld
What Makes Them Assholes: The Virgin. The Nose Job. The Big Salad. The Voice. The Puffy Shirt.
Why We Love Them Anyways: The traits that make the Seinfeld cast assholes are the same ones that make them so very relatable. Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer vocalize many of our own thoughts as they navigate the complexities of modern social mores, pointing out the ridiculousness of usually unspoken rules and proprieties. And they’re maybe a little funny while doing so.

03. Zapp Brannigan, Futurama
What Makes Him an Asshole: His shunning of underwear alone is enough to make a person (or alien) sigh. Pompous self-congratulation, sexist innuendos, and a disregard for his troops earns Zapp the rank of Asshole, First Class.
Why We Love Him Anyways: You can’t stay mad at a man in velour.

02. David Silver, Beverly Hills, 90210
What Makes Him an Asshole: When Donna Martin finally loses her virginity to David, she tells him it’s because “he waited.” Sure, he waited. Waited in the backseat of a limousine, schtupping Ariel.
Why We Love Him Anyways: His dancing, singing, and rapping skills could give Justin Bieber a run for his money.

01. Ross Geller, Friends
What Makes Him an Asshole: Ross is the dangerous Nice GuyTM. He thinks he’s being a “friend” by not telling you how he really feels. Then when you finally do hook up, he turns into an insecure, jealous neanderthal. Neanderthals belong on display in your museum, Ross, not in your bed.
Why We Love Him Anyways: In the end, he’ll skip his important award ceremony to take Rachel to the hospital. And, to be totally honest, they were on a break.
Maybe I’m the asshole in my group because I like nearly all of these characters.
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The Oscars Should Be Awesome – City Rag
Julia Stiles In A Bikini – The Superficial
Selena Gomez Bares Her Cleavage – Hollywood Life
Steve Harvey’s Ex-Wife Bashes Him On Youtube – Celebs.com
Mad Men Season 5 Has Yet To Renew – Celebrity Smack
Justin Bieber Pays $750 For What?!? – Anything Hollywood
First Look At Selma Blair’s Baby Bump – ICYDK
Bret Michaels Undergoing Heart Surgery – Wonderwall
Lindsay Lohan Shows Off Her Crack Shorts – Drunken Stepfather
Kate Hudson Sports Baby Bump – Holy Moly
Montana Fishburne Pretended To Drink Bleach – Amy Grindhouse
Afternoon Pick-Me-Up: Kendra Rice – F-Listed
OMG, Seize The ‘Party In The USA’ – OMG Blog
Idina Menzel Talks Motherhood – Celebrity Baby Scoop
Suri Cruise Wants A Mink Coat – Holly Baby
James Franco Made A Sex Tape At 19 – Pop Eater
Chelsea Handler Has A New Man? – Why Fame
Celebs In Bikinis – Betty Confidential
Now You Can Have Your Pot & Drink It, Too – College Candy
Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal Reunite – Allie Is Wired
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Kittens Make It Better – City Rag
Does Demi Lovato Wear Too Much Makeup? – Daily Fill
Sophie Turner Looks Fantastic In Everything – IDLYITW
David Arquette Apologizes For Oversharing – Pop Eater
The ‘Sister Wives‘ Talk About Jail Possibility – Hollywood Life
Justin Bieber Wants It All…And Now – Holy Moly
Coco Found A Shark – Tabloid Prodigy
OMG, It Gets Worse! – OMG Blog
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Have A Broken Home? – Popbytes
Chris Pine Has A Huge Forehead – Amy Grindhouse
Jasmine Waltz Banged David Arquette Bunches – The Superficial
Colin Farrell Is Single Again – ICYDK
