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Spooky season will soon be in session at L.A.’s Center Theatre Group.
The nonprofit theater company has set Constance Wu, Finn Wittrock, Anna Camp and Adam Rothenberg to star in 2:22 — A Ghost Story, a four-person play described as an “intriguing, funny and scary supernatural thriller.” Previews at Ctg’s Ahmanson Theatre begin Oct. 29 with an official opening set for Nov. 4. The play will then run through Dec. 4.
Written by Danny Robins and directed by Matthew Dunster, A Ghost Story follows Jenny (Wu) who believes her new home is haunted while her husband Sam (Wittrock) isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, an old friend Lauren (Camp) and her new partner Ben (Rothenberg), and after a conversation about beliefs and skepticism, the foursome make a pact to stay up until 2:22 a.m. to know for sure.
Spooky season will soon be in session at L.A.’s Center Theatre Group.
The nonprofit theater company has set Constance Wu, Finn Wittrock, Anna Camp and Adam Rothenberg to star in 2:22 — A Ghost Story, a four-person play described as an “intriguing, funny and scary supernatural thriller.” Previews at Ctg’s Ahmanson Theatre begin Oct. 29 with an official opening set for Nov. 4. The play will then run through Dec. 4.
Written by Danny Robins and directed by Matthew Dunster, A Ghost Story follows Jenny (Wu) who believes her new home is haunted while her husband Sam (Wittrock) isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, an old friend Lauren (Camp) and her new partner Ben (Rothenberg), and after a conversation about beliefs and skepticism, the foursome make a pact to stay up until 2:22 a.m. to know for sure.
- 10/3/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Unless otherwise noted, the accused denied some or all of the allegations against them.
2006 Tarana Burke
Activist Tarana Burke coins “Me Too” on MySpace.
2014
Oct. 17: Comedian Hannibal Buress’ riff about Bill Cosby resurfaces long-ignored rape accusations. An investigation of Cosby follows.
2016
July 21: Fox News chairman Roger Ailes is forced out amid allegations that he sexually harassed several women at the company.
Oct. 7: “When you’re a star, they let you do it” — The Washington Post publishes leaked Access Hollywood footage in which then-presidential candidate Donald Trump boasts of committing sexual assault.
2017 The Woman’s March of Jan. 21, 2017, set the stage for takedowns of alleged abusers like Matt Lauer.
Jan. 21: Millions of Americans take part in the Women’s March a day after President Trump’s inauguration.
March 19: Fox News ousts Bill O’Reilly following multiple harassment claims.
Oct. 5:...
Unless otherwise noted, the accused denied some or all of the allegations against them.
2006 Tarana Burke
Activist Tarana Burke coins “Me Too” on MySpace.
2014
Oct. 17: Comedian Hannibal Buress’ riff about Bill Cosby resurfaces long-ignored rape accusations. An investigation of Cosby follows.
2016
July 21: Fox News chairman Roger Ailes is forced out amid allegations that he sexually harassed several women at the company.
Oct. 7: “When you’re a star, they let you do it” — The Washington Post publishes leaked Access Hollywood footage in which then-presidential candidate Donald Trump boasts of committing sexual assault.
2017 The Woman’s March of Jan. 21, 2017, set the stage for takedowns of alleged abusers like Matt Lauer.
Jan. 21: Millions of Americans take part in the Women’s March a day after President Trump’s inauguration.
March 19: Fox News ousts Bill O’Reilly following multiple harassment claims.
Oct. 5:...
- 9/29/2022
- by Julian Sancton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Succession” continues to have the write stuff as it picked up its third Best Drama Writing Emmy in as many seasons at Monday’s Primetime Emmy Awards. The three-peat puts the HBO hit into an exclusive club of dramas that have maintained a perfect record in writing for their first three seasons.
Just three other shows have accomplished this feat — or two if you really want to get technical about it. “The Defenders” did it first, winning four writing awards for its first four seasons from 1962-65, but there are a few caveats. In 1964, the category was split into original and adapted, with the courtroom drama triumphing in the former. In 1965, the Emmys attempted an ill-advised experiment with only four categories — program, acting, directing and writing — and “The Defenders” won the category titled Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment — Writers. The Emmys reinstated the traditional format the following year and the...
Just three other shows have accomplished this feat — or two if you really want to get technical about it. “The Defenders” did it first, winning four writing awards for its first four seasons from 1962-65, but there are a few caveats. In 1964, the category was split into original and adapted, with the courtroom drama triumphing in the former. In 1965, the Emmys attempted an ill-advised experiment with only four categories — program, acting, directing and writing — and “The Defenders” won the category titled Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment — Writers. The Emmys reinstated the traditional format the following year and the...
- 9/13/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner’s unnamed dramedy no longer has a home at FX. The company’s chairman John Landgraf told TheWrap on Thursday that the project was shelved some time ago.
“We just passed. It just fell apart,” said Landgraf. “Covid sort of shifted the timeline and the production equation on many, many things. Some of them made it through, some of them didn’t. Matt’s project didn’t.”
The project, which was first announced in 2020, would have marked the Emmy-winning writer/producer’s return to TV since his brief 2018 Amazon series “The Romanoffs,” and his first linear show since “Mad Men” signed off in 2015.
The announcement was widely criticized as Weiner was among the men named during 2017’s #MeToo watershed moment: Former “Mad Men” writer Kater Gordon, who won an Emmy in 2009 for the “Meditations in an Emergency” episode, accused her boss of telling her she...
“We just passed. It just fell apart,” said Landgraf. “Covid sort of shifted the timeline and the production equation on many, many things. Some of them made it through, some of them didn’t. Matt’s project didn’t.”
The project, which was first announced in 2020, would have marked the Emmy-winning writer/producer’s return to TV since his brief 2018 Amazon series “The Romanoffs,” and his first linear show since “Mad Men” signed off in 2015.
The announcement was widely criticized as Weiner was among the men named during 2017’s #MeToo watershed moment: Former “Mad Men” writer Kater Gordon, who won an Emmy in 2009 for the “Meditations in an Emergency” episode, accused her boss of telling her she...
- 2/18/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Like the Emmys’ Best Drama Directing category, there have not been a lot of individual female winners in Best Drama Writing. Only five solo women have ever won before — slightly better than the three female drama directing champs — but just like the directing race this year, there are three chances for another woman to join the drama writing winner’s circle.
