HBO Max’s ‘Mad Men’ Vomit Scene Proves ‘Remastered’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Better’
Alan Sepinwall
created: Dec. 2, 2025, 8:45 p.m. | updated: Dec. 5, 2025, 11 a.m.
But the problem goes beyond a change of aspect ratio.
(In the case of The Simpsons, Disney+ eventually introduced an option to watch the first 20 seasons in their original aspect ratio.)
This specific Mad Men error is an odd one, since the show was always presented in HD widescreen.
But the first four seasons were shot on film, so perhaps in the remastering process, someone inadvertently used an alternate take of the vomit scene where the crew members hadn’t been digitally erased.
A source close to the process said that Lionsgate gave HBO Max “incorrect files” and that the proper versions will be uploaded ASAP.
5 days, 15 hours ago: WIRED