Shauna Sand Sluts Up The Pumpkin Patch – F-Listed
Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Are Still Boring – Anything Hollywood
Phoebe Price Is An Attention Whore – Drunken Stepfather
Steve Carell Vs. Russell Brand – Celebrity Smack
Top 6 Celebrity Sex Tapes – Betty Confidential
Blake Lively Is Lively & Low Key – College Candy
Mad Men Is Feminist & Isn’t That Hard To Watch? – Zelda Lily
Rapper T.I. Saves A Man’s Life – Hollywire
Jonas Brothers Cancel Concert Over Violence – Wonderwall
Eric Johnson Free To Leech Off Of Jessica Simpson – Why Fame
Perez Hilton No Longer A Douche Bully – Allie Is Wired
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Those Are Some Killer Pumps! – City Rag
Greyson Chance Previews His First Single – Daily Fill
Kate Moss’ Cocaine Scandal Doubled Her Salary – Pop Eater
Alessandra Ambrosio Says Good Morning – IDLYITW
So….Banksy’s More Of A ‘Family Guy’ Fan – The Superficial
Know Your Celebrity Babies? – ICYDK
Mischa Barton Looks Ridiculous, As Usual – Holy Moly
‘Sex And The City‘ Isn’t Quite Dead Yet – Popbytes
Mad Men’s Bert Cooper: Will He Stay Or Go? – Celebrity Smack
Edward Norton Laughs Off Riddler Reports – Wonderwall
Kelsey Grammar’s Girlfriend Lost Their Baby – Celeb News Wire
Shauna Sand Flashes Her Underwear To Kids – Drunken Stepfather
Carl Paladino Swears He’s Not Homophobic – OMG Blog
Google Does Cars Too? – F-Listed
Is Miley Cyrus Your Worst Nightmare? – Hollywood Life
Olivia Palermo Has A New ‘Do – Betty Confidential
Emma Stone Changed Her Hair & Career – Hollywire
Jennifer Hudson Is Still Skinny – Anything Hollywood
Jesus, Porn, Art … and a Woman with a Crowbar – Zelda Lily
The Real 7 Reasons Your Roommates Hate You – College Candy
Lisa Rinna On Producer’s Casting Couch Offer - Amy Grindhouse
Tina Fey Has Man Hands – Why Fame
Mark Webber Celebrates A Hard Finish – Tabloid Prodigy
Courtney Cox & David Arquette Split Over Cheating Photos – Allie Is Wired
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Helen Mirren Is A Temptress? – City Rag
Katherine Heigl’s Trick To Quit Smoking – Pop Eater
Daniel Radcliffe Is Sad. For Gays – IDLYITW
What’s Making Selena Gomez Cry? – Daily Fill
Coco Will Save Us All – The Superficial
Mischa Barton Teeters Close To The Edge…Of A Bridge – Holy Moly
Mad Men ‘Chinese Wall’ – Video – Celebrity Smack
Kim & Kourtney Kardashian To Take New York – ICYDK
Lady Gaga & Katy Perry Provide A Safety Soundtrack – Popbytes
John Mayer Talks Quitting Twitter – Wonderwall
Chris Rock Curses Fan For Autism Benefit – Why Fame
We’ve All Been There: Procrastinating – College Candy
Afternoon Pick-Me-Up: Amanda S. Brown – F-Listed
Tony Bennett Counts His Blessings – Betty Confidential
Should Demi Moore Ditch Ashton Kutcher? – Hollywood Life
Wash Away The Skank – Zelda Lily
AnnaLynne McCord Thinks Babies Are Just Dolls – Amy Grindhouse
Lea Michele To Go Topless – Hollywood Dame
The Playboy Trash Twins Turned 21! – Tabloid Prodigy
Will Whitney Houston Do Another ‘Exhale’ Movie? – OMG Blog
Sofia Vergara Mistaken For Son’s Girlfriend – Anything Hollywood
Helen Flanagan In A Bikini Of The Day – Drunken Stepfather
Russell Brand Is A Wedding Crasher – Allie Is Wired
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We all know that Christina Hendricks is hot and has one of the best racks out there but unfortunately that is all we are ever going to know because she will never go nude.
