The Mad Men of May

This just in... I heard from a source today that AMC's cult hit Mad Men -- a show from Sopranos writer Matthew Weiner which is poised to become the same kind of watercooler hit for today -- will begin production of its third season on May 1 in Los Angeles.

No news yet on the Season 3 premiere date, but it's earlier been said to be "Summer 2009."  (Which means that, despite the network's and studio Lions Gate's original reluctance to pay Weiner what he's worth for this influential hit, it looks like we're actually back on track without appreciable delay.  Thank you, God and Don Draper!)

Sam Page Goes "Mad"

If you were watching last night's Emmy Awards, you must have realized that AMC smartly held off on airing a new episode of Mad Men, pushing the show's schedule back by one week so as to avoid head-to-head competition with the awards show -- on which Mad Men ended up winning the top prize for best drama.

And if you watched Mad Men the week before, you must also have noticed the adorable actor playing Joan's fiance, Dr. Greg Harris, and wondered why he looks familiar. Back when Sam Page was a regular during the first season of the now-cancelled James Woods procedural Shark on CBS, I had the chance to interview him over lunch for CBS' Watch magazine. Click here for a link to the story, for some more info on this cute new guy to whom my fave secretary Joan is betrothed.

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