Yahlin Chang (“Home” from “The Handmaid’s Tale“), Misha Green (“Sundown” from “Lovecraft Country”) and Rebecca Sonnenshine (“What I Know” from “The Boys”) are all individually nominated this year for their scripts. There are other two female nominees, Janet Mock and Our Lady J, but they share their bid for the “Pose” series finale with co-writers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuck and Steve Canals. The other nominees are solo dudes: Peter Morgan (“War” from “The Crown”), Jon Favreau (“Chapter 16: The Rescue” from “The Mandalorian”) and Dave Filoni (“Chapter 13: The...
Yahlin Chang (“Home” from “The Handmaid’s Tale“), Misha Green (“Sundown” from “Lovecraft Country”) and Rebecca Sonnenshine (“What I Know” from “The Boys”) are all individually nominated this year for their scripts. There are other two female nominees, Janet Mock and Our Lady J, but they share their bid for the “Pose” series finale with co-writers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuck and Steve Canals. The other nominees are solo dudes: Peter Morgan (“War” from “The Crown”), Jon Favreau (“Chapter 16: The Rescue” from “The Mandalorian”) and Dave Filoni (“Chapter 13: The...
- 7/29/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Christina Hendricks became a breakout talent and earned six Emmy Award nominations for playing Joan Holloway on the AMC period drama “Mad Men,” but she says in an interview with The Guardian that it took at least three years for buzz around the series to include its female characters in a meaningful way. Hendricks earned press from the pilot, but she said in the early seasons it mostly had to with her physical appearance and not her acting or Joan’s series arc.
“Men started dressing like Don Draper and Roger Sterling,” Hendricks said of the early popularity around “Mad Men.” “Suits came back in, skinny ties came back in. It took three to four seasons and then all of a sudden people wanted us [the female stars] on magazines. We were like: ‘This is strange — we’ve been doing this for a while.’”
Hendricks was one of the breakout female stars of...
“Men started dressing like Don Draper and Roger Sterling,” Hendricks said of the early popularity around “Mad Men.” “Suits came back in, skinny ties came back in. It took three to four seasons and then all of a sudden people wanted us [the female stars] on magazines. We were like: ‘This is strange — we’ve been doing this for a while.’”
Hendricks was one of the breakout female stars of...
- 6/2/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
In late 2017, Emmy-winning Mad Men writer Kater Gordon accused the show's creator, Matthew Weiner, of sexual harassment. In a corroborated article, she alleged that while working together late one night on the former AMC drama, Weiner told her that she owed it to him to let him see her naked. A year later and after co-winning the Emmy, Gordon was let go from the critically acclaimed series. She has not worked in Hollywood since. She most recently founded the charitable fund Modern Alliance and joined the board of Hollaback, two efforts dedicated to preventing and ending sexual harassment. Weiner,...
- 7/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Emerald Fennell replaced Phoebe Waller-Bridge as showrunner for the second season of “Killing Eve,” and now she can do what her predecessor was unable to: become just the sixth solo woman to win the Best Drama Writing Emmy.
Fennell, who will cede showrunner duties to Suzanne Heathcote for Season 3, is nominated for penning the second episode of Season 2, “Nice and Neat.” She is the only woman nominated by herself; Kira Snyder shares her nomination with Bruce Miller for “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The other nominees are Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz (“Better Call Saul”), David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (“Game of Thrones”), Jed Mercurio (“Bodyguard”) and Jesse Armstrong (“Succession”).
First given out at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1955, Best Drama Writing has long skewed male. It took 19 years before the category crowned its first individual female champ, Joanna Lee, for “The Waltons” in 1974. Five years later, Michele Gallery (“Lou Grant”) prevailed,...
Fennell, who will cede showrunner duties to Suzanne Heathcote for Season 3, is nominated for penning the second episode of Season 2, “Nice and Neat.” She is the only woman nominated by herself; Kira Snyder shares her nomination with Bruce Miller for “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The other nominees are Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz (“Better Call Saul”), David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (“Game of Thrones”), Jed Mercurio (“Bodyguard”) and Jesse Armstrong (“Succession”).
First given out at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1955, Best Drama Writing has long skewed male. It took 19 years before the category crowned its first individual female champ, Joanna Lee, for “The Waltons” in 1974. Five years later, Michele Gallery (“Lou Grant”) prevailed,...
- 8/8/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Once upon a time, Amazon’s “The Romanoffs” was one of the most highly anticipated shows of the fall season. Five episodes in, however, Matthew Weiner’s long-awaited follow-up to “Mad Men” hasn’t found much of a footing at all.
Despite an all-star cast and impeccable production values, the series’ ruminations on the intersecting biases, nuances, and shortcomings amongst the wealthy have proven to be far less effective than “Mad Men’s” examinations of the same. And no episode better illustrates “The Romanoffs’” confusing approach than this week’s episode, “Bright and High Circle,” starring Diane Lane as a concerned mother trying to figure out whether a misconduct accusation levied against her family’s beloved piano teacher, David (Andrew Rannells), is accurate.
Variety’s TV critics got together to unpack this episode and the impact of the series overall.
Caroline Framke: When I first reviewed “The Romanoffs” a month ago,...
Despite an all-star cast and impeccable production values, the series’ ruminations on the intersecting biases, nuances, and shortcomings amongst the wealthy have proven to be far less effective than “Mad Men’s” examinations of the same. And no episode better illustrates “The Romanoffs’” confusing approach than this week’s episode, “Bright and High Circle,” starring Diane Lane as a concerned mother trying to figure out whether a misconduct accusation levied against her family’s beloved piano teacher, David (Andrew Rannells), is accurate.
Variety’s TV critics got together to unpack this episode and the impact of the series overall.
Caroline Framke: When I first reviewed “The Romanoffs” a month ago,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Caroline Framke and Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
A review of this week’s The Romanoffs, “Bright and High Circle,” coming up just as soon as I think like a bus driver…
“Bright and High Circle” is an astoundingly bad episode of television. Just focusing on it as a dramatic narrative, the characters feel thin and wholly subservient to the needs of the plot, which itself devolves into nonsense by the end. It’s not the longest Romanoffs thus far, but it feels like it, because it lacks the highs that previous installments offered at least periodically. Other than Andrew Rannells,...
