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Don Draper At 84? Weiner Ponders The End Of 'Mad Men'
- Vulture/New York Magazine, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 3:54 PM
Starved for "Mad Men" info? Then you'll welcome this short piece where Matthew Weiner discusses his plans for the series finale: possibly a look at Don Draper in present time, at the age of 84 (though, as one commenter notes, "the way Don drinks and smokes, he's not going to make it to age 84").
If you keep up with the comments, there's also a gay-friendly joke
about whom Don will eventually end up with. And check out Grantland to see a longer version of
the original interview, which includes Weiner's anger at Alex Trebek, who hurt Weiner's feelings when he was a winner on "Jeopardy" (who knew?).
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Considering the diagnoses Don got a couple of seasons ago, it would be unrealistic to have him live to be 84, although I think there's been a lot less smoking in the current season. Since Weiner has led us down primrose paths before I'm not inclined to buy this.