"Bemused and bewildered fans of the groundbreaking television series, which ran from 2007 until 2015 on AMC, have spotted numerous errors after the supposedly sleek restoration began streaming on HBO Max, including several episodes out of order and one particularly glaring post-production goof. As viewers pointed out, two crew members are visible working a fake vomit machine during a scene in which Roger Sterling, played by Jon Slattery, appears to part ways with his boozy lunch during an inopportune meeting"
"the new 4K transfer of mad men on HBO somehow does not have any of the post-production edits added in, which means you get stuff like this where you can see the crew member manning the puke machine after Roger has too many oysters lmao pic.twitter.com/HNgPRNOsla johnny (@bigrackspart7) December 2, 2025 How is a mistake like that even possible lmao, one person wrote on Reddit."
"Fans speculated that the mistake owed to changes in aspect ratio, necessitating digital removal of the crew in the frame. A 4K remaster usually requires redoing some post-production work, which appears to have been missed. The error occurs late in Red in the Face, the seventh episode of the first season though you wouldn't know it on the newly rebranded HBO Max, where it airs under the label of the sixth episode."
A 4K restoration of Mad Men on HBO Max attracted new viewers while exposing technical problems. Viewers noticed a visible crew member operating a fake vomit machine during a Roger Sterling scene, indicating missing post-production edits. Episode labeling and order are incorrect in the first season, with at least three episodes playing out of sequence. Fans suggested aspect-ratio changes and missed digital cleanup during the remaster process. The missteps echo prior HBO post-production errors that were widely noticed and shared on social platforms.
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