“Bright and High Circle” is an astoundingly bad episode of television. Just focusing on it as a dramatic narrative, the characters feel thin and wholly subservient to the needs of the plot, which itself devolves into nonsense by the end. It’s not the longest Romanoffs thus far, but it feels like it, because it lacks the highs that previous installments offered at least periodically. Other than Andrew Rannells,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Kater Gordon has responded to Matthew Weiner’s repeated denials of a hostile working environment while the two worked on “Mad Men.”
In a statement to Reuters on Wednesday, Gordon emphatically insisted that her claims were valid. “My memory is intact. Matthew’s abuse of workplace power dynamics was rampant, and the comments he made should not be viewed as an isolated occurrence,” she also posted to Twitter.
Gordon began her work on the show as the writers assistant for Weiner, the show’s creator and showrunner for its entire seven-season run. While promoting his latest TV show “The Romanoffs,” Weiner has largely denied Gordon’s allegations. “I never felt that way and I never acted that way towards Kater,” Weiner said in a Vanity Fair profile last week.
Gordon’s allegations were first published in The Information last November, where she detailed inappropriate workplace behavior on Weiner’s part...
In a statement to Reuters on Wednesday, Gordon emphatically insisted that her claims were valid. “My memory is intact. Matthew’s abuse of workplace power dynamics was rampant, and the comments he made should not be viewed as an isolated occurrence,” she also posted to Twitter.
Gordon began her work on the show as the writers assistant for Weiner, the show’s creator and showrunner for its entire seven-season run. While promoting his latest TV show “The Romanoffs,” Weiner has largely denied Gordon’s allegations. “I never felt that way and I never acted that way towards Kater,” Weiner said in a Vanity Fair profile last week.
Gordon’s allegations were first published in The Information last November, where she detailed inappropriate workplace behavior on Weiner’s part...
- 10/3/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
One of the key characteristics that distinguished Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men from its prestige-drama peers was that it was serialized, but focused first and foremost on making each episode its own beautiful, handcrafted work of art. Instead of a novel for television, it was a short-story collection set in the same TV universe. The best stories, like “The Suitcase” (Don and Peggy bond during a long night at work), benefited from our collective knowledge of the characters, but many installments could function as gorgeous standalones for the sake of...
- 10/2/2018
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner said he doesn’t remember telling one of his staff writers — with whom he shares an Emmy — that she owed it to him to let him see her naked.
Last November, Kater Gordon said that’s what he told her one night when they were working late on the show.
“I really don’t remember saying that,” he told Vanity Fair in a recent profile. “I’m not hedging to say it’s not impossible that I said that, but I really don’t remember saying it.”
The Vanity Fair writer followed-up a few days later, asking Weiner to clarify what he meant. After saying he didn’t remember using the word “hedging” in his initial answer — which the writer said she double-checked — Weiner said, “I can’t see a...
Last November, Kater Gordon said that’s what he told her one night when they were working late on the show.
“I really don’t remember saying that,” he told Vanity Fair in a recent profile. “I’m not hedging to say it’s not impossible that I said that, but I really don’t remember saying it.”
The Vanity Fair writer followed-up a few days later, asking Weiner to clarify what he meant. After saying he didn’t remember using the word “hedging” in his initial answer — which the writer said she double-checked — Weiner said, “I can’t see a...
- 10/1/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Nearly a year after first being accused of sexual harassment by fellow “Mad Men” writer Kater Gordon, Matthew Weiner has addressed the allegations once again. “I really don’t remember saying that,” he tells Vanity Fair in a new profile. “I’m not hedging to say it’s not impossible that I said that, but I really don’t remember saying it.” That’s in contrast to his original statement, which was a flat denial: “The allegations are not true.”
“I can’t see a scenario where I would say that,” Weiner adds later in the profile. “What I can see is, it was 10 years ago and I don’t remember saying it. When someone says you said something, like the experience we just had right now — I don’t remember saying that.” He continues, “I never felt that way and I never acted that way towards Kater.”
Shortly after Gordon came forward,...
“I can’t see a scenario where I would say that,” Weiner adds later in the profile. “What I can see is, it was 10 years ago and I don’t remember saying it. When someone says you said something, like the experience we just had right now — I don’t remember saying that.” He continues, “I never felt that way and I never acted that way towards Kater.”
Shortly after Gordon came forward,...
- 10/1/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
After former Mad Men writer Kater Gordon accused series creator Matthew Weiner of sexual harassment, he has denied the claims numerous times. The allegations came to light again in a recent interview with Vanity Fair and Weiner, once again, had to stand his ground.
In a report from The Information in November 2017, Gordon alleges that Weiner told her that she owed it to him to let him see her naked. Gordon told the website her confidence was shaken by the incident and she hasn’t worked in television since.
“I really don’t remember saying that,” he told Vanity Fair. “I’m not hedging to say it’s not impossible that I said that, but I really don’t remember saying it.”
He continues by saying that he “can’t see a scenario” where he would say something like that. “What I can see is, it was 10 years ago and...
In a report from The Information in November 2017, Gordon alleges that Weiner told her that she owed it to him to let him see her naked. Gordon told the website her confidence was shaken by the incident and she hasn’t worked in television since.
“I really don’t remember saying that,” he told Vanity Fair. “I’m not hedging to say it’s not impossible that I said that, but I really don’t remember saying it.”
He continues by saying that he “can’t see a scenario” where he would say something like that. “What I can see is, it was 10 years ago and...
- 9/30/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Matthew Weiner is once again denying the sexual harassment allegation levied against him in November.
Kater Gordon, a former writer on Mad Men, alleged that while working late one night with Weiner, the show's creator, he told her that she owed it to him to let him see her naked. A year later, she was let go from the critically acclaimed drama — and hasn’t worked in the industry since.
Weiner shot down the accusation at the time and again a couple weeks later at a public event promoting his book, Heather, the Totality.
In a profile posted Sunday on Vanity Fair,...
Kater Gordon, a former writer on Mad Men, alleged that while working late one night with Weiner, the show's creator, he told her that she owed it to him to let him see her naked. A year later, she was let go from the critically acclaimed drama — and hasn’t worked in the industry since.
Weiner shot down the accusation at the time and again a couple weeks later at a public event promoting his book, Heather, the Totality.
In a profile posted Sunday on Vanity Fair,...
- 9/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
New TV is on the horizon — and lots of it — but how will history look back on fall 2018? Aside from a fresh crop of buzzy hits and swift failures, this year’s lineup is filled with intrigue for those curious about the medium’s future. After all, this fall’s hits and misses help define next fall’s hopeful pilots.