Apparently the Mad Men actress is going to try break into the world of movies but most of the offers she is getting are asking her to go nude. A friend said…
“Christina is riding the crest of a wave right now and the offers are flooding in, he would love to do more movies and is in the process of considering projects to tie in with the show’s hiatus. She has noticed though that a good number of roles she’s being offered require her to go nude. Clearly everyone wants to see more of Christina but she doesn’t want to be over exposed in the wrong way.”
Well that sucks.
source: Christina Hendricks Won’t Go Nude For Movie [Showbiz Spy]
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The 2010 Emmy Awards took place in Los Angeles last night and in my opinion it was a pretty boring awards show. Mad Men and Modern Family were the big winners for the night.
Jimmy Fallon was the host for the night and opened the show with a spoof of Glee featuring the likes of Tina Fey, Joel McHale, Jorge Garcia and Kate Gosselin.
If you’re like me then you don’t really give a crap about what happened during the show and only care about finding out who won what then you’re in luck because here are the winners.
Winners list after the jump!
Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Modern Family (WINNER)
The Office
30 Rock
Nurse Jackie
Glee
Outstanding Drama Series
True Blood
Dexter
Mad Men (WINNER)
The Good Wife
Breaking Bad
Lost
Lead Actress in a Comedy
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie (WINNER)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures Of Old Christine
Toni Collette, United States Of Tara
Lea Michele, Glee
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Lead Actor in a Comedy
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Matthew Morrison, Glee
Tony Shalhoub, Monk
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (WINNER)
Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Jane Lynch, Glee (WINNER)
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men
Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Jesse Tyler, Modern Family
Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother
Chris Colfer, Glee
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family (WINNER)
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Lead Actress in a Drama
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer (WINNER)
Glenn Close, Damages
Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
January Jones, Mad Men
Lead Actor in a Drama
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (WINNER)
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Hugh Laurie, House
Matthew Fox, Lost
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Supporting Actor in a Drama
Martin Short, Damages
Terry O’Quinn, Lost
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad (WINNER)
Michael Emerson, Lost
John Slattery, Mad Men
Supporting Actress in a Drama
Rose Byrne, Damages
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife (WINNER)
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Sharon Gless, Burn Notice
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Reality-Competition Program
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
The Amazing Race
Top Chef (WINNER)
Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Jeff Probst, Survivor (WINNER)
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Tom Bergeron, Dancing with the Stars
Heidi Klum, Project Runway
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
image source: 2010 Emmy Awards [Celebrity Mania]
source: Emmy Winners and Nominees [People]
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What The Kitty? – City Rag
Elin Nordegren Is Impatient – IDLYITW
Snooki Officially Charged With Annoying People – Pop Eater
Scarlett Johansson Sexes Up Dolce & Gabbana – Amy Grindhouse
Blake Lively Wants Me To Interrogate Her. Done. – The Superficial
