‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Wants to End The Show In Current Times - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-14-2011, 10:59 PM

It’s been a long wait between Season 4 and Season 5 of AMC’s Mad Men thanks to the epic contract negotiations between creator Matt Weiner, AMC and Lionsgate TV. But that’s a blip compared to the ending Weiner has envisioned for the series. He told the website Grantland about his plan for how the three-time best drama Emmy winner will take its bow:

“It came to me in the middle of last season. I always felt like it would be the experience of human life. And human life has a destination. It doesn’t mean Don’s gonna die. What I’m looking for, and how I hope to end the show, is like … It’s 2011. Don Draper would be 84 right now. I want to leave the show in a place where you have an idea of what it meant and how it’s related to you. … I was 35 when I wrote the Mad Men pilot, 42 when I got to make it, and I’ll be 50 when it goes off the air. So that’s what you’re gonna get. Do I know everything that’s gonna happen? No, I don’t. But I just want it to be entertaining and I want people to remember it fondly and not think it ended in a fart.”

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Schmoopie · 11-15-2011, 08:16 AM

I'd rather it end in the time period of wherever it ends up (meaning that if it's the 1950's now and it runs for 5 more years, they should just have it be chronological. That's why people watch the show is for the nostalgia of it. Or at least that's why I watch. Who wants to see Don Draper at 84?

MickeyMac · 01-08-2012, 05:00 PM

I agree, when the show ends it should end at the end of the 60's.

Jaqui-Michel · 01-08-2012, 08:26 PM

I wouldn't mind seeing a 5-10 minute flash forward to now at the end of the series finale. Especially to see how Sally Draper turns out. She's an interesting kid.

11-14-2011, 10:59 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner Wants to End The Show In Current Times It’s been a long wait between Season 4 and Season 5 of AMC’s Mad Men thanks to the epic contract negotiations between creator Matt Weiner, AMC and Lionsgate TV. But that’s a blip compared to the ending Weiner has envisioned for the series. He told the website Grantland about his plan for how the three-time best drama Emmy winner will take its bow: “It came to me in the middle of last season. I always felt like it would be the experience of human life. And human life has a destination. It doesn’t mean Don’s gonna die. What I’m looking for, and how I hope to end the show, is like … It’s 2011. Don Draper would be 84 right now. I want to leave the show in a place where you have an idea of what it meant and how it’s related to you. … I was 35 when I wrote the Mad Men pilot, 42 when I got to make it, and I’ll be 50 when it goes off the air. So that’s what you’re gonna get. Do I know everything that’s gonna happen? No, I don’t. But I just want it to be entertaining and I want people to remember it fondly and not think it ended in a fart.” http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/
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11-15-2011, 08:16 AM	#2
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I'd rather it end in the time period of wherever it ends up (meaning that if it's the 1950's now and it runs for 5 more years, they should just have it be chronological. That's why people watch the show is for the nostalgia of it. Or at least that's why I watch. Who wants to see Don Draper at 84?
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01-08-2012, 08:26 PM	#4
Jaqui-Michel Brick City Citizen Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 22, 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 355	I wouldn't mind seeing a 5-10 minute flash forward to now at the end of the series finale. Especially to see how Sally Draper turns out. She's an interesting kid.
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01-08-2012, 05:00 PM	#3
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	I agree, when the show ends it should end at the end of the 60's.