So what should fans be looking for? Certain dates should be seared into the calendar for the game-changing potential of one or two releases. Other genres need to be monitored for months, checking the vitals of multiple shows to see if trends continue. And still more need to be examined from a network, service, or company’s perspective.
IndieWire’s Very Good TV Podcast has tried to answer a few questions in this week’s episode, and still more are listed below. Peruse the list to help reframe your perspective on the fall — hopefully,...
So what should fans be looking for? Certain dates should be seared into the calendar for the game-changing potential of one or two releases. Other genres need to be monitored for months, checking the vitals of multiple shows to see if trends continue. And still more need to be examined from a network, service, or company’s perspective.
IndieWire’s Very Good TV Podcast has tried to answer a few questions in this week’s episode, and still more are listed below. Peruse the list to help reframe your perspective on the fall — hopefully,...
- 9/3/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Phoebe Waller-Bridges (“Killing Eve”) is the only female nominee in the Best Drama Writing Emmy field of six. And “six” will also be associated with her should she win because only five other solo women have won the category before.
Since Best Drama Writing was added at the 7th Primetime Emmys in 1955, undergoing various name changes, the category has almost exclusively been a boys’ club. It took 19 years before Joanna Lee became the first individual woman to win, prevailing for “The Waltons.” In 1979, Michele Gallery (“Lou Grant”) joined her, followed by Patricia Green (“Cagney & Lacey”) and Ann Biderman (“NYPD Blue”) in 1994. Twenty long years later, Moira Walley-Beckett ended the drought with a statuette for penning “Ozymandias,” the best episode of “Breaking Bad.”
There were female winners in between Biderman’s and Walley-Beckett’s triumphs, but they all co-wrote their winning scripts with men. Robin Green (“The Sopranos”) shared her 2001 win with Mitchell Burgess,...
Since Best Drama Writing was added at the 7th Primetime Emmys in 1955, undergoing various name changes, the category has almost exclusively been a boys’ club. It took 19 years before Joanna Lee became the first individual woman to win, prevailing for “The Waltons.” In 1979, Michele Gallery (“Lou Grant”) joined her, followed by Patricia Green (“Cagney & Lacey”) and Ann Biderman (“NYPD Blue”) in 1994. Twenty long years later, Moira Walley-Beckett ended the drought with a statuette for penning “Ozymandias,” the best episode of “Breaking Bad.”
There were female winners in between Biderman’s and Walley-Beckett’s triumphs, but they all co-wrote their winning scripts with men. Robin Green (“The Sopranos”) shared her 2001 win with Mitchell Burgess,...
- 8/15/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has released the trailer for his new anthology series, The Romanoffs. The clip shows various people talking about how they’ve descended from Russia’s royal family, which ruled from the 1600s until removed from power or killed during the Russian revolution in 1917. It will premiere two episodes on October 12th with episodes following each week on Fridays.
The series focuses on eight people with stories that the trailer teases stretch across seven countries. Each episode will feature a different cast. Its cast features Mad Men...
The series focuses on eight people with stories that the trailer teases stretch across seven countries. Each episode will feature a different cast. Its cast features Mad Men...
- 8/14/2018
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood’s sexual harassment scandals have had an immediate effect on the industry — and on TV viewers as well. As networks and studios are confronted with allegations of misconduct and assault by their stars, producers, and even executives, heightened publicity has also prevented them from sweeping such news under the rug.
Instead, from morning to primetime, broadcast, cable and streaming services have been faced with making big moves on some of their biggest properties. In the $1 billion morning show competition, both NBC’s “Today” and CBS’ “This Morning” fired key anchors. Netflix’s and Amazon’s signature, award-winning dramas are expected to return without their lead stars. Paramount Network planned to launch by leveraging the Weinstein brand — but that strategy is dead. And FX must now rebuild its comedy brand without the producer who inspired much of it.
Here’s a continually updated roundup of TV productions that have been...
Instead, from morning to primetime, broadcast, cable and streaming services have been faced with making big moves on some of their biggest properties. In the $1 billion morning show competition, both NBC’s “Today” and CBS’ “This Morning” fired key anchors. Netflix’s and Amazon’s signature, award-winning dramas are expected to return without their lead stars. Paramount Network planned to launch by leveraging the Weinstein brand — but that strategy is dead. And FX must now rebuild its comedy brand without the producer who inspired much of it.
Here’s a continually updated roundup of TV productions that have been...
- 12/7/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
In October 2009, Kater Gordon’s writing career came to a sudden end. In the space of a year, she went from Matt Weiner’s personal assistant on “Mad Men” to his Emmy-winning co-writer of the season finale. Then, less than a month after standing next to Weiner on the Nokia Theatre stage, she was fired. Or, as a show insider put it: “Matt has reluctantly decided that their relationship has reached its full potential.” That awkward rationale highlighted the “Mad Men” narrative: It was Weiner’s show, and his whims were law.
“Mad Men” continued for six more critically lauded seasons as Gordon faded from the news cycle and from the industry. Now imagine that story in 2017, with Gordon coming forward with her sexual harassment accusations against Weiner. Her story would have legs; he would be forced to deal with the charges, Peak TV be damned. All of which suggests...
“Mad Men” continued for six more critically lauded seasons as Gordon faded from the news cycle and from the industry. Now imagine that story in 2017, with Gordon coming forward with her sexual harassment accusations against Weiner. Her story would have legs; he would be forced to deal with the charges, Peak TV be damned. All of which suggests...
- 11/29/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Matthew Weiner has denied the sexual-harassment accusation made against him by former “Mad Men” writer Kater Gordon. “The allegations are not true, and [this] is a very important topic and a topic that I have devoted — it has been an obsession of mine, in my work and in my life, for like 92 hours of the show,” he said while promoting his novel “Heather, the Totality” yesterday, according to Entertainment Weekly.
“We wanted people to be having this conversation. It’s great that we’re having it,” Weiner added. “It’s a very serious issue.”
Read More:‘Mad Men’ Producer Marti Noxon Describes Matthew Weiner as an ‘Emotional Terrorist,’ Says She Believes His Accuser
The event was moderated by “Orange Is the New Black” creator Jenji Kohan, who asked Weiner why Gordon would make an untrue claim. He responded that he didn’t “want to speak to someone else’s character.”
