A “Mad” World: Life After “The Sopranos” Series Finale
Posted by TVita
We’ve said our reluctant goodbyes to Tony, Carmela and the Family … so now what? Luckily for fans of The Sopranos, AMC is filling the void with its new drama series Mad Men, which premieres July 19. Following the professional — and sometimes decidedly unprofessional — antics at Sterling Cooper, 
a 1960s advertising agency, Mad Men brings a stylish and surprisingly cutting-edge new world to your TV. But what, you might be asking, does a 1960s advertising agency have to do with HBO’s wildly popular mob hit? Only the fact that the Mad Men script is what got writer and executive producer Matthew Weiner (who penned the scripts for classic Sopranos episodes including “Sentimental Education,” “Luxury Lounge” and “The Blue Comet”) his job with David Chase and Co.
Now that he’s got some time on his hands, Weiner is bringing that dream project to life — and a whole bunch of his Sopranos pals are coming along for the ride. Last April, I visited the show’s New York set during the filming of the pilot, and sat down with several of the principal castmembers, plus had a nice, long chat with the charismatic and much loved Mr. Weiner. My account of the visit will appear in our July issue of Channel Guide Magazine, but I decided that after the “end” of Tony, you all shouldn’t have to wait for the “Mad” stories we didn’t have room to print. In the coming weeks, I’ll be posting my interviews with series stars Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser and Elisabeth Moss, but let’s kick things off with the man himself, series creator and writer Matthew Weiner.
