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January 25, 2008 9:11

The Strike Is Over—for Don Draper

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Mix yourself a Manhattan and fire up a Lucky Strike, baby: Mad Men is free to go back into production on its second season. The Writers Guild announced another interim side deal, this time with Lionsgate studio, which produces Mad Men as well as Weeds. One of the feared side effects of the strike is that, even after it's settled, it could end up pushing back the return of our favorite cable shows, which, like Mad Men, were supposed to have begun churning out new scripts already. While the pipeline may still be jammed for the likes of Big Love et al., depending on when the strike is ultimately settled, at least we're this much closer to returning to the smoke-filled rooms of Sterling Cooper (and the, er, other-smoke-filled rooms of Agrestic, California). Ain't that a kick in the head. In a good way.

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Reader Comments (1)

Chris Kw.:

I was so excited when I found out that Lionsgate produces Mad Men. Besides LOST and BSG, Mad Men is the other show that I kept on worrying about not seeing. Hopefully, the entire strike will be over soon so we can try to get a normal Summmer Season. Although, Mad Men being the only scripted TV show during the summer would definity help their Emmy chances (Even though the Emmys are judging last year's episodes.)

Posted by Chris Kw. | January 25, 2008 10:10 AM

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James Poniewozik writes TIME magazine's Tuned In column, about pop culture and society. Tuned In, the blog version, is about the stuff we used to call "TV," whether it's in your living room, on your computer or--once the networks figure out the technology and line up the advertisers--in your dreams themselves.