March 25th can get here quick enough.

It's been more than a year since we last saw Don Draper and Co. in a Mad Men episode, 17 months to be exact. The wait is almost over.

Season Five of the 1960s addictive AMC drama about New York's most stylish, most aggressive and most successful ad execs will return in a few weeks. What can we expect? Surely there will be plenty of boozing and smoking, boardroom meetings, as well as ... well, if you watch the show, you know what I mean.

Donald Draper (Jon Hamm) likes his booze, his smokes and his women, but will he actually follow through on his marriage proposal to his former secratary? What about Betty (January Jones)? Something tells me we have not seen the last of Donald and Betty as some sort of couple.

The answers and more begin to get revealed March 25. The four-time Emmy Award winning series has been away for too long. Don Draper, you have been missed.

- Mark Podolski | @mpodo