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more about #firings more comments → AndPreciousLittleofThat: Does this mean that some junior copywriter at Sterling-Cooper is going to "get fired" in some particularly gruesome way a few episodes hence? more » marjorie000: I interviewed Matthew Weiner at a major press tour during Season 2. He spent a good 35 minutes with me- a hefty sum for a lowly mid-size blog. (I thin... more » Lulupasternak: "that Mad Men hires writers with low quotes " It's a WGA show. He doesn't have a ton of choice. more » blahniksforlife: I'm inclined to believe the worst about Weiner because of the way he has taken all the credit for Mad Men when so much of the good stuff is the work o... more » Brian Moylan: In all fairness to Weiner, only one person was allowed to speak when multiple people won an Emmy at this year's ceremony. It was a rule put in place t... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Great, you guys just broke the show. more » Smokey Orleans: I believe it was an NPR interview where I heard that Matthew Weiner based the Don Draper/Peggy dynamic on his relationship with David Chase when they ... more » GooberSaysHey: I don't know what the reason was, but I'm with the last commenter above. She got the sole credit for "The Fog" episode, and I thought that one was hor... more » unclevanya: When will we reach the saturation point for armchair judgmentalismism, so that everyone will finally tend to their own house rather than deflect and p... more » secretagentman: Maybe the little Weiner was doing the thinking for the big Weiner? more » Meiyou Wenti: Never upstage the boss. You will always lose out. Always. more » Dominant Glee Club: Now that Ben Lyons has been muzzled, clearly it needs to become the Stop Roland Emmerich blog. more » taco-flavored-kisses: This is the greatest, most inspiring news of the week! more » eorbital: Am I the only one who liked I Am Legend? I mean it wasn't the best movie of all time, but it was pretty good. more » skahammer: So the Monica Bellucci ref was just a tease? Geez, Cajun Boy, you do play hardball. more » -
#mysteries
Why Did Matthew Weiner Fire Mad Men's Kater Gordon?
Nikki Finke reports today that Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has fired Kater Gordon, his personal assistant, turned writers assistant, turned Emmy-winning staff writer. But why? Gordon had a metoric rise to the top, peaking with an Emmy win. More » -
#firings
Disney Finally Kicks 'The Bens' to the Curb For Sucking
In a move sure to inspire more film-geek loin-warming than Monica Bellucci, Disney has fired the unbelievably horrible Ben Lyons, who pronounced I Am Legend "one of the greatest movies ever made," and Ben Mankiewicz, as At the Movies co-hosts. More » -
#printisdead
Newsweek CEO Must've Skipped the 'How Not to Fire Employees' Seminar
The way Newsweek employees get fired now: Shamelessly and publicly, via mass emails from their boss singing the praises of their incoming replacements while encouraging their co-workers to wish their shit-canned asses "bon chance" on the way out the door.
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#scandals
Canned! Pug Puke Arrestee Too Hot For TV
Chrissie Brodigan, captured the hearts and minds of New York after pulling her puking pug dog off the L train and subsequently getting arrested for it. Now, she's been fired from her job. This has gone too far! More » -
#patheticjustice
Carrie Prejean Stripped of Her Crown, But Not for Stripping
Donald Trump, who owns the Miss USA operation, wouldn't take away Carrie Prejean's Miss California crown after she bashed gay marriage or when she posed nekkid. So what's a fireable offense? Apparently, thou shalt not be more famous than him. More » -
#venom
A Treasure Trove of Bitchy Quotes From Current and Former OK! Magazine Employees
Earlier today we reported on the firings at OK! Magazine and at the end of that post we solicited tips on the matter. Since then, we've been flooded with information via phone and email. More » -
#firings
Heads Are Rolling at OK! Magazine
Late today we received an anonymous tip that Katie Caperton and a host of others had been laid off at OK! Magazine. Now it appears that the rumors are true.
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#fridaynightnewsdump
The Picture Worth a Thousand Screams
Oh, shock, the White House just fired Louis Caldera, the guy who authorized last month's exciting unannounced Ground Zero plane-buzzing. More » -
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#terminations
Excitable ABC Now Firing Cast Members On ALL Its Shows
In this economy, ABC can't afford to only let go every gay, gay-adjacent, or gay-hating actor on Grey's Anatomy. Other ABC series are feeling the burn, and two newly departing actors were announced today. More »
