Each week, Mad Men‘s promos have grown increasing inscrutable. Now in new parody videos, characters from shows like Arrested Development and The Office spew meaningless phrases like “Oh, it’s you,” and “Really?” as overly-dramatic music swells in the background.
For a refresher, check out this promo from season three, which reveals almost nothing about the episode’s plot:
Chris Higgins of mental_floss, who first spotted the new meme, writes:
It’s almost as if the producers are contractually obligated to provide some kind of “next on” segment, so decide to put meaningless stuff in there to fill time (either that, or they’re driving you to their website for a meaningful video).
Creator Matthew Weiner’s hatred of spoilers is well known, so this doesn’t seem out of the question. Now the internet has taken note these pointless promos, and produced several ads for other programs in the style of “Next on Mad Men.”
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