18 Finalists Announced! Who Will Win a Role in Mad Men Season 3?
The results are in and the 18 finalists have now been selected for the You Could Be on Mad Men Contest. The performers come from all over the country with Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Seattle all represented. You'll find six Joans and six Bettys, two Dons and two Rogers, one Peggy and one Pete. But which contestant deserves a role on Mad Men Season 3? Help us determine the winner. The polls are open until Monday, September 15. Vote now.
Your “Mad Men: Win a Walk –On Role” contest was like something Pete Campbell would have contrived, straight out of a Mad Men script. Its only purpose was to serve its host at the expense of almost all of those involved. This was not a contest that was based on talent, creativity, originality or quality in any way. It was entirely a marketing contest and should have been advertised as such.
The large majority of the finalists in the “contest”, the top 18 vote getting submissions, are there for one reason only; they are networked to hundreds of people who cast votes for them based solely on relationship. The quality of the submissions had absolutely nothing to do with most of these votes. If these people had submitted videos of a dog taking a dump in the park, they still would have gotten their 400 to 1000 votes from their friends/networks. The leading vote getter with 1000+ votes admitted in his submission’s comments that instructions to vote for it had been posted on a popular blog. Most of the other submissions were obviously rigged as well, as they received hundreds of votes within a matter of hours.
A lot of your fans and supporters who worked hard to produce quality submissions never stood a chance in this “contest”. I think I can see where the inspiration for the characters on the show comes from. Don Draper may not have poked anyone's wife behind their back, but a lot of talented, submitters who are (were) huge fans and supporters of the show got screwed. But congratulations; you got your webpage hits. Mission accomplished.
I can't believe I missed this.
Dear MaddestGirl,
Thank you for expressing your concerns. We would like to point out that while the votes of the show's fans and the creators' friends did select the 18 finalists, the winner will be chosen by AMCtv.com in cooperation with the production and will be judged by a number of factors, including originality and quality. We regret that we can only select one winner, but hope that the community continues its enthusiastic support of those who have entered the contest and made it to the final round.
Sincerely,
AMC