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Yes, but that role still fits the common thread of casting and how it relates to Mad Men Cannoli Send a noteboard - 27/03/2012 11:58:47 PM

Jon Hamm in Bridesmaids, Sucker Punch & The Town

He may not have been the easily likable hero of the film, but he was not the villain ;)
That's still the antagonist, and attempting to subvert the relationship that was the protagonist's one great hope and represented his path out of his perception of a trap. The central story was how the culture and the life and the people who shared that culture and life all combined to pull the protagonist down. His break with the codes that "the Town" imposed on him, was to protect his love interest, and then he became invested in her as his redemption/escape route. The line that the cop crossed was not in trying to shoot him, but in trying to turn his girlfriend against him. Like I said, Hamm was cast as the antagonistic character and implied romantic rival/counterpart, even if he played a better person than the protagonist, and his actions were all morally upstanding.

The point about the casting was that Mad Men is heavy with the type of actor who is often cast in roles that are hostile or in opposition to the main character or the one with whom the audience identifies. My point is that by casting these types of actors, the producers are deliberately trying to prevent the audience from identifying with their characters, and keeping them at remove.
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It really looks like no one watches Mad Men based on the absence of discussion. - 27/03/2012 02:44:01 PM 851 Views
I've only watched the first two series. - 27/03/2012 05:42:47 PM 497 Views
I intend to, at some point. Though as Stephen notes, the DVDs are expensive. *NM* - 27/03/2012 06:13:04 PM 226 Views
People buy DVDs? I thought everything was streaming or Blu-Ray now. - 27/03/2012 06:15:07 PM 542 Views
Also, I think they're streaming on Netflix *NM* - 27/03/2012 06:18:12 PM 271 Views
I'm still hoping Blu-Ray will go the way of the betacam. - 28/03/2012 10:38:22 PM 607 Views
It won't. - 29/03/2012 01:29:52 AM 544 Views
I don't watch my DVDs on a TV. *NM* - 30/03/2012 08:52:27 PM 243 Views
That's sad. - 30/03/2012 11:39:31 PM 626 Views
Re: That's sad. - 31/03/2012 01:14:52 AM 728 Views
Yes, I just assumed 1080p. - 31/03/2012 05:55:13 AM 528 Views
What type of monitor are you using? - 31/03/2012 05:11:38 AM 630 Views
I also refused to take this step for a long time - 29/03/2012 03:46:59 PM 667 Views
No you don't. - 30/03/2012 01:40:57 PM 776 Views
Oh well. You knew what I meant. - 30/03/2012 08:55:10 PM 502 Views
Re: Oh well. You knew what I meant. - 31/03/2012 12:40:43 AM 615 Views
Not much to say. Everyone's an asshole, so you watch it without caring or getting involved. - 27/03/2012 06:17:30 PM 728 Views
Hamm was the cop in The Town - 27/03/2012 10:56:11 PM 649 Views
Yes, but that role still fits the common thread of casting and how it relates to Mad Men - 27/03/2012 11:58:47 PM 652 Views
It was Mad Men being Mad Men, albeit funnier than usual. - 27/03/2012 11:07:18 PM 595 Views
That's true. - 28/03/2012 12:00:36 AM 580 Views
I'm not surprised about the ratings. - 28/03/2012 01:18:34 AM 581 Views
I do - 28/03/2012 12:51:11 AM 680 Views
I've only checked out the first couple of episodes. - 28/03/2012 05:30:25 AM 601 Views
I watched the pilot. - 28/03/2012 02:04:17 PM 649 Views
I've chosen to watch the much inferior Pan Am. Hey, at least they're hot. *NM* - 29/03/2012 10:06:48 PM 270 Views
Totally. *NM* - 30/03/2012 08:55:47 PM 238 Views
Word. *NM* - 30/03/2012 09:34:31 PM 237 Views
Didn't they cancel that show after 3 episodes or something? *NM* - 30/03/2012 11:40:57 PM 230 Views
Not quite, but it does appear to be cancelled - 31/03/2012 05:06:45 AM 732 Views
Aw. Oh well. It wasn't exactly the best show ever, granted. *NM* - 31/03/2012 02:00:06 PM 240 Views
A while before X-mas, one of the leads... - 31/03/2012 03:38:33 PM 646 Views
Re: A while before X-mas, one of the leads... - 31/03/2012 04:31:16 PM 679 Views

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