‘Mad Men’ season 6: Frustrate yourself over AMC’s promo strategy

From one standpoint, we should be thrilled that AMC is continuing to even make the effort to promote “Mad Men,” as this is a show that, in its sixth season, could start to get a little bit stale in lesser hands. However, wouldn’t it be too much to ask to have a little bit of new footage in some of the show’s promos?

The latest one, which you can see below, serves as a pretty brilliant piece of editing for the network to potentially pick up some new viewers curious about the show. At the same time, it doesn’t really do anything to engage diehard viewers hoping for at least a few glimpses of something new, and not just some assorted highlights from season 5.

The only thing that we can really take from this promo is rather simple: AMC is giving you a hint or two at what will be key subjects of conversation for the new year, but most of this is rather expected. After all, we’ve already told you that you will learn whether or not Don Draper cheated on Megan during the premiere, just as we also told you that there will be some rather sad occasions during these two hours, as well.

Considering that executive producer Matthew Weiner likes to create as unspoiled a feeling as humanly possible for anyone who watches his show, it’s possible that these promos may be all we get of the episode before it airs. Just in case we do ultimately see something new here, though, we will do our best to have the information for you as soon as possible.

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