OMG, He’s Naked: Anatomically Correct Ken – OMG Blog
Angelina Jolie Is Bored With Brad Pitt? – Popbytes
Taylor Momsen Bashes Rihanna – Hollywood Life
Afternoon Pick-Me-Up: Valerie Cormier – F-Listed
Miley Cyrus Disappoints Fans – Hollywire
Steven Tyler Pushed Off Stage – Celebrity Smack
Blake Lively’s Legs Of The Day – Drunken Stepfather
Angelina Jolie Murder Attempt – Hollywood Dame
Johnny Depp Shows Off His Toned Body – Why Fame
Jimmy Fallon’s Mad Men Spoofs – Wonderwall
Chelsea Handler Makes Us ROTFL – College Candy
Jamie Lynn Spears Is A Poster Child For Teen Pregnancy? – Zelda Lily
Kim & Kourtney Kardashian Fighting Over Weight? – ICYDK
Cristiano Ronaldo Is Using His Abs To Sell Stuff – Tabloid Prodigy
Are You Keeping Up With ‘Jersey Shore‘? – Betty Confidential
Kate Major Lets Michael Lohan Off The Hook – Anything Hollywood
Adam Lambert Introduces Tongue Diving – Allie Is Wired
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Zebras Suck, Otters Rule! – City Rag
Paris Hilton Sued For $35 Million Over Fake Hair – Pop Eater
Kerry Katona Gradually Being Phased Out – Holy Moly
The Important Kardashian Is In The Middle – Amy Grindhouse
Jennifer Love Hewitt Is A Huge Star – IDLYITW
Cristiano Ronaldo Blows His Nose – Tabloid Prodigy
Spencer Pratt Is Trying To Make A Movie? – Popbytes
Robert Downey Jr. & Super Fan (?) – Celebrity Smack
Zac Efron Slips His Tip Into Vanessa Hudgens – Celeb News Wire
OMG, She Hates Everyone: Ethel Mertz – OMG Blog
Lady Gaga’s Boyfriend Is Dating Someone Else! – Why Fame
Zsa Zsa Gabor Released From The Hospital – Wonderwall
Sofia Vergara Makes Housework Look Sexy – F-Listed
Is David Beckham Too Old To Play For England? – ICYDK
Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’ Sex Scene – Drunken Stepfather
Kelly Brook Nude In Piranha 3D – Yeeeah!
Rihanna Shows Off Her Bright Red Hair – Anything Hollywood
Halle Berry’s Gorgeous Ex-Boyfriend – Betty Confidential
Candice Swanepoel Is Important – The Superficial
Mariah Carey To Judge ‘American Idol’? – Hollywood Life
Emma Watson Leads Countdown To ‘Harry Potter’ – Hollywire
‘Mad Men’ Style In New Advertising Campaigns – Hollywood Dame
In Defense Of Bros – College Candy
New Virgins-Only Dating Site Emerges – Zelda Lily
Sandra Bullock & Jesse James Reunite – Allie Is Wired
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Pot Of Gold – City Rag
Julia Roberts Says No To Botox – Pop Eater
Drew Barrymore Talks Phone Sex – Amy Grindhouse
Kelly Brook Just Sold Me Two Of Everything – The Superficial
Is Elisabetta Canalis Insecure Over George Clooney? – Why Fame
Anna Kournikova Is A Lot Of Hype – Drunken Stepfather
Britney Spears Does The Clark Kent – Celebrity Smack
Katy Perry Eats Blessed Charms – Celeb News Wire
Has Lindsay Lohan Found Her Niche? – Holy Moly
Megan Fox Got A New Job – Hollywire
Taylor Momsen Promotes Material Girl – ICYDK
‘Pop Idol’ Will Young Gets Naked – Tabloid Prodigy
It’s Time To Boycott Target! – OMG Blog
Is Michelle Obama Too Sexy? – Hollywood Life
How You Can Hang With Lady Gaga – Betty Confidential
Tila Tequila Is Doing Porn – Anything Hollywood
Afternoon Pick-Me-Up: Holly Lynn – F-Listed
Is Mischa Barton Cutting Herself? – Hollywood Dame
Why Are College Grads Drinking So Much? – College Candy
Mad Men & Its Relevancy In Today’s Culture – Zelda Lily
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Is Banging This – IDLYITW
Rebecca Gayheart & Eric Dane Win Sex Tape Settlement – Allie Is Wired
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Yearbook photos of Mad Men star Christina Hendricks aka Joan Holloway have been revealed and would you believe, she wasn’t some giant-breasted cheerleader or some giant-breasted lacrosse whore.
Best Week Ever posted this yearbook photo from when she attended Fairfax High School in Virginia. Christina was 17 when these photos were taken in the early 1990s.
Not at all what you would expect, huh?
