Comments on: The Mystery that Will Never Be Unfurled

By: Basket of Kisses | Inside Mad Men–the cast talks about the scripts

Basket of Kisses | Inside Mad Men–the cast talks about the scripts — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:46:12 +0000

[...] Peggy Olson and her sister Anita get compared to East of Eden’s brothers. Meanwhile, we get a little inside scoop on the mystery of the French film in the episode The Benefactor. We also have an exclusive [...]

By: Anne B

Anne B — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:14:31 +0000

I find Vincent Kartheiser wonderful.

For one thing, he knows how to play to type. The look and the voice: he knows how to use both to slip right into the Pete Campbell chamber of horrors.

The thing about being Pete is that he has to hint at a soul while revealing creepy self-loathing. And then, dig deeper … to unearth more creepiness. Dodge the soul again — but make sure the viewers glimpse it first. Kartheiser can do all of that. He is really, really good.

And he’s young. Imagine how much further this guy can go, with Mad Men on his resume.

By: adriannen

adriannen — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:18:58 +0000

Thanks, Hullaballo, for the Vincent details! I know that he always comments on how he’s kinda the “class clown” on the MM set (hence the behind-the-scenes photo of him in those oh-so-short tennis shorts looking like he was practicing some sort of karate move between takes), but then when you hear him on the Season One MM commentaries, and read interviews with him, he’s very well thought out……and now, he’s sporting bedhead (wheee!). As far as your crushing on Hamm, I totally understand. The image of that man wearing that pink bath towel is forever etched in my brain (sigh).

By: chamekke

chamekke — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:12:47 +0000

For anyone who really wants to hunt down The Movie - and has the spare time to watch all 94 minutes of it - the entirety of Last Year at Marienbad (L’Année dernière à Marienbad) may be viewed on YouTube starting with Part I:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qedmtaq3Y2g

Bonne chance!

By: hullaballoo

hullaballoo — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:13:56 +0000

“I would have been the audience member who ran to the edge of the screen and pushed my head against the screen looking up in an attempt to see his goodies.”

@ Ellelleque # 6:
You think I didn’t do that? Actually, there was a line. I had to take a number…

“I was wondering if you could share with us anything about what he [VK] had to say during the presentation. Also, how did he look? (I know - total “fangirl” question!!). Thanks!”

@ adriannen #13:
I’m going to try to get a little from everyone who was there. Vincent is so entertaining, and a complete goofball, but he had some interesting things to say. I’ve been to a couple of these things, and it’s funny because when Jon Hamm and John Slattery are there, VK shows up dressed to the nines: nice suit, cool shoes, edgy hair style, maybe a little stubble. He’s in competition with the best, so he has to look the part. But when neither of those guys are there, Vincent is, shall we say a little more “casual.” He had on jeans, and a t-shirt, and I think a hoodie, and his hair was some strange mix between bedhead and floppy. He looked like one of the students…That’s not a diss on any students, mind you, just a comparison between him and the others on the panel. I do think he’s much better looking in real life than he is on the show, and could totally have VK lust if I wasn’t always comparing him to Jon Hamm.

By: ProgGrrl

ProgGrrl — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:33:55 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

*lives vicariously*

I am one of those viewers who really doesn’t care which movie it was Don saw.

The point for me, is that he was out at the friggin’ movies in the midst of the work day. Before lunch.

By: adriannen

adriannen — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:45:56 +0000

Thanks, Hullaballoo, for sharing with us about this fabulous evening! As a big Vincent Kartheiser (Pete Campbell) fan, I was wondering if you could share with us anything about what he had to say during the presentation. Also, how did he look? (I know - total “fangirl” question!!). Thanks!

By: Deborah Lipp

Deborah Lipp — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:11:05 +0000

Miamimami, I zipped through La Jettee, on YouTube, kind of fast (like in five minutes) but I didn’t recognize any of the distinctive images from The Benefactor. I don’t believe it’s the right one.

For those of you not from New York, revivial houses were everywhere. If a movie had been made in 1960 or 1950 or 1940, Don might plausibly have caught a matinee in Manhattan.

By: miamimami

miamimami — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:02:42 +0000

interesting - i was just given a copy of la Jetee, which came out in 62.

i have to rewatch that episode.

thanks!

By: hullaballoo

hullaballoo — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:48:05 +0000

@ miamimami:

In Episode 3, The Benefactor, Don ditched work and is seen watching a French movie. While he was watching the movie, Jimmy insulted Mrs. Utz. Roger and Duck jumped on Don, who then fired Lois because she didn’t “manage people’s expectations” of him.