'Mad Men' Spinoff News: Don Draper Actor Jon Hamm Spills on What a ‘Mad Men’ Spinoff Should Be About
According to Entertainment Weekly, "Mad Men" star Jon Hamm recently talked about what a spinoff for the series would look like if there were to ever be one.
Hamm spoke at the Television Academy event "Farewell to Mad Men" on Sunday night in regards to the show's conclusion and seemed to be really pleased with how the show ended.
When asked about what a spinoff should look like if it were given a green light, Hamm actually responded with skepticism to the idea.
"I don't know," Hamm told the spectator. "I think a big part of what I really appreciate about this show is that, when people are crying when they watched [Sunday's] episode, is that the story is complete. So I think the idea of a spinoff, or a prequel, or an origin story, or whatever longer time to spend with these characters, I think it would be less fulfilling somehow."
But if given the opportunity to make more of the universe he and his fellow cast members portrayed onscreen, Hamm said it'd be for a hypothetical series featuring that of his onscreen daughter, Sally, who was portayed by Kiernan Shipka.
"With that said, it would be Sally," Hamm said. "We would want to watch Sally grow up. Move through the '70s and turn into a rock star and turn into Joan Jett or something. Ride a motorcycle and kill a guy. Make a bunch of money and then become Oliver Stone in the '80s. Date Kurt Cobain in the '90s. She's just a touchstone for every generation. Yeah, I'd watch that show. 'Sally Through the Decades.'"
Hamm noted considerable praise for the young actress and even pointed out that she played on the show longer than she did not, which acknowledges her starting the role at such a young age and watching her grow up throughout the series.
Shipka portrayed Sally Draper for all seven seasons of the show. She was 6-years-old when she started, and she is now 15.
"I've looked at pictures of Kiernan when she was in season one, when she was six, and I don't have children, but I don't understand how that works," Hamm told the guests. "They just grow into completely different people. That's so weird. But that's been part of Don's journey, is watching this child, who he's responsible for, grow into this woman, who he's also responsible for."
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