'Mad Men' Creator Responds to 'Playboy Club' Ripping Off His Hit Show - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 09-19-2011, 01:59 PM

"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner was asked whether he believes the new broadcast dramas "Pan Am" and "The Playboy Club" -- both set in the 1960s -- are ripping off his AMC show, reports New York Magazine's Joe Adalian.

"Define ripping something off. I don't own the period. I see the whole experience as a vindication," Weiner said during Entertainment Weekly's annual pre-Emmys party, the story says. "It's a thrill that these same people now are seeing something commercial in it. I wish them the best."

http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/

Goldilocks · 09-20-2011, 01:36 PM

Both Playboy Club and Pan Am clearly, are attempts at appealing to the...shall we say...less-attentive, mainstream audiences, without the edge, wit or je ne sais qua of Mad Men.

And Eddie Cibrian ain't no Jon Hamm, for DAMN sure!!

09-19-2011, 01:59 PM	#1
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09-20-2011, 01:36 PM	#2
Goldilocks Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 08, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 693	Both Playboy Club and Pan Am clearly, are attempts at appealing to the...shall we say...less-attentive, mainstream audiences, without the edge, wit or je ne sais qua of Mad Men. And Eddie Cibrian ain't no Jon Hamm, for DAMN sure!!