Show Notes

In Part Two of Rejecting Mad Men, the series finds a home that can’t find financing. A struggling unknown actor named Jon Hamm auditions for the lead – and goes to the bottom of the list. Christina Hendricks’ agent drops her for accepting the pilot. And Matthew Weiner writes a whole new story.

Major sources for this episode include:
1) Television Academy Archive of American Television interviews with Matthew Weiner
2) Hollywood Reporter – “The Uncensored, Epic, Never-Told Story Behind ‘Mad Men’”
3) Variety – “‘Mad Men’ 10th Anniversary: AMC Alum Christina Wayne Remembers the Show’s Birth”
4) Vanity Fair – “Don and Betty’s Paradise Lost”
5) TV Insider – “Mad Men’s True Story, From Start to Finish”

From the creators of Under the Influence:
Writer & Host: Sidney O’Reilly
Executive Producer & Co-Host: Terry O’Reilly
Research: Allison Pinches
Director: Callie O’Reilly
Supervising Producer: Debbie O’Reilly
Engineer: Geoff Devine
Theme music: Ian Lefeuvre & Ari Posner

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