Kater Gordon, an Emmy-winning writer for Mad Men has been fired from the show.

Kater Gordon, won an award for the episode ‘Meditations In An Emergency’ with executive producer Matthew Weiner, however she has been sacked just three weeks after the victory.

News that she had left Mad Men was broken by the Hollywood Deadline website.

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I’d love to hear your thoughts on TV spoilers. I myself seek them out and love to have an inkling of what is coming up on my favourite TV shows. However I am sure that there are some fans who try to avoid them like the plague and these days that it becoming harder and harder to do.

This week THR.com sat down with the showrunners of several popular shows, including Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy), Greg Daniels (The Office), Katie Jacobs (House), Alan Ball (True Blood), and Jenji Kohan (Weeds), and they talked about this and many other things.

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Set against the backdrop of John F Kennedy’s 45th birthday party, and rumours of an appearance by Marilyn Monroe, the office is buzzing with other news – Joan’s engagement, the arrival of Don’s stunning new secretary, Jane, and a visit from celebrity comedian Jimmy Barrett – as the provocative multi-award-winning American drama continues.

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Last night’s premiere of season two of Mad Men on BBC4 was one of the best shows I’ve seen of late and I’m now just really hoping I can catch up with season one online somewhere! So if, like me, you’ve never seen it before, it’s basically an American drama series that’s set on Madison Avenue in New York during the late 1950s and early 60s.

There’s intrigue, back stabbing, false identities and complex men and women with one thing in common; their lives are changing as America enters a new era and some cope well with that while others are sinking.

The plot centres around the Sterling Cooper advertising agency and one of its partners, Don Draper, played by Jon Hamm. He’s a high-flying advertising exec, and we follow his life including the people who matter most to him and the clients who’re in and out of the office… Read more & comment »

The sexy, stylised, provocative and multi award-winning drama makes a welcome return to BBC Four this week and continues to delve into the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Sixties advertising agency Sterling Cooper – a place where power struggles, hard drinking and clandestine sexual exploits define the workplace and close the deals.

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The sexy, stylised, provocative and multi award-winning drama Mad Men makes a welcome return to BBC Four on Tuesday 10 February.

Created by Emmy Award-winning executive producer Matthew Weiner, Mad Men delves into the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Sixties advertising agency Sterling Cooper – a place where power struggles, hard drinking and clandestine sexual exploits define the workplace and close the deals.

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