For being notoriously sparse on details, Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has a lot to say about the upcoming season over at The Hollywood Reporter, but unless you consider general themes a spoiler, nothing will ruined for you by reading it. As opposed to the last time we heard from Weiner and he gave a serious detail about how the entire series will end (spoiler here).
Mad Men 5th Season Premiere Will Be A "Movie"
Mad Men Season 5 Episodes: Now Two Minutes Longer
During the great Mad Men drama of early 2011 we learned that the show would go on, eventually, but with two minutes shaved off in order to save some of the cast, or put more money in Matthew Weiner's pockets, or whatever. Were you actually upset about losing two minutes of face time with Don Draper & Co.? Well then, good news, those minutes are back.
How Many People Have To Die To Make Mad Men Return?
Yesterday we learned that Don Draper & Co. would not be returning to our television screens until 2012—preferably early 2012 before the universe as we know it is annihilated. It would just be nice to go out knowing if Don Draper will ever truly love, ya know. Either way, Mad Men will return... but rumored contract negotiations have creator Matt Weiner getting paid the big bucks to kill off his own characters. Allegedly!
Mad Men Won't Return This Year
One of the only things worth watching on television these days is Mad Men, which delivers a detailed portrayal of a mid-century New York City, along with office politics and domestic drama. Plus lots of sex, smoking and dry martinis. Rumors surrounding the show's return have been making their way to the press in recent weeks, with word that the 5th season has been stalled, and the show possibly canceled, due to some unresolved negotiations.
Top Chef Cooks Up Hot Dogs, Crafty Fare
Last night the 2nd episode of Top Chef New York aired, beginning with an oh-so-NY-themed Quick Fire challenge: Hot Dogs! After Padma declares that New Yorkers spend $100M a year consuming the "dish," the cheftestants were put up against the Top Dog (heh) in New York, Angelina D'Angelo (from Dominick's hot dog truck in Queens) and had 45 minutes to cook up their own recipes (which season 4 cast-off Spike says is enough time "to build a cart").
Top Chef New York Premieres
Top Chef aired its season 5 premiere last night, and believe it or not, this is the first time Padma & Co. have filmed an entire season in New York City. Right now there are too many cheftestants at the starting line, so it's a little difficult for any to stand apart when the first half of the episode merely showed (spoiler alert!) them chopping apples. But there are two emerging factions: Team Rainbow (the LGBT folks) and the Euros (Italian guy, Finland guy).

