That’s because Season Five has not actually been officially greenlighted yet. Matthew Weiner, creator of the show, Lionsgate, its production studio, and AMC, its cable network, have been plowing through months in renewal deal negotiations. (In other words, the three parties are fighting over who’s paying and who’s pocketing). Though the deal seems to be nearing completion, production cannot begin until everything is official. So, we’re looking at a later air date for this season. Nellie Andreeva at Deadline writes, “Cable networks having the freedom to develop, greenlight and schedule projects on their own schedule is great, but sometimes it might be better to have the pressure of a looming May broadcast upfront presentation to get big deals done.” I think fans agree.
I guess we will just have to wait a bit longer to see if Don will actually marry Megan or what will become of Joan and Roger’s baby. In the meantime, Season Four is available on DVD on March 29th. And, there’s always this:
Interesting read! Might even be enough to get me to start watching. I have been searching for a new drama to get into since the end of Season 5 of Dexter and I have heard only good things about Mad Men. Hopefully the parties involved in this negotiation realize that the longer they delay the production of the show the more likely they are to lose fan interest! Hopefully they've built a large enough fan base to avoid such a disaster. I look forward to watching!
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