Posted on Thursday, 15 October 2009

madmenfootnotes: “Then there is the miraculous Hamm, playing the lead character, Don Draper. Here is an actor who at once projects sexual mastery and ironic intelligence, poise and vulnerability. That alchemy has created the greatest male stars, from Gable to Grant to Bogart to McQueen to Clooney, because it wins for them both the desire of women and the fondness of men. So the show’s white-hotness was all but predetermined.” You MUST read this. It is by far my favorite thing ever written about the show.

madmenfootnotes:

“Then there is the miraculous Hamm, playing the lead character, Don Draper. Here is an actor who at once projects sexual mastery and ironic intelligence, poise and vulnerability. That alchemy has created the greatest male stars, from Gable to Grant to Bogart to McQueen to Clooney, because it wins for them both the desire of women and the fondness of men. So the show’s white-hotness was all but predetermined.”

You MUST read this. It is by far my favorite thing ever written about the show.

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    Does the article also deal with phenomenon that Hamm looks like a total dweeb when he doesn’t have his hair Drapered,...
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    Everything in this
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    i actually have a lot...problems with this article. i’ll expound when i’m not
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    As much as it’s...show, I’m always pleased when people point out its flaws. This was a...
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    amazing write up on
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    Awesome awesome awesome article.
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    very good. I would argue that January Jones...a better actress than
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    I love reading scholarly articles about popular culture,...I really liked this one. But...
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    a great article,...addresses both the good...show. What I...
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    a worthy article, even if it is from The Atlantic. madmenfootnotes:
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