'Mad Men' Season 5 Premiere: Stop the Madness

Fans of AMC's "Mad Men" are stark raving mad. Why? Because the series, which ended its fourth season back in October, is currently in limbo.

Last week Zap 2 It reported that the show has yet to get a green light for a fifth season, meaning fans could be left hanging in 1965 for a very long time.

The holdup is due to AMC and show producer Lionsgate haggling over monetary details.

"Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner said, "The truth is I don't even know what their plans are. We have not started writing. I am not back at work. My contract expired......they are fighting over a very lucrative property, and who is going to pay for it to get made."

Last week CNN's Anderson Cooper went a tad ballistic in a ranting "RidicuList" segment in which he appealed to the network and Lionsgate to work things out and "Just fix it!"

Cooper said, "It would be holding America hostage if this show does not come back for a fifth season."

In case you need a refresher, when "Mad Men" left us last fall, Don Draper (John Hamm) had just stunned the advertising firm with news that he was engaged to his 25-year old secretary, Megan (Jessica Pare).

That news put a damper on Peggy's Topaz Pantyhose deal- but at least the fledgling firm finally had a client!

And pregnant Joan (Christina Hendricks) was still carrying Roger Sterling's baby- not her Vietnam based hubby's. But no one will know the truth- unless the baby comes out with gray hair and a drink in hand.

And hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Don't we need to see what the rejected Faye (Cara Buono) has planned for Don? Her words to him after he dumped her for Megan were, "You only like the beginning of things."

Let's hope Faye's words aren't directed toward the "Mad Men" audience- because we like more than the beginnings of things. In fact, we like closure.

But as of this date, no "Mad Men' season 5 premiere date- or even a script- is in sight.
1965 could prove to be a very long and drawn out year indeed.