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If you’re like Don Draper of “Mad Men” fame, then you like hiring hookers who slap you in the face at hotel rooms and think it’s rude to talk about yourself. The season premiere of the show aired last night and we were on the edges of our seats.
Elizabeth Moss took the time to talk about her role in the premiere and what she thought about the episode. She said, “I was blown away by it. We have a premiere screening every year on set during lunch, and I know I’m biased, but I think it’s our best first episode ever since the pilot. There’s so much built-in drama — we really hit the reset button on the show with the agency, and it feels so exciting! Afterwards, I was walking around with a big smile on my face for like an hour. I felt like a fan, you know what I mean? It’s just so cool. And they walk into the office and that great music is playing, and you see the SCDP sign; it feels like exactly what you want to have happen.”
More of the highlights from her interview:
“Who is Don Draper?” What do you think?
Can you think of a greater opening line? And how it’s quiet and then they bring the sound in. My favorite part was the end — the end killed me. But everything about the episode is very much new. It’s a whole new agency, a whole new time period, and everybody is feeling like, okay, who is that and what’s their job here? What’s Peggy doing now? It’s all this stuff you’re trying to piece together to form a picture of what’s going on. And I think the whole season follows that thread — these characters themselves figuring out who they are.
What’s up with your new work friend? You clearly already have a comfortable dynamic with him.
I know, you don’t know how long he’s been there, you don’t know who he is. And I think that’s awesome — the first time you see Peggy is with this new character who you’ve never seen before. And of course, in Mad Men style, we don’t bother explaining anything about this, we just let you figure it our yourself.
Do you get it explained to you, at least?
Yeah, we do. We’re allowed to ask questions and get things explained. I found that I asked more questions about the first episode of this season than I ever have in any other season. I called Matt [Weiner] and talked to him about it; What happened with her? How long have she and her boyfriend been together? What’s her dynamic in the office? I feel like there’s the biggest change in her between last season and this one, and I feel like she’s grown the most, so I found myself trying to figure out all that.
Who’s your favorite character on the show?
Oh my god! That’s hard. I feel like every single one of us would say that Slattery, that guy is just such a dream to watch. You give him two lines and he knocks it out of the park. He’s the KING of stealing scenes, and he always gets the best line. And every time I’ve gotten the privilege of working with him — which has been very few times — but every time, we giggle like little girls.
Spoilers ahead! You’ve been warned…
Don opens the premiere by talking to an “Ad Age” newspaper reporter about himself — or not. Afterward, we see the new Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce building and it’s large. The only thing it’s missing is a conference table, but that’s alright because the ad folks just love the openness that encourages conversation.
Then, we see Peggy Olson and Pete Campbell concocting a PR stunt in order to get more customers to buy hams for Thanksgiving dinner. That plan backfires when one of the actresses threatens to sue the other and they both need hush money to keep the story quiet.
The guys then converge upon Don, who failed to mention their latest account in the newspaper article. His response? “I didn’t talk about anyone”. So, who is Don Draper? According to Peggy, he’s the guy that they’re all doing this for — to impress him.
Next, we see Betty and Henry at Thanksgiving dinner with his mother. Little Sally Draper wasn’t feeling the whole Thanksgiving dinner thing and spits out her food. Obviously, Henry’s mother doesn’t approve of “living in that man’s dirt”.
Betty and Henry decide to go out while Don takes two-thirds of their brood to the hotel. She told him to have the kids back by 9pm the next night, only to be an hour late. Don says to the both of them that she needs to move out or else he’s going to have to start charging her rent. She’s appalled, naturally.
Don comes up with an advertisement for the two-piece bathing suit company, to their dismay. One of the company men says, “We’re a family company”. After they shun his ad idea, he throws them out of the building, with Pete trying to sweet talk them into giving them more time for ideas.
At the end, the camera pans to Don, talking to a reporter from the “Wall Street Journal”, exploiting his creative efforts and touting everything he’s known for.
