Twitter wonders why the Mad Men cast never really took off

[just444]

Absolute Titan in Mad Men. Should have blown up. Should have been a contender.
- Alyssa Marylee Heflin (@SlayerofCis) December 15, 2020
Yesterday twitter had a spirited debate on why the critically acclaimed Mad Men cast (with one notable exception) never really went anywhere after the show. Most of the talk was about Christina Hendricks, but it

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[laminy]

But...John Slattery is in so many things? All the time. Before and after Mad Men, he's great.

Also, I don't know their personal business, but maybe they don't want to be "movie stars." Not everybody aspires to that. Like, TV is not just a stepping stone to film, it's its own thing, it's a career of its own. They say this as if Christina Hendricks has not been starring on Good Girls for however many seasons now.

I absolutely will not agree that Elisabeth Moss is a better actor than any of them.

[eomir]

This is what I always think when I see discussions like this. How do we know they want a bigger career or to be doing other things? Maybe they are all doing what they want. I'd love to work in film or tv enough to make a nice living but still have my private time and not be so famous I was hounded. Not everyone wants to be a 'movie star'. TV is a nice consistent job if you can get on something that runs for a number of seasons.

[urfvrtweapon]

Working in movies is hard. I know some others don't like doing film because they have to travel all the time and TV is more like a regular job. They can film in their neighborhood and still see their families/friends/live a normal life.

[kamikashi]

yeah idk about jon hamm, but he started to do more comedy and then we all learned how many comedic connections he has. i feel like thats an intentional choice on his end not doing more drama movies.

[ellyrianna]

Yeah I think Slattery is happy in his life. He has an iconic role in Roger for his obit, and he does other interesting work when he wants to, and he's married to Talia Balsam who is fabulous. What more do you need.

[rudebutcool]

I think we forget that like 90% (making that up but it's a lot I'm sure) of actors are not the A-list celebrities we see everywhere, they're just working actors happy for a decent paying gig and some interesting roles.

[littlepunkryo]

Man, if you hit the right long running show you can turn into a literal millionaire off it lol