Matthew Weiner teases Mad Men fans, Conan with finale faux-spoiler
Here's a spoiler: If you watch Mad Men executive producer's Matthew Weiner's appearance on Thursday's Conan, you won't know how the show ends. But you'll get some clues: For example, it won't end in a plane crash, "which Lions Gate would never pay for," Weiner says, and the whole D.B. Cooper theory is probably just wishful thinking. But ostensibly because Conan O'Brien has been such a big supporter of the show, Weiner did bring a clip from the highly anticipated Mad Men finale. You can safely watch it below. The outside shot, by the way, is of the World Financial Center, built starting in 1982. The clip is "bursting with period detail," Weiner said. —Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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