Who’s Don Draper, you ask? Why, he’s the creative genius behind the story, that’s who. Give him a minute, he’ll light up a cigarette and tell you all about it.
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source: Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss on the Premiere, Peggy’s New Hairdo, and Her Mysterious New Love Interest – [nymag]
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Happy Friday! As always, we’re giving you our top ten favorite celebrity quotes from the week. This week, we’ve got Spencer Pratt talking about fame and love, Lindsay Lohan talking about getting booked and Jason Sudeikis’ Jennifer Aniston diss!
“It turns out he was far too legit to quit.”
– Mad Men’s Jon Hamm, on going up against MC Hammer at the Taco Bell Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“There’s no way my love for fame and her love for puppies will ever work out successfully.”
– Spencer Pratt, explaining why his marriage to Heidi Montag failed, to People
“The only ‘bookings’ that i’m familiar with are Disney Films, never thought that i’d be ‘booking’ into Jail… eeeks.”
– Lindsay Lohan, making light of her jail sentence, on Twitter
“The first time you do it, you’re deeply considering an adult diaper.”
– Ryan Reynolds, on strapping into a harness for the flying stunts in his new superhero film, The Green Lantern, to EW
“She was like, ‘So let’s review … For 15 years people have been talking about your boobs. Earlier this year, you wrote about your hoo haw in a book. Now you’re playing a crack ho on TV.’ She was like, ‘Do you think maybe you could do an animated movie next?’”
– Jennifer Love Hewitt, sharing her mom’s reaction to her role as a prostitute in Lifetime’s The Client List, to People
“He really made me feel very, like…I don’t know, like, I could fall in love with him! Like a teenager girl getting crazy.”
– Penélope Cruz’s new husband Javier Bardem, admitting his man crush on Brad Pitt, to Elle
“She should be so lucky.”
– Saturday Night Live’s Jason Sudeikis, on rumors of a reported romance with his Horrible Bosses costar Jennifer Aniston, to GQ
“I feel like a pilgrim from the friggin’ ’20s!”
– Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, on washing her clothes in the sink on season 2 of MTV’s Jersey Shore, premiering July 29
“You should assume that if he makes it down the aisle in one piece, it’s going to be a major accomplishment.”
– Secretary of State and mother of the bride-to-be Hillary Clinton, on husband Bill’s emotional state as they prepare for daughter Chelsea’s impending wedding, to NBC News
“Not to use a James Cameron reference, but it was like being in a little bit of an avatar. It’s going to sound like, ‘Oh, I was a frickin’ avatar,’ give me a break, I’m already vomiting.”
– Leonardo DiCaprio, getting sick to his stomach talking about his Titanic fame, to Rolling Stone
My favorite quote this week was from Javier Bardem about Brad Pitt. Brad’s market value has skyrocketed since he shaved off his beard, so I can see all the love there. What I didn’t like was Ryan Reynolds making me picture him with an adult diaper on. That’s just wrong.
source: 10 Best Celeb Quotes This Week – [people]
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Crista Flanagan, who plays the switchboard operator on AMC’s ’60s-set drama “Mad Men,” is rarely called for parts where she gets to play pretty.
As a result, she was intrigued when Playboy called with an offer to have her pose, but in re-creations of scenes out of ’60s-era editions.
“I’m a character actress,” says Flanagan. “The parts I play, I’m usually a crazy heroin addict or a lunch lady. Nobody’s ever asked me to take off my clothes, or even kiss somebody.
“I guess I haven’t been seen as a sexy person,” she adds, “and sometimes not even as an attractive person.”
That may change now.
Flanagan appears on two covers of the August issue of Playboy that were modeled after shots from the ’60s and inside in an eight-page layout that keeps the “Mad Men” theme. The folks at Playboy also reproduced classic ads from the period, too.
source: ‘Mad Men’ star Crista Flanagan to pose in August edition of Playboy in recreation of ’60s shoots [ny daily news]
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