Jon Hamm, who plays a charismatic monster on television, works overtime when not being Don Draper in order to assure the adoring public that he's a charming, funny, lovable man. But it turns out that when he was a frat boy at University of Texas in the '90s, Hamm was like plenty of frat boys, and the man he plays on television, which is to say: a charismatic monster.

Jon Hamm, who recently completed a 30-day stint in rehab, is headed to our televisions on April 5 in the return of AMC's Mad Men. But why wasn't he headed to our movie screens back on October 3 when Gone Girl came out? Hmm. A good question.

Superman. Batman. The rest. Why aren't any or all of them played by Jon Hamm aka Mr. Don Draper? He looks like a superhero (white, dark hair, suit). People like him. So, why? Why? Why? Why? The actor put our question to rest recently in an interview with Radio Times.

[Created by famous graphic designer Milton Glaser, the new Mad Men promotional poster promises another kind of interesting trip. "There is a dreamlike quality to it, and believe it or not, it is related to the show, and not because it's psychedelic," Mad Men showrunner Matthew Weiner told the New York Times.]

The last season of Mad Men ended with the partners at Sterling Cooper & Partners asking Don Draper to take a mandatory leave of absence. So what will Draper do during his forced time off?

[Jon Hamm films scenes for season seven of Mad Men in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning. Here the Hilton Checkers Hotel at 535 S Grand Ave stands in for the Algonquin Hotel in New York City. Image via Wenn]

Mad Men, a show that used to be really good, will premiere the first half of its final season on Sunday, April 13. AMC also announced that Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul will debut sometime in November.

The 31^st annual PaleyFest, the two week "ultimate TV fan festival," announced their lineup Wednesday morning. Not surprisingly, newcomers Orange Is The New Black and Masters of Sex will be featured, alongside favorites including Mad Men, How I Met Your Mother, and—appearing for the fifth time—Community. Just what the world needs: more fawning over Dan Harmon.