Comments on: The One-liners of Roger Sterling

By: Bill_the_Bear

Bill_the_Bear — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:59:35 +0000

Has anybody ever noticed that so many of the really good Roger Sterling one-liners sound as if they were originally written for Groucho Marx??

By: Shelly

Shelly — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:21:37 +0000

Sorry if this is off-topic (it is Sterling related) but did you guys catch Elizabeth Rice in the Plavix commercial. I knew it was her the first time I saw it, but I thought I'd bring it up.

A little ironic she'd be in a commercial talking to her "father" about heart medicine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRr2pgy2F5s

By: Nyna

Nyna — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:23:46 +0000

Two random thoughts:

I suspect that NY Mag had to pick and choose, otherwise whole episodes of Roger's lines would have to be included. It's just who he is, all the time, bringing me to my second point…..

Even though I'm a hetero female, I ENVY Roger and want to be him; well, let me amend that. I want the freedom of power and unfiltered speech. When that English doofus (sp?) had his foot run over, the ensuing exchange, casually begun and tossed off by Roger was delivered with such evil, elegant wit, that my jealousy meter went off full tilt. Oh well, I'll have to content myself with the little remorseful whip lashings I occasionally have to deliver to family and friends of my own……

By: Anne B

Anne B — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:10:55 +0000

What I loved about Roger this year is that he surprised me. He went from petrified-forest frat-boy to finding his feet, and his voice, at the precise moment when everyone else at the office had more or less abandoned theirs.

(And yes, I meant that line about the feet.)

I don’t know what did it. Did marrying Jane wake him up, or did he wake up next to her one day and realize how wrong she is for him — that he is now completely alone and must make his way in a changed world, one more time?

Again, I don’t know. But whatever jolted Roger loose — even if it was Jane — I’m grateful for it.

By: Suzanne Mills

Suzanne Mills — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:31:38 +0000

#8 brenda. What a great idea! John Slattery on SNL! I hope some NBC executive thinks of it or reads this blog to get the idea.

By: berkowit28

berkowit28 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:59:58 +0000

@ 11 Anne B,

I don't think it had too much to do with his personal life. Like the other principals at SC – Bert and Don – he felt useless having no influence after PPL bought him out. To the extent that he even realized he'd never carried his weight, having inherited his position. Like Don and bert, he wants to feel relevant again. His personal life probably accentuated this feeling, as he came to realize that Jane wasn't all that much advanced over his very immature daughter, nor was he interested in his old flame either. He just felt irrelevant and aimless in all areas of his life, and that got him thinking.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:42:33 +0000

John Slattery is perfect for SNL. I've wanted to see him on that show forever.

By: brenda

brenda — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:25:33 +0000

Why not John Slattery as an SNL host? He’d give Jon Hamm a run for his money.

By: lsaspacey

lsaspacey — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:36:15 +0000

YES, Slattery on SNL! I can fully support that!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:57:45 +0000

They missed two of my favorites from this season: "The British are coming!" and "Just when he got it in the door" (in reference to the rising star's foot, pre-lawnmower). Both from "Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency . . . "