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Paste's Holiday Gift Guide For TV Lovers

In continuation of this week’s gift guides, we turn our attention to something you probably look at everyday. TV lovers know what they want, but sometimes they need help expanding their horizons. It would be easy to give them nothing but their favorite shows on DVD, but there are much more interesting TV-related gifts out there.  read more

The 10 Most Creative Intros on Television

For every television show that just gives us a title shot and a five-second jingle, there's another with a poignant title sequence to match it. As TV becomes as artistically viable as films, directors and producers have also returned to taking title sequences a little more seriously.  read more

Mad Men Creator Discusses Series Finale

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner sat down with Grantland to discuss a plethora of subjects ranging from his appearance on Jeopardy! to his opinion on Conan O’Brien. The most intriguing aspect of the article, however, was how Weiner envisions the series finale to unfold.  read more

BBC to Slash Budget by 20 Percent

Like the budget cut NPR received this year on this side of the pond, BBC will be receiving large budgetary cuts for the upcoming years. Looking to reduce their budget by 20%, or 1.03 Billion US dollars over the next five years. Although BBC claims that no services would be cut, some are expecting strikes by the end of the year due to the nearly 2000 job cuts.   read more

AMC Announces First Comedy Series

AMC has become well known for its great dramas like Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead. Now the network is ready to try its hand at comedy.  read more

Don Draper Introduces Facebook Timeline

What if Mark Zuckerberg were as charming and well-spoken as Don Draper? In the Season 1 finale of Mad Men, the man who could sell a used napkin eloquently explains the nature of the Kodak Carousel in a particularly profound way, even for Don Draper. In this video, we are brought full circle with Don Draper showing us the new Facebook profile Timeline and how it will “revolutionize” the way we view our lives, just like the slide projector did. As Don Draper puts it, it all comes down to nostalgia. Maybe we have just been missing Mad Men lately…...  read more

Modern Family, Mildred Pierce Win Big at Emmys

Last night, the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards were announced with the help of host Jane Lynch. ABC's "Modern Family" was the big winner of the night, taking home five awards for outstanding writing and directing for a comedy series, outstanding comedy series and outstanding supporting actor and actress in a comedy series for Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen, respectively.   read more

AMC Could Begin Walking Dead "Wrap-Up" Show

AMC is looking for new ways to capitalize on their biggest, hit dramas and keep audiences tuned in beyond their favorite weekly show. In the vein of what Bravo did with their Real Housewives wrap-ups, Vulture reports that AMC planned to shoot a pilot for a Walking Dead talk show featuring Chris Hardwick. In fact, they've even hired the same production company that managed to bring in an average of more than 1.5 million views for the Bravo reality TV "post-game" show.  read more

Former Bobby Draper Actor Says January Jones Is Not "Approachable"

Yet another actor will assume the role of Bobby Draper on the award-winning Mad Men for this upcoming season. This will be the fourth actor to play Don and Betty's son in the five seasons it has been on AMC. The departing Bobby, Jared Gilmore, has opted to take a series regular role on ABC's Once Upon a Time.  read more

John Slattery to Direct Another Mad Men Episode

After successfully showing his directing skills last season, Mad Men’s John Slattery will direct another episode in the upcoming fifth season....  read more