“I will say this,...
“We wanted people to be having this conversation. It’s great that we’re having it,” Weiner added. “It’s a very serious issue.”
Read More:‘Mad Men’ Producer Marti Noxon Describes Matthew Weiner as an ‘Emotional Terrorist,’ Says She Believes His Accuser
The event was moderated by “Orange Is the New Black” creator Jenji Kohan, who asked Weiner why Gordon would make an untrue claim. He responded that he didn’t “want to speak to someone else’s character.”
“I will say this,...
- 11/18/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner’s character is being dragged through the dirt by yet another member of the show’s creative team. The show’s consulting producer and writer Marti Noxon defended fellow writer Kater Gordon’s sexual harassment accusations against Weiner. In a series of fiery tweets, Noxon called Weiner an “emotional terrorist.” Related: ‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner […]...
- 11/18/2017
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
Last week, Emmy-winning writer Kater Gordon came forward with a statement against her Mad Men boss Matthew Weiner in an interview with The Informant. She said that the Mad Men showrunner told her she “owed it to him” to let him see her naked. Gordon said she attempted to brush it off, but a year later Weiner fired…
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- 11/17/2017
- by Gwen Ihnat
- avclub.com
Last week, Kater Gordon, an Emmy winning former writer on “Mad Men,” alleged that the show’s creator, Matthew Weiner, “said she owed it to him to let him see her naked” while they were working together one night. Gordon was fired a year later, and she said the experience left her feeling “threatened and devalued.” Weiner denied the allegations, and touted the fact the series had “a predominantly female driven writers room.” However, now another voice has called out Weiner for the toxic work environment he created on the show.
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- 11/17/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Marti Noxon, a former consulting producer on “Mad Men” and the director of Netflix’s “To the Bone,” today lent credence to the sexual-harassment claim leveled against Matthew Weiner by Kater Gordon. Noxon both praised and criticized the “Mad Men” creator in a series of tweets, referring to him as “devilishly clever and witty” as well as “an ’emotional terrorist’ who will badger, seduce and even tantrum in an attempt to get his needs met.”
She saved one of her most important points for last: “I believe Kater Gordon.”
Read More:‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Accused of Sexual Harassment by Writer Kater Gordon
Gordon, who previously served as Weiner’s assistant before becoming a writer on the acclaimed AMC drama, won an Emmy for the episode “Meditations in an Emergency.” She alleges that, as she and Weiner were working together one night, he told her she owed it to...
She saved one of her most important points for last: “I believe Kater Gordon.”
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Gordon, who previously served as Weiner’s assistant before becoming a writer on the acclaimed AMC drama, won an Emmy for the episode “Meditations in an Emergency.” She alleges that, as she and Weiner were working together one night, he told her she owed it to...
- 11/17/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Former “Mad Men” senior consultant and producer Marti Noxon is not pulling punches when it comes to backing Kater Gordon, who has accused Matthew Weiner of sexual harassment. On Friday, Noxon took to Twitter to describe the Emmy-winning show creator as an “emotional terrorist, who will badger, seduce and even tantrum in an attempt to get his needs me.” The writer-producer added, “everyone at ‘Mad Men,’ regardless of gender or position, was affected by this atmosphere.” Also a former exec producer of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Noxon unleashed her opinion of Weiner and his behavior on the public — and it.
- 11/17/2017
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Marti Noxon, who was a consulting producer on AMC’s Mad Men, says she believes the sexual harassment allegations made by Kater Gordon against Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner. In a series of 12 tweets, Noxon outlined her case in support of Gordon. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer exec producer calls Weiner an “emotional terrorist” and that the Mad Men cast and crew “regardless of gender or position, was affected by this atmosphere.” Last week, Gordon, an Emmy-winning Mad Men…...
- 11/17/2017
- Deadline TV
A former Mad Men writer who alleged that series creator Matthew Weiner sexually harassed her early into the AMC drama’s run is getting a high-profile supporter. Prolific TV producer Marti Noxon (Buffy, UnREAL), who served as a consultant on the Emmy-winning series during Seasons 2 and 3, corroborated accusations lodged by Kater Gordon on Friday in a series of tweets.
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“About a week ago Kater Gordon, a young female writer who worked on Mad Men, bravely came forward with her account of being sexual harassed by Matt Weiner,...
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“About a week ago Kater Gordon, a young female writer who worked on Mad Men, bravely came forward with her account of being sexual harassed by Matt Weiner,...
- 11/17/2017
- TVLine.com
Andrew Kreisberg, who executive-produces “Supergirl” and “Arrow,” has been suspended by Warner Bros. TV Group as the studio investigates allegations of sexual harassment made against him. Variety reports that, “according to 15 women and four men who have worked with him,” Kreisberg has “engaged in a pattern of alleged sexual harassment and inappropriate physical contact over a period of years.”
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“We have recently been made aware of allegations of misconduct against Andrew Kreisberg,” Warner Bros. TV Group said in a statement provided to Variety. “We have suspended Mr. Kreisberg and are conducting an internal investigation. We take all allegations of misconduct extremely seriously, and are committed to creating a safe working environment for our employees and everyone involved in our productions.”
Kreisberg, who also serves as an executive producer...
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“We have recently been made aware of allegations of misconduct against Andrew Kreisberg,” Warner Bros. TV Group said in a statement provided to Variety. “We have suspended Mr. Kreisberg and are conducting an internal investigation. We take all allegations of misconduct extremely seriously, and are committed to creating a safe working environment for our employees and everyone involved in our productions.”
Kreisberg, who also serves as an executive producer...
- 11/11/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Of all the reports of sexual harassment that have oozed out of Hollywood over the last few weeks, this one stings the most.
Kater Gordon, who wrote on the hit AMC series Mad Men, has accused the show’s creator, Matthew Weiner, of telling her that ‘she owed it him to let him see her naked,’ as reported on Thursday by The Information. According to Gordon, Weiner’s behaviour left her so shaken that she hasn’t worked in television since.
This story cuts particularly deep because Mad Men was such an effective skewering of workplace sexism and harassment. While Jon Hamm’s gradually disintegrating advertising genius took centre stage, the show’s heart arguably lay in Elisabeth Moss’s Peggy Olson, who rose from being Draper’s secretary and typist to a respected copywriter with her own office.
Along the way, she has to deal with an endless parade...
