# Mad-Men Final Season to be split in 2! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 21, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354 "2013-09-21T00:01:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/21 "2013-09-23T14:37:35Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > …What it does clearly feel like is jerking the audience around for the sake of an extra Emmy run. Bingo! ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/22 "2013-09-24T18:05:47Z")
What interest I’ve had in this show has dwindled to the point of me most likely not watching when it resumes in 2014. If they split the final season in 2, I won’t watch either one. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/23 "2013-09-24T18:19:34Z")
> [@5\_time\_champ](#): > > So they would be leaving filmed material on the shelf for a year? That would seem to be an awful long time. Or did Breaking Bad do that also? Shooting it all in one block is a lot easier to schedule, since the talent will be off doing other things. I assume the reason they split it is because the the first episode of season B will get a lot more attention than if it was the 8th episode of Season A. If they were smart they’d have a sub-climax. Now - will everyone involved keep the ending secret for over a year? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/24 "2013-09-24T20:12:54Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > … > Now - will everyone involved keep the ending secret for over a year? You mean that it all turns out to be Pete Campbell’s dream? _Oops!!_ _\_ ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/25 "2013-09-24T20:30:12Z")
Baby Gene, autism, snow globe. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/26 "2013-09-24T23:20:48Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > …Now - will everyone involved keep the ending secret for over a year? Or worse; imagine AMC’s reaction if an episode get’s leaked to file sharing sites. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/27 "2013-09-25T00:50:31Z")
Gets shouldn’t have an apostrophe. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/28 "2013-09-25T23:22:03Z")
Y’know, I’ve only got so many years LEFT. I hope I can live long enough to see the last episodes in f’ing 2015. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/29 "2013-09-26T15:57:09Z")
Next thing you know, they’ll be wanting to stretch _The Hobbit_ out over three years! ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/30 "2013-09-26T18:21:21Z")
Perhaps they should just air one episode per year for the next 14 years - biggest bang for Emmy nominations and high ratings once a year? Geez - this is like eating one potato chip and then putting them back and maybe having another one potato chip next month. And somehow I see a “cliffhanger” at the end of the first seven episodes to torture you further in waiting for the following seven episodes a year later… ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/31 "2013-09-26T21:48:07Z")
I think the new thing will be early paid streaming of season and series finales. So for example, you could get Breaking Bad two days early for $20 on Amazon or iTunes that comes with behind the scenes stuff, etc. I would pay a decent amount to see the BB finale now. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/32 "2013-09-26T21:59:44Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > Perhaps they should just air one episode per year for the next 14 years - biggest bang for Emmy nominations and high ratings once a year? And just imagine the DVD sales! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354/33 "2013-09-27T00:58:09Z")
Over this last week, I’ve been burning my way through this show after years of indifference. These people are jerks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-final-season-to-be-split-in-2/669354.md?page=1)