I just finished listening (and yet, I'm still at work). Wonderful interview… I love Terry Gross, and I just love listening to Weiner speak about the show. He spoke at length about the opening titles. Fascinating.
Hamm and Slattery were also pretty fab.
The interview was recorded last Thursday, before the wins.
I thought Weiner's confession that he was working for a top-10 comedy show and still wasn't satisfied with his life was very revealing. He didn't want to be on a writing staff or even a head writer: he wanted to be David Chase or Aaron Sorkin. Now, he is, and it will be interesting to follow his career.
I would love to see Charlie Rose do an hour with Weiner and the cast of Mad Men now (I'm sure he has had segments on the show.) They've reached that status.
Christina Hendricks is at the top of every best-dressed list! Go Christina!
Long but awesome interview… NPR has the ability to have a deeper conversation than most media outlets
At the end, MW says that he is driven by dissatisfaction, which may explain his post-Emmys complaint. He may need to be irritated.
I just finished listening (and yet, I'm still at work). Wonderful interview… I love Terry Gross, and I just love listening to Weiner speak about the show. He spoke at length about the opening titles. Fascinating.
Hamm and Slattery were also pretty fab.
The interview was recorded last Thursday, before the wins.
Karl, interesting observation.
listening now … however long it is, it's too short.
listening now … however long it is, it’s too short.
*smiling*
I thought Weiner's confession that he was working for a top-10 comedy show and still wasn't satisfied with his life was very revealing. He didn't want to be on a writing staff or even a head writer: he wanted to be David Chase or Aaron Sorkin. Now, he is, and it will be interesting to follow his career.
I would love to see Charlie Rose do an hour with Weiner and the cast of Mad Men now (I'm sure he has had segments on the show.) They've reached that status.
@ Brenda #7
He did: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/07/post…
Matt need not envy Sorkin, he's got a show that's actually succesful.
@ Brenda #7
He did. The site isn’t allowing me to post a link, but Google “Charlie Rose Mad Men” and you’ll be able to find it.