Kater Gordon, who wrote on the hit AMC series Mad Men, has accused the show’s creator, Matthew Weiner, of telling her that ‘she owed it him to let him see her naked,’ as reported on Thursday by The Information. According to Gordon, Weiner’s behaviour left her so shaken that she hasn’t worked in television since.
This story cuts particularly deep because Mad Men was such an effective skewering of workplace sexism and harassment. While Jon Hamm’s gradually disintegrating advertising genius took centre stage, the show’s heart arguably lay in Elisabeth Moss’s Peggy Olson, who rose from being Draper’s secretary and typist to a respected copywriter with her own office.
Along the way, she has to deal with an endless parade...
- 11/11/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Nothing gold can stay.
Despite the persistent prominence of Robert Frost’s words, it’s doubtful anyone expected the golden age of television to turn out like this. Sexual assault, misconduct, and harassment allegations are roaring through Hollywood, and Thursday saw two more of TV’s titans charged as feminist forgeries.
In an expose in The New York Times, five women said Louis C.K. committed sexual misconduct by masturbating in front of them. He has since corroborated these claims with a statement of his own. In the original story, one of the women said that when C.K. contacted her to apologize, he regretted ”shoving her in a bathroom,” instead of what he’d actually done. The implication of this mistaken memory is as frightening, if not more so, than the allegations that have come out so far. Further acts of sexual misconduct were not addressed in C.K.’s statement.
Despite the persistent prominence of Robert Frost’s words, it’s doubtful anyone expected the golden age of television to turn out like this. Sexual assault, misconduct, and harassment allegations are roaring through Hollywood, and Thursday saw two more of TV’s titans charged as feminist forgeries.
In an expose in The New York Times, five women said Louis C.K. committed sexual misconduct by masturbating in front of them. He has since corroborated these claims with a statement of his own. In the original story, one of the women said that when C.K. contacted her to apologize, he regretted ”shoving her in a bathroom,” instead of what he’d actually done. The implication of this mistaken memory is as frightening, if not more so, than the allegations that have come out so far. Further acts of sexual misconduct were not addressed in C.K.’s statement.
- 11/10/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The ugly inside of Hollywood, and what happens on movie sets and behind closed doors, continues to be exposed, and the latest to face the spotlight is “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner.
Kater Gordon, an Emmy winning former writer on the acclaimed series, has accused Weiner of sexual harassment. Gordon, who was first hired as Weiner’s personal assistant, alleges that the “Mad Men” creator and writer “said she owed it to him to let him see her naked” while they were working together one night.
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Kater Gordon, an Emmy winning former writer on the acclaimed series, has accused Weiner of sexual harassment. Gordon, who was first hired as Weiner’s personal assistant, alleges that the “Mad Men” creator and writer “said she owed it to him to let him see her naked” while they were working together one night.
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- 11/10/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, Amazon quickly put a halt to an untitled Weinstein Co. project from David O. Russell. Another Weinstein project, “The Romanoffs,” continued without the now-embattled production company.
Now “The Romanoffs” creator Matthew Weiner faces a sexual harassment allegation. In an article for The Information, former “Mad Men” writer Kater Gordon said Weiner, who created the critically acclaimed AMC series, told her one night while working on a script that “he said she owed it to him to let him see her naked.”
A spokesperson for Weiner said, “He does not remember saying this comment nor does it reflect a comment he would say to any colleague.” Amazon did not return a request for comment.
Gordon’s accusation stands alone, but in the current environment that sees new accusers daily — and the falls from grace that often follow, including that of former Amazon Studios head Roy Price,...
Now “The Romanoffs” creator Matthew Weiner faces a sexual harassment allegation. In an article for The Information, former “Mad Men” writer Kater Gordon said Weiner, who created the critically acclaimed AMC series, told her one night while working on a script that “he said she owed it to him to let him see her naked.”
A spokesperson for Weiner said, “He does not remember saying this comment nor does it reflect a comment he would say to any colleague.” Amazon did not return a request for comment.
Gordon’s accusation stands alone, but in the current environment that sees new accusers daily — and the falls from grace that often follow, including that of former Amazon Studios head Roy Price,...
- 11/10/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Call it “The Weinstein Effect,” but it seems Hollywood and the entertainment industry are not just waking up to the fact that sexual assault and harassment are a very real problem, but that it’s high time to enact measures to both help survivors and out abusers. In the wake of a seemingly unending series of allegations made against such Hollywood heavyweights as Louis C.K., Kevin Spacey, Brett Ratner, Jeremy Piven, Dustin Hoffman, James Toback, Steven Seagal, and Jefferey Tambor, two key organizations of now announced new programs to specifically designed to aid survivors.
As Deadline reports, the Lapd is launching their own task force to investigate such possible crimes. Per the outlet, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey “has established a special task to force to look into allegations of sexual assault in the entertainment industry. Despite the growing number of allegations, however, no crimes have been referred for...
As Deadline reports, the Lapd is launching their own task force to investigate such possible crimes. Per the outlet, Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey “has established a special task to force to look into allegations of sexual assault in the entertainment industry. Despite the growing number of allegations, however, no crimes have been referred for...
- 11/10/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
As an avalanche of stories about bad behavior in Hollywood consumes the industry, it’s time to not only question the system that enabled this behavior, but acknowledge the full extent of the resulting damage.
Beyond the physical or psychological damage that such harassment and assault caused its victims, many of these cases impacted careers — stopping some from chasing their Hollywood hopes and dreams all together, and keeping others from pursuing certain jobs because of whom might be attached.
For instance, in the NY Times exposé on Louis C.K.’s long history of sexual misconduct, two of the two women who watched C.K. get naked and masturbate in front of them, writers Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, told the newspaper that they didn’t go to the police because they were unsure whether or not what he had done was a criminal act.
But beyond whether C.K.
Beyond the physical or psychological damage that such harassment and assault caused its victims, many of these cases impacted careers — stopping some from chasing their Hollywood hopes and dreams all together, and keeping others from pursuing certain jobs because of whom might be attached.
For instance, in the NY Times exposé on Louis C.K.’s long history of sexual misconduct, two of the two women who watched C.K. get naked and masturbate in front of them, writers Dana Min Goodman and Julia Wolov, told the newspaper that they didn’t go to the police because they were unsure whether or not what he had done was a criminal act.
But beyond whether C.K.
