The 25 Best TV Performances of 2010

By Tim Basham at 7:00 AM on December 31, 2010

A year ago we proclaimed that a new Golden Age of Television had emerged during the new millennium. The good news is that much of the amazing talent from that first decade is still here; and better yet, some new kids on the block are causing a stir.  read more

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The Town review

By Allison Winn Scotch at 10:06 AM on October 4, 2010

After a string of what could only be called embarrassments—Reindeer Games, Gigli, Jersey Girl, Paycheck,Surviving Christmas—Ben Affleck seems like he’s ready to be taken seriously again. He dropped the high-profile relationship with the Jenny From The Block (you just know they both now regret that music video in which they mauled each other), took some time to clean himself up, got married to Jennifer Garner, accepted quieter parts like his supporting role in Hollywoodland, and emerged, incredibly, as a serious director in 2007 with Gone, Baby Gone. And now, four years after Project Rehabilitate Ben was launched, it can officially...  read more

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Jon Hamm to Guest Star on The Simpsons

By Jennifer Ross at 12:30 PM on July 23, 2010

This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — When he’s not shticking up for health care and raking in Emmy noms for his lead role in the hit series Mad Men, Jon Hamm is lending his vocal talents as a guest star on The Simpons_. According to Vulturesupervis.html, Hamm has been cast as an FBI supervisor in an upcoming episode of the show. Hamm’s character is responsible for Homer after he becomes an incarcerated undercover informant....  read more

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Watch a Hilariously Cheesy University of Missouri Recruitment Ad Featuring Jon Hamm

By Lindsay Eanet at 8:15 AM on July 23, 2010

This story is a part of our Mad Men Takeover. Season four of the series premieres on AMC this Sunday, July 25. — Before he was Don Draper, he was Jonathan Hamm, cutting his teeth in university productions of Assassins and Cabaret....  read more

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Fall Guide to Good TV: Mad Men

By Paste Staff at 6:18 AM on October 14, 2009

Sundays at 10 p.m. on AMCA British invasion has made things even more interesting at Sterling Cooper during Season 3. So pour yourself an Old Fashioned (or better yet, have your kid pour you one), relax and head back to the Kennedy years. ...  read more

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Watch Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm and Friends Shtick Up for Health Care Reform

By Gage Henry at 4:30 PM on September 22, 2009

Will Ferrell and his fellow funny somebodies are playing their part in the ongoing health care debate with a new video released via Ferrell's comedy website Funny or Die and MoveOn.org....  read more

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Oprah, Meet Don Draper: Mad Men Cast to Hit Daytime TV This Afternoon

By Justin Jacobs at 12:10 PM on September 21, 2009

AMC's Mad Men captures the style and social climate of the early '60s in a darkly sexy and understated way, tying together romantic, political and historical plot lines with a sea of skinny ties, dapper suits and clinking brandy glasses. What better match for the show then the lady who gives away free cars!But seriously, according to the New York Times' ArtsBeat, Mad Men's January Jones and Jon Hamm will visit Oprah on her talk show this afternoon. ...  read more

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Jon Hamm Joins Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 11:30 AM on August 21, 2009

Jon Hamm has joined the cast of Zach Snyder’s Sucker Punch as he continues to raise his profile in film parallel to his work on Mad Men. ...  read more

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Jon Hamm joins James Franco in Howl

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 10:00 AM on March 27, 2009

Jon Hamm, the eminently likeable actor who is the face of Mad Men, has gone in the past couple of years from relative obscurity to one of the most sought-after talents around. After his side gigs as Tina Fey’s beau on 30 Rock and as a faux Lex Luther, he’s signed on for a supporting part in Howl, the indie drama about the obscenity trial of Allen Ginsberg (to be played by James Franco). ...  read more

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30 Rock Review: "Generalissimo" (Episode 310) and "St. Valentine's Day" (Episode 311)

By Jeremy Medina at 11:00 AM on February 13, 2009

As a longtime fan of 30 Rock (IE: since the beginning, IE: old school), I cannot tell you how exciting it is when the show gets on a roll. This season has been pretty good and fits and spells, but the last three or four episodes of the show have been firing on all cylinders—especially "Generalissimo," which might be one for the ages in the already illustrious 30 Rock oeuvre. ...  read more

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