It’s been 16 months without a new episode, after Don Draper up and married his secretary and since series creator Matthew Weiner reached a deal with AMC for another two seasons of everyone’s favorite 1960s nostalgia-fest, Mad Men. Now, the advent of season 5 approaches, with just over a month left before we’re plunged again into the world of skinny-tie-wearing Madison Avenue creatives, workplace drinking and casual sexism that so many of us have grown to love.
A new teaser from AMC gets the ball rolling this week. While it doesn’t include any new footage, it has just enough style, swagger and Jon Hamm looking cool to get any fan into an anticipatory frenzy. I’ve started making my way through season four again, and was immediately drawn back into the world that Mad Men‘s creators have so painstakingly assembled.
The aforementioned teaser is below, but those in need of a larger dose can revisit the series here. I’d also highly recommend listening to previous interviews with Weiner and articles about the series’ mostly-female writers like this one.
Mr. Salcito has got it right. As adults we should be prepared to teach ourselves the skills needed for jobs.