- 11/10/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has been accused of sexual harassment by his former personal assistant and Mad Men staff writer. In an interview with The Information, Emmy Award-winning writer Kater Gordon alleged Weiner made a sexually explicit remark while they were working on the series.
Gordon began working as Weiner's personal assistant in 2007. Less than a year later, she was promoted to writer's assistant and eventually she said Weiner invited her to co-write that season's finale with him. In the interview, Gordon claimed that while she was working with Weiner late one night,...
Gordon began working as Weiner's personal assistant in 2007. Less than a year later, she was promoted to writer's assistant and eventually she said Weiner invited her to co-write that season's finale with him. In the interview, Gordon claimed that while she was working with Weiner late one night,...
- 11/10/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Former Mad Men writer Kater Gordon has accused series creator Matthew Weiner of sexual harassment for a comment he made to her in 2008 when she was working on the show. Gordon, who was 27 at the time, alleges that Weiner told her that she owed it to him to let him see her naked, according to a report posted Thursday on The Information. Gordon told the website her confidence was shaken by the incident and she hasn’t worked in television since. Weiner made the alleged…...
- 11/10/2017
- Deadline TV
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner is also being accused of sexual harassment.
Weiner's assistant turned writer for the AMC prestige drama Kater Gordon has come forward saying that Weiner sexually harassed her late one night when they were working on a script together, according to The Information. Gordon
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Weiner's assistant turned writer for the AMC prestige drama Kater Gordon has come forward saying that Weiner sexually harassed her late one night when they were working on a script together, according to The Information. Gordon
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- 11/10/2017
- by Megan Vick
- TVGuide - Breaking News
“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner is the latest man in Hollywood to be accused of sexual harassment, as a former writer on the award-winning drama revealed that an inappropriate comment from Weiner drove her out of the television industry years ago. Kater Gordon, who won an Emmy for an episode of the AMC drama she co-wrote with Weiner, said in an interview with The Information that Weiner once told her “that owed it to him to let him see naked” while they were working alone together late at night. “It felt like a lose-lose situation,” she said, explaining that...
- 11/9/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Matthew Weiner, best known as the creator of “Mad Men,” has been accused of sexual harassment by Kater Gordon. Gordon first started as Weiner’s personal assistant before being promoted to his writers assistant and then later a staff writer on the acclaimed AMC drama series. Gordon won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series alongside Weiner in 2009 for writing the episode “Meditations In An Emergency.”
In an interview with The Information, Gordon says she was harassed by Weiner late one night when he allegedly said to her that she owed it to him to let him see her naked. She says she “froze and tried to brush [the comments] off” by continuing to work with Weiner that evening in the office. Gordon believed it was “lose-lose situation,” as confronting Weiner would “end her career” and not confronting him would “make it impossible to work with him.”
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In an interview with The Information, Gordon says she was harassed by Weiner late one night when he allegedly said to her that she owed it to him to let him see her naked. She says she “froze and tried to brush [the comments] off” by continuing to work with Weiner that evening in the office. Gordon believed it was “lose-lose situation,” as confronting Weiner would “end her career” and not confronting him would “make it impossible to work with him.”
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- 11/9/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Writers Guild of America honored The Hurt Locker and Up in the Air at their ceremony on Saturday night, firmly establishing the films as front-runners in their respective Oscar categories.
Mark Boal certainly deserves the accolades after embedding himself with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in Baghdad in 2004 and turning his journalist findings into a dramatic original screenplay. In his speech Boal thanked director Kathryn Bigelow for supporting “an unpopular story about an unpopular war that has now lasted twice as long as WWII with no end in sight.”
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner picked up the prize for their adaptation of Walter Kirn’s novel, and Mark Monroe won for the moving documentary The Cove.
The WGA Awards are a somewhat reliable indicator of the Academy Awards. ”Original Screenplay” has matched 10 out of the last 15 years, and “Adapted” has lined up 11 of 15, including Milk and Slumdog Millionaire last year.
Mark Boal certainly deserves the accolades after embedding himself with an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team in Baghdad in 2004 and turning his journalist findings into a dramatic original screenplay. In his speech Boal thanked director Kathryn Bigelow for supporting “an unpopular story about an unpopular war that has now lasted twice as long as WWII with no end in sight.”
Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner picked up the prize for their adaptation of Walter Kirn’s novel, and Mark Monroe won for the moving documentary The Cove.
The WGA Awards are a somewhat reliable indicator of the Academy Awards. ”Original Screenplay” has matched 10 out of the last 15 years, and “Adapted” has lined up 11 of 15, including Milk and Slumdog Millionaire last year.
- 2/22/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Writer Mark Boal was given the best original screenplay award at the 2010 Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for his screenplay for the film "The Hurt Locker" beating out other nominees "(500) Days of Summer," "Avatar," "The Hangover," and "A Serious Man."
"Up in the Air" writers Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won the best adapted screenplay award beating out "Crazy Heart," "Julie & Julia," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," and "Star Trek."
Winning the best documentary screenplay was Mark Monroe for "The Cove." Other documentary nominees were "Against the Tide," "Capitalism: A Love Story," "Earth Days," "Good Hair," and "Soundtrack for a Revolution."
Here's the complete list of WGA Awards winners (for the nominees and my accurate predictions, ahem, click here):
2010 WGA Awards Winners
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay
The Hurt Locker, Written by Mark Boal; Summit Entertainment
Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air, Screenplay by Jason Reitman...
"Up in the Air" writers Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won the best adapted screenplay award beating out "Crazy Heart," "Julie & Julia," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," and "Star Trek."
Winning the best documentary screenplay was Mark Monroe for "The Cove." Other documentary nominees were "Against the Tide," "Capitalism: A Love Story," "Earth Days," "Good Hair," and "Soundtrack for a Revolution."
Here's the complete list of WGA Awards winners (for the nominees and my accurate predictions, ahem, click here):
2010 WGA Awards Winners
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay
The Hurt Locker, Written by Mark Boal; Summit Entertainment
Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air, Screenplay by Jason Reitman...
- 2/22/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
As hard as it may be to believe sometimes, someone (or someones) actually sits down and writes a movie or TV show before you end up seeing it at your local multiplex or on your favorite TV network. The people who do the sitting and the writing are, surprisingly, called writers and, like the Directors, the Golden Globes and the Oscars, they have their own awards show.
