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All 92 episodes of the show will land on IMDb TV starting July 15th, as part of a deal Amazon struck with Mad Men producer Lionsgate Television, Variety reported. It’ll join several Disney-owned shows that stream for free on IMDb TV, including Lost, Malcolm in the Middle and Desperate Housewives.

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Meanwhile, Mad Men’s original network AMC also snagged some streaming rights. It’ll bring the multiple Emmy-winning show back to its cable networks and streaming services in October, the network confirmed to Engadget. IMDb TV will have an exclusive streaming window till then.

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There will be one noticeable change to the series. There’ll be a title card on a season three episode to explain why Roger Sterling (John Slattery) appears in blackface.

“This episode contains disturbing images related to race in America,” the disclaimer reads. “One of the characters is shown in blackface as part of an episode that shows how commonplace racism was in America in 1963. In its reliance on historical authenticity, the series producers are committed to exposing the injustices and inequities within our society that continue to this day so we can examine even the most painful parts of our history in order to reflect on who we are today and who we want to become. We are therefore presenting the original episode in its entirety.”

Again, kudos to every network that throws up a disclaimer instead of just deleting the episode and pretending that it never happened.

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Posted by Fun Bunch

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Posted on 7/2/20 at 9:07 am to Fewer Kilometers

I'm 100% down with the disclaimer over taking the scene out for sure.

To me that scene is important as hell. It is uncomfortable, funny, and disturbing all at the same time.

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Posted by Fewer Kilometers

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Posted on 7/2/20 at 9:13 am to Fun Bunch

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To me that scene is important as hell. It is uncomfortable, funny, and disturbing all at the same time.

Plus, Roger's casual racism towards blacks and hatred of the Japanese are a part of his character. He's an entitled white guy in the 60's who fought in the Pacific in the 40's. He's going to have specific viewpoints when it comes to dealing with other races.

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Posted by Turbeauxdog

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Posted on 7/2/20 at 9:32 am to Fewer Kilometers

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Again, kudos to every network that throws up a disclaimer instead of just deleting the episode and pretending that it never happened.

It’s fricking stupid to add a disclaimer given how obvious that scene was with its message. Just because it’s less stupid than deleting the scene/episode doesn’t mean it isn’t stupid.

Criticize them, don’t praise them. This approach just signals to the loons that they are right.

This post was edited on 7/2/20 at 9:33 am

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Posted by StringMusic

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Member since Dec 2006

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Posted on 7/2/20 at 10:55 am to Fewer Kilometers

I wonder if they will post a message about the scene in The Suitcase where Don's secretary explains why see doesn't care to watch the Clay vs. Liston match?

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