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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of Maximum Fun.org and is distributed by NPR.

It's Bullseye. I'm Jesse Porn.

What is it like to be an actor on a TV show so big

it changes the trajectory of the medium completely?

I mean, I guess it's cool.

That's my imagination anyway.

If any big Hollywood agents are out there,

I'd be glad to take such a role. But it also means, most likely, that the show will completely

define you. When the New York Times writes your obituary, the first line will be about you on that

show. My guest, Christina Hendricks,

was on one of those shows. She played Joan Harris, the office manager turned ad executive on Mad Men.

For her work on the show, Hendricks received two SAG Awards, two Critics Choice Awards,

and six Emmy nominations. Amazing show.

She was amazing on it.

But Mad Men was so defined by its aesthetics that when she would do an interview, she was more likely

to be asked about her panty hose or her lipstick than her acting choices.

So, brilliant show, brilliant performance, career defining, but ultimately a little bit

...