This week, the Writers Guild of America, which is the trade group and advocate for writers, announced its nominations for outstanding achievement in feature film and television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2009 season to be honored at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards on February 20, 2010, in Los Angeles and New York.
We realize that these nominations may not be as glamorous as the Golden Globes or the Oscars, but we kinda like writers around here and think they do a pretty important job.
This week, the Writers Guild of America, which is the trade group and advocate for writers, announced its nominations for outstanding achievement in feature film and television, radio, news, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2009 season to be honored at the upcoming 2010 Writers Guild Awards on February 20, 2010, in Los Angeles and New York.
We realize that these nominations may not be as glamorous as the Golden Globes or the Oscars, but we kinda like writers around here and think they do a pretty important job.
- 1/13/2010
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
Awards heavyweights "Mad Men," "30 Rock" and "The Office" and buzzed-about newcomer "Modern Family" led the TV field for the 2010 Writers Guild Awards with three nominations each.
AMC's "Mad Men" and NBC's "30 Rock" and "The Office" are in the running for best drama/comedy series, and each received two nominations for episodic writing. "Family" made the cut for best comedy series, best new series and best episodic writing for a comedy series.
ABC's "Family" was one of two new shows to break into the best series categories along with Fox's quirky high-school dramedy "Glee," which faces "Family" in the best comedy series and best new series fields.
While the WGA Awards are still in its nomination phase, Fox's "The Simpsons" can already uncork the champagne. The veteran series is assured to win the animation category after landing all five nomination slots.
The biggest surprise among the series nominees was HBO's low-key baseball comedy "Eastbound & Down,...
AMC's "Mad Men" and NBC's "30 Rock" and "The Office" are in the running for best drama/comedy series, and each received two nominations for episodic writing. "Family" made the cut for best comedy series, best new series and best episodic writing for a comedy series.
ABC's "Family" was one of two new shows to break into the best series categories along with Fox's quirky high-school dramedy "Glee," which faces "Family" in the best comedy series and best new series fields.
While the WGA Awards are still in its nomination phase, Fox's "The Simpsons" can already uncork the champagne. The veteran series is assured to win the animation category after landing all five nomination slots.
The biggest surprise among the series nominees was HBO's low-key baseball comedy "Eastbound & Down,...
- 12/14/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Guest article by Sarah T:
There’s a great scene from “Reality Bites” when Winona Ryder and Janeane Garofalo’s characters are sitting in a late-night diner. Ryder is consoling her best friend, who fears she’ll be the template for a new cheesy Melrose tenant, by saying, “Melrose Place is a really great show.” My friend and I at the time thought that was the funniest line ever because we were fans, but we knew the show was dumb. We wanted to be as cool as them, but we certainly didn’t want to be them.
Fast forward a handful of years and now TV is full of Melrose clones and scripted (er, ad-libbed) reality dramas. Instead of art-influencing-life it’s life-influencing-art-influencing-life, creating what I call the Hillsian: the skinny, pin-legged girls in silky, short dresses and dangerously high strappy stilettos. You’ve seen them (you might even be...
There’s a great scene from “Reality Bites” when Winona Ryder and Janeane Garofalo’s characters are sitting in a late-night diner. Ryder is consoling her best friend, who fears she’ll be the template for a new cheesy Melrose tenant, by saying, “Melrose Place is a really great show.” My friend and I at the time thought that was the funniest line ever because we were fans, but we knew the show was dumb. We wanted to be as cool as them, but we certainly didn’t want to be them.
Fast forward a handful of years and now TV is full of Melrose clones and scripted (er, ad-libbed) reality dramas. Instead of art-influencing-life it’s life-influencing-art-influencing-life, creating what I call the Hillsian: the skinny, pin-legged girls in silky, short dresses and dangerously high strappy stilettos. You’ve seen them (you might even be...
- 10/27/2009
- by TVOvermind Staff
- TVovermind.com
Vulture correspondent Maridel Reyes conducted an interview with Vincent Kartheiser at the launch party for the new limited-edition Mad Men suit (this is a thing!), and though the actor was fairly neutral on the subject of dismissed writer Kater Gordon, he didn't miss a chance to self-flagellate. On getting recognized: "No one's walking down the street expecting to see the fourth lead on a show they may or may not have seen." On the swine flu: "I'm more worried about mercury poisoning...I'm on the Jeremy Piven diet of being an asshole." On the left coast's Spanish-speaking population: "No one looks at me on the bus in L.A... Mad Men's not on Telemundo yet." [Vulture]...
- 10/15/2009
- Movieline
What if Don Draper suddenly fired Peggy Olson? That unlikely 'Mad Men' scenario seems to have played itself out behind the scenes of the show, where writer Kater Gordon, who won an Emmy for her work on the AMC drama just three weeks ago, has been let ... Read more
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- 10/12/2009
- by Inside TV Staff
- Inside TV
Last month, Mad Men was celebrating winning a slew of Emmys. One of them was for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, the episode entitled "Meditations In An Emergency." When creator Matthew Weiner went onto the stage to grab the Emmy, with him was Kater Gordon, the co-writer of that episode. Today, Kater Gordon was let go from Mad Men.
Are you shocked? Apparently, the industry press is. Gordon had risen from personal assistant to writer's assistant to member of the writing staff. After the Emmy, you would think that she was in like Flynn.
However, something must have gone awry or why has she been given her walking papers? And if you think it's not a dismissal, listen to this announcement from the show:
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Are you shocked? Apparently, the industry press is. Gordon had risen from personal assistant to writer's assistant to member of the writing staff. After the Emmy, you would think that she was in like Flynn.
However, something must have gone awry or why has she been given her walking papers? And if you think it's not a dismissal, listen to this announcement from the show:
Continue reading Emmy-winning writer let go from Mad Men
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- 10/12/2009
- by Allison Waldman
- Aol TV.
An Emmy-winning writer for AMC show Mad Men has been let go. Kater Gordon, who picked up a trophy for the episode 'Meditations In An Emergency' with executive producer Matthew Weiner, has been dismissed from her job a mere three weeks after the victory, according to Deadline Hollywood. Gordon was initially hired as Weiner's personal assistant, before being promoted to his writing assistant. By the end of the third season, she was offered to co-write the finale. "We think [Kater's] done a great job, particularly for someone whose career has progressed so quickly," a show (more)...
- 10/12/2009
- by By Tim Parks
- Digital Spy
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